tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14070895947949878912024-02-21T01:54:10.107-05:00PARK PLACE<b>A DIARY OF SORTS BEGINNING IN 2009....</b>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-7009205213648478082023-12-30T15:57:00.263-05:002024-01-28T14:21:19.379-05:00AS 2023 COMES TO AN END...<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been an interesting year. For me, as an observer, I watched the changing lives of the grandchildren, Brandon, Sophia, and Baden, and great grandson, Carlos, Jr./Los.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brandon began a 6-month program in cyber-security offered through The Ohio State University. He will continue working full-time while attending on-line evening classes and he hopes to be employed in the field as soon as he's certified -- hopefully, mid 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sophia entered a real estate program and became a licensed realtor in May. Although the rising mortgage interest rates (high near 8%, falling to near 7.00% at year end) have had a negative effect on the market, there are those who still have an interest in buying or selling. During this down-market period, Sophia is learning the finer details of showing property and writing purchase agreements as she builds a clientele. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1G-3GWWJgylsPcg6zhWujzAZWQhKu0ev_HHRFk1PVweO2otlvMXNeZ9W_0a1D2gZH_7XRGlL3ZsmTaIsk5CZLb_U9PD1wPire1lSyjRW3CRmyO26xIDmQ3G7wV9gPQHGs_CL1JhABG4OT5vIlYw_CycYaFtEA_troqB8I5bnu7d9NQgYUhzeqS1XKkw/s3368/2023-09-29%2009.01.41-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="2103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1G-3GWWJgylsPcg6zhWujzAZWQhKu0ev_HHRFk1PVweO2otlvMXNeZ9W_0a1D2gZH_7XRGlL3ZsmTaIsk5CZLb_U9PD1wPire1lSyjRW3CRmyO26xIDmQ3G7wV9gPQHGs_CL1JhABG4OT5vIlYw_CycYaFtEA_troqB8I5bnu7d9NQgYUhzeqS1XKkw/w400-h640/2023-09-29%2009.01.41-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">On September 19 Sophia and Carlos were married. After five years of referring to her "boyfriend," we now can say, "Sophia's husband." </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">With the exception of the above two events, the little fellows have been the focus of the adults in the family. Baden is now 2-1/2 and Carlos (Los to me), 1-1/2. In the photos and videos below, on the left is Baden; </span><span style="font-size: medium;">on the right, Los</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <u>JANUARY</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs0psH1o9vsH7tSm60uvFWSNf8GlYnpKWv62w4KHBOkUPLv_SQJ59D-TIyFuPXoo6z9nnDb6VaSCY1QZozUvtgcdYh_PFASyqAyj-e_vDQEUBuBi5tmmFGFrmJRb7kfYRL2sMBfdCWBeYCxhohy5FNqQUs_LLOcY-BmVS0uMMGof4BdQ8XQ0j2p8dE3M/s676/2023-01-14%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs0psH1o9vsH7tSm60uvFWSNf8GlYnpKWv62w4KHBOkUPLv_SQJ59D-TIyFuPXoo6z9nnDb6VaSCY1QZozUvtgcdYh_PFASyqAyj-e_vDQEUBuBi5tmmFGFrmJRb7kfYRL2sMBfdCWBeYCxhohy5FNqQUs_LLOcY-BmVS0uMMGof4BdQ8XQ0j2p8dE3M/w299-h400/2023-01-14%20(1).jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baden's turn in the visitor's dog bed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrRQnykSf_fYXsktEwaEOvl1CtIG44aHztaVmzIQcl8hyphenhyphenQJ3T2KH9SU6YtvtFVAowP7_ch9uuuV0K-f1jB05EqVg9Nui5ZRWMnoEvRc-URkC5hF80HMaINe6O1GjDJIomwBrWUUzJPmGV-sy1iSPAdoQjAkWksWiLpWXhuepK-OjdwpNSVAChT5ZAOOY/s2048/2023-01-30.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrRQnykSf_fYXsktEwaEOvl1CtIG44aHztaVmzIQcl8hyphenhyphenQJ3T2KH9SU6YtvtFVAowP7_ch9uuuV0K-f1jB05EqVg9Nui5ZRWMnoEvRc-URkC5hF80HMaINe6O1GjDJIomwBrWUUzJPmGV-sy1iSPAdoQjAkWksWiLpWXhuepK-OjdwpNSVAChT5ZAOOY/w300-h400/2023-01-30.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crawling and gaining independence</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>FEBRUARY</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmVDzO5UNtfJWkVUYX7X-GdbHIT8ZJ5GPkgxQihylo4bf5vjt4InfakPdS_6dzwtHZKb_zVVj8nY62pDnzIlyFhlHMnEm-W-_JQhjpeacGAehAa5PiMRqeFQXaCCHDNVbc5wWutivLmWy6BrEchTq5bXYDmDmV2SsRI_MQEXv2P0YR2IzIFN2AOu1Leo/w306-h400/2023-02-05%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="306" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A chilly day at the playground</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemMr4mmW5GMbvNaU1KsUGOvMotVqnG7g3WKHVgiQ3fZtwsgllaRkBIeq_3yoa8om0IGxlbuEp3PxfZVTO6w1fwAwgvvnBynEHLDZLh_p_Dl3Ad_uoLow7nAVWH9y0rITejmiw7nXBFdttOJUw9EI6Sp90u1YE3PxPlFksWDcSLAD0cW0DgWfzO5NTvqA/s4032/2023-02-09%20(2).JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemMr4mmW5GMbvNaU1KsUGOvMotVqnG7g3WKHVgiQ3fZtwsgllaRkBIeq_3yoa8om0IGxlbuEp3PxfZVTO6w1fwAwgvvnBynEHLDZLh_p_Dl3Ad_uoLow7nAVWH9y0rITejmiw7nXBFdttOJUw9EI6Sp90u1YE3PxPlFksWDcSLAD0cW0DgWfzO5NTvqA/w300-h400/2023-02-09%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Having a go at climbing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemMr4mmW5GMbvNaU1KsUGOvMotVqnG7g3WKHVgiQ3fZtwsgllaRkBIeq_3yoa8om0IGxlbuEp3PxfZVTO6w1fwAwgvvnBynEHLDZLh_p_Dl3Ad_uoLow7nAVWH9y0rITejmiw7nXBFdttOJUw9EI6Sp90u1YE3PxPlFksWDcSLAD0cW0DgWfzO5NTvqA/s4032/2023-02-09%20(2).JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0ACwPGeRp7M0xn8M5tO8npdJ03VEOhwYW4INLckVrnGvz93OxfdZRo0QUbqMqRGA6aqQEiHIdIU-H_nlQBbPq3rZDCzEOrkIxQTq5adfIPobCyRMilSkb4Z4JnqIyad-9Ymp20nQPyNWON3WIHDvBjv8ZKP7t7wEXDZV_0yx4X7-eyXIbI-1JwNVonw/w300-h400/2023-02-25%20(5).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A visit at Grandma's</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;">MARCH</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxjXuDxRSzfA7SzVex1agYlhj2FqUTKF5rf6o1vULr1C2lengeedBKnAGgk7-M0dGDjjoamDdwxW55dyW4sQw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> A stroll down the lane</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh0cBjHjKl_stqj4uNP12lzxecozdp6QSffm3h4jSR8XNBstQXBcdoRntkF_QW8iX3pDcKhruAiXIWavPMcQfvJ2o7Eh3LxVzIkEZzLrHiIaHk7Fm0e_RYmEXzdnKUsRn4coZNwBe6lg8Vmsqptx0FwvkcMEdqWZFJHkox4blyS3Wtk6mbljzUMFq_Tk/s1793/2023-03-24%20(6).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1793" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh0cBjHjKl_stqj4uNP12lzxecozdp6QSffm3h4jSR8XNBstQXBcdoRntkF_QW8iX3pDcKhruAiXIWavPMcQfvJ2o7Eh3LxVzIkEZzLrHiIaHk7Fm0e_RYmEXzdnKUsRn4coZNwBe6lg8Vmsqptx0FwvkcMEdqWZFJHkox4blyS3Wtk6mbljzUMFq_Tk/w400-h327/2023-03-24%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's Easter!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"> </div></div><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>APRIL</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbfMBNERmL0saA8XB53xuMcuEPshsX7aDtqY5K3J15AWtfCKXXW7EW8ToZDMz1VQsSN-kXFEVBcj68KECTjCqb9gWmA43q9QPMHdDhlQBRAgkFpps43CpR6lAEGgFY34WGELF0QFwGpLcQdUSel5JvuSK_SoKF8NNsnPyhuuS0oDHWACPFA338g5qctM/s4028/2023-04-28%2017.54.37.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="2365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbfMBNERmL0saA8XB53xuMcuEPshsX7aDtqY5K3J15AWtfCKXXW7EW8ToZDMz1VQsSN-kXFEVBcj68KECTjCqb9gWmA43q9QPMHdDhlQBRAgkFpps43CpR6lAEGgFY34WGELF0QFwGpLcQdUSel5JvuSK_SoKF8NNsnPyhuuS0oDHWACPFA338g5qctM/w235-h400/2023-04-28%2017.54.37.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baden loves water and his bath!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>MAY</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbfMBNERmL0saA8XB53xuMcuEPshsX7aDtqY5K3J15AWtfCKXXW7EW8ToZDMz1VQsSN-kXFEVBcj68KECTjCqb9gWmA43q9QPMHdDhlQBRAgkFpps43CpR6lAEGgFY34WGELF0QFwGpLcQdUSel5JvuSK_SoKF8NNsnPyhuuS0oDHWACPFA338g5qctM/s4028/2023-04-28%2017.54.37.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="947" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Iv0TTGM-Rau-TIUwwWLtiGYAfejEiBbr0MsJGG7JJvk-fFPJaQ9DM7lPMRGdUf1Smg06h6pmmXbpz-w2Xoxdj91pRL5AGKTuuBvafllHqqwVhqnMOs2tqwSUt72HS5k2f8Ba7me-YftzZBhrYLM0vZzmZ1T49QKog-RUU8G0ueVglJZiwGUU8JJBGK4/w223-h400/2023-05-06%2017.57.23.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No stroller for Baden anymore!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Even better, wet dirt!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>SEPTEMBER</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbW1y3Kqcfc4SuQCkEUVQkyWa5gpoXh5vDzwVsxElrJ3mhr8ML46-dXNYWZkgcad4N3yQ3eszLmyIoncjk-yEh-NEoNTvfqAyp5IZYrS3_GapKhCqlc7U4atqRHuZHBhYnbwCuYBMDTturoUzCqldZvoJQSfUf6zxzqoIHhVpahdwmscOqeVhdzzec20/s4007/2023-09-01%2015.19.41.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4007" data-original-width="2728" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbW1y3Kqcfc4SuQCkEUVQkyWa5gpoXh5vDzwVsxElrJ3mhr8ML46-dXNYWZkgcad4N3yQ3eszLmyIoncjk-yEh-NEoNTvfqAyp5IZYrS3_GapKhCqlc7U4atqRHuZHBhYnbwCuYBMDTturoUzCqldZvoJQSfUf6zxzqoIHhVpahdwmscOqeVhdzzec20/w279-h400/2023-09-01%2015.19.41.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl36fcVT9a_68vPVzAX__GT_JAboCzoT619-jKTOEL7XAMowJEpf0WX5aZ4hpWJ8kjw_Iy6VIMOYCAXn0r7Tu94_R45uTERh3whnvHM9ZR82pG5EzkXq5BskmZ8qbOArDtPZSo3E0JXJzZqYVNLWmGdgM3nvvn9RjuxhCXhjHyKXm7pLUyGDn054Wago/s769/2023-10-31.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl36fcVT9a_68vPVzAX__GT_JAboCzoT619-jKTOEL7XAMowJEpf0WX5aZ4hpWJ8kjw_Iy6VIMOYCAXn0r7Tu94_R45uTERh3whnvHM9ZR82pG5EzkXq5BskmZ8qbOArDtPZSo3E0JXJzZqYVNLWmGdgM3nvvn9RjuxhCXhjHyKXm7pLUyGDn054Wago/s320/2023-10-31.png" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready for Halloween</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdlfytOrKkRj7ovMtsCZKHk2U9J2e4w-pVVRWAtncmTAIlYOyEYr5zw2j1VCV03uL2JL1ylGe119ieIMte6FZOWBnONMGG0lGY4TZrh4tgQcj-np0UguzB_UXi3AIK50H0p01LoXIhBZTvxNZdp4FEiQJNvpkwN1S811ws-Y4VLjhuZZBSAE76Yi57Mw/s4032/IMG_6493.heic" style="clear: right; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdlfytOrKkRj7ovMtsCZKHk2U9J2e4w-pVVRWAtncmTAIlYOyEYr5zw2j1VCV03uL2JL1ylGe119ieIMte6FZOWBnONMGG0lGY4TZrh4tgQcj-np0UguzB_UXi3AIK50H0p01LoXIhBZTvxNZdp4FEiQJNvpkwN1S811ws-Y4VLjhuZZBSAE76Yi57Mw/w245-h400/IMG_6493.heic" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Los reacting to what Sophia had said<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>NOVEMBER</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div> <span style="font-size: medium;">Something new!</span><br /><u><br /></u><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqvtpVfJie72TAsxTRPqyxhZK5dpLH2C59U6u-J3GEdvmqCCnFGK1b1FJbZbEUWT2HsHL6914xS7RRVfK5fg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOnuiSlpUHRBv9N7aum3eiFE3jUE8kdwEZSPykzqmQA54sKi9Y0az36VIvhkpeoe5d7WNgISgduP9kqbQABaZ3_QCjsiXR5dsOPClPc9Z4t0yXJrF-MGZmiHWACvuZyG4ARdA5u2tLkJ7mcJSz4pw-fAapx74w64vmeXLG_UhGYpnlMkrZ78wO1FdL3c/s4032/IMG_3984.heic" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOnuiSlpUHRBv9N7aum3eiFE3jUE8kdwEZSPykzqmQA54sKi9Y0az36VIvhkpeoe5d7WNgISgduP9kqbQABaZ3_QCjsiXR5dsOPClPc9Z4t0yXJrF-MGZmiHWACvuZyG4ARdA5u2tLkJ7mcJSz4pw-fAapx74w64vmeXLG_UhGYpnlMkrZ78wO1FdL3c/w300-h400/IMG_3984.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Outdoors in the fall leaves<br /><br />One of the breakfasts Sophia made for Los</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMujj0z2W4vomRrhEYpw1zlQk5Tl3pvEWh1CSijsHJxb-fG8UvXb2CXm-s1wp8jMicQvrxiLILZi5sB2SxtlTu5gm_3q4Ss_H3SBcxaiuu9t2esjqDZefre1xnpSd1mvooGG712PJarL4qVirrARcE41suaAOCrJbtHzLxlIAIajqSuE3nLF8A87WNlvw/s4032/IMG_7426.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMujj0z2W4vomRrhEYpw1zlQk5Tl3pvEWh1CSijsHJxb-fG8UvXb2CXm-s1wp8jMicQvrxiLILZi5sB2SxtlTu5gm_3q4Ss_H3SBcxaiuu9t2esjqDZefre1xnpSd1mvooGG712PJarL4qVirrARcE41suaAOCrJbtHzLxlIAIajqSuE3nLF8A87WNlvw/w300-h400/IMG_7426.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;">DECEMBER</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyexWX495FfClS5JG7XAJ2p_ffs4emQ0Oo22_znw7u9A3PWWRlixhSsWbdQbqHvotiSvIxieJ3bbWXT_kTrzSQikZfolxEZSCmz_NdUDdNDj2EQbeeux8bMT8tJmLiW7N-WUCREDaer_cRg7mTK8wjf9_Iuk0WurD9HW6wN41Nv_iH2th9Kl-dwBxKA0/s4032/IMG_0738.HEIC" style="clear: left; 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text-align: right;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzzqg8OqviZqWF74Jibti_v3_3A8EoblZPerOR5Wl-9-d42kV6z2IwGumapD4bYwthUtDaBNXR8dH2p4pN9lw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This boy has a thing for music with a beat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOXiFLNMBkM4-kCxGKzgxKUgJSWxnbKCXqhAIbMwTaW9sC6vo5AbhakGybvTziNru2SGLfQmHsxDpMEaYjtWeo-LjPBgmJIpEDxgoR1C0sMFNtZioGUNKB3s0H4i-ee1d6PVwCZtPDEqos4EG9tTZEK_KBVMF1j2SiGgPIEdKmYOU68pzx2KqSQn-ccA/s4032/IMG_8438.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOXiFLNMBkM4-kCxGKzgxKUgJSWxnbKCXqhAIbMwTaW9sC6vo5AbhakGybvTziNru2SGLfQmHsxDpMEaYjtWeo-LjPBgmJIpEDxgoR1C0sMFNtZioGUNKB3s0H4i-ee1d6PVwCZtPDEqos4EG9tTZEK_KBVMF1j2SiGgPIEdKmYOU68pzx2KqSQn-ccA/s320/IMG_8438.