Front yard looking North West 

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Front yard looking NE 

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Backyard looking West 

Did I scare you?

heehee-
Marnie

So I don't have any really great stories to add for posterity, but I will give an update of our busy lives.
Brent is obviously gearing up for the biggest shopping day of the year at work and I'm gearing up for finals and the completion of my thesis paper thing. For Thanksgiving, we are having 4 guests over for a big HAM dinner (that's right, no turkey cooking for me). Our engaged friends from Anaheim are coming as well as my cousin Julie and her ex-step-sister who she has recently become reacquainted with(both from San Diego). Anyway, amid the fact I'm knee deep in studying, paper writing, and working 2 days/week at AT, I'm trying to prepare for 'Turkey day' so we can all relax and have a good day. I am buying the ham at the honeybaked ham store so I know that will taste fabulous (hey, I've got to make the most of my limited time!). Anyway, I'm really excited to have them over but even more excited to be done with this semester!
For those who didn't know, Brent is now the Deacon's Quarum advisor (sp??) and the entire Primary Board is very sad to let him go. He was a great friend this weekend and spent Friday night and all Saturday moving our friends to their dreamy new apartment in Irvine (Brent says it reminds him of 'The Firm' movie where everything is too perfect).
Tracy, I'm so excited for you and the family... can't wait to hear all about her!
Brooke, I'm sure I would have done something similar with that bidet thing... at least it is over now and you can laugh about it.
Okay, this is a dentist/oral surgeon qustion and I would appreciate a response or email: In my research for conservative TMD therapies, I'm finding several articles where dentists have performed a mobilization to the joint. Do they teach that in Dental school? PT's do it, but I was surprized to see that dentists did... please enlighten the ignorant PT student.
Okay, I'm done with my boring blog. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and we will be thinking of you all.
Buffy

Barb told me a while ago that I really should share some of my posts from the Beech Tree Blog here on Sundry Seven for the sake of family history. I don't know if I want both sides to know I am a complete lunatic but I promised Korea stories and of all my vast experiences this is the one that I chose to write for Beech Tree and I'm too tired to type another, less embarrassing one, for everyone else. I did share the story with Adina already, and I think I've mentioned my qualms about over sharing before but here it goes...

G'day Bidet

Well, as promised here is the bidet story. One day we went into Seoul and decided to eat lunch at Outback- hence the title. At the end of the meal I go use the restroom. On the stall door it gives detailed instructions for using the bidet feature on the toilet. I think "No, too risky. I am Brooke and with my luck..." It does state quite clearly that in order for the spray to turn off you need to push the stop button. So when I go to flush the toilet I don't see any flusher or sensor. On the side of the toilet are all these buttons for extra features, they are all in Korean. I think one even flosses your teeth for you. But...no obvious flush button. So I think I'll just delute the water a bit with a sprinkle from the bidet so it looks flushed (you put paper of all types in a garbage can next to the toilet- wierd) So I push the bidet button and I watch in horror as this nozzle immediately lifts and starts spraying the entire stall, including me. I was picturing this light sprinkle like I saw with the bidets in England, but no, this could have watered your lawn. I'm cowering in the corner of the stall and finally angle myself around most of the shower to push the stop button. Luckily I was not too grossed out because I saw that the nozzle was a seperate part from the toilet but the front of my shirt was totally wet, and yes, some of my hair as well. So I go wash my hands and then to dry myself I have to squat over these U shaped hand dryers they have over there, you put your hands down into the dryer. Of course I'm holding the front of my shirt down in instead. But I must say the whole time this is happening I am laughing hysterically to myself and thinking what a story this will be for the blog. So just as I'm leaving a girl from the table next to us comes in, so I rush out the door, down the stairs, and tell Mike we need to leave right away. I can't even imagine what she must have thought walking into a dripping wet stall. Maybe that it was condensation, or maybe a tropical storm, but most likely that the girl before her was a freaking idiot. So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Oh yeah, we saw a palace and quite a bit of Seoul as well.

