tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296172432024-03-05T10:03:28.778-08:00Susie's ZooSusiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182579492874973474noreply@blogger.comBlogger930125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-45426837207748935142014-02-19T16:54:00.005-08:002014-02-19T22:08:57.554-08:00Jared wins a contest!<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial;">Jared has been inventing these toys...they're plastic cubes that do different things like have wheels to roll around, have a light inside, or a small speaker, etc. They stick together with magnets on each side of the cube, so you can make a fun little machine in lots of different ways if you have a bunch of them. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial;">Then I saw a sign at the public library advertising that they have a 3D printer. I took the boys to see a demonstration on a Friday, and they told us that there was a design contest. The winners would get their designs printed on the library 3D printer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">The only catch is that the designs had to be submitted by 9 am Monday morning. So we had to find a free program, learn how to use it, and make our design. And decide what to design! We decided to design an ElectroCUBE casing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">We used Tinkercad.com to design it. It's fun and free and easy to learn. Jared needed some help to figure out all the intricacies, especially because of the time crunch, but it was his idea and he did a lot of the design work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a link to Jared's design:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">We downloaded the design and emailed it to the library, and a week later, Jared got an email saying he'd tied for third place!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">We went to pick up the print yesterday, and were kind of disappointed. It's not terribly smooth and had a lot of flaws. But we looked up how much it would cost to get it printed professionally, and the estimate is $138!!! So we'll take it! I took off some imperfections with a pocket knife and metal fingernail file. I had to file off a lot, actually, to get the lid to slide in like it's supposed to. I cut my finger open, but that's the price you have to pay sometimes!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">And of course, I took too many pictures of the thing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">This is ElectroCUBE Light, so it will have a light inside, which will show through the robot face.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">That in the corner is the logo.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">This is the back, which has a slide-in lid that sits flush, and there's a small screw hole and countersink to keep it shut.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">This corner didn't print very well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The inside has circular indentations on each side for the magnet to fit in.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The logo didnt' print very well, either, and this is after I hacked at it with a pocket knife.</span><img alt="Inline image 6" data-surl="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&th=1444cc80fc6fa235&attid=0.2&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cbb65edf5ccb&zw" height="281" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cbb65edf5ccb&zw" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" width="420" /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The lid didn't print terribly smooth, either, but at least it slides in now!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The walls are not solid. When you hold it up to light, you can see the honeycomb interior pattern.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white;"><img alt="Inline image 8" data-surl="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&th=1444cc80fc6fa235&attid=0.9&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cbb87c99be7a&zw" height="281" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cbb87c99be7a&zw" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" width="420" /><img alt="Inline image 9" data-surl="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&th=1444cc80fc6fa235&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cc7e6a6c360c&zw" height="420" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7df7fda377&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=ii_1444cc7e6a6c360c&zw" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" width="281" /></span>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-59480304730809410082013-11-28T02:05:00.001-08:002013-11-28T02:06:43.274-08:00Thanksgiving in Oregon<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving itself doesn't get many pictures. I mean, a table full of food isn't terribly interesting.<br />
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So I'll have to share the pictures of our whole Thanksgiving trip to Oregon instead!<br />
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We visited my friend, Mandy, her family, and her menagerie. First is Maya, who used to freak out around intruders, but now she's a living teddy bear! She cuddled up with Zach.<br />
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And this is the new puppy. She's huge already, and watch out after she's had a drink. We dubbed her Droolzilla until she gets a permanent name.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgFskaTKlkyJXgo2GOfN2FrXtrOAsx3K1CLEbMku2UTwqcWD3pqaGaDTZdP7NnPuMxCb7wGT4-X3NeTCnmyTHdB-OM29c2OsYmCUcnAsZW4sui12fhygKqA7irTLL5jdFPeANgg/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgFskaTKlkyJXgo2GOfN2FrXtrOAsx3K1CLEbMku2UTwqcWD3pqaGaDTZdP7NnPuMxCb7wGT4-X3NeTCnmyTHdB-OM29c2OsYmCUcnAsZW4sui12fhygKqA7irTLL5jdFPeANgg/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br />
The missionaries came over for dinner, and the American kestrels came out, too. They have three right now, two rehab birds and one they just trapped for falconry.<br />
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One Elder wanted a turn.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhmZLMYSLFWoUsshuzv38PiJ6yHHX2-YIwciTzTspWiejycp9Ord60aX-hMgx7rDSpDyQgsCOfbbevH0G01v0teS0Uv_DLnFnO5EIRN5lmCRNotzYtpfK0stydfBWzzgwE6aTbg/s1600/DSC_0168.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhmZLMYSLFWoUsshuzv38PiJ6yHHX2-YIwciTzTspWiejycp9Ord60aX-hMgx7rDSpDyQgsCOfbbevH0G01v0teS0Uv_DLnFnO5EIRN5lmCRNotzYtpfK0stydfBWzzgwE6aTbg/s400/DSC_0168.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRWuaYIwdeG3LwIeMH2PNiBBX38tswpmGABhnd8VbGj7hCvxCZO_kmwfRt4i8f-sEOZkDy_ZDT0HEIEmwQObSVcI5GruhgM5xlAgNL_AR3uqec6rJsv-uAXIFIBM-AHx4RuKI3w/s1600/DSC_0170.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRWuaYIwdeG3LwIeMH2PNiBBX38tswpmGABhnd8VbGj7hCvxCZO_kmwfRt4i8f-sEOZkDy_ZDT0HEIEmwQObSVcI5GruhgM5xlAgNL_AR3uqec6rJsv-uAXIFIBM-AHx4RuKI3w/s400/DSC_0170.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">It's strange to see a wild bird by objects like these!<br />
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Zach got a turn with a glove and kestrel.<br />
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And this is the one and only photo of food, a quick, last-minute attempt to make a turkey out of our veggie tray. People on Pinterest have done much better, but it was more fun than just piles of carrots!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHfW3FDl64NDHc20OEwgoD1ev_9mfb9uMXGu06Jp8f1rAOVU7_MU9h-BEPgYqHvGlDAhZ3JhqpWsNisQozSmWLmaTIqP8X_qDIZeunSzqXWwmJ5jH4sGYnCyEVwivOha3TkbEWg/s1600/DSC_0238.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHfW3FDl64NDHc20OEwgoD1ev_9mfb9uMXGu06Jp8f1rAOVU7_MU9h-BEPgYqHvGlDAhZ3JhqpWsNisQozSmWLmaTIqP8X_qDIZeunSzqXWwmJ5jH4sGYnCyEVwivOha3TkbEWg/s400/DSC_0238.JPG" /></a><br />
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We got <em>back</em> from our trip the day before Thanksgiving. I feel like it's time to move on to Christmas, but almost everyone else is going to wake up to a parade on tv and a morning of cooking! So happy Thanksgiving!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-26514989574025569032013-10-31T19:03:00.001-07:002013-10-31T19:05:56.095-07:00Halloween at School<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">On the walk to school, Luke, I mean, Hiccup, found some dandelions to blow.<br />
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And then he found his friend masquerading as a crayon.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JgGIEmQXDqVtqDCc1BCHr9jkeB8spon2JM_9Hq3I8IksEWDNDKp9LJrQLwhDQ261XLKChttpN4f5HWSJbhIEbah1UKTj3LthipKfcu9qFJweYgx7x8x54Up0BnE4G7QriFc1DQ/s1600/DSC_0114.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JgGIEmQXDqVtqDCc1BCHr9jkeB8spon2JM_9Hq3I8IksEWDNDKp9LJrQLwhDQ261XLKChttpN4f5HWSJbhIEbah1UKTj3LthipKfcu9qFJweYgx7x8x54Up0BnE4G7QriFc1DQ/s400/DSC_0114.jpg" /></a><br />
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We didn't get any good shots of Zach doing his costume parade.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTRdzjz-8Jqio396RopclQ15ifRVCc5-BetgSAWYYF3zDHL_xpn7_2oRFWD0QGx6gxCDHwbaqHgauKMrpWov3gaTFUYU8KtXJP6wAto-QCRmAFwfHZFockk3tisxpLxm36pCFBg/s1600/DSC_0115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTRdzjz-8Jqio396RopclQ15ifRVCc5-BetgSAWYYF3zDHL_xpn7_2oRFWD0QGx6gxCDHwbaqHgauKMrpWov3gaTFUYU8KtXJP6wAto-QCRmAFwfHZFockk3tisxpLxm36pCFBg/s400/DSC_0115.jpg" /></a><br />
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But here comes Jared!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJhP979p5ruOQAhGkY5snHMJCoMBdNtQIVHo8YkqSTXMNLbxRPiJi9ot0zI2UeKP-fO5W4TWbD4_ClLrXG0_jJtosJb0xNxvw2ifmKYlPc62mOuWnXR_ufybD8WPmZNWhhapCrw/s1600/DSC_0118.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJhP979p5ruOQAhGkY5snHMJCoMBdNtQIVHo8YkqSTXMNLbxRPiJi9ot0zI2UeKP-fO5W4TWbD4_ClLrXG0_jJtosJb0xNxvw2ifmKYlPc62mOuWnXR_ufybD8WPmZNWhhapCrw/s400/DSC_0118.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFP-3NfgVowPtS-vTIKfSzT4lab-9X52LqfKmzL2y_XTnP90VFUA6ysvsy7pJK25o_VWm0k4bgJw9KMm7cGegQkIc_yZVc93QqlFoJ9aDbZwjkpQYK12EMRHnAkfYReGaNzm-DA/s1600/DSC_0119.jpg"></a><br />
