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Last night’s Phelps victory was a little bittersweet for me. You know I am Serbian and I graduated from Cal, so I was harboring hope that Milorad “Mike” Cavic would stand proud on the medal stand. And he did. The silver spot. But, the gold was so close. The length of a fingernail, the thickness […]
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Our morning started out with a re-enactment of the Parade of Nations. It wasn’t quite the spectacle we viewed last night, which was adjective defying…our senses are still a little tipsy from all of the sights and sounds of the Opening Ceremony. But, we had to do our own version because we’re that kind of […]
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This little red wagon was a gift Ken and I bought Alex for his second birthday. He’s 9 now. It’s lasted so well through street fairs, festivals, fireworks, Cub Scout camps, trick-or-treat excursions and most of all walks. I do remember we spent a lot of time researching the purchase. Wood or plastic or metal. […]
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Thanks to my oh, so understanding husband, I am finished with this book, which only came out this Saturday. For those of you who don’t understand the hype over the Twilight Saga, my apologies. One day, I innocently picked up the first of the now four novels and was swept up in the characters and […]
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Yes, we watched “Hannah Montana, the Movie”…in 3-D last night. And we were well equipped with our Hannah glasses. Except for Alex who colored his blue because they were just too girlie otherwise. Nothing like a 9 year old boy. Kata loved every second of it. And Bella, well, Bella just danced around when she […]
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Five Random Musings- This was our sunset last night. I do so enjoy reading Mark Twain now that we’re living plumb, smack dab in his territory. Remember what it felt like to have a Summer Reading List at the Library? It was such a great, summery feeling. Try a moment today where you clear your […]
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Kata’s really enjoying her summer ballet session. On Friday, there was only one other girl in her class, the student teacher and Miss Jeanine. A semi-private lesson for an hour at group rate. Woo-hoo. And as a little TGIF giggle for you…Ken took this photo of me with my Minnie Mouse reading glasses…yes, folks…it’s time […]