tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79922970804846437442024-03-05T11:12:04.145-08:00Pak Adventureslife is all about the stories! and with the Paklet's there are plenty...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-48696627005510237072012-10-07T08:35:00.001-07:002012-10-07T08:41:24.424-07:00My wife of almost 14 years...I regret to say that my wife (Marla, Pak Adventures author) of almost 14 years has passed away. After a sudden collapse over summer vacation and then an 11 month fight with a primary tumor called Glioblastoma Multiforme, she has succumbed to its inevitable demise in July of this year. She stopped blogging back in 2009 because her job took a new direction with a new position as Western Sales Manager for BIC Graphic. The position was something she had been working towards for quite sometime and even though she was very good at it and loved the action, it came with a very large downside of more travel as well as being more consuming. The evolving difficult business climate had also added to her workload. She became too busy to keep up with blogging.<br />
Blogging for her had always been a source of enjoyment as well as therapeutic. I suppose as a very driven working mother and wife there are things that just need to be expressed. This is what I loved most about her blog of the past. It is a snapshot of who she was and what she thought about. I am in a process of archiving this blog so my young children can reflect back on her in the future to help them remember the vibrant mother, wife, and woman she was.<br />
Small advice to the blogging community: Keep blogging and take small videos of yourself now and again. It doesn't need to be of any profound subject matter, just you. If its not for your loved ones its for you to reflect on yourself.<br />
I will always love my Superwife more that I could ever express to her... this I will carry with me. I now like to look though her blog and 'celebrate' all that she was and still is to me.<br />
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Lars<br />
'Superhubby'<br />
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<br />Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-65959836194530409142009-10-23T11:21:00.000-07:002009-10-23T11:28:03.116-07:0011 years...i've been married 11 years...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWtxdl6x63IvPTbtnw2_M92A-BF2At-VqRXaVkLIrcFxWaVwxSWqCpVWgrO1C6UNJMQYVnhLdN6kiUhmvG5HhEWKDIUZqiykXyAQm_9L9Z8XKMCkqR-onwqm0W7yPUfd_IKTrZ2hhPjQe/s1600-h/Picture+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWtxdl6x63IvPTbtnw2_M92A-BF2At-VqRXaVkLIrcFxWaVwxSWqCpVWgrO1C6UNJMQYVnhLdN6kiUhmvG5HhEWKDIUZqiykXyAQm_9L9Z8XKMCkqR-onwqm0W7yPUfd_IKTrZ2hhPjQe/s400/Picture+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395863297921769234" border="0" /></a><br />we went back to the place we got married... <a href="http://www.orcasisland.org/">orcas island, WA</a><br />we got married at this very spot...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmA3AuJAjjtwEGHMOxCvqVtEFOlPkFTIuBceHDL0CEEZ8W80KWdmOCqtI7BVt6UGsLUjk1ArsJjqrjlNr7-ebKeP1BrODJaD771ZlyYZqAlQSUucz2iRvBdbO_rdGJS1bdyPJOjIT_5pb/s1600-h/Picture+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmA3AuJAjjtwEGHMOxCvqVtEFOlPkFTIuBceHDL0CEEZ8W80KWdmOCqtI7BVt6UGsLUjk1ArsJjqrjlNr7-ebKeP1BrODJaD771ZlyYZqAlQSUucz2iRvBdbO_rdGJS1bdyPJOjIT_5pb/s400/Picture+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395863302040552098" border="0" /></a><br />it was like nothing had changed...<br />and i was reminded just how lucky i am to have super hubby in my life...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-2205953624490304632009-10-21T08:27:00.000-07:002009-10-21T08:29:22.200-07:00wordless wednesday...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFM8mk2r3D28UI-Lv9uBU5UEeep73SVextJH6V2zEBAR-c5IyWYiSrX5FdmrpkTofPioD622v4pIw4XgWfQ9Vbr7U6KjpsTCxHajxv-Gcvaa-BYj2dchd5tVyoA8XigRs_pdJ522Q1_Zo/s1600-h/Picture+249.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395075584830641938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFM8mk2r3D28UI-Lv9uBU5UEeep73SVextJH6V2zEBAR-c5IyWYiSrX5FdmrpkTofPioD622v4pIw4XgWfQ9Vbr7U6KjpsTCxHajxv-Gcvaa-BYj2dchd5tVyoA8XigRs_pdJ522Q1_Zo/s400/Picture+249.