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Then we found Zach, and together we found his friend from last year, who just happened to ALSO be costumed as a soldier! Great minds think alike, I guess! </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FZz3ZD8DPeWrpCqDnnRH6zeEoEmQO5M_xY0Xni_R6v6Tq0DcAsN9BXzxVGPpmrM9hxfkQ5aMM5MNimOQ2DezE5CW2fjAD15cf75qIo4s-OVqujv9_olifGu0m8HWf4MaAZYmqw/s1600/DSC_0122.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FZz3ZD8DPeWrpCqDnnRH6zeEoEmQO5M_xY0Xni_R6v6Tq0DcAsN9BXzxVGPpmrM9hxfkQ5aMM5MNimOQ2DezE5CW2fjAD15cf75qIo4s-OVqujv9_olifGu0m8HWf4MaAZYmqw/s400/DSC_0122.jpg" /></a><br />
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Inside, at Zach's class Halloween party, each kid had this cute little confection.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMoIPNSTvPB9PwARjqlHbSplUWrdupGHCQWd-qNoSWLeCIoUpAAdlWXhIsiU-4A7xpqr7s1Gsf9HBkiAZVmsurvgMEXhSDPZfhLO9YZslGOgqommE9q2k-MomT6cKdKx5ps8VuQ/s1600/DSC_0127.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMoIPNSTvPB9PwARjqlHbSplUWrdupGHCQWd-qNoSWLeCIoUpAAdlWXhIsiU-4A7xpqr7s1Gsf9HBkiAZVmsurvgMEXhSDPZfhLO9YZslGOgqommE9q2k-MomT6cKdKx5ps8VuQ/s400/DSC_0127.jpg" /></a><br />
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Then Zach showed me his Frankenstein artwork in the hall...</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1MCeftB1QyU6498Xt0disf1j1Nv_JF7ukETf5t5xLgESVeaYeY8yo3EISsAkhxolJUHENV4_ofu-reEmV6KM3w9v6UnTzLRZKTnxYJdoVXIOGAlOOvxoFtQ6jpNHX6s39Q-VPw/s1600/DSC_0128.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1MCeftB1QyU6498Xt0disf1j1Nv_JF7ukETf5t5xLgESVeaYeY8yo3EISsAkhxolJUHENV4_ofu-reEmV6KM3w9v6UnTzLRZKTnxYJdoVXIOGAlOOvxoFtQ6jpNHX6s39Q-VPw/s400/DSC_0128.jpg" /></a><br />
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...and his Harry Potter pumpkin that he decorated for a book report.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnyzun-U2m5bSRVtEDs8PCKFND15becUiWdu_BDkPhfnh27Yv_pwOkZLK0-a3Rw9ofPOjV9vpNcSePvEf5TJ6yifJ03j8IZzcPl1klvaCT3snDB4D7xMOx2BMT-1FlwXZReel2Q/s1600/DSC_0130.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnyzun-U2m5bSRVtEDs8PCKFND15becUiWdu_BDkPhfnh27Yv_pwOkZLK0-a3Rw9ofPOjV9vpNcSePvEf5TJ6yifJ03j8IZzcPl1klvaCT3snDB4D7xMOx2BMT-1FlwXZReel2Q/s400/DSC_0130.jpg" /></a><br />
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His class took the donut-on-a-string thing outside.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdjKMRqUVPAg6vM1irFUkThOLLcmWom4LvyE5lsAk9zM9AjApXbvE_B8p9tpzs0FH6clr3lN99vxdJBwgMBSgsmikDVZ5LOKSDQsJx6UtpgfbNqjWbL89fmUSHhOOplUpKGiROw/s1600/DSC_0131.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdjKMRqUVPAg6vM1irFUkThOLLcmWom4LvyE5lsAk9zM9AjApXbvE_B8p9tpzs0FH6clr3lN99vxdJBwgMBSgsmikDVZ5LOKSDQsJx6UtpgfbNqjWbL89fmUSHhOOplUpKGiROw/s400/DSC_0131.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qtaE0ZJ193CuU1GFnSR41LIunTPEPTFEKa8lBAR1y_PHb2g_6csiGDBQYafbnp5WEqKdAUIA6DYlMfXmVrS_jNkPjuNFESoEKTQgLxhUKm_QKHVaFfxdb-ggS81SI_OQqQNrhA/s1600/DSC_0134.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qtaE0ZJ193CuU1GFnSR41LIunTPEPTFEKa8lBAR1y_PHb2g_6csiGDBQYafbnp5WEqKdAUIA6DYlMfXmVrS_jNkPjuNFESoEKTQgLxhUKm_QKHVaFfxdb-ggS81SI_OQqQNrhA/s400/DSC_0134.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgiYRnYsJLKT7lwAsCOOdV8jUGg2l9rMwNImEhN0v2pMaD-mKX8CSbNpFbyhByYnL7mp7l1P4jWLj9mkCK_Wvz7_S5xU-Hn4ngpEZekGPJbJ6jpUIucDxSumfyWTh1dR1wjzVRQ/s1600/DSC_0139.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgiYRnYsJLKT7lwAsCOOdV8jUGg2l9rMwNImEhN0v2pMaD-mKX8CSbNpFbyhByYnL7mp7l1P4jWLj9mkCK_Wvz7_S5xU-Hn4ngpEZekGPJbJ6jpUIucDxSumfyWTh1dR1wjzVRQ/s400/DSC_0139.jpg" /></a><br />
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It was pretty funny when the kids started using each others' faces for leverage!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCY5doL-OAQ6QxiF13K2iVbdu_UNNBCiUwSvaWNchwLxiSTxM4WukVFFR1B5iyYGgrtW2iXoRLN6z81GKr1mmW04Vr6ip0tbfkw5KZ1Vf2O2iDSVcF0PDOwVAg50F_vEiAd07xA/s1600/DSC_0140.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCY5doL-OAQ6QxiF13K2iVbdu_UNNBCiUwSvaWNchwLxiSTxM4WukVFFR1B5iyYGgrtW2iXoRLN6z81GKr1mmW04Vr6ip0tbfkw5KZ1Vf2O2iDSVcF0PDOwVAg50F_vEiAd07xA/s400/DSC_0140.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGTI6GGx4Im07-EKJhloZ-k04UljHZgKXJCaLZQ-Hx9AcsLbrgheYhj-M4fncshBOi_BdJrd_LiIjETpPk30t5e9uCgUA_1DCKOK9ZEDi9C4sFVcGD7JmeE3a6TdsNx09n5RLOg/s1600/DSC_0143.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGTI6GGx4Im07-EKJhloZ-k04UljHZgKXJCaLZQ-Hx9AcsLbrgheYhj-M4fncshBOi_BdJrd_LiIjETpPk30t5e9uCgUA_1DCKOK9ZEDi9C4sFVcGD7JmeE3a6TdsNx09n5RLOg/s400/DSC_0143.jpg" /></a><br />
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His mouth was so full!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxT2ah0b8-8O6k95l_4JIZjVQYHawh6cQj-4mzXjf-FiyWtJihD9_qrLohxdBvkc3OK_l_875unHiLYxCmphIo8txF7TGHBzJ_Rd6GpErw6fOUAMyCZETOAzAxvbOX5ryf2RnTg/s1600/DSC_0151.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxT2ah0b8-8O6k95l_4JIZjVQYHawh6cQj-4mzXjf-FiyWtJihD9_qrLohxdBvkc3OK_l_875unHiLYxCmphIo8txF7TGHBzJ_Rd6GpErw6fOUAMyCZETOAzAxvbOX5ryf2RnTg/s400/DSC_0151.jpg" /></a><br />
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Then we hit Jared's class party.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcehmsRDdHL7q3IaZbWH2CGnm23I8CxkxdNpwjHnqg6hDRNqH_kZc_HYyVtIAhHNJSAx9_LpyLHQq-XnlKh4_af8tkECjofuC1Y6dN-x9pVXl0vMqe8CD_hKE6ko9fjTlVNXdFxw/s1600/DSC_0156.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcehmsRDdHL7q3IaZbWH2CGnm23I8CxkxdNpwjHnqg6hDRNqH_kZc_HYyVtIAhHNJSAx9_LpyLHQq-XnlKh4_af8tkECjofuC1Y6dN-x9pVXl0vMqe8CD_hKE6ko9fjTlVNXdFxw/s400/DSC_0156.jpg" /></a><br />
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Someone had a great idea of a class picture.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90VjyV7prqSA4a2kMftqm8JnFX47ol7rJCH1F74V2C2lLLmUd3OIEB5gbMa3XvWb3lLLAkDzK07nog4nj7j7AtZIFGa7Q3SV1HVU0prGI6cvn0n83klipDNu3pf6qRnUFqE44Tw/s1600/DSC_0162.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90VjyV7prqSA4a2kMftqm8JnFX47ol7rJCH1F74V2C2lLLmUd3OIEB5gbMa3XvWb3lLLAkDzK07nog4nj7j7AtZIFGa7Q3SV1HVU0prGI6cvn0n83klipDNu3pf6qRnUFqE44Tw/s400/DSC_0162.jpg" /></a><br />
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Then we snapped some pictures with his friends, complete with goofing off and photo-bombing.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWOEjPrXpv2jTQIyHEWOGu8iFOZK6S3kBDHDbbw3rSj7j3BrpYi1q9QYAqlUEx9bNL8gJHRglXAPUB4D9V0VNNpG2I2JnFl6Nd_iW2NjFjv6uxW3NTj-MZOPDHGSKHDn9ZGGCVw/s1600/DSC_0177.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWOEjPrXpv2jTQIyHEWOGu8iFOZK6S3kBDHDbbw3rSj7j3BrpYi1q9QYAqlUEx9bNL8gJHRglXAPUB4D9V0VNNpG2I2JnFl6Nd_iW2NjFjv6uxW3NTj-MZOPDHGSKHDn9ZGGCVw/s400/DSC_0177.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH8SaMZRgOJfOXt8NT7vZYnEsHK2yeRK39RLbPjueyfU4NF8L4BDJYl_lPcpigpAUZF2HfTOkrY8hx6S5z1QXZgGjQtefxRa6LptxRpiSEc25AzA4rwgSW-FOVWQ4l-ekL0WgJg/s1600/DSC_0178.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH8SaMZRgOJfOXt8NT7vZYnEsHK2yeRK39RLbPjueyfU4NF8L4BDJYl_lPcpigpAUZF2HfTOkrY8hx6S5z1QXZgGjQtefxRa6LptxRpiSEc25AzA4rwgSW-FOVWQ4l-ekL0WgJg/s400/DSC_0178.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZM9ESMfjujyB3vtsm5DwjO5MgQeDR3dPtochAm5dZ977sv4aG9f7XscDqkRcgD8ezPXH5k8603gkh0j1fnT6FKKUhzykB2TnpPWccCZAaR1zUl9aiiueU_173Q0UV44uOq7uwew/s1600/DSC_0180.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZM9ESMfjujyB3vtsm5DwjO5MgQeDR3dPtochAm5dZ977sv4aG9f7XscDqkRcgD8ezPXH5k8603gkh0j1fnT6FKKUhzykB2TnpPWccCZAaR1zUl9aiiueU_173Q0UV44uOq7uwew/s400/DSC_0180.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-36052019982025788522013-10-30T22:21:00.001-07:002013-10-30T22:21:34.409-07:00Punkins!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;">Tonight, I carved pumpkins with my little punkins!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zach has a thing for weird-shaped eyes and lolling tongues this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke wanted a goofy pumpkin. We found this idea online. I don't need a pumpkin 'cause I get to do his!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jared designed, carved, and skinned his pumpkin by himself this year! I can't believe he's big enough to do that!<br />
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The kids will be trick-or-treating with their dad this year, so "my" Halloween was tonight!<br />
The Mid-singles held a trunk-or-treat, and I saw it as my opportunity to see the kids all dressed up in the costumes we'd worked so hard on.<br />
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Zach is a soldier. We found this perfect shirt at DI. The helmet from the dollar store, but I crocheted the camo netting for it. We also got him an army play set at the dollar store (he just had to have it) but he promptly lost the dog tags, walky-talky, and binoculars. Total was $4!<br />
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Luke is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III <br />(from How To Train Your Dragon)<br />
I bought an entire Hiccup costume at Walmart for $1 after Halloween many years ago, but it's huge. So we just used the helmet. We bought the shirt at DI to get the right color. I bought the fake fur at DI, too, and sewed it into a vest. Total $4.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Luke tried to smile, but he reeaally needed a bathroom!)</td></tr>
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Jared is Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's dad. He liked the idea of a family theme, and I championed his choice because <em>I <strong>really </strong>wanted to try crocheting a Viking helmet!!! </em>And making a yarn <em>beard.</em></div>