Well Jane did a fantastic job in her tournament today. They are talking about doing indoor soccer this winter and while I'm ready for a break I think it would be great fun. We haven't seen Harry Potter yet. We are going for FHE Monday night, so please don't give anything away. I'm so excited. Well, we're going to watch a movie and go to bed. I'm exhausted.
I love you all. Blog out. Love, Brooke

Hey everyone!

So I am super excited because in 4 hours I am going to be seeing the new Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!! I am so excited! I have already seen like 15 clips from it and it looks SO good. I am going over to the theatre to meet Kristy, Brooke and Michelle after I get off at 1pm so I can wait in line with them. We already have our tickets, don't worry. Yippee!

So this week has been a fun one. I went and saw Pride and Prejudice on Monday. It was really good. I had to get over my obsessive love of the original A&E version with Colin Firth and realize that they were squeezing the story into 2 hours as opposed to 6 hours. But once I dealt with that I really enjoyed the movie. It was really beautifully shot and the music is gorgeous. I am really resisting temptation to buy the soundtrack and hopefully will continue to do so. But ladies, I would definitely recommend dragging your husbands to this one. Very romantic.

I went to Julian earlier this week with the gang. It was really fun. I dyed my hair dark brown that morning. We had apple pie (well I had pecan pie) and apple cider. Very fun fall activity. On Wednesday we went up to LA. I helped Marisa and Michelle with some work that they had to do for their dad then we went to the Museum of Contemporary Art to see the King Tut exhibit. It was really cool and crazy to think of how old all that stuff is! But I was mighty disappointed when I found out that King Tut himself was not there! The mummy and sarcophagus are still in Egypt. But they had another sarcophagus for one of the queens and A TON of other stuff. There was a head sculpture of Queen Nefertiti that was my favorite. So then we went to Pink's which is a really famous hot dog stand on Melrose Avenue. It was fantastic! I got the Martha Stewart dog which comes with a 10" hot dog, sauerkraut, grilled onions, sour cream, bacon, and jalapenos. A heart attack in a bun! But it was delicious! Then we went back to Matthew's apartment and watched Lost before going home. It was a fun day. I took a sick day from work since I have to use them or lose them before the end of the year.

So anyway, Harry Potter is the plan for today. I am quite enjoying not having a cat anymore but mostly I think it is just not being responsible for anything but myself. I guess I am just selfish that way! I can't wait to come up on Wednesday for Thanksgiving. Should be a nice relaxing weekend. Remember to record Lost for me because I will be on the plane when it airs! I will bring up my first season DVDs and try to give you guys a crash course if you want it. For now I am trying to stretch out my clean clothes until then. I would rather just do all my laundry at mom and dad's for free! Oh the life of living without a washer and dryer!

It is great to hear from you all. Looks like you had fun Brooke! I am sure you did. Sorry it's so cold in Cleveland Tom and Tracey! It is about 70 degrees outside here...you should visit! You should all visit. I have room for a wonderful luxury air bed in my living room anytime you all want to come! And Disneyland is only an hour away! (I am going next month :) _ Anyway, enough from me!

Love you all!
Marnie

Okay, I guess I have to post so that I don't have to look at myself every time I check the blog. I now know how all you others who have said the same thing must have felt.

Annie, I'm so proud of you. What good memories you'll have of volleyball at UVSC. I'm so glad you went there, so glad you met Peter. I'm so excited that you are going to be eight hours closer. Now if the rest of you could get here before we leave again it would be great.

Marnie, I am sorry the kitten didn't work out. A fish is good. We had a fish for a little while and I was surprised at how fun it really was until I left him at our other house when we moved and didn't get back to get him in time- bad.

Tom and Tracey, I'm getting so excited for you. Tracey, I'm excited for you to be done being pregnant for a while. We can't wait for this little girl to get here.