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-81882008748219277372009-09-28T14:56:00.000-07:002009-09-28T15:00:34.616-07:00overcoming my fears...we had our national sales meeting this past week...<br /><a href="http://www.stonemountainpark.com/default.aspx">Stone Mountain, Georgia</a>...<br />and like any good sales meeting there was a team building exercise...<br /><br />i'm terrified of heights... and not so found of climbing walls with people below me looking at my ass...<br /><br />but i did it... and would even do it again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wekEM4eEBUmmDmiFmnDwvdnk4sl5z4ZhLyaNPScfuVVNFCVlZlHTL-tPdVePBPTy1iGAUH0clFL-f2yp-mmChlUA7RZPCX_ukDIC0DkktO0OE0V62J0CuLEqHsaeyXaRBnwC8pNcGuYy/s1600-h/Sky-Hike-Scope2_md.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wekEM4eEBUmmDmiFmnDwvdnk4sl5z4ZhLyaNPScfuVVNFCVlZlHTL-tPdVePBPTy1iGAUH0clFL-f2yp-mmChlUA7RZPCX_ukDIC0DkktO0OE0V62J0CuLEqHsaeyXaRBnwC8pNcGuYy/s400/Sky-Hike-Scope2_md.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386641254965191298" border="0" /></a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-89455630202363982182009-09-16T08:07:00.001-07:002009-09-16T08:07:37.543-07:00so many fun facts that i thought my brain would burst....<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8'/></object></p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-38922548274203368582009-09-15T09:03:00.000-07:002009-09-15T09:07:05.607-07:00perfect baby gift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDluNU-sDPwWawfBtop63_n5ww4spKiZZh_R4mdBiLwUmVahfocKnAXZgqIHPkAqOjn7TDYasQTt2q1r4sPfoe122d58ORf2kkQCg2aL2OCn81iqAeiQqLmV6wDg9_ZgKmvbflJTO1UrXj/s1600-h/df-zoolio-rainforest_300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDluNU-sDPwWawfBtop63_n5ww4spKiZZh_R4mdBiLwUmVahfocKnAXZgqIHPkAqOjn7TDYasQTt2q1r4sPfoe122d58ORf2kkQCg2aL2OCn81iqAeiQqLmV6wDg9_ZgKmvbflJTO1UrXj/s400/df-zoolio-rainforest_300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381726092345600786" border="0" /></a><br />i don't have too many people in my life still having babies... but i'm still always on the look out for the perfect baby gift that isn't a blanket, clothes or plastic toy....<br /><br />and when i saw this today i had to share...<br /><br />Zoolio Rainforest Activity Book by Manhattan Toy Six panels in assorted fabrics build motor skills by combining a cute animal with an action (a red frog with a zipper mouth, a toucan with a snap-on beak). Slip the panels in the carrying case and it can go from the car to the park with ease. (Ages 18 months to 3 years)<br /><br />$24 - click <a href="http://www.growingtreetoys.com/product/zoolio-rainforest-activity-book">here</a> to find it online...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-90366684461798714672009-09-14T06:28:00.000-07:002009-09-14T06:28:00.122-07:00i caught a humpy....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx8W50-wASskz9VsXsgY54gsP0EGxOEP4oUNhY7JrtP0K7JFo45ediCTHDtq_k582rYDSIdV_pxkMiEq1dyEjG3PDzRXeq0TA5O7SfTCYGxQKU930ykQhR2boFUPOGxllEs2CgeOd8MnG/s1600-h/fishing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx8W50-wASskz9VsXsgY54gsP0EGxOEP4oUNhY7JrtP0K7JFo45ediCTHDtq_k582rYDSIdV_pxkMiEq1dyEjG3PDzRXeq0TA5O7SfTCYGxQKU930ykQhR2boFUPOGxllEs2CgeOd8MnG/s400/fishing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381129574641989826" border="0" /></a><br />B and super hubby went out salmon fishing today with some friends...<br /><br />and all B can talk about is the humpy he caught... something not right about naming a fish humpy...<br /><br />sort of like the cheerleaders that are down the road having a fundraiser with hot dogs... forget the car wash with bikini clad teens we've moved on to standing on street corners doing high kicks asking people to buy hot dogs...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-8653114524892839392009-09-10T10:53:00.000-07:002009-09-10T10:53:00.677-07:00where did the name come from???ja-min... it's a long story... sort of...