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We kept hearing wailing police sirens this morning. And I truly didn’t want to know what could be disturbing the peace of our little suburban sprawl neighborhood. But, literally just down the street from us, why not even a mile down the road, a 300-lb black bear was wandering looking for food. Here’s the news […]
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Oh, we had such a fun day at Oakland Zoo . I mean it started out great, the kids rode on the back of a large, fake turtle. We like our animals staionary and plaster. But quickly, we moved on to the tigers, which most of you know I love the most – well next […]
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It all started with the exciting news that Reno was getting their very own AAA baseball team, the Reno Aces. The above is a picture of the new stadium. You can imagine the excitement in our sports filled household. I’m trying to relate it to something I would be enthused about, let me think, ah, […]
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In one of those fluke-filled moments, I can continue our Science Themed posts because Kata went to a Mad Science Party this weekend. Truly, I was wondering what would I do without the opportunity to use precipitate or catalyst in a sentence. But fortunately, she got to make her own precipitate and it felt like […]
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Alex made it to Science Fair Regionals for the second year in a row. They’re hosted at University of Nevada, Reno and are quite A Big Deal in our small scientific community. This year Alex’s wanted to a project involving electricity. So without further adieu, we presented to the world – The judges left some […]
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She ran up to me the other day, clutching a Valentine she found tucked away in one of her many purses. “Mama,” she said all excited, “You have my heart.” What can I add to that comment? Nothing. Nothing at all. She’s always had my heart. And her Daddy’s. And her Bubby’s and Sissy’s.
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Alex’s Cub Scout Blue and Gold Dinner was held a few weeks ago and a terrific time was had by us all at the Western themed event. The kids got to wrangle some “rattlers”. Notice the excited expression in Kata’s face for the Cow Pie Flinging Contest. And notice Alex’s lack of enthusiasm at the […]