Dave, you know my feelings about the logo, but I also wonder about the fleur de lis- don't ask me how to spell that one for sure. Is there a specific reason it's on there? To me it didn't quite fit, but I thought it was just me. If it was blended in more, instead of sticking out. Just my two cents.

Well Jane has a three game tournament this weekend but I know everyone is busy. It was finalized while I was in Korea and it's Super Saturday for Relief Society. It was one I was pretty excited about going to, but oh well. It will be fun to watch her play. Hopefully we won't have rain, I haven't checked.

I will tell some stories about Korea soon but now I have to go clean up Sadie's scissor cutting fun in the kitchen. I love you all and can't wait to see some of you next week.

Love, Brooke

Brooke in Seoul

I wanted to put out a special thanks to Mom (and I am sure somewhat Dad) for taking such great care fo the girls so Brooke and I could have such a wonderful time here in Korea. We are truly blessed to have parents like you.

Brooke and I did a lot and left a lot to see for her next visit. Korea really is amazing when you know where to go.

I am in classes this week in Seoul for some networking and computer stuff. I have decided to take the bus there and back every day so I am not just sitting in some empty hotel room every night. Besides it gives opportunity for naps. However, on tonight's return, I was getting off the bus and somehow seriously tweaked my neck which I can hardly move now. I have iced it for a while but I can't imagine morning is going to be pleasant.

Tom, I hope you get your 360. Allocations seem really low, but I heard if you camp at Target you can get a number. That is if your pre-order isn't allocated. Might be kind of cold in C-town to do that. Project Gotham 3 looks so incredible and I am very jealous if you get one and that game.

It is getting quite cold here as well. I can't imagine how those poor people in the North K live during these winters. From what I have read, many won't. Very sad. Koreans are such incredibly driven people. more so than I saw in the Japanese. Time has a great article about Korea this week that sheds some light on them.

This is a cool link, just be patient and watch the "film" telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl/ . It is pretty long if you are a true fan. These guys were definitely dedicated.

Anne, I am so proud of you, and impressed. Peter, I need to talk to you so please get me your number or e-mail. Mine is mike.stinchfield@gmail.com or you can call (360) 557-6194. By the way all, that is my Vonage phone number, so it is just like calling the states and I have unlimited minutes. Call anytime, well...I am Pacific time +17 so be easy on me (meaning I am usually asleep from 6 am to 2 pm Pacific time) And I still do have XBOX Live and plenty 'o PC time to share!

I will let Brooke tell the stories from our trip unless she lets me know she wants me too. Again, thanks Mom. I love you. Hope all goes well with Grandma.

Mike

It's supposed to snow tonight... should be fun! I agree with Marnie that I would love to see the logos without the Weblos thing just to compare. I’m leaning toward but compass one, however, I must retain my crown as the Queen of Indecision and say that I like them both and if asked tomorrow I might say the tree one. Sorry that is totally not helpful.

Glad to hear good reports from everyone. Hopefully we can hear more about your trip Brooke. Great job Anne!!! Marnie I can totally sympathize about the kitten thing, it sounds fun but really isn’t! That is how we felt about our hamster, who has since passed on and we weren’t all that sad. Things here are great. I have just 4-5 weeks left until the baby is born! This morning Tom was asking me whether I am more excited to have the baby or just not be pregnant anymore!! I’m actually not that uncomfortable (especially compared to how uncomfortable I was when the baby was turned horizontally) but there is no question it will be nice to be able to put on my shoes again, get out of bed with less effort, etc. Hayden has decided that we should simply name her Baby Sister and everytime we ask if he likes another name he responds with “No, her name is just Baby Sister!” He loves to look at a picture of me when I was pregnant with him and the other day he asked me something to the effect of whether I remembered when I he was a baby I ate him and put him in my tummy. I decided not to set him straight!!

