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So ::two:: days left before the big road trip to Disneyland and what’s in the forecast – that’s right – SNOW!! Just as we’re leaving. On Friday and Saturday. And I am left to ask – why??? The weather’s been in the 80s and 90s and now we’re forecast to dip into the 30s? Why […]
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Nevada is a Swing State. All the candidates keep criss-crossing the Silver State trying to influence the voting base. And when I heard that Obama was going to be back again, I knew I ::had:: to go. So this morning, Ken stayed with the girls (yes, I married a Wonderful Man) and Alex and I […]
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Double Diamond Elementary School held its first Carnival yesterday afternoon. What a fun fundraiser. They had all the traditional kiddie games. Running the pumpkin toss above was Alex’s second grade teacher, Mr. C. Of course, he let the girls “cheat” a little and brought them closer to the buckets. And for those of you observant […]
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Another season of soccer has begun for Alex. For those of you keeping score, this is his fifth year of soccer. And he’s on a different league this season. A much more serious league with actual jerseys and referees and everything. He loves it. And he’s playing better than ever before. See him? He’s number […]
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Bella is officially All Grown Up now. She goes to preschool and she gets her very own extracurricular activities. Here she is in her ballet class. Same instructor as Kata, the effervescent but tough, Ms. Diane. We (heart) her. I know I’ve said this before but it bears repeating. Life lessons can easily be learned […]
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Things We Do
On Saturday we went to the Great Reno Balloon Race. It was our fourth one and as in the three preceding ones, we made Dawn Patrol which is basically five balloons testing the waters, if you will, of the air currents. For us it means a frighteningly early wake up time, 4:(bloody)30. As in the […]
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So last night we got a wonderful treat. The Grambling State University band came to Reno and the night before their game against UNR, they played the Peppermill Hotel Casino in their new Tuscany Ballroom. To watch a 300 hundred piece band perform is one thing. To watch them perform like they did last night […]