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July 10, 2009

Lazy Days of Summer

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Whenever our Ladybug group gets together, Paul always ends up like this!  This is the most special group of friends I have ever had been a part of.  I love you guys!

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My dad, Paul, Lily and I all went to the Royals baseball game on the 4th of July.  It was so much fun!  My mom and dad used to take me all the time when I was a kid, so it brought back nice memories for me.

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For some reason I just love this little scene!  I may have to go back and buy this frog for my meditation cushion.  Maybe it will clue guests in that it's not a cat bed!  We had so much fun shopping in this little store in Lawrence called Third Planet.  Very hippie and cool!

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We had such a nice day in Lawrence, hometown of the KU Jayhawks!  It's the alma mater of Paul and myself, and hopefully Lily some day!  My brainwashing tactics have begun...  Here she'd already changed into the hippie dress she got at the above mentioned store.  Too cute!

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What a blast from the past.  On a whim, I stopped by Oliver hall, my old college freshman dorm.  A nice girl let me see my old room!  It is exactly the same!  I couldn't believe it.  Nothing has been updated in the 20 years since I moved into this room!  I remember living there so vividly - I hated it!  It was a coed dorm - the party one of the whole campus.  Kind of fun unless you wanted to sleep - or study.  I wonder if the cockroaches are still there too?  Lily didn't quite grasp the concept of the room.  On the way out she said, "Why did you have two beds?"  I told her I had to share that tiny room with another person!  There are some benefits to growing older.

TK!

P.S.  My favorite TV show of all time is heating up!  The current So You Think You Can Dance is down to the top 10 if anyone wants to start watching!  

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Here Kapono plays an addiction that Kayla is afflicted with, choreographed by the infamous Mia Michaels.  Loved it!

June 30, 2009

Super Rock Band and Super Mom

Here is my super rock band:


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This was just too much fun!  Thanks mom and dad!

Here is the evil that was lurking in my backyard:

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I caught and killed this baby copperhead snake.  Yes, he was venomous.  Yes, I am one tough mama!  You don't mess with my family!

TK!

Mad Scientist Party - Lily's 6th Birthday!

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TK!

June 24, 2009

It's days like these...

when you wish you hadn't told your mother about your blog.  Here goes...

Our baby bearded dragon, who we affectionately call Half Dead Spike is now more 99% dead Spike.  He is being replaced with this strapping juvenile:

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He should be sturdier since he's older, so let's hope we don't kill this one too.  He'll be shipped from Portland when the hot weather here breaks.  He's a colorful designer lizard (with just a little designer price tag to match, not a big one.)  I have already dubbed him Griffin.  Isn't he cool?

TK!

P.S.  For a more mom pleasing post, see below...

3 Day Getaway

Last weekend the 3 of us had a 3 day getaway.  We went to Arbor Day Farms 1 day, the Omaha Zoo 1 day, and home sweet home 1 day.  Here are some pics from our zoo day:


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We started a license plate life list on our trip and found Hawaii on the 2nd day!!

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Lily took this for us!  :)

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His beak isn't as long as it looks - there is a stick behind him...  I just love this guy!

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This picture just screams "We are family...my brothers and my sisters and me!"

TK!

June 13, 2009

Tomorrow...

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he's back!  And if you are mad that I picked Eric over Bill, you have NOT read all 9 Sookie Stackhouse books like I have!!!
TK!

June 06, 2009

So You Think You Can Dance - Lily!

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This is the good stuff in life!  I'm so lucky!
TK!

May 29, 2009

I've Been Inked!

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Here's my new tattoo right after it was done!

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Here it is a couple of hours later after I wiped the blood off of it.

I LOVE IT!!!!!  It didn't really hurt and I have no regrets!  I feel totally awesome!!!

TK!

May 27, 2009

Happy Camper

Pics from the Daddy/Daughter YMCA campout the weekend before last:


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What a neat opportunity for girls to bond with their daddies!

TK!

May 26, 2009

The Perfect Tattoo

After a gazillion hours over the course of about a year and a half, I still couldn't find the perfect tattoo for me.  So, I decided to draw my own.  This is what I'm going to get:

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I'm not sure yet if I'll be adding color now, or later, or not at all.  The lotus flower symbolizes my spiritual beliefs, and the simplified triskelion roots represent my family.  This is finally it!  Everything I wanted all in one tattoo, and it's an original drawn by me!  Perfect!

TK!