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The tunic, cape, and belt are cut (and even a tiny bit sewn) from on-hand fabric that I need to use up, anyway. I didn't finish the edges, or even sew up the sides. I think we'll be able to use it again!</div>
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I did have to buy burnt orange yarn for $3.50. The other yarn was in my stash, probably about another $3. The shoulder sheilds and belt buckle are cardboard, drawn on with hot glue, then spray painted.<br />
Still, the materials I used are all under $10. Time was the big investment here!<br />
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Someone asked me how long it took me to make the helmet and beard. I answered, "A few movies!"<br />
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Oh, and the kids got candy, which made them happy. And I took spiced apple cider. It was in a church parking lot, but we had two camp stoves. The weather turned delightfully chilly just yesterday, so the hot chocolate and cider really hit the spot!<br />All in all, it was a great evening!</div>
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-80179664666928089082013-10-05T22:26:00.001-07:002013-10-05T22:27:38.574-07:00General Conference Weekend.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">There's a chill in the air and the leaves are beginning to change. And I am so grateful to have my boys this weekend for General Conference!<br />
That is definitely a blessing, but it sure comes with its challenges. They have too much energy!<br />
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We've tried Conference packets and games before, and they haven't really cared much about them. But as I printed some off today, they seemed to think there was magic coming out of the printer. They were enthralled! And they colored those little ties with gusto. Unfortunately, they didn't actually listen to what the people in the ties were saying. But maybe I expect too much :)<br />
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We always bake orange rolls from a can for General Conference. It's the easy way out of making a tradition, I know. But I've felt a great relief the past few years that it's so easy!<br />
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I actually felt up to jazzing things up a bit today, though, especially since it is still pretty easy. I made up some bread-machine mixes last week, so I had Jared measure out the wet ingredients and dump in the mix, and then, for the second time in my life, I set it to "dough."<br />
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Then came the fun part. Sadly, I couldn't remember if I even had a rolling pin. But my super-finder, Luke, knew right where it was! He's so observant, he often tells me where lost things are.<br />
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And of course, they had a flour fight when I wasn't looking.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtfGJdh_B4b_p99S9In8aMdlXUotP_arLtm04oPHU8f1Qj6uKCXuVCyde8E10KywsZ2NoJUjpkDtgoAOPG-lkW5fsNP9h7yq7fUILAo1cj9uHRSjfI8-RFuKWebhYXUDx04xapw/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtfGJdh_B4b_p99S9In8aMdlXUotP_arLtm04oPHU8f1Qj6uKCXuVCyde8E10KywsZ2NoJUjpkDtgoAOPG-lkW5fsNP9h7yq7fUILAo1cj9uHRSjfI8-RFuKWebhYXUDx04xapw/s400/DSC_0043.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2877VmjmrBZ8ISEHpUL7lywzd_ysIoLpQddmRMvfcH2RXeUpQ4ScuSsleEumswv6OKswZN1Sttkfs6d95oWr0fbUV5YqtnoGaaMxZrbIVQa8FbfazbFd3qwOLY2fEU45qOCU6Q/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2877VmjmrBZ8ISEHpUL7lywzd_ysIoLpQddmRMvfcH2RXeUpQ4ScuSsleEumswv6OKswZN1Sttkfs6d95oWr0fbUV5YqtnoGaaMxZrbIVQa8FbfazbFd3qwOLY2fEU45qOCU6Q/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" /></a><br />
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I amazed them by passing on my mom's trick of slicing the rolls with string. They each had a try at that, too.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GaLh43dWB0FvbZI8OrTKM8m88HTXAx2q02TyrFxPc4UN08QBb6IgNdH0oXRM4EJCdfyb6DO2EZ_ZzyNs678NT0kPAfFQ4Hi96SSw1EZ-eFavJ32pWrSmJuCJHfU_TEfwdCHCaQ/s1600/DSC_0058.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GaLh43dWB0FvbZI8OrTKM8m88HTXAx2q02TyrFxPc4UN08QBb6IgNdH0oXRM4EJCdfyb6DO2EZ_ZzyNs678NT0kPAfFQ4Hi96SSw1EZ-eFavJ32pWrSmJuCJHfU_TEfwdCHCaQ/s400/DSC_0058.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPaHtLHUr5i07Mcn7sNer7bdQGzjZZ3i8AkLX6m2MrBLWbWB8dho6JsIFaH3eBFK1cJ38Q-qowgA7JGmIpRj6ROUyyOH5tCSI-z3VPaRbC6W4UN1mb9LyVjYXzdmMMX-2eUHNPg/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPaHtLHUr5i07Mcn7sNer7bdQGzjZZ3i8AkLX6m2MrBLWbWB8dho6JsIFaH3eBFK1cJ38Q-qowgA7JGmIpRj6ROUyyOH5tCSI-z3VPaRbC6W4UN1mb9LyVjYXzdmMMX-2eUHNPg/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" /></a><br />
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My mom's cinnamon rolls were to die for, and something we always looked forward to. She made them with part whole wheat flour, and drizzled a light glaze on them, and to this day, I can't stand grocery store cinnamon rolls. They're as unsubstantial as Wonderbread and you can hardly taste anything under the inch of frosting.<br />
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So I'm glad to finally share this with my boys. The problem is that they're baking right now, and my boys are still awake in their General Conference Forts (a new tradition that we invented last year). They're never going to go to sleep with such yummy smells enticing them to claim starvation!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY5uJB2n_yI13DiJNF_NNJDHLRNCVw1ar2qYeDe-2Un_HB07LasXXQ2FzzsRelEERr0IYE49y2JoNh7lfGYsE__YT6wCMOb9L90NC5d0we52pMzhwPhWGGzOFZ9UXIv0nDHM0vQ/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrdH60pqKOgE4f4o0rCAcotP0jMFuQNPCdIdklC-836xma3vGqc63XcpoeYlF9rgLWe7STmxOfNDb4A1-JoaW1VU2MZFH4v7SeBMgG6QEn7CwMpacKBYgw2cGTbgzupJ9HyhJUg/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG"></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-21306101780458982542013-09-04T23:01:00.001-07:002013-09-05T02:57:45.091-07:00End-Of-Summer Thunderstorm<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
We just really love thunderstorms. This one hit half-way through dinner. We opened the window so we could hear the thunder approaching. And when it started to rain, we just had to go out and stand in it. But then it REALLY started coming down!<br /><br />And we didn't have to worry about getting cold, because it is <i>still</i> really hot here. Like 100 degrees hot.<br />
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Luke is saying, "I'm soaked!" Um, not yet!</div>
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Yeah, that's not going to help.</div>
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Neither will this!</div>
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NOW he's pretty wet! (mostly his shorts)<br />
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(Please note that I did not choose his outfit. He was quite proud of himself for matching the orange and blue stripes on the shirt and shorts.) </div>
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-73777803594796641552013-08-08T20:08:00.001-07:002013-08-08T20:09:34.847-07:00Babby Farms (2)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> And then we got to go in with a wallabe, 2 wallaroos, and a red kangaroo. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmgsmfgCXtIblKDW3_3PvaFKHCeTGDM3fpvcP8uFI5QS9ZpJy5HBj15mDJkAfNt5w7fuWqJb3RIAZ-m30GHZdS5aF5sOR1KcALhK2NpTUNUP8voccbrhQMsHPq-MLPhWuL5QXlg/s1600/DSC06100.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmgsmfgCXtIblKDW3_3PvaFKHCeTGDM3fpvcP8uFI5QS9ZpJy5HBj15mDJkAfNt5w7fuWqJb3RIAZ-m30GHZdS5aF5sOR1KcALhK2NpTUNUP8voccbrhQMsHPq-MLPhWuL5QXlg/s400/DSC06100.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4YTY97lOO3lMrKENAIpmc0Ty1FRzfLWonsTiWzSquYFiR8FRTwTs54-qsH_2wO_2L_e5f7LYC0EXmSv6MlzDhr8XpBjN5aG0F1DMKxDkbz21usRq19JU9CoMl9-L7_-yUhEq5g/s1600/DSC06103.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4YTY97lOO3lMrKENAIpmc0Ty1FRzfLWonsTiWzSquYFiR8FRTwTs54-qsH_2wO_2L_e5f7LYC0EXmSv6MlzDhr8XpBjN5aG0F1DMKxDkbz21usRq19JU9CoMl9-L7_-yUhEq5g/s400/DSC06103.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE0JWvBKaYI9kWzHIHNwqKBz_4mLNyAF6CXRhVguYBHNSUDFSxktGaXgnjVbH3_z8X2WEDjavUF-7KBW4nZof0WWqJku3g6Wej1QsNAEGpNCL4gWiIrFCF-CF7QNcahsR7sg7IQ/s1600/DSC06108.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE0JWvBKaYI9kWzHIHNwqKBz_4mLNyAF6CXRhVguYBHNSUDFSxktGaXgnjVbH3_z8X2WEDjavUF-7KBW4nZof0WWqJku3g6Wej1QsNAEGpNCL4gWiIrFCF-CF7QNcahsR7sg7IQ/s400/DSC06108.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFcXr5XQc6p-WiGAjErx0apCESj-Xz-_DWqm1RBmVHaqHd7wn1qPAy2oAndbtb5MrEhztl5c57MVH0OBZ8EOVg-uhJVs1qdkTTD31bn7naD9EOxEu-dA1ciLFgvbsgdTauMLsLw/s1600/DSC06109.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFcXr5XQc6p-WiGAjErx0apCESj-Xz-_DWqm1RBmVHaqHd7wn1qPAy2oAndbtb5MrEhztl5c57MVH0OBZ8EOVg-uhJVs1qdkTTD31bn7naD9EOxEu-dA1ciLFgvbsgdTauMLsLw/s400/DSC06109.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_uaQNM3yGo7ehDv1TIYCj5ui100tt8vQIt6R1yR8TUFaLZqojE67IBAinPH4gfbehxcqVMYjcyB5mMO7LqiMpsE-H_xwqfvq2HW47U1ElA-WdDNh37rFTw1UbBx8fUwNySE62w/s1600/DSC06116.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_uaQNM3yGo7ehDv1TIYCj5ui100tt8vQIt6R1yR8TUFaLZqojE67IBAinPH4gfbehxcqVMYjcyB5mMO7LqiMpsE-H_xwqfvq2HW47U1ElA-WdDNh37rFTw1UbBx8fUwNySE62w/s400/DSC06116.JPG" /></a><br />
So one day, we're going to have to get us a miniature donkey. I mean, seriously, look at that thing!!!<br />
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We were so hot and tired and exquisitely thirsty that we had to go back to the car. I thought I'd overpacked our cooler with drinks, but we decimated them while we waited for Jared to play with the goats. He REALLY likes goats! He fell in love with Mandy's goats and apparently the affection hasn't subsided.<br />