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gifts at Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdrIc9oVCjcaFu1s6TZtXOiESq7e3nH1ihUWRsP8N5JuDMMCgPWxA6-ZaHHoGxWQ3aQq-MTJOFNgT0nzICR0S9HAPtG8y5JutRe2SzKN7CQgsVV2zEDTMzxk2BVLywgXMBkeJEL_afiIIxYg1njNjen-gxICt-g8IAmYkmopMVzSlNwwQuSOfajNeIQ0/s2304/2023-11-23%2011.42.13C.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="2304" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdrIc9oVCjcaFu1s6TZtXOiESq7e3nH1ihUWRsP8N5JuDMMCgPWxA6-ZaHHoGxWQ3aQq-MTJOFNgT0nzICR0S9HAPtG8y5JutRe2SzKN7CQgsVV2zEDTMzxk2BVLywgXMBkeJEL_afiIIxYg1njNjen-gxICt-g8IAmYkmopMVzSlNwwQuSOfajNeIQ0/w640-h442/2023-11-23%2011.42.13C.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Ohioans - Brandon, Bob, Dawn, me, Sophia, little Carlos, and big Carlos</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23O24olwBKzKxsT7IiFKm1hEP7HsYzjmYMyvkOrawWwW6lRP97eD_JQgO-rbZfuevtGw6xXKBzLnqrNRqNF8fjn0Kh3CCUA2W2Dv2zHuu26H_yCq8Z819FbRd-BhgH3es48anEvWvMJSnMuwP0QJ0V-UW8fdv-qfjQoE2A2-ylMzw8QIImnLp9X1Kvws/s3088/IMG_1824.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23O24olwBKzKxsT7IiFKm1hEP7HsYzjmYMyvkOrawWwW6lRP97eD_JQgO-rbZfuevtGw6xXKBzLnqrNRqNF8fjn0Kh3CCUA2W2Dv2zHuu26H_yCq8Z819FbRd-BhgH3es48anEvWvMJSnMuwP0QJ0V-UW8fdv-qfjQoE2A2-ylMzw8QIImnLp9X1Kvws/w300-h400/IMG_1824.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The California Contingent<br />Brett, Baden, Kaiyun</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-70758464487058648862023-01-14T13:31:00.001-05:002023-01-14T13:39:54.236-05:00LEAVING 2022Photographs abound, shared from the West Coast as well as those of taken locally.<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This post picks up in mid-year. In August, Sophia engaged a professional photographer to snap family photos. (One day there will be pictures that include Brett, Kaiyun, and Baden.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-o7auKJZC1JWOqVvaGEJsyTC9FX1g0nJ-6yw31DKVsq7GzL444KWDuPIwu55V_5qcX8iR9VuJKl6QUjGHwLPSzyoOElP7CR8hWUE6k7lEkh-YpDeGxkd1c3kL3F5foig4Aoiinzr8SFCPEGZXXc0GDNjBnUoil-LjO2q95gvSlPXmVvRzIDw-hUM/s1600/mycha-michelle-photography-58.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-o7auKJZC1JWOqVvaGEJsyTC9FX1g0nJ-6yw31DKVsq7GzL444KWDuPIwu55V_5qcX8iR9VuJKl6QUjGHwLPSzyoOElP7CR8hWUE6k7lEkh-YpDeGxkd1c3kL3F5foig4Aoiinzr8SFCPEGZXXc0GDNjBnUoil-LjO2q95gvSlPXmVvRzIDw-hUM/w640-h426/mycha-michelle-photography-58.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haleigh, Brandon, Sophia, Carlos, Bob, Dawn, me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-40559111771537845052022-05-25T10:08:00.170-04:002022-05-25T19:41:12.130-04:00MORE WITH BADEN<p style="text-align: justify;">Baden, Brett's and Kaiyun's boy, is approaching his first birthday. He continues to be a joy, and photographs so well! In the last six months, January through June, his folks have captured treasured moments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL2HKxLtAcEgv67KIFz65dJ_KSX416FuJhO8dYpFlHP83s_7VKgTf_ti2kQC0eJoJBuT32rjB98HrN-2tTRtaFF-UF92WeBEDXffglbMGhxn_41Pc4Q2Ch9hKpl9jISbdb0uN9C81NR9322YQ4J-kRp1rVZjeuB-OiYdtCoWe59lXaoBakHr0-768/s322/20220103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL2HKxLtAcEgv67KIFz65dJ_KSX416FuJhO8dYpFlHP83s_7VKgTf_ti2kQC0eJoJBuT32rjB98HrN-2tTRtaFF-UF92WeBEDXffglbMGhxn_41Pc4Q2Ch9hKpl9jISbdb0uN9C81NR9322YQ4J-kRp1rVZjeuB-OiYdtCoWe59lXaoBakHr0-768/s320/20220103.JPG" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Welcome 2022!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1TZokQXgc13TrNw0yVtdpV5CMp5jlBeMjx8s4xdpU9ouXvchgto2XfYZobsKKC58tkG1XCsJm4pE3bX1D_DG7h2WBkqfkNxRnsX0rqswmUTV2q6M27-6jgQLqEovIQ5ItGyDHEAecve5sO3pH3CGdmqBEihbFIqxp2skpdqJzE7mg84xBkzXQWjn/s3144/20220125b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3144" data-original-width="2246" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1TZokQXgc13TrNw0yVtdpV5CMp5jlBeMjx8s4xdpU9ouXvchgto2XfYZobsKKC58tkG1XCsJm4pE3bX1D_DG7h2WBkqfkNxRnsX0rqswmUTV2q6M27-6jgQLqEovIQ5ItGyDHEAecve5sO3pH3CGdmqBEihbFIqxp2skpdqJzE7mg84xBkzXQWjn/w286-h400/20220125b.jpeg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">"School Picture" at Daycare</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBurZzpyhhTY4nIlvvCvtUgu-MQbgP_NUbdyaXkOPXubfGafMS-UXxcfRrAZAQu57VJJuQg5f5VQjuoQFPsCgsLRl87a57-66u4JBzCOs-bdsyUigY4KSPfQa0Coj_yTi9uULSOe4W0P6krBbBshLwlndptWUXWB19Ub_0hjsud-ZsC6zdJ8OrLAC2/s1132/20220217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="706" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBurZzpyhhTY4nIlvvCvtUgu-MQbgP_NUbdyaXkOPXubfGafMS-UXxcfRrAZAQu57VJJuQg5f5VQjuoQFPsCgsLRl87a57-66u4JBzCOs-bdsyUigY4KSPfQa0Coj_yTi9uULSOe4W0P6krBbBshLwlndptWUXWB19Ub_0hjsud-ZsC6zdJ8OrLAC2/w250-h400/20220217.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The face of an angel</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfjYl6X264DgG0pVRXU_LMgh3SetmjmeDruXpGCwi9NVrQzV8lR2Vis2506XGiao2oy7hfOBhIbjYFk1vNrktYDy96MOzdwxrylYlK6J8r6HHRNDztoELMiadiua2eyI2xq8FRQ6iuSOeUfnFabIK1GU_ljDbN3HNlTfCilTlFZFkh9YJ4nvq9c--/s4032/20220225a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfjYl6X264DgG0pVRXU_LMgh3SetmjmeDruXpGCwi9NVrQzV8lR2Vis2506XGiao2oy7hfOBhIbjYFk1vNrktYDy96MOzdwxrylYlK6J8r6HHRNDztoELMiadiua2eyI2xq8FRQ6iuSOeUfnFabIK1GU_ljDbN3HNlTfCilTlFZFkh9YJ4nvq9c--/w300-h400/20220225a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Eight months old and showing an interest in books</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24_L2FRjKB-cYtwRun9naPh4hoQI7LE-VveDCI6GxLsaYPeUXJWNj9Daekon2XeiH8NW0qWOQliu1aToU0AqD3kQQHLjy9V_MuXwj7HjXnGiUQzuyFpN5oiIHY3ZfouJ6nSEMMglrVpUHkuohVpi8x0Zm1V2VUYub6rHnXBiP0PIeWkQS2o0gQKwd/s1440/20220226b.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24_L2FRjKB-cYtwRun9naPh4hoQI7LE-VveDCI6GxLsaYPeUXJWNj9Daekon2XeiH8NW0qWOQliu1aToU0AqD3kQQHLjy9V_MuXwj7HjXnGiUQzuyFpN5oiIHY3ZfouJ6nSEMMglrVpUHkuohVpi8x0Zm1V2VUYub6rHnXBiP0PIeWkQS2o0gQKwd/w225-h400/20220226b.JPEG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I was happy when he had no interest in a pacifier or his thumb, and then he did this...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2hEmLxov-bwNdEEtIJ5NyrOOCqpsUr8wFt0JF4JJA_96MSKNBfUYTY0g3f-YEAJlmx2hxC2Y-_j12i3vZn_DZ12THLRxjgDRsCh85FmhaT5GYppU0_1jJzpg6ymn4m-sC5lXjNp8HNlJ1pA1M140Qgxcw9Mijh52c7wD0NGsF7krDDZtMawu5-ZA/s4032/20220325.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2hEmLxov-bwNdEEtIJ5NyrOOCqpsUr8wFt0JF4JJA_96MSKNBfUYTY0g3f-YEAJlmx2hxC2Y-_j12i3vZn_DZ12THLRxjgDRsCh85FmhaT5GYppU0_1jJzpg6ymn4m-sC5lXjNp8HNlJ1pA1M140Qgxcw9Mijh52c7wD0NGsF7krDDZtMawu5-ZA/w300-h400/20220325.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Nine months old</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxKxMVpUfb6iDna1VgHA4Mu8TZOWRaOpf9qaoFOUy9iLweElNzO0lFnzj53R2MWODfPQd8yzaAeIyaqf95DkA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He has learned to pull himself up to stand ...and dance!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPMRgCwnJObpullpB76TLrgqy0W1AIwwKrc-BhiyHue2Rb_DYGQ7WEyQLKVhutl15J36h8xpyhnHtz7_QuBUok-YWr9pGEjiqPVHOa0tNpdxigY-t3usK-HB1-rnFgB6loa-FxD_EUx_tAj1PCvHGLl7R7pjP_Aqg8Fc5ANFMLChCn-dc6mZEuqC/s2048/20220315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPMRgCwnJObpullpB76TLrgqy0W1AIwwKrc-BhiyHue2Rb_DYGQ7WEyQLKVhutl15J36h8xpyhnHtz7_QuBUok-YWr9pGEjiqPVHOa0tNpdxigY-t3usK-HB1-rnFgB6loa-FxD_EUx_tAj1PCvHGLl7R7pjP_Aqg8Fc5ANFMLChCn-dc6mZEuqC/w300-h400/20220315.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Playtime with Daddy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzi6XmdDAcbA-fjNXOcS4I-PBry6NUpd6bCUtsR1GAWMmxsqYvJ_nyuu7OoamEFh3JSd5vJyDnC5UTew9KRfQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He will eat anything and enjoys it all, from rice noodles to avocado</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnGxjXPgBnPQC3774tlf--VBXJmCbt9rYrnqXBAA7lhAFA2AlaVXg3GJYugclvGm9zqWptvaoecEtf3te_k0rQxJ0NokJ7kx_ha9cORa2bzwj-QNIKTxEydYtgC7JYjU4oIRJt53Iiean5nERKmGQFz0rimdl6GFKK3736el0T9mKH5762Y9Ohw9L/s3478/20220412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="3478" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnGxjXPgBnPQC3774tlf--VBXJmCbt9rYrnqXBAA7lhAFA2AlaVXg3GJYugclvGm9zqWptvaoecEtf3te_k0rQxJ0NokJ7kx_ha9cORa2bzwj-QNIKTxEydYtgC7JYjU4oIRJt53Iiean5nERKmGQFz0rimdl6GFKK3736el0T9mKH5762Y9Ohw9L/s320/20220412.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />He just learned to clap<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CfCchkupuKHMyqdk06599orSuLvSNEuuk1gVTy8qEDUjJVmutC6pD2W0ABOvtDYkl53S7yL8LaB612KFfW7O0a7j2bLFkv5BRlI7lxGAQM3rHsECKdhntqLEvKWVXyd11w6bBYuA94C3VLUCRugC9ciqlD_e2Ohx2f-hg5MlOFBu7uYzTm0vnBIh/s4032/20220418%20(2).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">His dad said he's going to be a rock star</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxl36_bOvqnIO9K1mzFZQgAIOFTlb480WbQrUTMBNh-Sz4yRjyACS9DLPHsndnC0ZuVf1RyQ3EmhHDFMmgp9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Giddyup on Dad's back</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5si3zaRM0g5cRtnCtEh9D3LSboXHB9OgUAPzfha_6UI2Ub1bIP5tuWdlhMk6zUuyz-7KyAG2BLvGaB_gSOV9trzaedtqRsi1acw3yyd5m5DypdL5fdUw0Yp-mXtrpUczLb8_a8ScfXMYoqtDlcNszzrxvzLAls6B6yknFB0Ifn8tKF4uD8gdIqUp/s4032/20220506.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wyjYPxUxQPzMvqmqf3avHq_pGQ15qsqbojh_GhuEcapWORXBmkvpjRB3mDmdViEb5UsvqeUlz7eFn-KQ3x3LGBbn6uUK6OAqC-Wdkc1gTy9NY5T_hkdzQLZK3NYq9LVU8X5BgIP8NpOrzQGLIK6Ke1REqOLa2ZqwtCjV2lrBa7Bgw_SeKzs9qMUo/w300-h400/20220522%20(4).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Mom's caption: "Soup for Lunch"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBB84Ep-_BLnIxanu69VgpP2GEnX0PgAWGlhr44d7OJxnl59BoyDIerzq4D4dkLVH_UXSeDFKkxI_YJ4D-v-GmbgO-HbqGQUfsNU6-8vjdZmLL_WFrwD7TTT35v2vLJ91PnEW8n0jW6M3ZOUokahgW_KuoqutAAv67kqI6GTKqNe2Z0-oIfC4OAUu/s4032/20220525%20(2).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBB84Ep-_BLnIxanu69VgpP2GEnX0PgAWGlhr44d7OJxnl59BoyDIerzq4D4dkLVH_UXSeDFKkxI_YJ4D-v-GmbgO-HbqGQUfsNU6-8vjdZmLL_WFrwD7TTT35v2vLJ91PnEW8n0jW6M3ZOUokahgW_KuoqutAAv67kqI6GTKqNe2Z0-oIfC4OAUu/s320/20220525%20(2).JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />"Helping" with the blocks that show he is eleven months old</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-1752573009584535452022-05-24T16:14:00.101-04:002022-05-25T19:01:01.827-04:00WE ADD ANOTHER GENERATION!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sophia announced to the world last year that she and Carlos are expecting. At the October Reveal Party, we learned we will be welcoming Baby Boy Carlos, as we've referred to him (this year, another boy, and for me, a GREATgrandson), who is due in mid-May. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sophia's pregnancy has been typical. Now in her third trimester, with six to eight weeks until his delivery, Sophia is growing more uncomfortable. Naps are now her favorite pasttime. And she is always hungry. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Sunday, April 27, Dawn hosted a Baby Shower for Sophia and Carlos at the Wales Crossing Clubhouse off 241. Photos shared below were taken by Haleigh, Brandon's girlfriend/SO, and Beth, Matt's fiancee.