We had a fun day today at the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown. They have a great playroom for little kids that Hayden loves so we got a pass that gets us in there and the zoo. Friday is my last day with the little girl I baby sit. Hayden is going to be really sad so I haven’t told him yet. Luckily I already have a play date set with her mom for December to help them with the transition. Every time someone comes over he runs to her and introduces her as his sister Sophie. They fight like siblings and they love each other like siblings, he is going to be pretty lonely with out her. Friday night we are going to the Debaltzo’s to spend the night because Lexi and Dennis are taking Max to Chicago to see a play for his birthday. We get to spend the night with the other kids so it should be fun. It will also be good practice for Hayden to spend the night there since that is likely where he will go when I am in the hospital because all our friends on this side of town will be gone for Christmas.

Tom is so anxious for the X-Box 360 to come out he can hardly stand it. He had a nightmare last night that he went to get his and they ran out, he was so stressed! Things are picking up for him at the clinic and he is enjoying getting more involved with his patients.

Well I better go make dinner. I’ll more later!

Tracey

Ok here are my thoughts on the logo:

I prefer the compass logo because it makes more sense with the "discovery" thing. And I agree with lexi that it doesn't take away from the names as much as the trees.

I do have to say that the fleur de lis really seems out of place in both logos. It is just too much. There is way too much going on with the logos if they have that. Simpler is better.

So my vote is compass logo without the fleur de lis. Hope that helps!

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Marnie

While both are nice - the green trees draw your eyes to the picture, vs the compass which falls into the background and keeps the focus on the names of the dentists. Since it is probably more important to remember your dentists' NAMES, I would vote for the compass.

Just my humble 2 cents -
Love-
Lexi

Hey there all, just a quick blog for the Discovery Dental logo. I prefer the one with the mountains and trees. The extra color looks great. The compass one makes me think of TGIF a little more also.

Now for this last weekend. IT WAS AWESOME! I don't think I have to tell you how happy I am for Anne and the rest of the team. I am also very proud to be "The Big Hitter's Husband" and "Head UVSC Volleyball Flag Runner". I guess the girls all got a kick out of the video of the final match. Anne told me that they watched the video of the final match later in the evening, or early morning depending on what you call it. After the final point the video shows them celebrating in the middle of the court and then behing them this crazy guy runs by with a flag waving as he does a lap around the court screaming like a nuthead. Then a few moments later, he runs right in front of the camera as he completes his lap. I guess they had no idea this nuthead had run around the court with a flag until they saw the film and they got a kick out of it. Needless to say, I am very proud of Anne and a little sad that it is all over. The whole weekend was a blast and even better when I got home early before Anne when she thought I would be coming back 6 hours later. The look on her face was great when I came out of the apartment to see if she needed help with her bag.

We're looking forward to Thanksgiving this next week. We will be going to Boise for Monday thru Wendesday and then going to Vancouver for the rest of the week. We're hoping to leave Boise next Wednesday with a house to move into in December. Anyways, things are great here in Provo. Mike and Brooke, I loved the pictures. The picture of the hike looks a lot like China places I've been too, awesome. Well we'll see all those we can next week in Washington.

Peter

Just a quick entry...
Anne - great job at the tournament. What a way to go out! We're proud of you.
Marnie - sorry to hear the kitten didn't work out. Maybe you should get one of those little toy dogs from KB Toys that you can turn off and on and it does flips and barks...but only when you want it to. :) Pets are a lot of work.
Brooke - welcome home! Hope you had a smooth trip home and a great time in Korea. Did you get your fill of Kim Chi (sp?) and other disgusting cuisine? Still planning on moving out there in the Spring? I bet your girls are so glad to have you home.
I hope you have all cast your vote on the logo for the practice. It's crunch time and Dave really wants everyone's' opinion. It's no mystery that I like the compass one better - we are in disagreement. No biggie. I think he should go with whatever he likes more - he has to pay for it and he has to look at it for the next however many years. Anyway - take a look at them and let him know what you think.
My mom is here visiting and we went to the Time Out for Women this weekend with Kim. It was nice. We're just hanging out and doing whatever. My Dad, two sisters, and older brother will come for Thanksgiving. I think we will have a riotous dinner here and maybe have a joint dessert with the Stinchfield clan or something. We'll see.
Anyway - would LOVE to hear more news from all of you! LOVE YOU!
Adina

