tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72553432024-03-07T13:55:27.593-05:00Captain's LogThis log is about me, my family, and our life in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore.Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-78670837555318517032022-11-22T09:12:00.005-05:002022-11-22T09:12:41.368-05:00Stardate 76891.45 - Added Mastodon Link for Verification<p>As this blog atrophies, I did have occasion to make a small adjustment and added a link back to my Mastodon account (see the link over on the left). By adding some specific HTML to that part of the blog, and then adding a link from my Mastodon account to here, I'm "verified" by Mastodon. But really, all that means is that I control both this blog and that Mastodon account. That works for non-famous people like me, but celebrities will need to make this change to their official web sites in order for people to feel the account is authentic. What a lot of people are doing is just putting their Mastodon account into their Twitter bio (or a pinned tweet), since that account is probably already verified. That's the easy way to do it.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA</i></span></p>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-4723360302194028732021-12-06T08:08:00.004-05:002021-12-06T08:08:56.754-05:00Stardate 75929.69 - As the Years Go ByAnother few years have passed and I've still not figured out the best use of this blog, although I've somewhat cut back on posting to Facebook and Twitter, other than auto-cross-posting from Instagram. Mainly that is all I use social media for these days - posting pictures. And wishing people Happy Birthday. But sharing articles and that sort of thing I've cut way, way back on. <div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-41926556636896053902018-06-11T08:46:00.001-04:002018-06-11T08:46:32.221-04:00Stardate 72442.08 - 2018 UpdateLooks like I went the entire year of 2017 without posting an update. I'm still struggling with the best use of the blog in the wake of services such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This blog used to be the primary way to share our adventures and photos with friends and family, but that was pre-social media. Now, I'm trying to determine if there is a purpose this blog can serve. Loren and I are watching <i>How I Met Your Mother</i> (new to her, re-runs to me) on Hulu, and it is interesting that such a recent show has <a href="http://www.barneystinsonblog.com/">Barney talking about his blog</a>, and not about Facebook. I think there may have been a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace">My Space</a> reference, but as of Season 3 there is still no reference to any of today's social media sites. How quickly things change.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-44279679922834183322016-03-06T07:39:00.003-05:002017-05-25T11:34:31.583-04:00Stardate 70178.45 - Semi-Annual UpdateWow. I haven't posted to the blog in a few years now. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SawyerCurt" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sawyercurt/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/SawyerCurt" target="_blank">Twitter </a>have really taken over. Although in some ways I miss the ability to have a detailed narrative around the photos, for quick/easy posting the newer social media platforms are better.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-75842138919404394722013-09-02T08:51:00.000-04:002013-09-02T08:51:02.335-04:00Stardate 67669.47 - Annual UpdateIt has been well over a year since I last posted to this blog...a far cry from the multiple posts per week that I wrote back near the start (June 24, 2004 to be exact). I started the blog to mess around with RSS as we were using that technology for work (remember, nearly 10 years ago!), so the first few posts were just messing around. But then I started posting photos and stories from our lives in Manhattan and later on the Jersey Shore. It became the main method of keeping our families up-to-date on what we were doing and of sharing photos with them. <br />
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The blog was kept pretty well up to date until September, 2011. At that point, Facebook took over as the main mechanism for keeping people up-to-date on what we were doing and of sharing photos with them. In a way, it took over from the blog because it was so easy...just upload a bunch of photos, maybe write a caption, and you are done! It took far less time than the narrative around the photos I wrote for the blog, and uploading photos was so much faster...in fact, getting multiple photos to upload in the proper order was a real hassle in the early days of blogging (at least on Blogger).<br />
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The demise of the blog also coincided with the transfer of primary photo-taking responsibility from me to Cheryl. As Cheryl began shooting in RAW and doing post-processing of the photos, they simply were not available in a format to quickly post after an event or vacation, and once time had passed the urge to get the photos posted with a story wrapped around them would fade. And it was easier to just share the album once she put it up on Facebook than it was to re-create the whole thing on the blog.<br />
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So for now, this blog is pretty idle. Only had a post or two in 2012, and this is the first post from 2013. If you are still subscribing to this blog as your primary way of keeping in touch, I recommend that you either click on the links on the left to add us as friends in Facebook, or subscribe to my Twitter feed (@SawyerCurt). I'm sure you've figured it out by now, but Facebook (and to a lesser extent, Twitter) have pretty much killed off the blog as a "what are we doing" and photo sharing channel. Until I can figure out a different use for it, one for which it is uniquely qualified, this blog will remain mostly idle.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA40.4078864 -74.03430600000001540.3837059 -74.074646500000014 40.4320669 -73.993965500000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-76456185228606561812012-02-17T09:00:00.003-05:002012-02-17T09:00:56.958-05:00Stardate 66129.42 - Urgent Appeal<a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/memorial-sloan-kettering-consider-saving-some-light-and-air-for-residents-of-440-east-62nd-st" target="_blank">Please sign the petition!!</a><br />
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Memorial Sloan Kettering wants to build a new out-patient facility right up against our home. Our building has been asking for compromises to preserve some light and air, and MSK is ignoring us. Please join us in protesting the decision of MSK to ignore the pleas of its new neighbors completely, and show total disrespect for our quality of life and the quality of life in the surrounding community by constructing a building without giving any thought to how it will impact its neighbors and neighborhood. The point of this petition is to protest MSK's decision to ignore its neighbors and the grave impact that the construction of its desired building will have on our community. We are asking for a cordial discussion with MSK officials so they can work with us to minimize the damage caused to our residents, our building and our neighborhood. <br />