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Thanks to Mandy for finding out about Babby Farms and a way to get in for free! And thanks to Mandy for letting me use her camera, since we arrived sans memory card in my camera. And thanks, Mandy, in advance, for sending me even more pictures that I'll post later!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-89214652997196397512013-08-08T19:58:00.001-07:002013-08-08T20:03:16.484-07:00Babby Farms<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Babby Farms is a new little petting zoo place in Caldwell, Idaho. It has a stupid name, but it was a fun outing. <br />
First, we waited on the playground for a tour guide.<br />
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Zach with a yak!</div>
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This camel has issues with personal space....</div>
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That would be a zedonk.</div>
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Cheeeeese!</div>
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A capybara. I saw a bunch of these swimming in a lake in the middle of an urban park in Brazil. </div>
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I bet YOU haven't had a red tufted lemur climb up you.</div>
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My baby with a baby sloth.</div>
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Patagonian cavy</div>
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Kinkajou</div>
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Porcupine. Did you know they had such squishy noses? At least this species does. Or maybe this guy is just extra blessed with cuteness.<br />
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-48091537228366238712013-05-17T14:44:00.001-07:002013-05-17T14:45:06.416-07:00Zach's Reasoning<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I worked with Zach on this assignment. I tried to make him follow the instructions, but he insisted that he didn't have to do that part, and he refused to do it. So he took it to school, and it looks like his teacher made him add more to his answer. Check out his reasoning!<br />
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-3860989239862357042013-05-17T14:18:00.001-07:002013-05-17T14:18:36.253-07:00Jared had a concert!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Jared's school has an excellent strings program, although I feel sorry for the teacher. She teaches at a high school and at least two elementary schools, and gets no actual class time to do it in. Jared hurries through lunch, then skips the following recess twice a week so he can play the violin.<br />
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Last night was his second (and last) concert of the year. When I walked in, he was warming up with his friend.<br />
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I'm thinking that below is an inherent problem when photographing violinists! Those bows end up all over the place!<br />
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These are the 4th and 5th graders. They played a few songs together, and several separately.<br />
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Every time I looked at Jared, he was looking at me (when he wasn't playing). And I couldn't get a candid shot, because he always posed when I held up the camera! He was pretty proud of what he was doing.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br />
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We had a fun party for Zach's 7th birthday!</div>
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It was the first party I've ever thrown at a park. It was a great venue, except for some reason, it hit 91 degrees in early May! We were all dying of heat and thirst.</div>
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Zach has always loved balls, and he wanted a sports-themed party. Wow, what an obliging kid to pick a ready-made dollar-store theme!</div>
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My friend Mandy gave this outfit to him on Monday, when we had a family birthday party. It was perfect for the party.</div>
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Goofy boys!</div>
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The other side of the table. He invited half boys and half girls!</div>
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We're not used to having party dresses and pearls at our parties!</div>
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Sports and red things make Zach a happy dude.</div>
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Putting on the hats proved to be a whole lot of fun, as you'll see later on.</div>
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Don't mind my stupid "I'm singing face." Look at Zach's!</div>
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I had to stick that milk box there to block the wind. We had a few false starts when we'd start to sing Happy Birthday and then the breeze would blow out the candles!</div>
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Zach has a very expressive face. I love the looks I caught!</div>
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This pinata is hashed!</div>
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<br />SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-44167178668816811362013-04-01T22:30:00.001-07:002013-04-01T22:43:42.706-07:00Easter 2013<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">We spent Spring Break, and consequently Easter, with my friend Mandy in Burns, Oregon. The boys love going there!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All ready for church on Easter morning.</td></tr>
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Two days before Easter, we tried baking the eggs, and tried dying them with Kool-Aid. Only three of those colors are Kool-Aid, but we liked it! It was fun to have red.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The boys arranged the dye cups like this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"Ombre" eggs. I like how they turned out. I must try this again!</span></div>
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We had to head home to Boise soon after finding our goodies. We had a fun week there, which you'll see pictures of in some posts to come soon!</div>
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-66042955388753760632013-03-19T20:50:00.001-07:002013-03-19T20:51:10.212-07:00I was taking some pictures, and then suddenly....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zach was showing me how loose his tooth is. It's been loose for about 2 months, it seems like, so I figured it would never come out! But he sure could flip it out far, like a 90 degree angle, so I snapped a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then, of course, I needed a picture of the entire cute boy. This is one of those rites of passage that don't get photographed too often, I think. Hooray for wiggley teeth!</td></tr>
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He shouted something, and I was still looking through my viewfinder, so I snapped this. He was saying, without closing his mouth, "Aaaaah! It came out!"</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nxE40GpbH-ND46u8uVYCP9TNNz7Q-y_jAk7tDRJummk08SStjK_fZSH_F13ebekO-tlWlnGvqdqP5Igc6eP0nTJ5AoBHLY_p_Gj_3HqQiIx_sydewpTWpPOxIUvb3l5AGy7P/s1600/DSC_0308.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nxE40GpbH-ND46u8uVYCP9TNNz7Q-y_jAk7tDRJummk08SStjK_fZSH_F13ebekO-tlWlnGvqdqP5Igc6eP0nTJ5AoBHLY_p_Gj_3HqQiIx_sydewpTWpPOxIUvb3l5AGy7P/s400/DSC_0308.JPG" /></a><br />
"See? It really did come out!"<br />
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I love the look of uncertain concern on his face. He was very worried about the blood. So after I snapped that, he ran to the sink to rinse his mouth.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQUDBiuxsO_TE5KHHDXieIs_Bmh-PlMtDUYY8QP9gqbgHrK517PmcO09AKPPMh2efI4kayVG6ngY_Ka4rKptZpBW6RkOCVfvC589g5qVobzETdhjtHA7iVB1GxzPEqVhOyari/s1600/DSC_0310.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQUDBiuxsO_TE5KHHDXieIs_Bmh-PlMtDUYY8QP9gqbgHrK517PmcO09AKPPMh2efI4kayVG6ngY_Ka4rKptZpBW6RkOCVfvC589g5qVobzETdhjtHA7iVB1GxzPEqVhOyari/s400/DSC_0310.JPG" /></a><br />
Proudly toothless!<br />
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In this one, he's showing off the bruise he got at school. While doing a flip on the playground bars, he managed to swing his head right into the bar! I even got a call from the nurse and a head injury info sheet from her, just to make sure he didn't end up with a concussion.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTb72pT7gBOMHTPugmJxvYne1FltAXeIihpgH611rqFUbJo0v7DdLQABxg3yMupAIoRBO_wCjOVUkxtojVrRCsp9JGGKXT9_Qwud01bQbh8BQ5vB_pg-t3YEG55KK6A41pLZJ/s1600/DSC_0315.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTb72pT7gBOMHTPugmJxvYne1FltAXeIihpgH611rqFUbJo0v7DdLQABxg3yMupAIoRBO_wCjOVUkxtojVrRCsp9JGGKXT9_Qwud01bQbh8BQ5vB_pg-t3YEG55KK6A41pLZJ/s400/DSC_0315.JPG" /></a><br />
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Then Luke ran up and said, "Hey mom, wanna see our matching teeth?"<br />
But they couldn't figure out how to smile without their teeth clenched AND hold still, so this is the best I could get. <br />
Is it just me, or do they have a crazed look in their eyes? No wonder I'm so tired all the time!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182579492874973474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-244304819178907702013-02-02T01:00:00.001-08:002013-02-02T11:06:54.130-08:00Jared's 9th Birthday Party!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I booked the clubhouse for Jared's 9th birthday party. It was so great to not have to clean up the house for company, or to have a bunch of kids undo all that work in 5 minutes.<br />
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I found a tablecloth for a quarter on the clearance rack. When Jared said, "I guess I need to decide what kind of party I want," I said, "Well, what do you think about this?" His eyes got huge. Aliens! And they're very bright. So we went with Neon Aliens.<br />