<br /><br />one that will cause me to reveal B's name... it's benjamin... and when he was born my mom told me this story that one of her friends had shared with her...<br /><br /><blockquote>"my grandson ben had done something he wasn't supposed to and when his mom asked him if he'd done it he said... no jamin did" from that day forward any time Ben did something naughty he blamed it on his alter ego "jamin"</blockquote><br /><br />when my B was born he was a collic ridden cranky baby... when super hubby or my mom would ask me how he was i said he was either great or he was a jamin... that became our new trade name for trouble...<br /><br />so when we decided to buy this boat a few months later... i said that it was trouble... and therefore we would have to name it "jamin"... he tried to rename it PB&J... but it just didn't stick...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-26464124887634782372009-09-09T10:43:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:43:00.908-07:00ja-min gets a face liftso we have this boat... a <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/socrates4718/Ranger/KentRanger20Technical/indx.html">ranger</a> 20 something or other...<br /><br />she's great fun for an afternoon sail... but she has never been very pretty...<br /><br />in fact... she was down right ugly... this was taken after the black splotchy bottom paint was removed... she was even uglier then...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0O-FFnDmQoNm6TSHU19IytqhLfGig-tutGDVCbWjbFK7NuZ7gv5gkwqk8X-G7bkqP8Ztc-bFRJIr3hbkgrumVLl9Yc2KTkBwcgk6PSMU1HPpYpfHg5IcQyl5zS7C_LytwVKp8ji50fkL/s1600-h/jaminbefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0O-FFnDmQoNm6TSHU19IytqhLfGig-tutGDVCbWjbFK7NuZ7gv5gkwqk8X-G7bkqP8Ztc-bFRJIr3hbkgrumVLl9Yc2KTkBwcgk6PSMU1HPpYpfHg5IcQyl5zS7C_LytwVKp8ji50fkL/s400/jaminbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378908188412381106" border="0" /></a><br />she's been living in our driveway for over 2 months now... and i was getting bitter... it was bad enough i couldn't park in my garage... but now i couldn't even park in the drive way...<br /><br />it started out as a "i'm going to repaint the bottom"... then i went and opened my mouth...<br />"why don't you repaint the topside while it's here" in the end it was worth it...<br /><br />isn't she purdy....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiaZPlU7NItoa9t1NbXnhFiKkzPzpWVZLDB1fu-K7fvLHe-1Tpf5WevI-fym1CYUQzqXlQiy1QzOUmDFiCWI6x5mgGaF75GQN4SSVD77KF-dSkHrHT4o9pb9OIid0jJ8WdysIpd9x2g8m/s1600-h/jaminafter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiaZPlU7NItoa9t1NbXnhFiKkzPzpWVZLDB1fu-K7fvLHe-1Tpf5WevI-fym1CYUQzqXlQiy1QzOUmDFiCWI6x5mgGaF75GQN4SSVD77KF-dSkHrHT4o9pb9OIid0jJ8WdysIpd9x2g8m/s400/jaminafter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378908364163227106" border="0" /></a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-60812433807248083802009-09-07T18:34:00.000-07:002009-09-07T18:43:24.138-07:00staycation...we've been talking about doing one of these for a few years now...<br /><br />B kept asking... and when super hubby planned a trip to the san juans for some kayaking with his side kick i decided it was the perfect time...<br /><br />my friend hooked us up with an incredible room... it was really the view that made it!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFL7SV9aXa7Boo8O5-stnFKZV5fEJ6icjaVdvpY4GSTPAwcBqr6xPY3UiWcSl4W8UAfTAwal6crhdT4kGtZGYVuX30a0mOK2-Y7FZwtucKDUbqHf8rZeeuLERMEXmG7kpXW3OE9AWyhfL/s1600-h/benneedle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFL7SV9aXa7Boo8O5-stnFKZV5fEJ6icjaVdvpY4GSTPAwcBqr6xPY3UiWcSl4W8UAfTAwal6crhdT4kGtZGYVuX30a0mOK2-Y7FZwtucKDUbqHf8rZeeuLERMEXmG7kpXW3OE9AWyhfL/s400/benneedle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378905841837616834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0yPsfz1oBDMHtS_mdyOxkWQOZzFjY1dLqzSgErTGmRD2PGzRFoN7UXiG22iuszRJ4Oai4Cd2lL8TDXhqF5zWynZXReA0SUT0dSXYY4WmVNBkKsb7Iuudq95MCm6CeYZP8KrHHRxR1Dng/s1600-h/boysview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0yPsfz1oBDMHtS_mdyOxkWQOZzFjY1dLqzSgErTGmRD2PGzRFoN7UXiG22iuszRJ4Oai4Cd2lL8TDXhqF5zWynZXReA0SUT0dSXYY4WmVNBkKsb7Iuudq95MCm6CeYZP8KrHHRxR1Dng/s400/boysview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378905832458998050" border="0" /></a><br />we had a great first day...