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Wordbook and Lifestream
Just installed the Wordbook and Lifestream plugins on the blog. If all goes well when I publish this post to the blog, my facebook wall will also receive the update. I’m using the Lifestream plugin to display any of my … Continue reading
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Fireplace
One of the gifts we got for the house this Christmas was gas logs for the fireplace. We had been burning the artificial logs to be able to have a fire and keep the mess to a minimum. The artificial … Continue reading
Christmas Eve Dinner
Christmas Eve dinner was extra special this year. We had shrimp scampi in a white wine sauce over linguine. What made it extra special was that MJ cooked the entire meal by himself. Every time Cathy or I tried to enter … Continue reading
Metropolitan Museum
For our 15th wedding anniversary Cathy & I wanted to do something unique, something we normally wouldn’t think of doing. I don’t remember how we came up with the idea, we found the Guarneri String Quartet playing at the Metropolitan … Continue reading
Pumpkin Carving
As the kids get older Pumpkin carving takes on a different dimension in the Petersen household. Every year the carvings get more elaborate and I actually have less to do. We have several of the carving kits that allow you … Continue reading
A Quote to Reflect Upon……
The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, and the public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled. And the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest we become bankrupt. Cicero, 63 … Continue reading
Dutch Springs
Last Sunday I got to Dutch Springs for a day of diving. Both Mark and Rich dove with me. This was my first time to Dutch Springs and we got 3 dives in for the day. Needless to say it … Continue reading
Training Wheels – No More…
Well, Jill has finally got the hang of riding her bike. This past Wednesday, Jill talked MJ into removing the training wheels on her bike. It is nice that MJ knows how to do some of the mechanical tasks now. … Continue reading
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Viva La Mexico
I can’t believe we have been home almost a full week from Cancun, Mexico. I brought my computer with the intent of blogging while on vacation. I did manage to upload some photos while I was there. But never got … Continue reading
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Circle Line Tour
3815Last Sunday we pretended to be a tourist and went on the Circle Line around Manhattan. My grandmother was up from Houston and we wanted to do something that involved the whole family. It’s been a few years since we took the CircleLine tour. … Continue reading
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