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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPW9nndsKHgA_6-29p_Fl0K87a7tMdMU1gPSmb8hmb8f6vXHz41DBhUsBG5ZCgI1BrI2UuYhVkK7uTy5-TIx0nzQN3kbH3uEVrm_Wx9jSEUiY_3QCWzUIPJqUICz2sgft7CSQEWIsYT0nljp12X-LqioJn5S-byfHyrjFe3F_lfVF6vdwlwQ5RBwG/s960/G%20Diaper%20Raffle%20and%20Guests%20Attending.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="960" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPW9nndsKHgA_6-29p_Fl0K87a7tMdMU1gPSmb8hmb8f6vXHz41DBhUsBG5ZCgI1BrI2UuYhVkK7uTy5-TIx0nzQN3kbH3uEVrm_Wx9jSEUiY_3QCWzUIPJqUICz2sgft7CSQEWIsYT0nljp12X-LqioJn5S-byfHyrjFe3F_lfVF6vdwlwQ5RBwG/w400-h265/G%20Diaper%20Raffle%20and%20Guests%20Attending.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Diaper Raffle<br />and Guest Registry</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Therefore, a couple weeks before his due date, the date for the C-section was scheduled, May 19, which, coincidentally (or not) is Carlos's 20th birthday.<div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Sophia and Carlos arrived at the hospital at 6:00 AM and she was wheeled into the operating room at 8:30. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G2Cb8fZx-1vwMnZrpgEmTvw3foDuxKeFqbZpx48OtDI0xUHRv4PMMeuGG7yHCd9kShumIGe9mpZekWfA7wSdYhcroxT4aHLVlCjGmEw8UZbxCEdwp4GVLfwvQymSFzgfFUfcgWo7zPecp4HFxgeXnoL4JVpemTly-tyvY1tXxO6xJZybSy8zX3BK/s4032/20220519%20(1).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G2Cb8fZx-1vwMnZrpgEmTvw3foDuxKeFqbZpx48OtDI0xUHRv4PMMeuGG7yHCd9kShumIGe9mpZekWfA7wSdYhcroxT4aHLVlCjGmEw8UZbxCEdwp4GVLfwvQymSFzgfFUfcgWo7zPecp4HFxgeXnoL4JVpemTly-tyvY1tXxO6xJZybSy8zX3BK/w300-h400/20220519%20(1).JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Ready to get this party started!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><span style="text-align: center;">As soon as the spinal was effective, "Los" was delivered at 8:40 AM and back in the room with his dad at 8:58! Sophia joined the pair and Dawn less than an hour later.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTOOUbDW0ZRZqVnn8m-YKsfTi1klqqTU2lfcxjUdIO8vXnu_YhKxjSZ8bLdwBHC1nT-YZ97Q9FMbEkuZVEqpmcMLYJ7xXW8SxEhw1gx5AbIWv-GYBMDGKmf_rf_8VfW3QBrIh3Om7me_9l3vccHbLCEDhSXz1tDXS_Is3rgbMj0oIHCQeS6Fsepf/s3411/20220519%20(2).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="3411" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTOOUbDW0ZRZqVnn8m-YKsfTi1klqqTU2lfcxjUdIO8vXnu_YhKxjSZ8bLdwBHC1nT-YZ97Q9FMbEkuZVEqpmcMLYJ7xXW8SxEhw1gx5AbIWv-GYBMDGKmf_rf_8VfW3QBrIh3Om7me_9l3vccHbLCEDhSXz1tDXS_Is3rgbMj0oIHCQeS6Fsepf/w400-h201/20220519%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> Father-son bonding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRjLUIBurUdX_Nhd6EODZRRkojEf1FXSLgGN0wmr80Fjz2fFMl3GV9zzMcJylGkOLf6Kx-9Y1h2MH9U0-24Ax7GdK3zqPbGwXtRcb4ODuGK3Vl4_Apr6eEdz4Z40DEcc9w1BRZcFD4U1KKwSX1b19dGvL3fG1AH0mWdLxtxY38UtB3MzigPonHFxM/s4032/20220519%20(9).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRjLUIBurUdX_Nhd6EODZRRkojEf1FXSLgGN0wmr80Fjz2fFMl3GV9zzMcJylGkOLf6Kx-9Y1h2MH9U0-24Ax7GdK3zqPbGwXtRcb4ODuGK3Vl4_Apr6eEdz4Z40DEcc9w1BRZcFD4U1KKwSX1b19dGvL3fG1AH0mWdLxtxY38UtB3MzigPonHFxM/w300-h400/20220519%20(9).JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Back in the room, Sophia finally got to hold her son</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">Road Trip! The first time on the road for Baden for an extended time. Thankfully, he slept most of the way, and when awake, happily had a bottle and was entertained by Kaiyun. </span></p><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMW4yi_0NYhBj8CoCWrynGsX1G80MISfCD5dqy89wSjAkzI0CABeInN3u9aMHmuP0qiKMhQRtKYYUKTQOFjAVdNgkf_pE6q1nWsjYZmmFVZo4uWNflfQGqKVrwtTMR-nrOsjBLIHqkm1ow-5vq15fucUtiaKtzSPHeDahTPABc0ti6C5jBbGCjwauE=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMW4yi_0NYhBj8CoCWrynGsX1G80MISfCD5dqy89wSjAkzI0CABeInN3u9aMHmuP0qiKMhQRtKYYUKTQOFjAVdNgkf_pE6q1nWsjYZmmFVZo4uWNflfQGqKVrwtTMR-nrOsjBLIHqkm1ow-5vq15fucUtiaKtzSPHeDahTPABc0ti6C5jBbGCjwauE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a windy day, and as we left the city, several trucks were pulled to the side of the road. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3SjqFD7wqa5NaqUdhyU3D0Qbe2VhUb36oobPn78L9ZNwXjbwZYNHA7xdRv_u7cwkaVh40PZYARaJXy4Kj-6zqcwwmkOd7ugiLgeLNPeO8WlTP4S7eCpi7ZmNFPn--IEwRQt6SVM9FR8yBjt9Q-gS2qO21yfb27Jy0-HukKnrQX5lqj6KqlKSus4sy=s3020" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="3020" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3SjqFD7wqa5NaqUdhyU3D0Qbe2VhUb36oobPn78L9ZNwXjbwZYNHA7xdRv_u7cwkaVh40PZYARaJXy4Kj-6zqcwwmkOd7ugiLgeLNPeO8WlTP4S7eCpi7ZmNFPn--IEwRQt6SVM9FR8yBjt9Q-gS2qO21yfb27Jy0-HukKnrQX5lqj6KqlKSus4sy=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">What I thought was smoke was dust kicked up by the wind.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQp5Q-cxOHq-_QPG3p9KzBQT_CPSFyL7dY0The6aJ_2oChbXLr4FcZEisovJn4mN3eh3gOBda7x55g_W1s2kBVFNlI134cMs0OBNoBxF2VHzc_EQaUYUQ4aO34R-R9RpkbnUJDMWr-7MUcMAPz_9_k5go0Gn1UpB4jIo1eYwrgDf02aYC3v0N9nh9e=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQp5Q-cxOHq-_QPG3p9KzBQT_CPSFyL7dY0The6aJ_2oChbXLr4FcZEisovJn4mN3eh3gOBda7x55g_W1s2kBVFNlI134cMs0OBNoBxF2VHzc_EQaUYUQ4aO34R-R9RpkbnUJDMWr-7MUcMAPz_9_k5go0Gn1UpB4jIo1eYwrgDf02aYC3v0N9nh9e=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although chilly, this was a beautiful day for a ride. Snow had fallen in the higher elevations during the night.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwTEEUsyyz4kqk7N7FPzTB029Dh2E5Q2jQlpgU_B2t3_JhOt9AocvSjRs8McXXj8o8lZvDGGf0QmcFkur32LfrZ4hs8dXIQH51Ic8RF092kM4aZX7oUocpGW4RTrf680TPwkfEDJ_poFGd-AoxKHiNWXeZAr_6a37j85E5c1m48y3-R_p-LtSMPPj=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="3024" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwTEEUsyyz4kqk7N7FPzTB029Dh2E5Q2jQlpgU_B2t3_JhOt9AocvSjRs8McXXj8o8lZvDGGf0QmcFkur32LfrZ4hs8dXIQH51Ic8RF092kM4aZX7oUocpGW4RTrf680TPwkfEDJ_poFGd-AoxKHiNWXeZAr_6a37j85E5c1m48y3-R_p-LtSMPPj=w400-h291" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From near 1 mile high, we began our descent to Sedona. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH_eNwyiUj169Tcv_TO7X9C5kMyEEtcWXtrIemAe_cxuJBNX9fVwvmJo_fUwH_gG37jJ3Tdkc_QLrt7GoI6Vh2dFwM9Ml7zGd0h1-hVOd1TYoK_e8VEBK-4hs4IbSiGjSLa8viDRMPM_0UPu0jXeTd9-_Bmntn7QnMDQblnMQvzRJhKkfv5PXI0iWA=s2608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH_eNwyiUj169Tcv_TO7X9C5kMyEEtcWXtrIemAe_cxuJBNX9fVwvmJo_fUwH_gG37jJ3Tdkc_QLrt7GoI6Vh2dFwM9Ml7zGd0h1-hVOd1TYoK_e8VEBK-4hs4IbSiGjSLa8viDRMPM_0UPu0jXeTd9-_Bmntn7QnMDQblnMQvzRJhKkfv5PXI0iWA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kaiyun booked adjoining rooms with a door connecting the two units. 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Perhaps because this was a holiday weekend, many folks had set up campsites along the dirt trail. 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We crossed a creek several times, Brett needing to give me a hand as I endeavored to keep my feet dry. 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The coronavirus, Covid-19, reached pandemic proportions in March, and the US went into lockdown. Essential businesses such as grocers and pharmacies remained open, but schools, retail stores and restaurants closed. No assemblies were allowed, indoors or out. Those who could, worked from home, gathering on-line in Zoom meetings. When folks left their homes, they wore face masks. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sQBlk0RzG4TMtsg7_2BOu3dhyT-InO_8FPqm__62rcYpTQoV6LKBWs3cIvxrNfGZBTbW5MCCOeAswLzABoL35gEn9yHx71jBpSKx-6g3i0lxNhKHXRPrR-fCjl3NGUs9Mh2j8bSP3ZI/s513/Married%2521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="513" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sQBlk0RzG4TMtsg7_2BOu3dhyT-InO_8FPqm__62rcYpTQoV6LKBWs3cIvxrNfGZBTbW5MCCOeAswLzABoL35gEn9yHx71jBpSKx-6g3i0lxNhKHXRPrR-fCjl3NGUs9Mh2j8bSP3ZI/s320/Married%2521.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>For Brett, it was also a year like no other, but for <i>good</i> reasons! First, on </span><span>October 1, he and Kaiyun Liang (originally from Taiwan, and naturalized here in 2019) were married. Because of the pandemic, there was no gathering to celebrate, just them, a witness or two and the officiant. </span><span>Two weeks later, they closed o</span><span>n the purchase of a home in Costa Mesa. And a month later, Kaiyun found she was pregnant and due to deliver the end of June 2021.</span></div><p></p><p></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Their new home required updating, and Brett was able to do most of the work himself. They had kept Kaiyun's condo, and rented it, furnished. Thus they needed furniture as well as pots and pans, dishes and kitchen gear for both their two bedroom, one bath main house and the "casita", with one bedroom and bath. </span><span>By the end of </span>May, the major work had been completed. Essential furniture had been acquired, including nursery items for the baby's room.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLM2GWQQ9pKDQn_Hb9gnwp1D5BJ-_aHZ_T4f5rhgPbHCL1_yU8Y8-eATgfBXESDQjPv5FC7Atf2VZ2Xh6oQbidCP-zYKnJMDoXCzIHBJgUrYl0J01iPAAg9IkduTYC6Cs7vzHualrY5A/s880/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="880" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLM2GWQQ9pKDQn_Hb9gnwp1D5BJ-_aHZ_T4f5rhgPbHCL1_yU8Y8-eATgfBXESDQjPv5FC7Atf2VZ2Xh6oQbidCP-zYKnJMDoXCzIHBJgUrYl0J01iPAAg9IkduTYC6Cs7vzHualrY5A/w400-h268/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front ("Main") House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2hJoPVuF9NT2tddT-_YY6btauUVDCOGtmr3r0gfvbnfdxerb2LCTRw6O_A1eFTuafUHwfhouYoRnDfv-2hC7zkQSZ94TNP5xaY4OTGZVGbLRpTehVxjrTf5cZ7jqP9AC3sq17s4K7h0/s884/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="884" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2hJoPVuF9NT2tddT-_YY6btauUVDCOGtmr3r0gfvbnfdxerb2LCTRw6O_A1eFTuafUHwfhouYoRnDfv-2hC7zkQSZ94TNP5xaY4OTGZVGbLRpTehVxjrTf5cZ7jqP9AC3sq17s4K7h0/w400-h266/15.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casita</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Kaiyun was sick all nine months. Toward the end of her pregnancy she was losing weight, and near the end of her eighth month, her doctor put her on bedrest for a couple weeks.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOEWg2bBp8E4q9cW3PmOjANaGzB8dMR-4_jA4adqh1IJWX4Iy2diOXEFBBqxZWrTq9ER6-JS84mGryHZ3hTrLFWL9C0V2Vkr7Jd-iKftecKLvhjxgh6TXVg_Ki9oonZzrCDIYnwL3sr_y/w300-h400/2021+06+14.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a few days to go!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOEWg2bBp8E4q9cW3PmOjANaGzB8dMR-4_jA4adqh1IJWX4Iy2diOXEFBBqxZWrTq9ER6-JS84mGryHZ3hTrLFWL9C0V2Vkr7Jd-iKftecKLvhjxgh6TXVg_Ki9oonZzrCDIYnwL3sr_y/s4032/2021+06+14.JPG" style="text-align: center;"><span></span></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Because the doctors had told Kaiyun she could deliver any time after her 36th week, I flew to stay with them on June 9. Then we waited. Baden was in no hurry to arrive. (Baden's name was taken from the Baden-Powell mountain crest in the Angeles National Forest. It was where Brett and Kaiyun hiked on their first date.) Baden was delivered on the date Kaiyun had scheduled for a C-section, June 25. He was a healthy 8 pounds, 9 ounces. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANiv18LiQMt27r4SXgCks3i-gj4i2v1DooyPn9dmIDPODKsFPwQAzw1hyy_CmiQMfWwgAfsB578msz_7gjHh5TZ4LtPr3KTi3ozgbg_RPqRJbuYlQYvtzdosAs3EzqapIxgo6WNCg4O3u/w300-h400/20210625.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's here!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANiv18LiQMt27r4SXgCks3i-gj4i2v1DooyPn9dmIDPODKsFPwQAzw1hyy_CmiQMfWwgAfsB578msz_7gjHh5TZ4LtPr3KTi3ozgbg_RPqRJbuYlQYvtzdosAs3EzqapIxgo6WNCg4O3u/s2048/20210625.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfxAFmzPmS2JGDJTNb1fIARF5oIv9dzWVtsyOHCVtzKh6rcLBA_rPz3siJxYpv5Ijy0AsPU7IdsKCyLHQPey8fzVSMhDAqT4ZefcL-u2fryXziO_wYmExXA_WwQZOldpeTD_zvFzlqX4/w300-h400/20210626c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for a diaper change</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfxAFmzPmS2JGDJTNb1fIARF5oIv9dzWVtsyOHCVtzKh6rcLBA_rPz3siJxYpv5Ijy0AsPU7IdsKCyLHQPey8fzVSMhDAqT4ZefcL-u2fryXziO_wYmExXA_WwQZOldpeTD_zvFzlqX4/s2048/20210626c.jpeg"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kaiyun and Baden came home on Sunday. Such a small bundle!! These photos were taken periodically through the next month. When I returned home the end of July, Kaiyun was on her feet, and Brett and Kaiyun were ready to get on with life with just the three of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgJbsBeD2WiY59eQ89RTsmsLgrAkJ7jgN86-8SYQlJfkbcj3pKBYft1TeUjOByUoiBEmQkBlcVN9t-EWvLS3Tnw8uqE4i2UGBAw7cobz84XVAyyu4IHTOB71sILAH4GDXiWdArcwbWXg/w300-h400/20210627b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baden's home!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgJbsBeD2WiY59eQ89RTsmsLgrAkJ7jgN86-8SYQlJfkbcj3pKBYft1TeUjOByUoiBEmQkBlcVN9t-EWvLS3Tnw8uqE4i2UGBAw7cobz84XVAyyu4IHTOB71sILAH4GDXiWdArcwbWXg/s2048/20210627b.jpeg" style="clear: right; 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Midday we stopped at a park adjacent to the ski slopes for lunch. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qb728xsC_LwTyehNjQIckBJpnp2S0dI_fUAat013M8y1-VNkSmDGaKlXJEp6C0uRHJjVfvKe15GtFZXBKuLXbc-EjdJ_JIjkp1eW6CnUI-O0cbzU94dEVqwgZNK0IL6LsODWBbAOdmk/w300-h400/20210720+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qb728xsC_LwTyehNjQIckBJpnp2S0dI_fUAat013M8y1-VNkSmDGaKlXJEp6C0uRHJjVfvKe15GtFZXBKuLXbc-EjdJ_JIjkp1eW6CnUI-O0cbzU94dEVqwgZNK0IL6LsODWBbAOdmk/s2048/20210720+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLYdXEnZA973Z1XE3UPOLafUADxN84V3PAxowK_s8v1JhKZiUG0odkWKFMj7CDlWiW_eFO3kWc-xSxOWEWTz5tfiTwGyiK6HgsLDXfiXZsvRGVZbSU0gKyHi5eJwHfCkz0vlIrrO1mdE/w300-h400/20210720+Big+Bear.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLYdXEnZA973Z1XE3UPOLafUADxN84V3PAxowK_s8v1JhKZiUG0odkWKFMj7CDlWiW_eFO3kWc-xSxOWEWTz5tfiTwGyiK6HgsLDXfiXZsvRGVZbSU0gKyHi5eJwHfCkz0vlIrrO1mdE/s2048/20210720+Big+Bear.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Brett and Kaiyun returned a month later to spend a weekend at an AirB&B at Big Bear. Brett had taken his mountain bike with them, and he spent time in the morning riding trails that are snow-covered in the winter. I received a text from him Sunday afternoon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">We just had a bear in the house.