<br />Monorail<br />Science Center<br />fountain time<br />space needle<br />hotel pool<br />dinner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklJ0dFReIOJh8NjM8cG-0loJQ-pjjI9qXKOiRCwASCoFzKKefHrptMJnxCozOhXabCB99U06-71Ewfi3x497CqHsVBZBElxrA3uUwh0MN3qcMrngk9gvgQk4kdOJsohhyphenhyphenOnJ3jiKSlc1_/s1600-h/needlenight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklJ0dFReIOJh8NjM8cG-0loJQ-pjjI9qXKOiRCwASCoFzKKefHrptMJnxCozOhXabCB99U06-71Ewfi3x497CqHsVBZBElxrA3uUwh0MN3qcMrngk9gvgQk4kdOJsohhyphenhyphenOnJ3jiKSlc1_/s400/needlenight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378905845261409874" border="0" /></a><br />then day two started with crazy sibling fighting... that forced me to make the hard decision to head home... which totally pissed me off, then turned out to be a blessing in disguise as i got the stomach flu and proceeded to barf for 24 hours...<br /><br />we'll do it again... especially since we didn't finish our planned activities... but next time i'm going with super hubby....Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-87609676378286081942009-09-07T18:33:00.000-07:002009-09-07T18:34:00.946-07:00cheating again...frankly... facebook is just easier to do... but just like last May... i'm missing my musings...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-38170859629161078432009-08-22T11:40:00.001-07:002009-08-22T11:40:14.179-07:00Bristol Warren Rap Son<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/f3CD3-cC6fQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/f3CD3-cC6fQ'/></object></p><p>a side of my parents town i have never seen...</p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-77353165526731470152009-08-21T10:48:00.001-07:002009-08-21T10:48:20.003-07:00game time...<object width="512" height="384"><param name="movie" value="http://static.sharendipity.com/player.swf?aid=3499"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://static.sharendipity.com/player.swf?aid=3499" width="512" height="384" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-79360530113069432292009-08-20T10:59:00.000-07:002009-08-20T11:03:30.097-07:00random picture day...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB7XH4m4etJlSOnMoBnCZLsVp6hGLPDBNxBLCIbCnyDNrVExzg-F3AuDoxodd-WdNKvbvaaj1425hHJV44o_oKe9wXelkz0ohEDEMxXAaIysCJGOX7S7c1fZxg_bIMtq5F_rnSpQc3rLj/s1600-h/NHSmillerwim.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372107413360430594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB7XH4m4etJlSOnMoBnCZLsVp6hGLPDBNxBLCIbCnyDNrVExzg-F3AuDoxodd-WdNKvbvaaj1425hHJV44o_oKe9wXelkz0ohEDEMxXAaIysCJGOX7S7c1fZxg_bIMtq5F_rnSpQc3rLj/s400/NHSmillerwim.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>i will get back to regular story telling soon... promise... </div><div>i'm on a bit of a blog vacation right now...</div><div>but....</div><br /><div>when i came across this one i had to share... just like my senior photo... classic!!!</div><div> </div><div>sad thing is i only know one other person in this photo... anyone look familar to you??? i'm second in from left top on diving board...</div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-74301392113520469352009-08-09T15:39:00.000-07:002009-08-09T15:45:45.586-07:00purging...i've been in a crazy purging mode the last few weeks... something about coming home to my modest house after a 2 week vacation made me realize i have way too much stuff that i will NEVER need again...<br /><br />I've made pretty good progress... B's room is finally under control and has been for almost a week now...<br /><br />and my office... holy scary land... i've been crazy busy coming and going and when most things don't have a place to live well... it gets VERY out of hand...<br /><br />naturally the best part for me of these projects are the gems i find along the way...