Archive for June, 2009

Summer Projects for Kiddies

The girls only have a few weeks at home before they head off to Spokane for summer camp, and then Montana for visiting. We got them going on a few projects to keep them busy… First, Katy did a 3D model of a carousel First shot is her with the parts, and then the finished [...]

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The Las Vegas Wedding Show: Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding

All four of us went to the Saturday showing of “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino. We went to celebrate the end of the kids’ school year. (Yeah! Katy finished the seventh grade and Sandy finished the fourth grade.) While waiting for the show we played a rousing game of “slap hand” and [...]

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Manhattan Trip: Photos from Rachel’s Camera

Rachel posted 114 photos taken with her camera during our recent Manhattan adventure. The picture below was taken at the Central Park fountain made famous on the NBC show Friends. Click on the photo to see the full-size version. Here are the photos from my iPhone:

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Day Four in Manhattan

On our final day we began with breakfast and a visit to Central Park. We hired a rickshaw and a tour guide. He was knowledgeable but chatty. To ensure we made it to the airport on-time, we left four hours early. Good thing – we got on the wrong subway and had to take a [...]

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Day Three in Manhattan

My conference wrapped up around 2:30 pm. By that time, Rachel had shopped at Century 21 department store, visited an old church, ate lunch, and began her afternoon nap. After my little nap, we took the subway to the Metropolitian Museum of Art. We used the Bank of America’s “musuems on us” program for free [...]

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Day Two in Manhattan

After my conference activities on Friday, we dined at the Grill Room at World Financial Center. The salmon was great but the chocolate cake with a liquid chocolate center was better. Here’s a photo from our table looking across the bay to New Jersey. Following dinner, Rachel and I walked around the financial district. Pretty [...]

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Katy’s New Fashion Accessories

After six months of fighting my insurance company, we got Katy in this morning for braces…she says they’re a little uncomfortable, but not too bad…yet. They were out of her favorite shade of blue, so she got them in turquoise. And…last night at the grocery store, I saw they had sparklers for two bucks, so [...]

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