</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Not kidding</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Me: Were you out/away when it came in?</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Napping</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Woke up to it in the kitchen</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Me: *Big* bear?</span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">F*#kin' yes!</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Apparently he had opened the door to get cross ventilation while he, Kaiyun, and Baden slept. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Brett, waking up, he said, because he heard a something, saw Kaiyun asleep on a couch and Baden, in his bassinet on the dining room table, who couldn't make the noise he was hearing, and thought to himself, "So what/who is in here?"</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">He sat up slowly and looked toward the kitchen to see a bear, standing on its hind legs, endeavoring to open a cupboard door where they had put their food. Brett got up and spread his arms wide, waving them and uttering sounds to shoo the bear, but not approaching the animal. The bear looked at him, dropped down to all fours, and ambled back out the door.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Kaiyun provided a photo showing where they, and the bear, were during the event.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxbWSmc0HoOiBnByoKKKhOMsnj6DV4sq7Tbvn22FsB1hkDPA-GKikHY5jGQoT9_4aMFY9aP3dl46HRcn7la8iv9eV7vgCg7URHNnjbDsS6orHUAoB2K0WLOS2Ou5iIXvCGL98GjnXp8k/w284-h400/IMG_7475+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="284" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxbWSmc0HoOiBnByoKKKhOMsnj6DV4sq7Tbvn22FsB1hkDPA-GKikHY5jGQoT9_4aMFY9aP3dl46HRcn7la8iv9eV7vgCg7URHNnjbDsS6orHUAoB2K0WLOS2Ou5iIXvCGL98GjnXp8k/s1079/IMG_7475+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgZT4B1OHBp1jCzFk5U0NOmcTpBYXilh2LgQLjk7Pw_uS_XE-yJgl5j1L9HXZjUmxKEVtc66-9zip65eOZd-am2J9mWrSP6MkkggBLMWykOlDhqQ_p1tLMgdGA4_r0OyHzAOo7rjUC9w/s542/20210727.JPG"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgZT4B1OHBp1jCzFk5U0NOmcTpBYXilh2LgQLjk7Pw_uS_XE-yJgl5j1L9HXZjUmxKEVtc66-9zip65eOZd-am2J9mWrSP6MkkggBLMWykOlDhqQ_p1tLMgdGA4_r0OyHzAOo7rjUC9w/w315-h400/20210727.JPG" width="315" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArlg-EnLj_dEwZUfVXI0wpkjpjbBrBp7UFfch9u6XC0_0N0Z_8cnJ5FVJaYQC8hKeWz-O1rcV8hTeiu8BVLfVVglr-uV3YeiR_PN4qsusN89zSyH6XHNHIQjvWZLG6H2HkCiRXSWKGI4/w480-h640/20210727+%252811%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baden now a month old<br />with Mom and Dad, Kaiyun and Brett</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-77503218196644537592019-11-26T13:28:00.000-05:002020-01-03T15:00:24.045-05:00OCTOBER 2019 TRIP TO MOAB<div style="text-align: justify;">
Brett and Kaiyun invited me to join them in mid October for a road trip to Moab, with a stop on the way in Flagstaff and on the return, in Sedona. I've wanted to return to the Southwest since the bus trip I took with Pam Proctor in 1999, so accepted without hesitation.</div>
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Brett hasn't hiked in several months because of painful knee issues. However, biking doesn't cause a problem, so he gets his exercise pedaling rather than walking. He wanted to go to Moab to bike The Whole Enchilada, a 26.5-mile ride, with 7,000 vertical feet of down hill challenge. </div>
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Our route would pass Monument Valley on the way to Moab, so we detoured for a short visit. In the background are the Three Sisters.</div>
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On Saturday, we picked up doughnuts and coffee and headed to the Canyonlands to sit on rocks while "picnicing." Then we were on to see some of the vistas Brett had seen on his trip in April 2017.</div>
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On July 22, a friend of Sophia's called her. The friend had rescued a kitten that had been staying outside the apartment where she lives. She had asked neighbors if the kitten belonged to them, and each said no. During a heavy rain, she brought the bedraggled kitten in, and knowing that the lease did not permit pets, called Sophia to ask her to find it a home.</div>
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Sophia picked up the kitten and called me. She planned to take it to the Humane Society. I told her animals cannot be dropped off without paying a fee, money Sophia didn't have. Although I could have (should have) given her the money, I didn't. It was obvious that he (named "Grayson" by Sophia) had a respiratory infection and needed treatment. No one was going to adopt a sick kitten. Instead of paying the fee to leave the cat at the Humane Society, I made an appointment with our vet to see him the next day. </div>
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After spending $250 for the vet's services -- treatment for ear mites, fleas, and worms, as well as a shot for his respiratory infection and testing for feline leukemia, and the first of routine shots administered to cats, Grayson began his stay with me while we searched for a home for him.</div>
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Within a few days Dawn said she had told a customer about Grayson, and the woman said she wanted a male gray and white cat to keep her cat company. And that quickly Grayson had a mom. The only problem was that the woman was in the process of remodeling a condo before moving in, and she couldn't take him for at least two weeks, maybe longer. I agreed to keep him provided she would pay for his follow-up vet visit for his second shots. She agreed.</div>
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Rather than set up the wire kennel for him, I gave him deluxe accommodations -- the guest bathroom. A bed, litter box, and water (in a small dish, set in a larger pan to catch splashes, placed on top of a cloth to absorb what escaped the pan). Kibble at night for the munchies.</div>
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On meds, his stuffy nose cleared up within a few days. His appetite has always been exceptional. And thus the chronicles began.<br />
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I had read that kittens sleep 16 to 20 hours a day. Obviously Grayson isn't a typical cat. He is in constant motion, much of it spent trying to befriend Simon and Lilli. Neither of them has been receptive to being near him, let alone in the same room; therefore, when he is up, they have learned to get to my bedroom where I shut them in (and him out). I learned that the only way to get some down time was to put Grayson in his "bedroom" for naps -- *10:00 until about noon, 3:00 until dinner (between 5:00 and 6:00), and down for the night at 9:00. He is awake at 6:30 AM when the neighbors stir, their bathroom being next to Grayson's, so we have breakfast at 7:00. Repeat daily from *.</div>
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Grayson's entertainment items are varied: the blue circle with the ball inside, a couple fluffy balls that he carries around in his mouth, a plastic shoe string, and a lavender piece of knitted yarn that he hugs like a it's his best friend but also bites and claws like it's his worst enemy.</div>
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Since he doesn't sit still for very long, I was surprised that, while "Serengeti" was playing on television, he was captivated by the big cats and baboons and watched attentively as they ran across the screen. I recorded him sitting and watching the activity for nearly a minute, and he continued to sit for another minute.</div>
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He has been a curious explorer and is afraid of nothing, not even the vacuum cleaner. Fast on his feet, I learned to hold him when opening a door to the outdoors; otherwise, he would zip out to investigate. When he's particularly rambunctious, I open the door into the garage (with the exterior door down) and he will explore for several minutes, or he will zip back and forth between the garage and the condo's interior, expending some of the abundant kitten energy.<br />
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I sent daily photos to his adoptive mother. At the end of his third week here, she came to meet him but said she didn't want to take him until the floor coverings in her remodel project were done. Would I please keep him another two weeks? I agreed. His pick up date was August 31. That's today. This past Thursday she called to say she needs an extension and asked if I'd keep him until mid-September. I replied that I had agreed to take care of him, but that he needed to be in his home, not mine. I said that if he is still here in mid-September, she may have him, but in the meantime I will endeavor to find him another family. Someone is going to realize this is <i>the</i> cat of all cats.<br />
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GRAYSON WAS ADOPTED LAST NIGHT, September 5, 2019. A co-worker of Bob's stepped forward. Their family cat had escaped the confines of their home and been mauled to death by two dogs. Their 7 year old was told the cat had run away; the older girl, perhaps 12, saw what happened. The girls were told they would get another cat. <br />
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When the girls and their mother arrived, she left the girls in the car. She wanted to surprise them. I gathered up papers from his vet visit, the kitten kibble, and the lavender fluff of yarn to send home with him. While Mom carried Grayson, I took the other items. As she approached the car, the older girl, slouched in the front seat with her bare feet on the dashboard, sprung to a sitting position and opened the door as we approached, eyes wide open and mouth agape. She asked, "Is he ours?!" The younger girl, strapped in her carseat seemed puzzled but was eager to take him home. Bob texted last night to say, "Mike said his daughters are in love with him already."<br />
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Although I was aggravated at the length of time Grayson was here, seeing that he's with people who wanted him made the extended stay worthwhile. I know he'll be treated well. He's already loved!<br />
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<br />Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-61363944742068127472018-11-10T16:00:00.002-05:002018-12-17T21:38:40.417-05:002018 IN REVIEW<br />
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The year began with a remodel at 5770 Courtland. The walls between the kitchen and living and dining rooms were removed, creating an open concept. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully the contractor, a one-man
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Brandon chose to delay college for a year. He said he wanted to experience what being a responsible adult entailed, and he plans to return to school in the fall of 2019. This year he and two buddies, Cayden and Ben, share an apartment and are working to pay rent and their living expenses. </div>
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November 3 was Dawn’s 50<sup>th</sup> birthday and November 4 was Sophia’s 16<sup>th</sup> birthday – big events for both of them. Sophia asked me in August if she could invite Inga, Dawn’s childhood friend, to come from North Carolina to surprise Dawn. I agreed and Inga was on board with the plan. Sophia and I were in the kitchen making Dawn’s special Keto birthday cake on Thursday afternoon when Brett, who had flown in from California, came up the stairs. A special and unexpected gift for us all!</div>
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I picked Inga up late Friday and she spent the night with me. On Saturday morning, Inga, Brett, and I went to Dawn’s where Inga surprised her. The two then went for prearranged massages and facials and then met Brett for lunch. That evening after dinner, the birthday girls opened their gifts. </div>
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This year's vacation may be the last that will include Brandon since he will graduate from high school in a year and be independent (no longer <i>required</i> to participate in family activities). Bob wanted to do something that Brandon and Sophia would especially enjoy. Since they have been eager to go on weekend visits to local lakes to have Bob pull them on the tubes and swim in the lake, Bob and Dawn decided to rent a houseboat at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky for a few days. On the drive home we would stop at Mammoth Cave, northwest of the lake, to take a short tour.</div>