<br /><br />like this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm7msAgABnzkayFH6gVHhtreLJJ68iHlaIMvwhyphenhyphenIIBXU2LduzlE1_T0YTEKpJ_jQNGy3rK_GjlTPT2RJiY4SkGHaolF2lGpSSqZTs0RiZiXvUlflO3c2qhTVzSnXL2dkkBloFxmLvABxV/s1600-h/seniorpic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm7msAgABnzkayFH6gVHhtreLJJ68iHlaIMvwhyphenhyphenIIBXU2LduzlE1_T0YTEKpJ_jQNGy3rK_GjlTPT2RJiY4SkGHaolF2lGpSSqZTs0RiZiXvUlflO3c2qhTVzSnXL2dkkBloFxmLvABxV/s400/seniorpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368098267964118914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">my senior portrait...<br />class of 1988...<br />noblesville high school...<br />i was a lady miller...and i wore too much makeup!!!<br /></div><br />i found 30 wallet size copies of this and a few 5x7...<br /><br />why on earth did i keep them? no idea, but they have left for a landfill somewhere in WA... and i got a good laugh...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-51605997947927837412009-08-07T05:33:00.000-07:002009-08-07T05:33:00.135-07:00pizza night...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPVpvn2dKdbItchUtKP15EE6GhQsZ8Ftyy_YiYsyv8pZENuhsLkRagkvVoXjbAZKUAszi5KADl7FoCnF5aHCd26pcnbUNzZ9mE6fgHak3DSO0mssfntXUkMJLPaDUrW63XxcsxBbfoDVd/s1600-h/Picture+317.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPVpvn2dKdbItchUtKP15EE6GhQsZ8Ftyy_YiYsyv8pZENuhsLkRagkvVoXjbAZKUAszi5KADl7FoCnF5aHCd26pcnbUNzZ9mE6fgHak3DSO0mssfntXUkMJLPaDUrW63XxcsxBbfoDVd/s400/Picture+317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365901020690717634" border="0" /></a><br />i think chuckles would have burst at the seems if he did not get to see his friends on Friday for pizza night... he talked about them to anyone who would listen when were were on vacation...<br /><br />i love that we have neighbors who are like family... that our kids can't wait to see when they get back from vacation... and that they make it so easy to just be...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-5323787300102985962009-08-05T05:06:00.000-07:002011-01-17T12:55:21.808-08:00make way for the paklets...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzt5LDbBOAgJG3a-v7LJ0uGdBSa5E5M5I4PWvMc2vj_SvmMzg0OaXUA7pNyUoj6vmahloJsOcKfbbitCui3JS-OaxD4EjvdtRWmj7Aot3B2rMBcTcY-WrUDxpbXk3bnmPU_zCFGdSBxAq/s1600-h/200px-MakeWayforDucklingsBookCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzt5LDbBOAgJG3a-v7LJ0uGdBSa5E5M5I4PWvMc2vj_SvmMzg0OaXUA7pNyUoj6vmahloJsOcKfbbitCui3JS-OaxD4EjvdtRWmj7Aot3B2rMBcTcY-WrUDxpbXk3bnmPU_zCFGdSBxAq/s200/200px-MakeWayforDucklingsBookCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365896989043424418" border="0" /></a><br />when i was a kid we read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings">make way for ducklings</a>... a real classic even today... loved this book so much that i bought it before i even had kids...<br /><br />B could have cared less about it... he went to the public garden to see them when he was only 6 months old... at that point he couldn't sit thru the whole book... and he preferred<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Dirty-Satoshi-Kitamura/dp/0374318859"> duck is dirty</a>... another family fav... and has about 25 total words in it...<br /><br /><br />but chuckleberry loves this book... it's one of the two I read to him all the time... perhaps your remember the <a href="http://pakletadventures.blogspot.com/2008/10/heading-home.html">post</a> about my grandma passing... when i mentioned she helped me find the lost book... anyway...<br /><br />i was determined that i was taking C to see the ducklings before we headed home... so on our way to take me to the airport we stopped in the public garden for a picnic, a ride on the swan boat and a photo op... it was so awesome to see his face light up when we walked in to the park and he was putting it all together... just AWESOME... i even got a little tear in my eye i was so happy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_wV-m4e4uww20lan8u74rUsa0bZg0XhhqA9CMdihtHMn7eL9nTrZAQMV1xfT18i-hjQIEc7S6sMjVuBCr9ZW_dO5Xfgc-qpY4QPfLVYiZDjFZ-ji-mQniy95sxVidUuyb2Ea0sgp-E4y/s1600-h/IMG_6736.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_wV-m4e4uww20lan8u74rUsa0bZg0XhhqA9CMdihtHMn7eL9nTrZAQMV1xfT18i-hjQIEc7S6sMjVuBCr9ZW_dO5Xfgc-qpY4QPfLVYiZDjFZ-ji-mQniy95sxVidUuyb2Ea0sgp-E4y/s400/IMG_6736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365898587711422866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAbVABRsASdQEOb3UAbfMNs9XfJMdLwyg4lbOa5Ah48QGqQHRpx2kiwpSy4BqBRRiON3dqaazIZ4wPwjzuXjYqpetcfJiIBlJJB_9aUmadCBOv-fEePzSU0EJWC7xYLKZ4w3z-r7scVcZ/s1600-h/IMG_6738.