What a cool flower bouquet I got from a friend for my bday this year! Thank you Marie! :) Not that she reads LJ - but there it is. heh. What a cool cake, huh?!

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Thanksgiving dinner was 33 people. I'm glad I wasn't hosting. It was Peg & Steve & Peg's mom - so both our family & Steve's family were there - great fun. Lots of people brough things (salads, veggie dishes, etc - I brought a nut creamcheese roll, 2 kinds of crackers to go with/ the Challah I baked & a bottle of wine - I got it in a charity ( Read more... )

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Hooray! It went well. I'll let the pictures speak for me.

When all the kids ran in to get pizza Athena just took a few happy minutes to chill out with the cat, & I got a cute photo while all the kids were in the dining room, a quiet happy moment :)

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All the girls arrived for Aurora's 9th bday sleepover. They were playing outside & then this wind blows in & lightning/thunder, in pure sunny skies it seems: the girls all scream & run inside to me saying "girls inside" just as the boom sounded ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Todd!! I love you bro! :D


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Today would have been my little brother's 26th birthday. I miss you Pete & I love you.

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Happy Birthday Dad!
Glad the stove installation & stove building foundation building/brick laying this month in El Salvador went well , and that you got some ocean fishing in at Costa Rica on the stop over on the way home this Easter weekend ( Read more... )