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Scenes from the tile instillation- Dec. 1-3, 2008

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My next project- a kitchen sink!

Tile is finally coming

Stay tuned- my tile is going to be installed on Dec. 1st- I will have pictures to show during and after the process. It has only been 5 1/2 years, after all.

* Tile is in! I'm just waiting until tomorrow to seal it though. I had to paint the quarter round [goes next to tile and base boards] tonight on the living room floor since it is freezing outside. Then I can move back into my bathroom and the closet under the stairs. The house is a MESS!

Alaska in August

I went to Alaska for a few days with some friends (Mary, Ben and Wayne). When we weren't vetting Sarah Palin, we spent most of our time in Homer, Alaska, where Wayne is from. The following photos are what Wayne's family sees everyday when they look out the window. We do mountains well in Colorado but we don't have anything quite like this.

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Our second night there, we went to Halibut Cove for dinner and spent the night in a cabin. It is only accessible by boat and has very pristine water in the cove. We managed to play some poker before bed, but being a lousy bluffer,  I lost all my M & Ms.

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After Halibut's Cove, we took a water taxi to a national park to hike to a glacier lake (also only accessible by boat). We didn't see any moose or bears to our disappointment, but we did see a very majestic glacier, part of one the largest ice shelves in the world, according to Wayne.

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On Saturday we went out to the open sea for some fishing. It was a 2 hour ride out, so we played a lot of cards on the way. Once we started fishing, it took us all a while to catch our fish. It also didn't help that the dog fish (the shark-looking things) kept eating our bait but eventually our patience and sore muscles paid off. Ben caught the biggest fish, I caught the most (2) and Mary caught the miracle fish (at the last possible moment. She was very shocked, actually we all were). I'm a little sad that I didn't take enough time to position my fish so you could see how big they were.  Halibut are wide flat fish with both eyes on one side of their bodies, even though they are born with eyes on either side of their bodies. Apparently one eye travels over to the other side as they grow and they start to swim with on side flat to the ground. They are also not easy to reel in and I have the bruises to prove it. They are tasty, however. The crew fillets them on the way back to land and Wayne's mom was kind enough to cook us some of our catch that night. The rest is in my freezer.

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Highlights of Southeast Asia

Connie, Cat, and Carol took the longest plane ride ever and arrived in Vietnam on June 19th to start the Road to Angkor tour. Here are some of the best pictures of our trip starting with Vietnam and arriving in Cambodia.

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Phnom Penh

Some of the images are not child appropriate. Not graphic but show man's inhumanity to man.

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Angkor Wat

The highlight of the trip was touring Angkor Wat. Here are definitely a few photos. If you want to see all 400 or so pictures, I can hook you up. There are several temples thoughout the Siem Reap province. We only had 2 days so it was early to rise and it didn't matter what the temperature was. We toured in the morning then came back for 'siesta' at the Freedom Temple. [Nak's joke everyday] We usually went straight for the pool. Then back out in the afternoon. The temples looked different depending on the light and Nak [our guide] knew exactly when to show up. Enjoy!

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Get Smart

See it! Love it! You will laugh until you cry. Cath and I saw it on the 4th of July in KL [Kuala Lumpur] after riding an indoor roller coaster. Pictures will follow- just see the movie!

Road to Angkor

Back from our Southeast Asia trip, Connie, Carol, and Catherine are dealing with jet lag [Connie has finally slept through the night at the end of last week and I took a nap this afternoon- I just couldn't make it] and getting back to our lives. Stay tuned- a few highlights will be posted in a few days. Don't worry, I won't post the combined 1200+ pictures of our trip. love

2nd Annual Spring Recital was a success. We had trombone, clarinet, alto sax, piano, violin and guitar numbers. Most were nervous and some were truly amazing. Cat will probably have a longer posting on her blog- maybe even some video! Here is a pre- recital picture.

Note: all the instruments except the clarinet belong to Jeff.

Welcome Kerilynn, everyone's favorite Niece. We can't wait for pictures.

The Favorite Aunt goes to California for Spring Break 2008

I decided to spend my spring break with Kenny and his family. We decided that I have only been to the new house once for Thanksgiving. This was my first solo trip to be with the boys. At least for a short while, I think I have won the favorite aunt award with Kenny's boys. That is until the next aunt goes out to California. I had a great time but will need a little bit of time to get caught up on sleep. For more picture go my Cat's blog



I know my sisters are questioning my claim of being the favorite aunt but I offer this picture as proof. I love putting my french fries in my hamburger before I start eating it. After Ian saw me do it he told Johanna that he wanted to have his hamburger like Catherine. If that isn't enough the first Drew came back from school he told Johanna he was excited to play with me after school. He even let me cuddle with him while we watched tv and read books.


Ian and I played while Drew was at school and Johanna was with Owen at his doctor's check up.

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At John's Incredible Pizza own loved the carousel. He rode it twice and then we ran out of tickets. He cried when we took him off.

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The boys play on the beach while we are in San Diego

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Current Summers boys' favorites
Songs-Bubble Toes-Jack Johnson and How to save a life-The Fray (both boys sing these songs whenever they are on)
Movie-Tarzan II -Ian and Drew can be heard yelling Zugor all over the house and park
Books-Lunch by Denise Fleming and Care Bears play baseball
Aunt-Catherine

February Fun In Texas

Catherine and Carol happened to visit the week that Ty Detmer spoke at the institute. It was very enjoyable and we had to get a ticket. We talked about the Miami game and the holiday bowl. We said that we could never cheer for Texas A&M and he said that he couldn't either.



Catherine was imitating the creepy talking diorama of Lyndon Johnson telling jokes.

Jen, Connie, Pauline, Catherine, and Carol at the SaltLick. This is such a Texan restaurant with great BBQ. And don't worry dad, we did have the blackberry cobbler.

It had been several years since a battle had been waged over the couch. Since there is only one couch now and Kenny was hogging it, Ian and I tried to take it back. It is more difficult since a little child was involved but no one was harmed and Kenny was de-couched.

Owen laughing from the bottom of his belly and looked like Baby Won Choo [correction per request] in the process.

Drew loving his little brother while watching Lion King.

All the boys at Kate and Aaron's in October: Ian, Owen, Michael, Curtis, and Drew.

Celebrate '78!

I decided to celebrate the year of my birth for my 30th birthday. We went to Good Will and found ourselves some jiven' disco clothing and partied the night away. These are my roommies: Millie, Jordana and Mandy. A special shout-out to Mandy's yellow suit that her mother made and wore in the 1970s. It makes me wonder what clothes I should keep for my progeny to wear to theme parties.

Dad Retires (sort of)

After almost 40 years of working as a lawyer in GJ, Dad began the process of retiring. His partnership dissolved at the end of the year and he moved into his office at home. Connie spent many hours helping pack up before anyone came home for the holidays and we moved him out officially after Christmas with the help of Kenny, Carol, Connie, and Darren Case.Two days later, everyone that was home make one last visit to a now empty and therefore clean office to mark the occasion of Dad's retirement. A few tears were shed and the precious pictures and mementos were finally taken off the walls.Besides loving the elevator, Drew and Ian found another play area when visiting Papa's office.

Cath gets a piano

After driving back from GJ, Cath arrived with her piano. It took us about 30 minutes to assemble the piano and we did it without any instructions. Her first song was, wait for it. . . Baby Elephant Walk. Apparently this new purchase will benefit me since I've let my talent on the piano go, according to Dad.

2008

With everyone online, I think it is time to have a family blog site so we can stay in contact with pictures, videos, and general what's up information.