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAbVABRsASdQEOb3UAbfMNs9XfJMdLwyg4lbOa5Ah48QGqQHRpx2kiwpSy4BqBRRiON3dqaazIZ4wPwjzuXjYqpetcfJiIBlJJB_9aUmadCBOv-fEePzSU0EJWC7xYLKZ4w3z-r7scVcZ/s400/IMG_6738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365898598798638930" border="0" /></a><br />he's sitting on the duckling "pack" in this one :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVVNEW32ZVO3K2eRCJi8NsQSbYOZENgz4-Q4OXgjnW7vBMb6FY9kZbtyVUYs-LfzfPLuW67Z7kMHTMnqWaEDXkYgAw1jBALXXu9vqfUzYejlk2mYIqjiTKYzaXD64L_MN70a_JFGvai3O/s1600-h/IMG_6732.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVVNEW32ZVO3K2eRCJi8NsQSbYOZENgz4-Q4OXgjnW7vBMb6FY9kZbtyVUYs-LfzfPLuW67Z7kMHTMnqWaEDXkYgAw1jBALXXu9vqfUzYejlk2mYIqjiTKYzaXD64L_MN70a_JFGvai3O/s400/IMG_6732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365898596182701794" border="0" /></a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-70310811594066758642009-08-04T04:51:00.000-07:002009-08-04T04:51:00.266-07:00add heat.... and things grow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-st3vHk4rqy0MZ0g79BGV8Tk4znoIK197iVMDXKAW2HvmcE_NE1jJ0ULlixbLv5octxstPXC88eLqF9PC9-wmakRva4O5q0kn5mNuKA6-4jtsdcdwuqSWlRvgM38XkFNNy2gR-e1PGNW4/s1600-h/IMG_6715.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-st3vHk4rqy0MZ0g79BGV8Tk4znoIK197iVMDXKAW2HvmcE_NE1jJ0ULlixbLv5octxstPXC88eLqF9PC9-wmakRva4O5q0kn5mNuKA6-4jtsdcdwuqSWlRvgM38XkFNNy2gR-e1PGNW4/s320/IMG_6715.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365892777512854130" border="0" /></a><br />so both B and C grew 1/2 inch while we were on vacation... i know it seems like nothing but that's in 2 weeks! all that photosynthesizing during the summer really showed on these two..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirljWq2d6m4V1gcGGWfKRdF0lsF0wt9Mfa-THPmoq00oJdXPvqes_hay7KelCz6fLBshwmitxerjcVZVeBMsEx5xeTgBJQt3jsaSRQQ3XE2YOO5Av0_GPK2zj4VYsD_mc4t-Gva0dJkPAj/s1600-h/Picture+338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirljWq2d6m4V1gcGGWfKRdF0lsF0wt9Mfa-THPmoq00oJdXPvqes_hay7KelCz6fLBshwmitxerjcVZVeBMsEx5xeTgBJQt3jsaSRQQ3XE2YOO5Av0_GPK2zj4VYsD_mc4t-Gva0dJkPAj/s200/Picture+338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365891928760672530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" my="" plants="" were="" even="" more="" like="" some="" sort="" of="" color="" explosion="" and="" have="" expect="" all="" to="" be="" wish="" i="" had="" a="" before="" photo="" so="" you="" could="" really="" appreciate="" how="" great="" it=""><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">even more amazing was color explosion that happened in my garden while we were gone and the sun was shinning... it was like a color explosion... too bad i don't have before shots to really drive home how different it looks from when we left... picture this but all green...</span><br /></a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-66827429264621734972009-08-03T16:39:00.000-07:002009-08-03T16:51:32.321-07:00magic moments...back from vacation and having a hard time getting back in the bloggie saddle.<br /><br />doesn't help that it has been a million degrees...<br />when i landed in seattle last week it was 87 degrees @ 1 in the morning... NOT NORMAL~<br /><br />i had to work from Starbucks all day tuesday because it was too damn hot in my office... and by hot i mean 92 inside by 10 am... not working out for me... thanks to my good buddy megan for suggesting the starbucks office... VERY smart!!! and strangely i was the only one there...<br /><br />super hubby and the kids came home 2 days after i did so thankfully i didn't have to rush out and stock the fridge and pantry the first day...