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Lake Cumberland is a reservoir constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1950's to prevent flood damage. The lake is 100 miles long and has 1250 miles of shoreline.<br />
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Our first try at tying up failed because we were unable to get close enough to the shore where there was vegetation to tie up to. Eventually we found the ideal spot, but tying up required using Bob's boat to get to the shore with a rope. Rather than have to repeat the process, we decided to leave the houseboat tied up and tour the lake in Bob's boat.<br />
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The houseboat could accommodate twelve people. It had 5 cabins, each equipped with a double bed, and a sofa in the lounge that opened up to sleep two. There were two bathrooms, each with a toilet, sink and shower. The kitchen was fully equipped to serve twelve and had seating for four at the bar and a booth for about six. A generator ran 24/7 to provide electricity and to power the air conditioning.<br />
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There is also an upper deck. Located here is a second wheel under a canopied shaded area, a hot tub and lounges for eight. Also available is a slide from the upper deck into the water.</div>
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Although we weren't to return the houseboat until Thursday morning at 10:00, the weather forecast was for rain to begin at 8:00. To eliminate the need to rush, complicated by doing it in the rain, we requested and were given permission to bring the boat in Wednesday evening and spend the night docked. Such a wise decision!</div>
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Having packed Wednesday evening, we were up before 7:00 Thursday and reversed the order followed in moving gear onto the boat a few days earlier. Following checkout, some gear was loaded into Bob's boat, and bags with our clothing were put in trolleys. Bob and I took the Marina's shuttle to the off-site parking area to get the Jeep. Back at the marina in the loading zone, we brought the tolleys with our bags from the houseboat and stowed them. </div>
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Then it was back to the houseboat so that Bob could move his boat to the launch area, about a mile from the Marina. Brandon, Dawn, Sophia and I went in the Jeep to get the boat trailer from yet another parking area, and from there drove to the launch to get Bob and his boat. Boat out of the water and on the trailer, drops of rain began falling as the tarp was being snapped onto it. Rain began in earnest as we drove away from the lake.</div>
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It was about a three-hour drive to Mammoth Cave and no joy for Bob to drive to in pouring rain and heavy traffic. After arriving, we chose to do a self-guided tour. The entrance was several yards from the visitor center and we were all wet before we reached the passageway. The walk in this section of the cave was a short one which left us contemplating a return to see more. Our short tour completed, we returned to the Jeep for the 7-hour drive home.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>While Brett, Alba and I were in Alaska in July, they mentioned that they'd like to have me come with them on their next travel adventure. A few weeks later, the destination was confirmed: Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, a Spanish possession, located off the coast of Morocco. They would visit Alba's family for Christmas and I would join them on the 27th to fly from Barcelona to Arrecife, Lanzarote.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Timanfaya National Park was next on the day's agenda. "The Monta</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040;">ñ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">a</span>s del Fuego (Fire Mountains) were created between 1730 and 1736 when more than 100 volcanoes, covering more than 50 square km [19 square miles], rose up and devastated this part of the island (including several villages). The last eruptions were in 1824, however due to the low rainfall (and therefore lack of erosion) this area appears much the same as it did just after the eruptions." The entry fee to the park includes a bus ride through the area, and we found the 30-minute ride informative and interesting,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">Wind be damned, today Brett rode his bike and Alba surfed. W</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">hen they returned, we headed out for a short walk and had a light lunch at Cafe Bonjour </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;">which we found on a side street. Alba had quiche. Brett and I shared a sandwich. The thin baguette was cut in half length-wise and, unlike an American sandwich filled an inch thick, was thinly layered with Spanish ham and cheese, complemented by lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. That was accompanied by fresh-squeezed orange juice, and we finished the meal sharing a slice of home-made cake. If you go to Lanzarote, a stop here is a <i>must</i>.</span></b></span></div>
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Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-66692484444163708322015-12-31T16:41:00.000-05:002017-02-01T09:34:52.697-05:00CHRISTMAS 2015 IN VENICE<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday, December 17</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I flew into LAX midafternoon and was met by Brett. Alba was in Seattle attending a meeting, but returned home late that evening. Brett and Alba live in Marina del Rey. Their apartment is on the fifth floor under the blue overhang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When the temperature hovers between 65 and 70, taking a walk (or two) daily is pleasant. Brett had taken two weeks' vacation, so while he often "relaxed" riding his bike, I strolled through the nearby streets and often, out to the end of the Venice Beach pier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the car for one of many outings, we went shopping to purchase items for their kitchen ... a crockpot, some pans, utilitarian knives .. Christmas gifts from me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Solvang is a pretty town described as the Danish Capital of America. We had a leisurely morning walking around the town and then had breakfast at Paula's Pancake House. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saturday, December 26</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The drive today was south to Irvine where Brett and his staff of landscape architects create parks for the nine communities of Great Park Neighborhoods. I wanted to see the jacaranda tree that is the focal point of Beacon Park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today we drove east and passed several "Windmill farms" on the way to Palm Desert. After checking in at our motel, we went to Joshua Tree National Park. As the sun began to set, we took a walk up a trail and snapped a few pictures before darkness arrived. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From our motel in Palm Desert, we drove 30 minutes to Palm Springs. Although weather was predicted to change, we were able to take the rotating Aerial Tramway 2.5 miles to the crest in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. It was cold and paths outside the station were icy, so we didn't venture out to follow one of the several paths. But the views from on top were outstanding. On our return to the valley floor, visitors were being turned away since it was now too windy to operate the tram.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I returned home. What a great trip it was! I got to know Alba and spend time with her and Brett. The time we spent together was important to me since Brett and I, and now Alba as well, live so far apart. Thanks to Brett for orchestrating our trips and driving. Alba offered to take a turn, but Brett wouldn't let go of the wheel! I hope they enjoyed my visit as much as I liked being with them. Hopefully more adventures will be shared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sophia was 12 in November of last year. This January, Brandon was 15.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A memorable December -- Brandon got a car for Christmas and Sophia's braces came off after 4 years!</span></div>
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<br />Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-50764833276330711172014-12-28T15:46:00.000-05:002017-02-01T09:39:19.024-05:00BRANDON AND SOPHIA - 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was the year of the <i>big trip</i>, a cruise to Alaska and 3-day add-on for the 6-hour bus ride into Alaska's interior. Lots of photos taken then, which are posted on the Alaska 2014 <i>Travel Tales </i>link, but photos taken throughout the other months of the year were sparse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sophia's now 11. Brandon was 14 in January.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I first learned of geocaching from an internet friend, Theta Brentnall, who lives in California and travels frequently with her husband, Gerry, in Cleo, their RV. At many stops they geocache, go in search of "treasures" hidden by others. Once discovered, the finder signs the log that is in the cache, and then returns the parcel to the same hiding place for the next person to find. These coordinately of these caches are noted on the geocaching web site and can be plugged into GPS-equipped tools to aid in the search.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weather here has improved to the point I can go out and walk again. Scurrying along the same old road, past the same houses can be done quickly, but it's also boring. I hit upon the idea that I could walk and <i>search</i> for something and the time would pass quickly and I'd have a goal. I don't have to do it every day, probably won't, but it would be fun to do with Brandon and Sophia, and Dawn and Bob if they're not at work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is Easter Sunday and the weather was forecast to be sunny and 70. Perfect to try geocaching if the kids, Dawn and/or Bob were up to it. There are three caches in Jackson Bog, two of them along the shore of Shady Hollow Lake. And that's where we went.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brandon had loaded the coordinates of "Make a Wish" and "Pride Rock" on his iPhone and acted as our guide, selecting the proper offshoot to take when the trail forked. The first location was "Make a Wish" and the clue was in code with the solver beneath it. Decoded, it read, "Look inside stump at ground level. Cache is a pill container painted black." There were two stumps in the area. The hole under the first was empty. At the second stump the first hole checked was also empty; the second, <i>cache found!</i> We laughed at our success, signed the tiny log inside the container, snapped pictures and then returned the container to its hiding place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I seem to be establishing some sort of routine here. February is the month I visit California. When I was in Venice two years ago, it was only for a day. The early days of February were spent helping Brett and Michelle prepare for their move to Venice -- packing boxes, watching the moving van being loaded and finally, driving down in the car with Brett and the dogs, Lulu and Nick. The day after the move was made, I returned home. Last year I got the emergency call from Michelle that Brett had been in the motorcycle accident and would need home assistance when he was released later in the week from the hospital. And although we went out for daily walks, Brett's legs worked better than mine because my hip, wonky after the weird dancing I did at Dawn's and Bob's wedding, was still giving me problems. This year there were no hindrances. Given warm air and some sunny skies, I was ready to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I arrived at LAX on <b>Wednesday</b> evening, <b>January 29</b>, after two routine flights routed into and out of Denver. It was 10 degrees at home, 47 in the mile-high city, and 70 in Los Angeles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was no agenda for the next few days. Brett and Michelle get up <i>early -- </i>usually between 5 and 6 AM. So Brett was up and gone before daylight. Michelle is working at home, part of a team forming a new company. My "job" each day was simply to walk at least a mile. Walk anywhere, with no specific destination. So on <b>Thursday, January 30,</b> I took <i>three </i>one-mile walks. I found it is easy because there are sidewalks and a variety of sights to entertain the eyes. After nearly two months in frigid and/or snowy weather at home when I didn't venture out for exercise, I was afraid I'd have lost some stamina. Guess not, because on the last walk of the day, Brett suggested I slow down!