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One of the moms volunteered to help out. She met the posse at the school and they all walked over to the party together. Of course, the first thing was feeding them. One of Jared's friends said, "This is the perfect party. Pizza, chips, and soda! Nothing's healthy!"<br />
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After the cupcakes cooled, the kids decorated them! The one with the candle is Jared's. The rest show just how crazy these boys went with the frosting and toppings!</div>
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Yikes! That's a lot of stuff! Think there's even a cupcake under there?<br />
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This kid is a goofball. We invited his whole family. He was threatening to catapult a white chocolate chip at me.</div>
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A two-balloon salute. They released them when Jared blew out the candle.</div>
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Alien Autopsy. Grossss! It's a mold for making gummy candy shaped like dead alien body parts. Jared looks pleased! This boy also recited an original poem just for Jared.<br />
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A wooden building set with four projects! </div>
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Sugar rush!!!</div>
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Origami, too? Wow, his friends really know him! And they're all just like him, interested in chemical reactions and such.</div>
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I got to give Jared a baking soda and vinegar rocket...<br />
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...and a Batman Lava Lamp! The boys fell asleep watching floating black blobs of black wax tonight.<br />
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Another mom helped me clean up, and we were out of there a half hour later. I am so grateful! I was exhausted by the end. Luke started getting excited about the party at about 11 am, so he was excited for 7 hours straight. He was crying pitifully by the time we got home, and immediately ran to his room and got his pajamas! It was only 6:30! But he recovered and decided to watch a movie before bed while I had a chance to recouperate.<br />
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This is a very blurry picture, because I didn't want the flash to break up this moment of camaraderie between these two boys. They butt heads often, so images like this are precious reminders that under everything, they still love each other. Especially when discussing how to make edible alien guts.<br />
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-3727235075368158312013-01-07T02:36:00.001-08:002013-01-07T02:37:20.835-08:00ER Visit #3<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">On Thursday, Zach broke a toy. With his face. <br />
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I'm usually pretty cool in a crisis, and feel quite confident in my first aid skills and medical-ish education. But when my 6 year old started screaming that he couldn't see, and there was blood all around his eye, I felt that cool slipping away!<br />
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Actually, it was quite unsettling that he quickly stopped screaming, and then was just sort of wimpering weakly, almost as if he was going into shock or something. <br />
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And then I got the blood wiped off his eye to see where it was coming from, and I watched as his eyelid rapidly filled with dark purple blood (darker than it is now, in the pictures). It puffed up around in the middle of his eyelid, until it was about a half an inch high. And then I watched it swell the entire lid until he couldn't open it, and I couldn't even lift the lid by his eyelashes. It wouldn't budge.<br />
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The boys' dad was going to pick them up in about 10 minutes, and I couldn't get a hold of him to tell him what had happened, so I just had to wait. In the meantime, I put a cold Taco Bell sauce packet and damp cloth on his eye and tracked down Mandy, who is a nurse. She was working at the hospital that night. We agreed that with an impact that hard, with only a thin eyelid for protection, and you know, him screaming that he couldn't see, that it was better to be safe than sorry. Or blind. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqbKplEzwovZcsZM83Mabx55gu79V94omOLErDzzY5OCSeotiSbGLlerEVbE___d3PNj0k26pUjg9lkNwyF35KUJnlXg_9soWS8mEburzFrvNsiWm0u0MEqrdLaVTkgDoT59nAQ/s1600/DSC_0383.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqbKplEzwovZcsZM83Mabx55gu79V94omOLErDzzY5OCSeotiSbGLlerEVbE___d3PNj0k26pUjg9lkNwyF35KUJnlXg_9soWS8mEburzFrvNsiWm0u0MEqrdLaVTkgDoT59nAQ/s400/DSC_0383.JPG" /></a><br />
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So, for the first time in my life, I drove someone to the Emergency Room. The other two times Zach has been there, he arrived by ambulance. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q-5V5jXO_zPTlfaOJfmiWBaE9lm-q55i4orYoT2DCGycDXs4tndhW4eM2fWQYQ1xfOSYul1ImvP9mQPiybb7WSOzqB9xmdP17APqWvCn2FYI61Oglgzp6s1nchqr0yddNkKJMw/s1600/DSC_0384.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q-5V5jXO_zPTlfaOJfmiWBaE9lm-q55i4orYoT2DCGycDXs4tndhW4eM2fWQYQ1xfOSYul1ImvP9mQPiybb7WSOzqB9xmdP17APqWvCn2FYI61Oglgzp6s1nchqr0yddNkKJMw/s400/DSC_0384.JPG" /></a><br />
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The freezing cold car ride (we were lucky if it was double digits) seemed to do quite a bit for the swelling, and by the time we got there, he could open his eye again.<br />
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He did manage to get an abrasion on his cornea, <em>through</em> his eyelid. I don't know about eye injury statistics, but that just sounds awful. But it was minor, and most of the damage was to that wonderful eyelid. Just imagine if he hadn't blinked fast enough!<br />
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The E.R. doctor got us an appointment with an ophlalmologist the next day. Poor Zach missed half a day of school (okay, he wasn't sad about that part) and got all sorts of weird drops in his eyes. It was so weird to see him with his pupils dilated! But he didn't mind since he got a pair of those ugly disposable sunglasses to wear. The office wasn't exactly used to having little kids around, so Zach and Luke got indulged by the staff a little bit, and Luke got a pair of shades, too. <br />
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And his eyeball was given a clean bill of health. The abrasion was healing nicely, and quickly. It's too bad; I think he would have enjoyed wearing an eye patch. <strong>Arrrr!</strong><br />
Get this; the next night, Zach caught the end of a light saber in the same eye. Ouch!<br />
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These pictures were all taken 3 days after the initial facial collision. His eyeshadow is a little too pretty. I wonder if I could recreate it with real makeup?</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhSWcuVjWV91-0CR7QL728Wd7a_9nOjD8EWRZH-V09q4cM3WQFnPgwxyE0cEGvSIZwwxrSyUmNqeLNnLUjNSvwFk3kMcUPdJNgqzbJwU8Ze4daCjRIwMAVodV4YgE70IkGevUoA/s1600/DSC_0390.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhSWcuVjWV91-0CR7QL728Wd7a_9nOjD8EWRZH-V09q4cM3WQFnPgwxyE0cEGvSIZwwxrSyUmNqeLNnLUjNSvwFk3kMcUPdJNgqzbJwU8Ze4daCjRIwMAVodV4YgE70IkGevUoA/s400/DSC_0390.JPG" /></a><br />
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When his eyes are open, you can hardly even see it.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-58740583115760327622013-01-06T16:38:00.001-08:002013-01-06T16:39:07.593-08:00Brand new Sunbeam!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> Luke went to Sunbeams for the first time today! I was also in Primary, as Zach's new teacher, and the two of them just couldn't stand how fun it was to all be together. Luke kept turning around to wave at us!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXSqL96rIl3KOEmDTKgf_nlTnmd9v5LQQHs1Mob1UxL_lduOV8i61nrNJLJXJhyphenhypheny_hVd-pAjuOowKHTgiungDwcJXzSMf3CN3ibjukvRPluDz2skfmncDBJ2Em2Ax97M9KYEI-w/s1600/DSC_0367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY3nvfttRYJv_3p-qg6OHsTm1AFz7Kgyq6QBiX6ipOKJSdGTTz_CDxRoiVcvvtMycoDqyS8iIVJJas1iRTPQ8CRSoe6R9DVLo5ghzwMyWq3c6qbib-W49OH4Yy9YVQX0j9WcTJQ/s1600/DSC_0360.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY3nvfttRYJv_3p-qg6OHsTm1AFz7Kgyq6QBiX6ipOKJSdGTTz_CDxRoiVcvvtMycoDqyS8iIVJJas1iRTPQ8CRSoe6R9DVLo5ghzwMyWq3c6qbib-W49OH4Yy9YVQX0j9WcTJQ/s400/DSC_0360.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqnt9sv5OvEVyeJBYBHZVKbp2y2CRq0EBGJiAD_T6x2Fy-8IuBP2YkGxLiZh5hMPIMiFdDawhNIBYY5mIz8R7fYhsAl_S5H0rV3KyKWZmXTwMULUmJr-U9oi6R4HkP_jNXvJNdA/s1600/DSC_0353.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqnt9sv5OvEVyeJBYBHZVKbp2y2CRq0EBGJiAD_T6x2Fy-8IuBP2YkGxLiZh5hMPIMiFdDawhNIBYY5mIz8R7fYhsAl_S5H0rV3KyKWZmXTwMULUmJr-U9oi6R4HkP_jNXvJNdA/s400/DSC_0353.JPG" /></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I can do it! I can do it! I can do it myself!"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The kids had so much homework, and hardly any time off before Christmas, so we had to cram in our favorite holiday traditions starting on December 22nd. First was gingerbread houses!<br />
Of course, they're actually graham cracker houses, and we totally cheat now by using the glue gun to construct our houses. But that just gets us to the fun part, the cementing on of candy! <br />
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Luke is so independent, much more so than his brothers at this age. He had to do it all himself!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Licking off the frosting (which hardly even tastes good; it's Royal Frosting, a.k.a. edible glue. Blech!)</td></tr>