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU8TT5HCOOGaHI55LINzL14H33-mHajdl-74XYRbOZT1KsvQFpCFu_KL8dTchVOjewJvCBrwCfWBteRwRLXtDMtF5WSE8dxDAOdLrgS5vWNeSbFynxBWNiFJZJpD6B_AhjRwB9MAW8KK_/s1600-h/Picture+346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU8TT5HCOOGaHI55LINzL14H33-mHajdl-74XYRbOZT1KsvQFpCFu_KL8dTchVOjewJvCBrwCfWBteRwRLXtDMtF5WSE8dxDAOdLrgS5vWNeSbFynxBWNiFJZJpD6B_AhjRwB9MAW8KK_/s400/Picture+346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365888957472451042" border="0" /></a><br />and that turned out to be my lucky day because when i went to costco on wednesday i scored a window ac unit... it was sheer luck and timing... and i believe a whole lot of magic...<br /><br />you couldn't even buy a fan anywhere in Washington let alone an ac unit... i still can't believe i am now the proud owner of one of these...<br /><br />it has made all the difference in the world and worth every single penny...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-80960261314477475902009-07-23T17:44:00.000-07:002009-07-23T17:47:29.449-07:00a thousand word thursday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMZICQn9MYhYKcNS0K18R-ouukMxnU2OT53vyW-5hp3GyOSeeIy8Rf4OjUAUNI9QwYpbz9FhKFDWN1NuCDH22XxNyUcbtyALdHeDzqtzDZ5TtuWPFJscftUm-qXnBkKaDRwZ3xQONH__H/s1600-h/Picture+438.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMZICQn9MYhYKcNS0K18R-ouukMxnU2OT53vyW-5hp3GyOSeeIy8Rf4OjUAUNI9QwYpbz9FhKFDWN1NuCDH22XxNyUcbtyALdHeDzqtzDZ5TtuWPFJscftUm-qXnBkKaDRwZ3xQONH__H/s400/Picture+438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361821756871778274" border="0" /></a><br />the boys may not like to eat lobster but they sure had a great time wearing them out...<br /><br /><br />more ATWT over @ <a href="http://www.themomjen.com/2009/07/thousand-words-thursday_22.html">Jen's place</a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-40636237459756688922009-07-21T08:16:00.001-07:002009-07-21T08:16:54.149-07:00boogie boarding mama<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/-nLmsUCqh80' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/-nLmsUCqh80'/></object></p><p>beach day in newport... and the boys got me out on the boogie board... <br /></p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-74288990970542779092009-07-21T08:03:00.000-07:002009-07-21T08:10:50.448-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HKB3nbH0m6EymNxLh_Nu8mqyh60iRbc4YiaqrLtQlnVwibVZu7FtIhzlbf0nSswdgW25jvCyGK_0__tacncoX1uzFQFsEsQOyukBwJ06_n7iZvCK71hjgRBee9v82OvcT26xZS0TKo9e/s1600-h/tdf_logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360931029750324722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HKB3nbH0m6EymNxLh_Nu8mqyh60iRbc4YiaqrLtQlnVwibVZu7FtIhzlbf0nSswdgW25jvCyGK_0__tacncoX1uzFQFsEsQOyukBwJ06_n7iZvCK71hjgRBee9v82OvcT26xZS0TKo9e/s400/tdf_logo.gif" border="0" /></a> i've decided that i really need to add the <a href="http://www.versus.com/tdf/">tour de france</a> to my <a href="http://pakletadventures.blogspot.com/2008/09/things-to-do-before-i-die.html">list of things to do</a>...<br /><br />another reason i love my summer vacation is because i get to watch the <a href="http://www.versus.com/tdf/">tour</a>... i watch in amazement as these people beat themselves up and sit on the edge of my seat waiting to see what will happen... it really is exciting if you have the patience to watch...<br /><br />i guess the same can be said about any sport...<br /><br />see <a href="http://pakletadventures.blogspot.com/2008/09/things-to-do-before-i-die.html">this post</a> to see the rest...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-31702243203150841772009-07-20T16:10:00.000-07:002009-07-21T08:13:41.194-07:00summer bike shakedown...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2LcqLEoGra0DvCTZllXpk3w5P4fZ3JNiOKwVIYR7c6NtzGgCTIyENAP8dJclS7dzsIXw42vyPGdxIl02jHQ6gy95_2Y96XdIdBfLFuZA9ms_1euyVIV6j_bFnfKPMuJjps0YvOPMTCzH/s1600-h/Picture+433.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685123182263730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2LcqLEoGra0DvCTZllXpk3w5P4fZ3JNiOKwVIYR7c6NtzGgCTIyENAP8dJclS7dzsIXw42vyPGdxIl02jHQ6gy95_2Y96XdIdBfLFuZA9ms_1euyVIV6j_bFnfKPMuJjps0YvOPMTCzH/s400/Picture+433.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />nonna took B out to find a summer bike (bike to use while @ nonni's) at the salvation army... and we found this sweet number... yes it is pink and purple... and only $15!!!