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On <b>Monday, February 3</b>, five days into my visit, the temperature was in the 60's where it was to remain through the week. The morning walk was to Whole Foods, Michelle's grocery of choice for foodstuffs, just a half-mile up the road. I could try to tell you how beautiful it was, bright sun and soothing breeze, but maybe this photo will say it better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday, February 4,</b> was another sunny day with daytime temps remaining in the 60's. Michelle and I took a walk to the watch repair shop, three miles round trip. My knees and hip felt fine although my feet were crying "wolf" louder and louder as we neared the house on our return.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This could get boring. <b>Wednesday</b>'s weather was a repeat of the previous several days. Having survived Tuesday's 3-mile walk, I decided to do it again by walking to Venice Beach's boardwalk. I discovered it isn't a board walk, it's a wide, paved, clean-swept walkway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Facing the beach is a row of shops selling touristy items - T-shirts, sweatshirts, maxi dresses, sunglasses, skateboards, etc. I was focused on walking, so it is likely that I missed some interesting personalities passing by. I must return and sit down to do some people-watching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Michelle has been working long hours and declared on <b>Thursday, February 6,</b> that she needed to get out of the house. She suggested that we go out for lunch and I was all for it. (Eating out beats a deli meat sandwich every time!) I had a <i>huge</i> salad with chicken, an ice cream scoop of feta cheese, Chinese noodles for crunch and tomatoes for color, accompanied by Chinese slaw. It was a meal that seemed to be reproducing itself faster than I could eat it, so enough for dinner, and perhaps breakfast as well, came home for later consumption.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Michelle had made a list of places she would like to visit while I am here. It was apparent that once away from her desk for lunch break, Michelle was in no hurry to return to it. She suggested that we drive to the Hollywood sign in spite of the rain that was approaching and so we did! The photo was taken on our drive away from the sign. At one point, I believe we could have reached out and touched it.</span><br />
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<b>Friday, February 7,</b> I woke up with a cold. Not bad, just aggravating (sniffing and sneezing and stuffy head). The weather had cleared after yesterday's rain, and the temp was unchanged. The day's walk was 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. It felt good to be outdoors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We'll just skip right to <b>Saturday</b>'s activities since the weather apparently doesn't change. Brett had decided Friday evening to take Saturday off from work. He went to the gym and Michelle ran a couple miles with their small dog, Nick. I read and responded to email. A news report stated that there'd been a 3.8 earthquake a few miles away, but we felt nothing. Near noon we were in the car and driving to Brett's new office space that is being remodeled. Lots yet to be done before moving day in two weeks, but the green/chartreuse paint has been applied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the evening's agenda was watching "Skyfall", a movie referenced by a potential client of Brett's as to what he had in mind for a project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was slow moving on <b>Sunday, February 9</b> -- just because it was Sunday! Brett made pancakes for Michelle who was about to tackle the on-line exam as she works to get her Master's Degree. With breakfast out of the way, Brett put on his leathers, got the Indian out, and rode off to meet friends before going to his office to prepare for a trip to Las Vegas on Monday. I headed out to return to Venice Beach for some people watching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People watching was disappointing. Perhaps the sights get more interesting after the sun has gone down, or any time other than a Sunday morning. I went with the intention of capturing some outlandish garb or behavior, but all I could come up with was this fellow. While he stood on a 5-gallon bucket, he balanced a pole on his head and appeared to be holding a snake in each hand, but these just as easily could have been coiled ropes. I wasn't going to go closer to satisfy my curiosity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I told Brett and Michelle about geocaching shortly after I arrived and now there's one in the house. Each day one of us adds something. We started with a small bottle of lotion placed there by Brett. Michelle added a small pepper the next day and I followed with a contribution of three shelled almonds. Yesterday a key was added and today, I put in a shell I brought back from the beach and removed two almonds. <grin>Miles walked today: over 3!</grin></span><br />
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Tuesday, February 11,</b> was atypical. Although I was slow leaving the house, once walking, I logged 2.5 miles. As I was finishing my trek, I received a phone call from Michelle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brett had driven to Irvine, an hour south of Venice, where his firm (hired by FivePoint Communities) is spearheading the landscape design of several hundred community acres of Pavilion Park, a small portion of the Orange County Great Park project (<u>http://www.ocgp.org/learn/design/</u>) on the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. His back had been bothering him, perhaps sciatic nerve-related, and on this day it rendered him useless and helpless. His text message to Michelle: "I'm f@*ked. I'm lying on the floor of the office and can't move."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fortunately, Brett's boss lives in that area and he was able to make an appointment for Brett to see a chiropractor. By the time Michelle and I got to Irvine (thank heaven it was mid morning and we weren't impeded by the legendary freeway traffic congestion), x-rays had been taken. No treatment today; the doctor needed to review the films. Brett was to go back later in the week. So I drove the sedan back to Venice with Brett laid out in the backseat, and Michelle drove his 2-door. The rest of the day (and evening) was spent with Brett prone on a pallet on the floor, big dog Lulu lying beside Brett and Michelle playing nurse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He had a rough night and needed to see <i>someone</i> to get relief. (Michelle and I can massage his backside and leg, and while it gives immediate relief, that doesn't last.) Michelle found a group of medical doctors who make house calls (cha-ching) and one was at the house before noon. The doctor was a personable woman who gave Brett a muscle-relaxing shot in the butt and prescribed two meds, one which is for pain and the other, a muscle relaxer. Brett said neither the shot nor the prescriptions seem to be having an effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No photographs and no outing on <b>Thursday, February 13</b>. I had put off doing some on-line research so hunkered down to get it done. Brett had agreed Wednesday night to try sleeping in bed instead of remaining on the floor. I slept on the couch and took him his meds every four hours. He doesn't even remember waking up to take them. Brett spent his day still on the floor or in bed, although he did try the couch in the morning. That lasted long enough for me to snap the photo. With him is their little dog, Nick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brett took some short walks through the house uttering stupid comments which were probably his indication that he now wished to live. I heard laughter coming from the bedroom as he watched the latest Johnny Knoxville movie while he procrastinated calling the chiropractor to confirm (and then cancel) his Friday appointment as well as getting into a bathtub of warm water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On <b>Friday, February 14,</b> it was back to the routine. Brett was apparently going to take recuperation a day at a time. He had sufficient meds to get him through the weekend. He thought he would be good as new by Tuesday. Sure....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He was up and about Friday, even lying out in the sun for a couple hours while he conducted business on his cell phone. Brett still couldn't <i>sit</i> but he was comfortable lying on a firm surface such as the guest room bed, living room floor, or backyard lawn. The Valentine's Day dinner was carryout, because he couldn't pull up to a table to eat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I walked mid morning (2.5 miles, but who's counting?), I saw writing in the sky. <i>HAPPY</i> ... Happy what, Valentine's Day? Awwww.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I looked up again, the script was finished. Apparently this wasn't for Valentine's Day, but for someone's 15th ... birthday or anniversary, perhaps?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The skywriting continued for another hour or so, and the next message started with Papi, but as quickly as something was added, the wind had whipped the previous word's characters away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Saturday, February 15,</b> was a lazy day. Brett was about to exhaust his prescribed meds and called the house-call doctors' group to discuss his current situation and request refill prescriptions. Brett described to the doctor his tight calf and numb foot. As a result, a greater dosage of hydrocodone was prescribed as well as a different muscle relaxer, and a prednisone-type medication was added. My exercise for the day was the mile I walked to the pharmacy and back to get the new meds. By midafternoon Brett said he was feeling mellow and hoped the prednisone would correct the sciatica. The doctor told him that if he is not greatly improved in a week, he will be referred to an orthopedist to determine if he has a disc problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brett told us that he is scheduled to interview three job applicants on Monday. One is coming at his own expense from out of town. Since Brett cannot sit, I suggested he invite the candidate to have a seat in a chair while he moves to lie on the floor. It should be memorable for everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunny and 66 (but it felt warmer) on <b>Sunday, February 16</b>. Brett spent some of the overnight hours reading on his computer about sciatica and its treatment. Lying in bed is not the recommendation; activity is. So once his morning meds were on board, he laid on the floor, extended his bum leg and asked me to raise it and hold the position until he gave me the okay to lift his foot higher. Evidently stretching the hamstring brought relief. He felt so good afterwards that he even volunteered to fix Michelle pancakes for breakfast. He spent the rest of the day stretching his hamstring, doing some yoga poses Michelle showed him and for variety, lying in the sun in the back yard. I took a new walking route toward the beach and got lost, but since I'd added the <i>Map My Walk </i>app to my phone, was back on track quickly. By the time I returned to the house, I had walked 3.5 miles. No new photo today. If you need a reminder, refer to Friday's photo. Just make the temperature a little warmer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Monday, February 17,</b> morning was sunny and warm enough that I needed only a light jacket for my walk to the grocery store to get ingredients for the evening meal I told Michelle I would prepare. She had errands to run late in the morning and I tagged along. Once back at the house, I finished dinner and she worked on material for the business she is helping build.