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Jared's skyscraper maximizes yard space.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bxUccsNMbObAoKW1P4rL8UqWuIiUPhyfZyJbYo3yFCN-M0B1GQpvdHZx6UyAYyC9ubaGdtPN_g_l1EFFHyN8tUXRvM6e7VgrCIkAxaEC_ZEo7BJvuGW-U_YPfsGrem7eh-JXNQ/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bxUccsNMbObAoKW1P4rL8UqWuIiUPhyfZyJbYo3yFCN-M0B1GQpvdHZx6UyAYyC9ubaGdtPN_g_l1EFFHyN8tUXRvM6e7VgrCIkAxaEC_ZEo7BJvuGW-U_YPfsGrem7eh-JXNQ/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" /></a><br />
Zach using the glue gun.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-FbeD9jfxORf8ps9TtMrRjDqEhH_h2PabEqV9pgWRklqhm6-9qQaR8zC48Qa_-KJWz7SD7LNdyL0c9C-jICPxDbl9IXmTehYSGJ4_mP_qm9nqm_KRue63rB0acyEcLfKoa_-3w/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-FbeD9jfxORf8ps9TtMrRjDqEhH_h2PabEqV9pgWRklqhm6-9qQaR8zC48Qa_-KJWz7SD7LNdyL0c9C-jICPxDbl9IXmTehYSGJ4_mP_qm9nqm_KRue63rB0acyEcLfKoa_-3w/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" /></a><br />
Luke with his finished house! And only a little help from Mom!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_8B98oCmYLNr3E_P6WYMW_bIOkYvFMuiwDLh1afJb7NrU0PE9nrgXfQAsIkm2S7JegfZEAe6TdHMmus9HuOrTlt9i52K2mW_N2T1GKwBdhtNNCQi1DHk_oZ4L_hy0SGZw5YJ2A/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_8B98oCmYLNr3E_P6WYMW_bIOkYvFMuiwDLh1afJb7NrU0PE9nrgXfQAsIkm2S7JegfZEAe6TdHMmus9HuOrTlt9i52K2mW_N2T1GKwBdhtNNCQi1DHk_oZ4L_hy0SGZw5YJ2A/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" /></a><br />
Luke commissioned a sleigh, then said it needed a reindeer.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgb9kHSwxpfJDJGBzT-jZv7947fUVVv4BlCN2xqfmf17S4773L3wkctmAZ1Ipp_EuUmAbijK768Fj6EKWobpiAzO9jeUTccPNN_gojnDQjz9q7rQH0C9QgZXIhTtWpsbXlsE_7g/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgb9kHSwxpfJDJGBzT-jZv7947fUVVv4BlCN2xqfmf17S4773L3wkctmAZ1Ipp_EuUmAbijK768Fj6EKWobpiAzO9jeUTccPNN_gojnDQjz9q7rQH0C9QgZXIhTtWpsbXlsE_7g/s400/DSC_0026.JPG" /></a><br />
Random candy placement at its finest.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fZezdcgCrEMkUbUhWelRM755QlmBezZCZtYv4FDh5giER4TVDevxy1RprJQD95mQ1hyphenhyphenF72HY9WIDRlkXQn78aABnNLZW1juheajY4hMBNHTLctaFtHA3M7jWC7c2EGGFVwS4yw/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fZezdcgCrEMkUbUhWelRM755QlmBezZCZtYv4FDh5giER4TVDevxy1RprJQD95mQ1hyphenhyphenF72HY9WIDRlkXQn78aABnNLZW1juheajY4hMBNHTLctaFtHA3M7jWC7c2EGGFVwS4yw/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a><br />
Licorice smile!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmUKCXH8vYm34pU7SuylMn32mFdjSNaBabBPljnCwkFQLMfubEJqPL0It79T6cV-y_WvLwG9YmFFcQU5yKex1qV9yUADXwg0gbPNxU5zCto5W6vUCAe_2xJgktcjq7XzoHGky3A/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmUKCXH8vYm34pU7SuylMn32mFdjSNaBabBPljnCwkFQLMfubEJqPL0It79T6cV-y_WvLwG9YmFFcQU5yKex1qV9yUADXwg0gbPNxU5zCto5W6vUCAe_2xJgktcjq7XzoHGky3A/s400/DSC_0029.JPG" /></a><br />
Zach's house. <br />
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You know, I'm getting a little miffed at Picasa and Blogger right now, because I just went through all these photos, putting captions on them, and I don't really want to do it again. So I'll have to figure out how to get you to my online photo album so you can just look through the pictures and read the captions directly! 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Last week, I got a package. Today, Luke said, "I want to get a package, too." How lucky for him that one was waiting for him in the apartment office! He was so excited and told everyone it was his birthday. And he wouldn't let me help him carry the package.<br />
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Luke asked for pizza and fruit for dinner. But all day he kept asking, "<em>Now </em>can we eat the cake?" Finally, it was time. </div>
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It's quite possibly the lamest cake I've ever made, but he loves it, and it's his opinion that matters!</div>
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Luke underestimated the strength of that flame. It didn't budge. He was determined not to let that happen again!</div>
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Yay!</div>
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Opening a present from Nana & Babu.</div>
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Trying it on.</div>
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Zach wanted to wrap something up for Luke to open, even though he'd given him a gift the night before at Dad's house. He'd already packed up a teeny McDonald's toy in a milk box and used tons of tape to keep it shut when I suggested we dig something out of a box of toys that we hadn't opened since we moved here. Zach and Luke were both very happy with the results.</div>
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This gift is from me. I walked around 3 stores looking for a toy, and just wasn't impressed with <em>anything. </em>I kept thinking pajamas, but wasn't sure that would be cool enough. Then I saw these.</div>
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Shortly after this picture, he did a fist pump, threw his head back, and shouted, "YES!!!!"<br />
I <em>think</em> he likes them.</div>
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For this picture, I said, "Show me how happy you are."</div>
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And this shot is to show his pajamas and how much fun the boys had when I let them have the entire box of dinosaur toys they hadn't seen in almost a year.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUKE!</span></div>
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Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182579492874973474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-41231459062417797942012-12-21T12:54:00.001-08:002012-12-21T12:55:10.349-08:00Jared' First Concert!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">We've all been very excited for Jared's first orchestra performance on the last day of school before Christmas. The orchestra all wore black pants or skirts, and white shirts. Jared looked so spiffy!<br />
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They performed at 10 am for parents. Here they are entering the cafeteria!<br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Jared is looking a bit confused as everyone finds their seats, because <em>he doesn't have one!</em><br />
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The principal himself (in the blue shirt) helps him find one.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4BhFcBK9n9ERnRF0_RGa4s1g2tYFY-jPITHV_1PfANApKsqOKJXFW0xUWavLEgUW74Ynd7FZFsCpV3O0I6Xq1qqwzeRfx2iLdzAPINraESgXwUbN2tmv6_lmX3I3DCnxJIZXTQ/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4BhFcBK9n9ERnRF0_RGa4s1g2tYFY-jPITHV_1PfANApKsqOKJXFW0xUWavLEgUW74Ynd7FZFsCpV3O0I6Xq1qqwzeRfx2iLdzAPINraESgXwUbN2tmv6_lmX3I3DCnxJIZXTQ/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" /></a><br />
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Poor Jared looks so forlorn...aparently they didn't set out a music stand or music for him, either, so he couldn't play <strong><em>at all.</em></strong></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_n4xwIXT5YQZuLlZUOUzso6I3Fxsn9hX-I8FDv6tsxcZwl8pTWJlv4QpoyB0Mx_r4oihxycBc7UR9rC6di_nfduD32FszcQHcT0QpZHqdir0nDwzO729uO8piEEGXMTyHsazwQ/s1600/DSC_0037-001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_n4xwIXT5YQZuLlZUOUzso6I3Fxsn9hX-I8FDv6tsxcZwl8pTWJlv4QpoyB0Mx_r4oihxycBc7UR9rC6di_nfduD32FszcQHcT0QpZHqdir0nDwzO729uO8piEEGXMTyHsazwQ/s400/DSC_0037-001.JPG" /></a><br />
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So disappointed....</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP2mPStAXNgIHVMsXbq4Bc8zoY2pKYStAVsM6Aq9sOVix97lDc89RScW5uB9_5BrTVtXX0XnjIc4Uj3RhMzY9Gc3lU4XVgfx1my_JZFU-rGzjXCXn7BXXZJhItW6_JqvKHQxOZw/s1600/DSC_0038-001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP2mPStAXNgIHVMsXbq4Bc8zoY2pKYStAVsM6Aq9sOVix97lDc89RScW5uB9_5BrTVtXX0XnjIc4Uj3RhMzY9Gc3lU4XVgfx1my_JZFU-rGzjXCXn7BXXZJhItW6_JqvKHQxOZw/s400/DSC_0038-001.JPG" /></a><br />
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I stuck around after the parent concert, and heard that they'd be performing again soon for the school. I got a few more pictures from the hall where I was hiding.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2u6IzWLPEiQ-g0ipKl9R6Mon2SrCfFRfxQzMCV1Ru0JecaWk4QSkJWMGR_htmioCsWfdCCI0kq5YlzT_ld259zyJ_GVOdQNXh264UYxQ0Aq4JOVREdxWkY9H14nGAb1n9g5rwA/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2u6IzWLPEiQ-g0ipKl9R6Mon2SrCfFRfxQzMCV1Ru0JecaWk4QSkJWMGR_htmioCsWfdCCI0kq5YlzT_ld259zyJ_GVOdQNXh264UYxQ0Aq4JOVREdxWkY9H14nGAb1n9g5rwA/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" /></a><br />
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Jared or someone else rigged up a solution to his problem, so this time he could play!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzXX3sZImyKvmHqyeOT8iJ5mXg6MFqhe3qPdTRdPjikEoVyGnPlMyqE5xRrQlbjWfeYAlsfoRJqJHRINarX_FsOJBTTJQ9LN9fhuH-PpFrr4pKmlmMMAbOGorjsEVQLaLYAYaVQ/s1600/DSC_0044-001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzXX3sZImyKvmHqyeOT8iJ5mXg6MFqhe3qPdTRdPjikEoVyGnPlMyqE5xRrQlbjWfeYAlsfoRJqJHRINarX_FsOJBTTJQ9LN9fhuH-PpFrr4pKmlmMMAbOGorjsEVQLaLYAYaVQ/s400/DSC_0044-001.JPG" /></a><br />
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Standing with the rest of the 4th graders to take a bow.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7EIe_AXlf6A8uf3Jad4hY1N6gyUrWaRic2U_xqgk8MeuRzGEEIZxIRZpdwbsB8drRkAhFtoNCRTJNBeaSOF33_kVmNc5Gi75S4yTypBywhb3buWOf2Os9Vwv0yiZsoTCeeVm8A/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7EIe_AXlf6A8uf3Jad4hY1N6gyUrWaRic2U_xqgk8MeuRzGEEIZxIRZpdwbsB8drRkAhFtoNCRTJNBeaSOF33_kVmNc5Gi75S4yTypBywhb3buWOf2Os9Vwv0yiZsoTCeeVm8A/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a><br />