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Marnie :)

WOW oh WOW. What a night. Undefeated, Annie's team went to the final match against a hot South Dakota State University. SDSU lost to UVSC earlier in the tournament but came back to beat the #1 team in the pools. This got them up for the final match against UVSC. Briefly, UVSC took the final tournament match 3-1 and ended undefeated in tournament play this weekend against 5 other teams, beating SDSU twice.

If you desire to read about Annie's contributions you can go the Wolverine athletics section of the www.UVSC.edu website. Just remember as you read the fine print that this young woman is an OLSEN in the listings. Our hats off to Peter for his 110% support for Anne's passion of volleyball. He let her be with her teammates, stayed out of their way but was there to give her the hugs and kisses she needed to keep on going. Congratulations to the two of them. They make a great team.

Mom and Dad

UVSC won the first match of the day in three games...pretty cool! Anne had quite a few phenomenal kills...we were very proud!

They will be playing South Dakota in the finals tonight. They have beaten them twice in their last two matches together so if the girls don't relax and get sloppy, UVSC will come in first in the tournament. However, we shouldn't count our chickens before they are hatched.

This afternoon, Dad and I went to see Good Night and Good Luck. It is a very well done movie about Edward Murrow in the 50's. It is in black and white and definitely a thinker movie but excellent. Now we are chilling in the hotel and going to leave for the game at about 6:30pm or so.

Love you all...hope you've had a great day!

Mom

Anne warned up about the prevailing smell here in Greeley but it is really quite overwhelming. Like living next to a feed lot...very manurey! It does motivate me to stay inside.

Well, Anne's team did very well yesterday and won both matches. That makes them first place in their pool. They will play the second place team of the other pool this morning. If they win that game they will play at 7:30 tonight in the championship game. If they lose, they play in a game at 5 pm tonight for third place. We're really rooting for them to win but the team this morning will be much more challenging. UVSC has the second best record in the tournament. In spite of a sore back, Anne is doing a great job. Everytime she comes out of the game they have an icepack ready for her back. She has still had some great kills.

Dad is still fighting off his cold and we are discussing at length various challenges of bringing Gramma up. We're committed now! We have had mixed responses from her friends...they really wanted to keep her in her home but it is becoming very obvious that she cannot safely do so. I don't envy the rest of the family who has to clean out the old house.

Marnie, I am so glad that you were able to sell the kitten so quickly. Not being a pet person myself...I greatly sympathize. I know you'd be more of a pet person were you to have more time to spend with it but I think the experience taught you a lot about yourself.

Loved the pictures from Korea. We had so much fun with the girls. It touched my heart that Ellyn clung to me when we were making the transition. I just love all three of them so much!

Love you all,

Mom

Hey all~

So I hope you all didn't get too attached to my new kitten because I sold him to someone else today. I quickly found out after getting him last week that I am far too busy for a kitten. I am not home very much and when I am it is usually to sleep and a kitten that has been alone all day does not want to do that. And I found out that I really am not a cat person. Not so fun lesson to learn but I sold him to a really nice college student this afternoon. She came to see him with her mom and they both liked him so they took him and some toys and food. So at least a got a little bit of the money back that I spent on him. It was an adventure for the week that it lasted and I am sure that I will not be getting a pet for quite a while. I will have to just stick to Ruby my beta fish for now.