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brett appears to be on the mend. Or, the meds are doing a great job of masking his problem. A coworker drove him to work and then home in the evening. There is a mounting stack of projects to work on and he needs to be at work with his crew. As for the interviews -- Brett stood as he talked with all three candidates and was pleased with what each could contribute to the studio's assignments. Hopefully the feeling was mutual.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday, February 18</b>, the last day of my three-week visit. My last day to walk and walk and walk. I asked Michelle if she had an errand I could do, and she said that a pair of Brett's glasses needed a minor repair if I wanted to walk them to the optometrist. I set off and arrived 45 minutes before the shop opened. So, to kill time, I walked to the beach, sat down to kill some more time and then headed back. Glasses were fixed in a few minutes, and I headed back to the house. Miles walked: 4. Total for the three-week visit: 42 miles!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brett had invited Michelle and me down to Irvine to see the work ValleyCrest has done in the design and installation in the common area of Pavilion Park, the first of the Great Park neighborhoods. I was blown away by what I saw, but even more impressed by the thinking and philosophy it represents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The play area ("tot lot") has an arc-shaped wood teeter totter. When we walked past, two mid-teens were enjoying it. There is a 3-foot square of heavy wood mounted on a spring that kids (and adults like me) can't resist trying to balance on. For those who might fall off, a cushion of about eight inches of firm foam is buried and covered by a forgiving blue-pebble rubber pad. Soft enough to prevent bruises but firm enough to comfortably walk on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many materials from the former air base are incorporated in Brett's studio's designs. For example, the trellis outside the community multipurpose building was constructed using not only wood but salvaged steel from the former runways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I left LAX on <b>Wednesday, February 19</b>, it was difficult to believe I had been in Venice for nearly three busy weeks! Although Michelle and I had visions of making frequent day trips to a variety of interesting places, <i>life </i>kept us busy closer to home. But the primary purpose of my visit was to spend time with Brett and Michelle and I did. I appreciated their invitation and willingness to put up with me for so long! I look forward to returning for another Brett and Michelle "fix", more unimpeded walking and visits to more Los Angeles area sights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At an age where logic made sense to me, I remember hearing a quote attributed to Lewis Carroll: </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get." That's how 2013 felt to me. Nothing was overwhelming, but there were very few times when I had time to be bored. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My knees following surgery 18 months earlier were good to go, but I'd hurt a hip dancing at Bob's and Dawn's wedding reception in September 2012 and three months later I was still hobbled. So I started </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the year making the decision to trim some of the bulk off my frame.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> There was no New Years Resolution -- it was a statement of fact. A change in life style: eat healthy foods and <i>exercise. </i>And so I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a bitter-sweet visit. I hadn't had an opportunity to spend that much time with Brett once he was a teen with a driver's license. But he didn't take recuperation lying down. First, he couldn't lie down <i>and</i> breathe, so he spent the next several months sitting up to sleep. And while I was there he insisted on getting outdoors every day -- at least walking the dogs down the street to the dog park. One day Michelle dropped him off two miles away where he met a friend at a cafe. I waited for his phone call to go pick him up. It never came because he had decided to walk home. Need I say he was hurting when, walking with great care, he came up the steps to the front door? Near the end of my two-week visit, Brett went back to work and began working out again by pedaling his bike on a trainer. His report in November was that he's almost 100%. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With the insurance settlement, Brett invested in a replacement motorcycle and fresh gear. He has also just taken delivery of a second bike. Can't keep a good man down!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Back here, Dawn tabled her interior design business and took a job with Penneys in their custom window treatment department. She's been successful, but that's not a surprise because she enjoys and is good at design and sales. However, it's meant less time with Sophia and Brandon. And more time with them for me. When Dawn has early morning appointments I sometimes keep Sophia company until she gets on the school bus. This photo was taken the end of August on their first day of school. Sophia is in the 5th grade; Brandon, 8th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Early in football practices, before the season's games began, Brandon hurt his back. He visited a series of doctors: the family doctor, our chiropractor and then an orthopedist who recommended physical therapy when a CT scan didn't show a structural problem that would cause the pain. Visits to the therapist two or three times a week for about three months strengthened his back and increased his flexibility, but the discomfort remains. A neurologist ordered an MRI and said the problem involves the muscles around the sciatic nerve. They are too tight and irritating the nerve. He prescribed continuing physical therapy. And so it goes on. This school year Brandon isn't participating in any sport involving physical contact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By July I had lost 30 pounds, and now, a year after starting the new, healthier way of living by eating more nutritiously and exercising regularly, I have kept those pounds off. I dropped six clothing sizes and invested in summer wear that fit better, donating the no longer needed items to the Salvation Army. But I still have some things in those larger sizes that are so comfortable, even if less attractive with their unnecessary bulk, to wear while at home. </span><br />
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Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-51681787016403652072013-12-29T16:38:00.000-05:002017-01-29T12:47:49.332-05:00BRANDON AND SOPHIA - 2013<u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">January</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sophia was 10 two months ago. Brandon had a birthday on January 4 and is now 13, a teenager!</span><br />
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<u><br /></u>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-63298615625298479652013-06-02T18:18:00.000-04:002017-02-01T12:15:56.140-05:00SUMMER BREAK<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brandon and Sophia (13 and 10) are out of school for the summer. I know from the experience of past years that they will be bored in a matter of days.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bnGRbT0fMlBJdJieF436sKiuCcylWu0k5H-1jhtmVyntnqwRNwZQwZKHWEv8CXiAOn6n8xt9DQTkTkZs3Ll8kqH_DqIwxnqZZN1hHisuzHgTIitMau46ZnikpmfbHV116goGhU78F6U/s1600/GOTR+June+2013c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bnGRbT0fMlBJdJieF436sKiuCcylWu0k5H-1jhtmVyntnqwRNwZQwZKHWEv8CXiAOn6n8xt9DQTkTkZs3Ll8kqH_DqIwxnqZZN1hHisuzHgTIitMau46ZnikpmfbHV116goGhU78F6U/s320/GOTR+June+2013c.jpg" width="280" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While Dawn and Bob went out with friends the other evening, I took Brandon </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and Sophia to dinner. I asked about their plans for summer vacation. Brandon, like so many his age, is more comfortable asking for things he wants. I wanted to hear him say he was going to ask the neighbor if he could mow his grass so he could earn pocket money. Instead he replied that he has a girlfriend, evidently anticipating the possibility of filling the days </span>texting<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> one another. Obviously he was focused on <i>his </i></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">plans and not thinking about what she might like to do on occasion. So I asked him how he is going to pay to take her to a movie or fund some other activity if he has no money. He was quiet for a moment and then replied that he guessed he'd ask the neighbor if he can mow his grass.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also told Brandon and Sophia they need to take some responsibility for themselves by keeping their bedrooms neat, doing their own laundry, including folding and putting it away, and other daily chores that Dawn should no longer be expected to do, such as picking up after them. Sophia was willing; Brandon, not so much. He had told Dawn not long ago that his ideal job is sitting at a desk and telling someone else what to do. That is what he already does with his friends. And, unfortunately, it's working for him ... so far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we got home from dinner, they were to pack to spend the next five days at Matt's. Brandon was done in under 5 minutes. And his room was straightened up. Sophia, on the other hand, packed two bags and I think would have taken the kitchen sink if I'd been willing to help her dislodge it from the counter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She had a laundry basket full of dirty clothes (or clothes that she'd taken out of the drawer but been too lazy to put back when she decided to wear something else). I had her drag the basket to the laundry area and instructed her in how to start the machine, put in the detergent and add the clothes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the clothes were being washed, she sat with me and made a list of chores, one to be done each day: do her laundry and put it away; clean her room, do a gardening chore, etc., and things to be done daily, such as clean out her cat's litter box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the washer cycle was done, I went with Sophia to show her the proper way to put the clothes in the dryer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She lifted the lid to the washer, looked in, then at me, and asked, "Where's the water?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Huh? I explained that it drained out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her eyes fell to the floor, and she lifted each foot. "Where'd it go?" she asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Out the pipe and into the sewer."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Ewww," was her single word reply. Then she moved the damp clothes to the dryer, put in a half-sheet of fabric softener, and pushed Start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since Brandon and Sophia would be up early in the morning to go to Matt's, I sent her on to bed. When the clothes were dry, I laid them in piles as I shook out the wrinkles. I left the rolled up socks and shirts and shorts turned wrong-side-out as I found them. I hope the socks were dry by the time they returned home on Thursday. And not musty-smelling. I'm curious to see if in the future Sophia straightens out her clothes before putting them in the laundry basket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it will be a long summer for Brandon as he finagles to find someone to do his chores or tries to put off what must be done until someone with a weaker will than his thinks what-the-hell and does the task just to have it done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sophia will do the chores, but lacks focus so will find many distractions such as Instagram and Netflix which will interfere with her getting anything done quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so the summer of 2013 begins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sophia was 9 this past November and Brandon, 12 in early January.</span><br />