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I haven't talked to Jared yet about all of this, but I'm proud of how he handled a very uncomfortable and disappointing situation. And I'm proud of him for trying again and playing so well!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-65580794043290916362012-10-21T01:49:00.001-07:002012-10-21T02:18:17.127-07:00The Best Day of My Life<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Jared and Zach became Young Eagles today! The Young Eagles program, sponsored by Harrison Ford (known to my boys as Hans Solo) give kids an opportunity to fly in a private airplane for a few minutes, I guess inspiring some to become pilots.<br /><br />As for my boys, well, they couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces! Another boy flew with them, and their pilot, Jim, said that he rarely has a flight when <i>everyone</i> really loves it. When we were done at the airport, we bought sodas and went to the nearby park for an hour, then to the movies. But none of that really mattered, because before we even left the hangar, Zach declared, "This is the <b>best</b> day of my <i>life</i>!"<br />
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Jared lost the coin toss, so he sat in back.<br />
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Luke was bummed that he isn't old enough to fly, but just being at the airport was pretty cool!</div>
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Is it just me, or does this door like like it's from an old car?</div>
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Watch out, Zach's at the controls!</div>
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As a back-seat flyer, Jared to wear a headset so he could hear the pilot.<br />
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In the front seat, Zach got to take control of the plane a few times. </div>
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Happy and ready to go!</div>
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Losing sight of them.<br />
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I took lots more pictures, but this is all Picasa will let me upload right now. So <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/109810309325511168437/albums/5799443176762149393?authkey=CJfR587a_KzmOA">click here to see the rest!</a> They're captioned with the rest of the story.</div>
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Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182579492874973474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-63862785222361701002012-10-16T00:13:00.001-07:002012-10-16T00:15:07.450-07:00PediaSure: Crack for Toddlers?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;">We took Zach to get some fillings done this morning, and the dentist wanted to take a look at Luke's tooth again. It looked and smelled so gross to me! I told him that it smelled, for lack of a better word, like a "wound." Do you know what a wound smells like? Maybe yes, maybe no. It's not a common thing to mention when it comes to odors. <br />
Anyway, the dentist agreed. He said the lump of white was the exposed nerve, trying to heal itself. He said that wounds in the mouth look very strange because they never dry up and scab over. And the smell, he said, was the smell of healing. A healing wound. <br />
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Of course, the plan was to just yank the whole thing out, so it didn't matter, anyway.<br />
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While there, the dentist informed me that he'd rescheduled the surgery from 4:00 to 2:00. I needed to check Luke in at 1:30 or so.<br />
We got Zach back to school just before 1:00. We had just a few minutes before we had to turn around and go right back to the same building, different floor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading off to the surgery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "before" shot, right as the nurse came in to take my baby! <br />
I wasn't allowed to go with him, even though it was only supposed to take a few minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five minutes later, that dang tooth was out. He did a good job cracking it, didn't he?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I love this little case they gave him to keep his tooth in, especially helpful for the Tooth Fairy, since it's all in pieces.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cLYLdpgNsUtvHaBSo_B2pm6FGs3SSr2k2u62sPd8FQ-KLVUH0W5c_b0zjRkS9cIAg99wQmYLnGgQQICZntTo0A85QRk9KPubl_UV0q9TgtcqiMhSMZBQTPciO6fu_UwYMcAZ_w/s400/DSC_0419.JPG" /><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;">About 20 minutes after they took him back, he was back in my arms, groggy and clingy, but fairly happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">That didn't last too long. He whined and whimpered to go home, but when we got to the car, he started crying.<br />
The scab on his bottom lip was bugging him to no end, and despite my warning to leave it alone, he ripped it off in the car. Thankfully, he said it didn't hurt. He sure does look better without it!</span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7A0me-wXySUJaZrR6Vxar_CiRzwwZdUMS1utyTFKiBbWFUkN6KiljSqNVK8kBpVdIxoKb5ZQdrrrhyphenhyphenfUsOdbwxVPzPneEWVeCaMdrfsomdNoSiagbSPKgP6sjaToicsPIN7PfA/s1600/DSC_0425.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7A0me-wXySUJaZrR6Vxar_CiRzwwZdUMS1utyTFKiBbWFUkN6KiljSqNVK8kBpVdIxoKb5ZQdrrrhyphenhyphenfUsOdbwxVPzPneEWVeCaMdrfsomdNoSiagbSPKgP6sjaToicsPIN7PfA/s400/DSC_0425.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">His crying got more pitiful as we drove. He clung to my hand (which was twisted awkwardly behind me) and cried out, "I want YOU Mom!" <br />
I planned to cuddle up with him in my bed and help him sleep it off. But I figured I should get some food down him first, since he'd had to fast since breakfast. I held the PediaSure bottle and tipped a bit into his poor little mouth...</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvcq-4BdXuPudtLp7LVg2cIAK3KJLbbMUDQsysGK5PvYAljUaO14syBiY0wXALGGCjiLh5wFAocjd-BLMTHBEUtb3ZRKeGVYFBEnE-VhsOZ6mY_8zSVHoKwfg7OjEH7kHsa-TVQ/s1600/DSC_0433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvcq-4BdXuPudtLp7LVg2cIAK3KJLbbMUDQsysGK5PvYAljUaO14syBiY0wXALGGCjiLh5wFAocjd-BLMTHBEUtb3ZRKeGVYFBEnE-VhsOZ6mY_8zSVHoKwfg7OjEH7kHsa-TVQ/s400/DSC_0433.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">And by the time half of it was down him, the craziness began!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX80LZRzEOYjJDLaD2Q9sKTi48eX1AM9fJxjZUFdSU5jQF48W_XJpyLt8sAKUFaTnCSoU9BCj2zVQfg3ZtPm8HKJ5roonCWtjDE5Afd_jWDHhCIW6Iyi6k6BCFewZ44s9JfcgvQ/s1600/DSC_0429.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX80LZRzEOYjJDLaD2Q9sKTi48eX1AM9fJxjZUFdSU5jQF48W_XJpyLt8sAKUFaTnCSoU9BCj2zVQfg3ZtPm8HKJ5roonCWtjDE5Afd_jWDHhCIW6Iyi6k6BCFewZ44s9JfcgvQ/s400/DSC_0429.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Feeling much better now!</span> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu6RbcZeY6oFj_MG8zzUmV-bb1cDt6EIKYL_v_Z8xnfKSVltqWUAQYFWAaG4iNSgcP8eJ5JE9X4ChYcr5C-juuCnNe5DbpcbwBaahERr3GR8oEbvuPxSiv4wTGSPPD-tJmFkRlg/s1600/DSC_0435.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu6RbcZeY6oFj_MG8zzUmV-bb1cDt6EIKYL_v_Z8xnfKSVltqWUAQYFWAaG4iNSgcP8eJ5JE9X4ChYcr5C-juuCnNe5DbpcbwBaahERr3GR8oEbvuPxSiv4wTGSPPD-tJmFkRlg/s400/DSC_0435.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Feeling okay!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgMZeLHWF9CBJdAbeQMhXQ7bVptdeoUJsmUUrGkIFz8jCpJEaVKv9iTcwZPdQ_KYEzXZRJ1nuU0KWSXnnJWCb6rFhhPhJkhN-Hq62UuhMl-2fyVnn3STcFSv2vDBkeQraR834QQ/s1600/DSC_0438.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgMZeLHWF9CBJdAbeQMhXQ7bVptdeoUJsmUUrGkIFz8jCpJEaVKv9iTcwZPdQ_KYEzXZRJ1nuU0KWSXnnJWCb6rFhhPhJkhN-Hq62UuhMl-2fyVnn3STcFSv2vDBkeQraR834QQ/s400/DSC_0438.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hey, check it out. There's a hole!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIjeM_2QpaM5SQh7-XboiNOxt78v6NnrKIMLyH6y2ulNCR4-V-AMsEP2UmwIYV1RRiw_ySyF1yHk6M1ooPCtPYsUNNXVpyf8WG5rDvI30YaGeGcSPR6BSoQTFYLlIhLBH7WP8lg/s1600/DSC_0437.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIjeM_2QpaM5SQh7-XboiNOxt78v6NnrKIMLyH6y2ulNCR4-V-AMsEP2UmwIYV1RRiw_ySyF1yHk6M1ooPCtPYsUNNXVpyf8WG5rDvI30YaGeGcSPR6BSoQTFYLlIhLBH7WP8lg/s400/DSC_0437.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Feeling BETTER than okay!</span> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJnTC90vDo31mxDExUUTSD5O_Og6H0uerQomI-Oh5CysX1HQyMJfXZ21ALECZQSbCPC_6BcnwV2FJtqXKR88yvqcOdGnWM67IrpDHE3po2khohSe1t7JULb5lUpmjRfjX7zkmUQ/s1600/DSC_0439.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJnTC90vDo31mxDExUUTSD5O_Og6H0uerQomI-Oh5CysX1HQyMJfXZ21ALECZQSbCPC_6BcnwV2FJtqXKR88yvqcOdGnWM67IrpDHE3po2khohSe1t7JULb5lUpmjRfjX7zkmUQ/s400/DSC_0439.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!<br />
Crying to crazy in 2 minutes flat.<br />
And it lasted for <em>hours.</em></span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeHnZpwgCzku4bBtmkLXC8gzqmSj6m1z1LxyZ-uUjJfFSWCon0-yGLjC5w3Ev5oHrMXXpYllBqaIcFiDkRZIkyA-nhLEsIIJXNrneAU6G679nfGiHxojJwoNWswTkwE3P1uz70g/s1600/DSC_0440.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeHnZpwgCzku4bBtmkLXC8gzqmSj6m1z1LxyZ-uUjJfFSWCon0-yGLjC5w3Ev5oHrMXXpYllBqaIcFiDkRZIkyA-nhLEsIIJXNrneAU6G679nfGiHxojJwoNWswTkwE3P1uz70g/s400/DSC_0440.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ6pivb-gA2R4Cj8Y5mGZEiZKrAkuOxkRma4Bbu-uGerrghEeUWE25P9vkDo0uer-MFZ-tAsC3xS7u82ZQbNbaIIxrOFVCwv_C3-upe_9ET7NfJAA6E_5uWoR5v83rw6Vm7eNXg/s1600/DSC_0446.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ6pivb-gA2R4Cj8Y5mGZEiZKrAkuOxkRma4Bbu-uGerrghEeUWE25P9vkDo0uer-MFZ-tAsC3xS7u82ZQbNbaIIxrOFVCwv_C3-upe_9ET7NfJAA6E_5uWoR5v83rw6Vm7eNXg/s400/DSC_0446.JPG" /></a><br />
The big brothers had gone home from school with friends. We took the wagon to collect them.<br />
One of the moms made us dinner, which really smoothed out a stressful day. <br />
She made taco soup. <br />
Jared ate two big bowls.<br />