So things are good down here. I am just working away and taking some time to play with friends. I had some excellent sushi at a place called Nami in Hillcrest tonight...spicy seared ahi sashimi...delicious! So yeah that was really fun and we went miniature golfing and on the go carts at Boomers before that. A fun night overall. Tomorrow I work at the Chalet and am taking the night off to chill with myself or that is the plan so far. I will have to de-cat my apartment and maybe do some laundry...really interesting I know! Anyway...

Can't wait to go up to Mom and Dad's in a few weeks and see everybody. It will be cool to go to one place where a bunch of people are. And I am excited to see Gramma. I haven't seen her in a while so that will be cool. Well I am really tired now so i am going to go to sleep. Hope you are all well.

Love you,
Marnie

News from the front: Gramma has been given notice by the family that she needs to understand that she can no longer go back to her home. Sounds rough, but, Bari stepped up to the plate and told her last night. She had to be taken out of her home due to bugs, moths, mold, pupae of the moths......bothersome to the family and her home is being fumigated...then, the chemical danger still remains....So......when confronted with the possible alternatives for her future, she chose to come to our home. We are happy that she feels comfortable with that move.

In light of that, mom is flying down on Wednesday for a family meeting, that day, with gramma present, to work out the transitions, etc. On Thursday and Friday the plan is to go to her home and have her identify what she wants to take up to our home. No furniture, except maybe her chair.

So, next Friday, after work, I am driving the SUV down to Sacramento, renting a U-haul, loading up on Saturday and heading up on Sunday morning with mom and gramma.

Next item: Anne won their first match in 5. They won the first two and the last, obviously. Too close, but they prevailed. They have two matches today and two tomorrow. We fly home on Sunday. Anne is doing so very well. I dread ever being slugged by her right arm swing.

We miss our little girl family from last week. They were such cuties and were wonderful to care for. Jane is a dream. She took charge, when needed, and helped mom with the other two.

We love you all. This will be a new era of our lives. Your help in the future will be appreciated.

Times, they are a-changin' Love, Mom and Dad

I need some input on which logo/watermark combo you like. We are getting to the final stages of the logo design for the practice and want some gut feelings from y'all. Just let me know which one (if you saw a dental office with this sign hanging outside, or saw the logo on an envelope/ad, etc.) you would get more warm fuzzy's from. You can put it in the blog here or email me at taysaac@gmail.com.

In either of the logos, the fleur-de-lis (webelo thing) can be removed easily.

Logo 1 with watermark letterhead

Brooke downtown Wednesday

The trail map

Mt. Dobong-San from town didn't look as intimidating as the last mile ended up

View from the top, looking out into Northeastern Seoul

The last mile was all mountain goat

It was a long climb

On the peak of Mt. Dobong-San Tuesday Afternoon

Brent and I are relaxing at the end of the day and I thought I would blog about our weekend. Yesterday we both had the day off (very rare occassion for Brent to have a Saturday off... EVER!) So we went out, had lunch, and then around 4 o'clock got a call from a man in our bishopric who had 4 VIP center court tickets to the Clippers game. We and our friends decided to go and ended up having a blast. One of the main cast members from "Scrubs" was in the row behind us (he was also in clueless).
Brent has just got a new calling, well actually it was our friend Chad's calling until they decided to move away from us. Brent is now the Deacon's Quorum advisor. It should be a great 6 month calling.
So about our best friends moving... Chad got a great job offer in Irvine with an offer they would be stupid to refuse. He sent many resumes up to Portland but got no responses so now our plans of having them move up with us are not looking too good. We have been joking with them about finding a replacement couple (very Seinfeld) but that will obviously not happen... we will really miss them.
Now we are hoping desperately that we don't get a violent stomache flu that Kristen has right now from whom she caught from her sister a week ago. We obviously hang out with them a lot so it's not looking too good! Oh well, pray for us that we might be lucky enough to be skipped over by this one.
That's it from here. Hope you all are doing well and keeping dry if you live in WA!!!
Buffy and Brent