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<u><br /></u>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697958823444609112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407089594794987891.post-11780225378207373992012-12-23T13:31:00.003-05:002017-01-28T15:53:44.680-05:00THE YEARS IN REVIEW<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As the end of 2012 approaches, I'm preparing for 2013. Among my tasks was copying photos to an external hard drive. As I cleaned up the files, deleting photos saved in multiple locations, I got sidetracked </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">looking at the pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brandon has grown so much in the last year: taller by several inches, a voice that's gone from boy to man and other physical characteristics of a 12 year old about to be a teenager. The change has been so dramatic that I decided to share photos taken annually at or around Christmas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This last photo was taken at Dawn's and Bob's September wedding and illustrates so well how Brandon, still 12, is changing from a boy to a young man. Sophia is losing the little girl look and becoming a very attractive preteen. Still, there are those fleeting moments when both reject the requirements of approaching adulthood and fall back to playful ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a year ago this past summer that Dawn and Bob met via Match.com and realized early on that they shared something special. When I spent time with them as their relationship evolved, I saw Bob treat Dawn with respect and thoughtfulness. Bob <i>insists </i>on opening doors for Dawn. On one occasion when Dawn was distracted while we talked, she opened the car's passenger door and got out. As Bob came around, she looked up and saw the frown on his face. She turned, opened the door and got back in and he proceeded to open the door so she could exit! All that to say Bob treats her like a queen, not a char woman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the days following the wedding, Grandma Sherry (who with her husband Terry are regarded as Dawn's other parents) and I discussed the wedding atmosphere and decorations. We decided that it was 'casually elegant'. I still remember the looks on Bob's and Dawn's faces afterward -- captured so well in this photo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Early this year Dawn asked for any information I could give her so that she could begin building the Family Tree. She was curious, and the internet makes searching for historical information easier and easier. However, she lacked the time to sit for hours combing through records. So, with her permission, I took over the task.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mother's family has always been a mystery to me. Questions that were asked weren't answered. And for some reason, I never learned about my father's family either. I don't recall hearing any stories from either side about "the good old days." In the months that have followed my initial search, there have been some unexpected results, but all have been interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A good part of the success I have had in building our family tree is attributable to my cousin Ideal’s help. Our family visited with his often when we were children. The last time I saw him we were in college. As I recall, on my 21st birthday I went to a bar to celebrate being “legal”, and Ideal was there. Not only did he buy me a beer, he bought several, contributing to a memorable hangover. Then the college year ended, I graduated and my family moved away. At the same time, our mothers had a falling out and contact between the families ceased. When I began the ancestry search, my lack of knowledge and the possibility he (and his sister, Jeannie) would have information to share that could shed light on so many questions was the impetus to reach out to him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to Google, I’d located him years before. But now I wrote to him, hoping that our mothers’ disagreement hadn’t affected our relationship. I mailed the letter, eager to reestablish our family ties and hoping he could supply helpful information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A week after mailing the letter, he called! He had tried to find me and my brothers but been unsuccessful. He didn't know my married name and neither brother is on Facebook or can be found with a Google search. We talked for an hour, each of us telling the other about our lives over the past 49 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fortunately his mother had collected many photographs of family members during her life. Before contacting Ideal, I had found birth records on Ancestry.com that indicated our grandmother was not an only child as I'd thought. She had a brother. Confirmation came in a 1900 photograph Ideal has -- three young people: Grandma, her brother, and, apparently, a sister, as well. Their names were written on the photograph. Now, even after several months, while there are later photos of the sister (with her husband and their daughter), I have been unable to find the date or place of her birth. On the other hand, I learned that she was married a second time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The search for information on Grandma's father, Jonas, has been slow and the rewards, scant. There is a record of his marriage. He and wife, Jennie, left the area in Ohio where they’d been raised and moved to Michigan where he was a logger. Years later, the 1880 census shows they were in Iowa, where he was a plasterer. And then there is no census data on the family for 30 years. Apparently in that time, Great-grandmother Jennie passed away, for once Grandpa Jonas is “found” again, his marital status is shown as “widower.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jennie was one of ten children and apparently she remained in touch with a brother and sister whose photographs remain. In fact it was through identifying who those people were that we realized their sister “Nancy J.“ was, in fact, our great-grandmother, Jennie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tracing the family tree is made more difficult by the various spellings of surnames and even the given names. I found Jonas’s surname spelled four ways and his given name, two. He’s also confused with a brother, John, who died in infancy a year before Jonas was born.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have enjoyed putting together our family puzzle, looking for the links that confirm relationships. The ability to copy information of many ancestors that others have gathered in creating their family trees has obviously been helpful and welcome. </span><span style="font-size: small;">I have verified that the children listed to any couple
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<span style="font-size: small;">Both of the branches on my mother’s side have been traced back by others to the 1500’s in Europe. Unfortunately such data hasn't been collected on Dad's family. His maternal grandfather came to the United States from Germany. Until someone adds information gained from German records, that branch stops with his birth in 1854. Similarly, there doesn't appear to be any work done on the paternal side of Dad's family prior to the birth in 1803 of Dad's great-grandfather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Four branches down, four to go. Next I'll work on Roy's family tree. I already know from hearing Park family stories that there is a Cherokee Indian in our Tree. A cousin of Roy's has put considerable effort into gathering records and I will ask for her help when I get back to gathering data.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although we have corresponded frequently since this project was begun a few months ago, Ideal and his wife, Judith Ann, stopped here to spend the night last weekend on their way to Indiana to visit his family and their friends. Being with Ideal, seeing the smile I remember and hearing his laugh again have brought back memories of our childhood. </span><span style="font-size: small;">As important as finding ancestors has been for me, becoming
reacquainted with my cousins Ideal and Jeannie is a equally significant
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For as long as I can remember, I have chosen to keep my birth date closely held. It's not that I don't want anyone to know my age, because even my grandchildren know how old I am. (If they can't remember exactly, they just say I am "older than dirt"!) It's simply the fact that <i>everyone</i> has a birth date, so to me, celebrating really isn't that special.</div>
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I expected my birthday this year to be celebrated as it has been the past several years: Brett would send a card and perhaps flowers as well. Dawn would call, sing Happy Birthday, invite me to dinner and give me a little gift. And that's what happened this year, with the exception that she said we could go do dinner that evening, or we could have a cookout at their house Saturday. I opted for the cookout.</div>
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Dawn called Saturday morning to say she had to run an errand over this way and would pick me up. I told her I didn't mind driving since it's easier for me to leave when I'm ready without interfering in their routine. But she insisted and I didn't argue. After all, this was my 70th birthday, a milestone in decades.</div>
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When we arrived at their house, the grill was in the driveway and Bob and Brandon were tossing the football back and forth. They followed me inside as I told Dawn about the Jibjab e-card that Jeff and Mimi had sent. Then as we walked into the living room, my eyes fell on one of my neighbors just as I heard the word "SURPRISE!"</div>
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Sitting there were friends from the condos where I live; a friend/coworker from the hospital gift shop; Brett; my brother Jason and his wife, Evie; brother Jeff, his fiance, Mimi, and his daughter, Brittany. And next to them, two women who, along with me, belong to an internet group one of the progeny once described to an outsider as "The Ax Murderers and Internet Dating Club." Seeing them, and knowing how far they had traveled to be there for me made me cry. As I shed tears on Brett's shoulder, I said to the assembly how glad I was that I'd actually showered that morning and put on clean clothes!</div>
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What a celebration it was! Several weeks ago, Pam, one of the day's guests, and I were discussing birthdays, and I said something about not wanting to know my 70th was approaching. That was the party's theme. Dawn had e-mailed invitations to the entire Ax Murderer family and several had sent birthday cards. There were funny gifts and sensible ones. Jason and Evie gave me a T-shirt with Three Rules of Getting Older. There were gift cards for restaurants and merchandise. Useful gifts included a battery-powered candle (perhaps so that if I leave the condo I don't absentmindedly leave a candle burning!) Pam, one of the internet group, bakes as a hobby and she's <i>good</i>. She brought cheesecake pops as a gift for me, plus enough for everyone else to share.</div>
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I didn't get my cookout. Wisely, Dawn had ordered food prepared for the crowd. We helped ourselves to chicken, pasta, sausage with peppers and onions and salad. And of course cake, red velvet with cream cheese frosting that I'd requested, and ice cream followed.</div>
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It was humbling to realize that I am someone special to many people. Some drove from Georgia, North Carolina and Indiana to share those few hours. Brett flew in from Los Angeles for the day. Others, although they live closer, also took the time from their day to share the celebration -- a celebration for someone who doesn't "do" birthdays.</div>
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Thank you, Dawn. You managed, with the cooperation of the invitees, to carry off the surprise of my life! Although you are my daughter, you are also my best friend and I will never forget the effort you made to make this my most memorable birthday ever. </div>
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