Luke ate five...FIVE small bowls.<br />
They snarfed it down.<br />
Zach wouldn't touch it.<br />
But I still need the recipe.<br />
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Then there was much brotherly companionship spread among the three. Secret hideouts were visited (behind trees, in the dirt), items were thrown from the balcony (Luke got a helium balloon, so it was of course tied to said objects to see how much weight it could lift), twinkle lights were installed (with autumn garlands by me, and on our live ficus tree by Jared--his idea) and hunger repeatedly declared (despite 5 bowls of taco soup). We ate ice cream in the lovely autumn evening weather on our patio, with lights twinkling around the railing.<br />
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Gratefully, bedtime finally arrived.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuroc5Fjdmw8gb5yFnXl4ddso_eWawcgj8Gc4Nh5wccuvTsxyMvzyXrWVLrJ_HKFzRR3sC7zUTZZd3FSaUGvQKgtcRzjm4PBkY_7r_b0tuupy7RZbmY4GErcoD23E-nVB8GJJ7A/s1600/DSC_0448.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuroc5Fjdmw8gb5yFnXl4ddso_eWawcgj8Gc4Nh5wccuvTsxyMvzyXrWVLrJ_HKFzRR3sC7zUTZZd3FSaUGvQKgtcRzjm4PBkY_7r_b0tuupy7RZbmY4GErcoD23E-nVB8GJJ7A/s400/DSC_0448.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Don't let his restful, bedtime pose fool you. </span> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-OZOGLWQJak4QxB8E5pUptLjQe_Goc6DuUwOBrlHpd89RA-I3SJNzVYKMcdCq_LJo-n_ysXWTuDxJwxaaY-_U9aDj32Phqku0yCBwEuDHWdYMWQ3xw-Afh6mUnZfRLqE1naXxQ/s1600/DSC_0451.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-OZOGLWQJak4QxB8E5pUptLjQe_Goc6DuUwOBrlHpd89RA-I3SJNzVYKMcdCq_LJo-n_ysXWTuDxJwxaaY-_U9aDj32Phqku0yCBwEuDHWdYMWQ3xw-Afh6mUnZfRLqE1naXxQ/s400/DSC_0451.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">After tucking his tooth under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy...<br />
(who is not used to visiting two-year olds!)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvENK7OF3wvbP_hq408jRC5-Sf8LF2hm3oGkjmA0C2nHzDYgWJacXZJrb_a9tLmBdPp-wKZ7OIJectdh4j_7okHmyn7uSFA0VFELS1zFSz3F42rkv8yRe2RfoEKib7ETgQC2gAA/s1600/DSC_0453.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvENK7OF3wvbP_hq408jRC5-Sf8LF2hm3oGkjmA0C2nHzDYgWJacXZJrb_a9tLmBdPp-wKZ7OIJectdh4j_7okHmyn7uSFA0VFELS1zFSz3F42rkv8yRe2RfoEKib7ETgQC2gAA/s400/DSC_0453.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">...and posing for some cute sleepy-looking pictures...</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhKhYpkZ3_r4LDq3YkuzS-FxZ7LENRpLZ766FJs4yFPNWIk80UjzTpHC68-FQMG7laEBlfa7MUw78hfPJqz2ZQu-A-lQu-NPvvCbRCQNUAM0ori1r8HqLmn8dOc-bOzUtS6tjww/s1600/DSC_0455.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhKhYpkZ3_r4LDq3YkuzS-FxZ7LENRpLZ766FJs4yFPNWIk80UjzTpHC68-FQMG7laEBlfa7MUw78hfPJqz2ZQu-A-lQu-NPvvCbRCQNUAM0ori1r8HqLmn8dOc-bOzUtS6tjww/s400/DSC_0455.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">...and being as cute as he could possibly be...<br />
(Jared says he's even CUTER with a missing tooth!)</span><br />
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...he stayed up until 11:00 pm and didn't even sleep in his own bed.<br />
He couldn't help it. He was still high as a kite. So we'll just look at these cute pictures and pretend he acted as adorable as he looks!<br />
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Phew! Another ordeal is over. It wasn't dangerous, but there was pain and crying, and lots of driving and planning involved, so it counts as an ordeal. And the prescription. Can't forget that. I mean literally. He has to finish his antibiotics so we don't create some super-bug that resists Amoxicillin. <br />
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Yeah. Ordeal. Definitely.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-39268432529993073482012-10-14T22:04:00.000-07:002012-10-15T01:13:32.142-07:00Luke's Tooth--a story for children (or maybe not...)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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This is Luke. Luke fell down. Luke fell down on his tooth. <br />
Luke's tooth cracked. Luke's tooth cracked <i>a lot.</i><br />
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Look at that crack. What a crack! What a crack in that tooth!</div>
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Luke went to the dentist to fix the crack.</div>
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Luke sat in the dentist chair. <br />
The chair went up. <br />
The chair went down.</div>
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The chair went up <i><b>and</b></i> down.</div>
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Luke liked that chair.</div>
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The dentist looked at Luke's tooth.</div>
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The dentist took an x-ray of the tooth.</div>
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Luke put on headphones and watched a TV. <br />
He watched a TV on the <i>ceiling</i>!</div>
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The dentist did not like Luke's tooth. He did not like it one bit! <br />
He said he can not fix it. That tooth would have to go.</div>
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The dentist did not like Luke's tooth, but he <b>did</b> like Luke. <br />
He liked Luke a lot. And Luke got a prize for being so brave!<br />
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<b>THE END</b><br />(until we write the sequel, called Luke Loses his Tooth, <br />or Gaping Hole in Luke's Mouth, <br />or Laughing Gas for Toddlers)<br />
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Unfortunately, the dentist could not pull the tooth that day. It is cracked so far up the tooth that it would just crumble when he tried to pull it, and he thought he'd have to "dig around" in there, so he wants Luke anesthetized for the ordeal. He doesn't want to turn him against dentists for life! So we had to leave his tooth as it is all weekend, until he could get some time in the surgical center on Monday. He prescribed prophylactic antibiotics until then.<br />
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Since Friday, when we took him to the dentist, Luke's tooth has gotten much worse. Very gross indeed! The dark stuff in the photos above is the pulp of the tooth. More has oozed out, or <i>something </i>has! It is white and bulbous and smells bad. It has also pushed the tooth fragments farther down, back, and apart. <br />
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I am <i>so very</i> glad it will be taken care of tomorrow!</h3>
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SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-28423024654244783372012-09-05T21:03:00.001-07:002012-09-05T21:04:12.036-07:00Our Latest Acquisition<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct0GGEvotNUsuUyZadB6MhZa8t5s7-1z6aBnZUffCVsHnxeb2YnUehsU9eo-QEnssRaa-3Qe4n4j38ns_WWEeQGltKpQMuVUrYFR6zCrcsZa0UiWpsf95bbBwESua8UujSGGQ0Q/s1600/DSC_0406.JPG" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct0GGEvotNUsuUyZadB6MhZa8t5s7-1z6aBnZUffCVsHnxeb2YnUehsU9eo-QEnssRaa-3Qe4n4j38ns_WWEeQGltKpQMuVUrYFR6zCrcsZa0UiWpsf95bbBwESua8UujSGGQ0Q/s400/DSC_0406.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yesterday, I took a big parenting step: I signed up my first child for a school music program!<br />
Jared's school only has an orchestra, so he could only choose violin, viola, cello, or bass. <br />
We went and rented his violin today.<br />
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Jared has been looking forward to this for a whole year! <br />
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And of course, his brothers were curious and had to try it out.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We rented it from this funny little "mom" shop with odd furniture and strange decorations, like a fake fireplace with old-fashioned boot-clad feet coming out of it. In a cute way. </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We walked in and there was another boy from Jared's class in there already. Then, while we waited, another family came in.<br />
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It's a good thing we got there the moment we did, because there were only two 1/2 size violins left, and both families in the store needed one. Because we came in first, Jared got to choose which of the two he wanted. The owner played them for us, and we chose one. Turns out it is brand-stinkin'-new! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even Luke (who is 2) tried it out! </td></tr>
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She gave a little "care and feeding of violins" class and I filled out paperwork. We bought a neck rest for $15 and a lesson book for $7, and along with first month's rent, it was $32. I couldn't believe how inexpensive it is! And it's rent-to-own, with size exchanges, restringing, and other services included. I'm not sure how fast kids grow, but technically, we could end up trading this 1/2 sized violin in for a 3/4 sized, then again for a full-sized, and in 3 years own a full-sized violin. But I doubt Jared will be fully grown in 3 years, so we'll just see how it goes.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know practically nothing about violins, but I think Jared looks like a natural!</td></tr>
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Jared is super excited for his first orchestra class this Friday!</span></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>SoozEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413676129773871082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617243.post-2883256760088532412012-09-05T20:37:00.001-07:002012-09-05T20:38:00.600-07:00Mommy's New Shoes<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Luke is lookin' pret-tee fancy in mommy's new shoes!<br />
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