<br /><br />thankfully B saw the potential so with a whole lot more work than he thought...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIXzDn50otZNMw419suurOP7S-Mrpjn-lEAokic2Xf4jOE2OsPmULni8033B5RcPhycMe3W-yA5_W2A2_PCBVlOVEyN4-okau0ufXtb0oSl-bSdDHaWQcTmupczScr3SnTITTsu6p1KoJ/s1600-h/Picture+435.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685132757888770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIXzDn50otZNMw419suurOP7S-Mrpjn-lEAokic2Xf4jOE2OsPmULni8033B5RcPhycMe3W-yA5_W2A2_PCBVlOVEyN4-okau0ufXtb0oSl-bSdDHaWQcTmupczScr3SnTITTsu6p1KoJ/s400/Picture+435.jpg" border="0" /></a>and a photo shot he insisted on for the "blog"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWd3NUBXZ7NJE-lCVt5Jx6-WSntzr-0WULAl1xw-w0Phx3FPMh3Yjs7oFNKWO-6YIy4SDftT8Fxk4iXCkz-aDfbtURX-hU72Nli1KJFCq2yKboRwxB_BChvdGqA1zCRkqpkVk8cIjYkG7/s1600-h/Picture+434.jpg" with="" up="" ended="" we=""><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685127260121474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWd3NUBXZ7NJE-lCVt5Jx6-WSntzr-0WULAl1xw-w0Phx3FPMh3Yjs7oFNKWO-6YIy4SDftT8Fxk4iXCkz-aDfbtURX-hU72Nli1KJFCq2yKboRwxB_BChvdGqA1zCRkqpkVk8cIjYkG7/s400/Picture+434.jpg" border="0" /></a>and we ended up with this... pretty great huh????<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5jbtyX-pxUyLNsXePKeP1HRtFre4IfZGaQIT2VMic-JE_PzOhLjb_0W0zjYz6r54nnzYOiHtpa4B9Ps6WyRTtcfVLgIlDB3eWVxLBr3kYkg5PSVKFB5KSVP-6ZOG8H8oehKWsH4u89y2/s1600-h/Picture+436.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685140171680706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5jbtyX-pxUyLNsXePKeP1HRtFre4IfZGaQIT2VMic-JE_PzOhLjb_0W0zjYz6r54nnzYOiHtpa4B9Ps6WyRTtcfVLgIlDB3eWVxLBr3kYkg5PSVKFB5KSVP-6ZOG8H8oehKWsH4u89y2/s400/Picture+436.jpg" border="0" /></a>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-61080388325605984462009-07-17T08:03:00.000-07:002009-07-17T08:26:45.544-07:00arnie the doughnut...in our house <a href="http://lauriekeller.com/books/arnie_01.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">arnie</span> the doughnut</a> is a favorite book... Laurie Keller writes all kinds of awesome books and we are fans of them all...<br /><br />Chuckles is especially fond of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">arnie</span>...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSyOBV75_ecKRdov2YAWTShoxp9pZAXzyzSWmj2Uw2JTi1E6px9QyUpb4n808ZB6UT_X2lqp_puTrNWjZD9byFUyYhCgjSpNoA0uuW1y9ueQROaye5OsSJkDcaW20Pk7cLyyS3fXd9lAC/s1600-h/Picture+432.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSyOBV75_ecKRdov2YAWTShoxp9pZAXzyzSWmj2Uw2JTi1E6px9QyUpb4n808ZB6UT_X2lqp_puTrNWjZD9byFUyYhCgjSpNoA0uuW1y9ueQROaye5OsSJkDcaW20Pk7cLyyS3fXd9lAC/s400/Picture+432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359447024718107266" border="0" /></a><br />we come from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">starbucks</span> land.... i don't think we even have a <a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dunkin</span>' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dounuts</span></a>... so when we are here we always eat doughnuts... the boys love the idea of an entire place dedicated to doughnuts...Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992297080484643744.post-40137049019302683372009-07-16T08:15:00.000-07:002009-07-17T08:25:07.528-07:00thousand word thursday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPmNrLVlJ3h18U4u8g6x5pux_dk_2eB912zuDhECxUgxqHJSJMmXUlKbpLnd1ezJAjAMyz9ocOGNcTyivpb5_oO8lTIzGGupCWxI0bNUGZXEjYN5B82PKCAMXZWIG6Qh-OFCFIwcnd15o/s1600-h/Picture+431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPmNrLVlJ3h18U4u8g6x5pux_dk_2eB912zuDhECxUgxqHJSJMmXUlKbpLnd1ezJAjAMyz9ocOGNcTyivpb5_oO8lTIzGGupCWxI0bNUGZXEjYN5B82PKCAMXZWIG6Qh-OFCFIwcnd15o/s400/Picture+431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359448550135158226" border="0" /></a>this view is peace to me... the view from my parents house...<br /></div><br />check out more over @ <a href="http://www.themomjen.com/2009/07/thousand-words-thursday_15.html">the mom jen</a>...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.com2