Well everyone,

I guess it is my turn since it has been ages since I last wrote. Volleyball is winding down and we are going into our final week. It is sad to think that it is so close to being over but it is time, my body is beginning to fall apart on me. 11 years of volleyball is so much for this body to handle. We had our last home games Thursday and Friday nights, both of which we won. Friday's win was great to be able to finish out my senior season at home on a win. We have a winning record for the first time since we moved to division 1 level and my coach is amazed we were able to make it this far. It has been a great season, one of my favorites and I will be sad when it is all over next saturday. We head to Northern Colorado in Greeley,CO for our Independent tourney. Mom and Dad, Peter and hopefully one of his parents will be coming to watch all of the matches there. We play at least 4, hopefully 5 matches in the 3 days in which it takes place. We will see how everything goes and I will be sure to report on the matches.

Boise is coming closer and we are getting very excited to be able to start a new chapter in our lives. I found out this week I was accepted to Boise State and will be able to finish up my degree there. I have about a year to a year and a half to finish all depending on what transfers and what doesn't. We are heading to Boise the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving to look for places to live and to basically check out the city more. We then will head to Vancouver (only 5 hours from Boise) Wednesday for Thanksgiving weekend. We are very excited to make it home for Thanksgiving and we cannot wait to see you all(at least those of you who will be there) We are going to Peter's house for Christmas and hopefully take a trip to Magic Mtn. on of the days we are there so that we can see Brent and Buffy.

Life is crazy and We are just getting started. We love you all and hope to see you all soon.

Love, Anne

The only way to describe the weather here for the last couple of weeks, it seems. I know - it's the Pacific Northwest - but this has to be some sort of record. I really haven't seen the sun for days. They actually called Isaac's soccer game this afternoon - I think it has to be near typhoon weather for them to do that here. Some kid actually got frostbite last week, I guess. Anyway...

Cute cat, Marnie. Hope he is a good companion to you. Speaking of roommates - we have brought Bailey into the house. We could no longer tolerate her forlorn looks into the house. We had her groomed and she has quickly acclimated to being an indoor member of the fam.

We are off now to see a movie with the Stinchfield girls - since their parents are off in Korea or somewhere. Then to dinner. Should be fun. Dinner at the Master Stinchfield's tomorrow night. My Mom flies in for a 2 week visit on Friday. More of my family coming for Thanksgiving - can't wait! Lots more going on, but little time right now - but would love to hear how everyone is. More later...

Adina

We call him Pepe for short!

MAMMA MIA! returns to Portland for the Holidays, December 27 - January 1 and you can be first in line!

If you desire to go during that time, I can get presale tickets before this Saturday before they go on sale to the general public.

We'll buy the tickets in a group, and those that have requested tickets can remunerate us later.

Need to know right away. I do not know the prices. But, if you want me to order you tickets let me know. We'll keep it within reason. Dad and Mom

Hey guys! I love all the pictures so far! Looks like you all had a great time for Halloween. I had a lot of fun this past week doing Halloween things. Now it is over and I just have to wait until I can go up to Mom and Dad's for Thanksgiving. I dressed up as a nerd yesterday but I forgot my camera so I don't have any pictures of that. But here are some pictures from the Halloween party my friends and I had last week and from our trip up to LA to see "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at the El Capitan theatre. very cool. They had a guy sorta dressed like the phantom playing the organ before the movie started. He even played "The Phantom of the Opera" music! it was really cool. There were some crazy people dressed up on Hollywood blvd. It was quite entertaining. Yesterday I went over to Michelle's house to celebrate with her family. We just passed out candy and ate fondue and stew. It was really fun. It is good to hear from all of you and I can't wait to see those that I will in a few weeks! Love you all!

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Marnie

Bonding with the second cousins!

Hayden and Jack DeBaltzo

Loved seeing you at the wedding Barb and Kenn-
Lots of pics on our blog:-)

Love-Lexi