Category Archives: Family
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
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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May 8th – The End of an Era
I finally did the unthinkable. I got rid of the Honda Accord. After 10 years in the family we bid the car Adios! The Honda was a great little car. I had 259,000 miles on it and it was still … Continue reading
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Time Warp
First off – I can not believe almost 2 months has gone by since my last post!! The month of April was busy and the month of May is looking to be just as bad. Oh, wait, next week is … Continue reading
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Computer Upgrades
I’ve been busy the past few weeks upgrading the PC in the house. My PC was a 900MHz dinosaur and MJ’s PC was a 300MHz dust ball. Yes – I’m a technologist running the equivalent of the Ford Model-T. Looking … Continue reading
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Wii
The Petersen household has the Wii. If your like me, playing video consoles was about 15 years in the past back when the Sega Genesis was the leading edge. I have to tell you the Wii level sets the playing … Continue reading
Storybook Land
To get into the Christmas spirit we took the kids to Storybook Land. Typically Storybook Land is a fun day with the kids with rides and characters out of your favorite children’s storybook. For Christmas they decorate the entire place … Continue reading
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