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<a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/memorial-sloan-kettering-consider-saving-some-light-and-air-for-residents-of-440-east-62nd-st" target="_blank">Please sign the petition asking them to work with us, not steamroll over us!</a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">NYC</span></i>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-86067892506771128972011-09-11T08:45:00.000-04:002011-09-11T08:46:29.868-04:00Stardate 65694.12 - 9-11-01, Ten Years LaterCheryl and I moved to NYC in November, 2001. She received the job offer in August 2001 and we were starting to make plans to visit Manhattan to look at apartments when 9/11 occurred. It was odd to be looking at apartments in the weeks after 9/11 and have landlords and agents ask if we were relocating from lower Manhattan. Of course, 9/11 literally hit pretty close to home as we were living in the DC-suburbs of Northern Virginia at the time. Cheryl was in her office at the US Census Bureau and I was in a meeting at my job at Booz Allen Hamilton. I came out of the meeting and had a voice mail message from my mom asking if I was in the Pentagon that day (I had Pentagon access at the time). I thought it a very odd question at the time, until a secretary ran by and told me what had happened. I called Cheryl and while I was on the phone with her she was told her office was evacuating so she started what became a long drive home. We lived only 10 minutes away from my office so I went home as well and we watched everything unfold on television for the rest of the day.<br />
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People asked me afterwards if we were still moving to Manhattan. I tried to explain that I could have just as easily been in the Pentagon on that day (and Booz Allen Hamilton did lose 3 people in the Pentagon that day). I don't think either of us really gave a thought to not moving.<br />
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<a href="http://ussexcalibur.blogspot.com/2006/09/stardate-6069652-9-11-01-five-years.html">Five years ago I took the following pictures</a> from the balcony of our rental place at 66th and 2nd ave. We don't live there anymore and I don't think I've taken any more recent photos so I've posted these again now. I felt like I should put something up here on the anniversary but I also think we've moved on. Maybe because I personally didn't know anyone lost on that day, but at some point we have to get past it. Not over it - never over it - but past it.<br />
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I'm glad to live in Manhattan, to have my kids go to school there, to work there. Even though we usually spend our weekends outside of the city we have no plans to permanently relocate out of Manhattan any time soon. I said it 5 years ago and I'll say it again - we're proud to be in NYC since November, 2001.<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-34264103214453964752011-09-02T08:34:00.001-04:002011-09-02T08:34:45.963-04:00Stardate 65669.46 - A Wedding on the Outer BanksBack in May my cousin Jenny Orrock got married on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was too far of a drive and too expensive to fly everyone down there, so I went to represent my family and my cousin Angelique went to represent her family. It was a wedding on the beach with reception in the large beach house they rented for the bridal party.<br />
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The mother of the bride, my Aunt Melinda.<br />
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My Uncle Harry, with his daughter Jenny.<br />
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I loved the cake with brown sugar as the "sand" on the beach.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Atlantic Highlands, NJ</i></span>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0Cape Hatteras, Hatteras, NC, USA35.2246219 -75.530150935.1727374 -75.6091149 35.2765064 -75.4511869tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-59972763206633657442011-09-02T08:26:00.002-04:002011-09-02T08:27:07.420-04:00Stardate 65669.43 - March of Dimes WalkSo I am pretty far behind (as usual) in posting items to the blog. Back in April of this year, after we returned from vacation, we participated in the March of Dimes walk out in NJ. Our neighbor (Michael St.Amour) from when we rented the house in Highlands, NJ (before we purchased a place one town over) asked to borrow our kids for the walk. He had constructed a double-decker carrier for his own kids (who, as you can see from the pictures, are far too big to fit in it anymore), but had made a tradition of walking with this contraption. We walked with him in NYC last year with the kids in it, so we agreed to do it again this year (only in Asbury Park, NJ). Here are some photos from that event.<br />
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Here is daughter, now far too old to ride, helps get our kids situated.<br />
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It was a very overcast and cool day.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Atlantic Highlands, NJ</i></span>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0Asbury Park, NJ, USA40.2203907 -74.012081740.208266200000004 -74.031822699999992 40.2325152 -73.9923407tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-80451292663835102742011-07-23T07:46:00.012-04:002011-07-23T09:02:54.055-04:00Stardate 65557.05 - April Vacation to BEYCBack in April we took a 1 week vacation to the <a href="http://www.beyc.com/">Bitter End Yacht Club</a> on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXIyuBKQ_EVqjWjdk9-T-bVDAdbZR04Qg8QZfatzTkMATk70fzmSqGnQA3V6WF70Mml1mpego3TvvLk3cb9Lk2xHQ1toYae6yUrbRUm2ZAz_lSwMd8XT3gnaJNpODycE9cmzZA/s1600/DSC_2302.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXIyuBKQ_EVqjWjdk9-T-bVDAdbZR04Qg8QZfatzTkMATk70fzmSqGnQA3V6WF70Mml1mpego3TvvLk3cb9Lk2xHQ1toYae6yUrbRUm2ZAz_lSwMd8XT3gnaJNpODycE9cmzZA/s400/DSC_2302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632527561957845298" /></a><br /><div>The club was great, but getting there was not. We were not sure Cheryl would be able to be away from work until shortly before Loren's Spring Break, and the cost of the airfare was so high we decided to travel on miles. This meant that we had limited options on getting there. So we flew from JFK to St. Thomas, stayed overnight on St. Thomas, took a taxi to the ferry which took us to Tortola, took another taxi to the dock where yet another ferry was to take us to Virgin Gorda and the BEYC. Then we repeated in the opposite direction for our return trip. It was a lot of travel to get to our destination and back.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the pool at the hotel we stayed at on St. Thomas.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2LwodVSYXDEn6Im2sg8I6fSjXiE3epxthFvHli3yGkfqk2tSeuuMsh21R4WE2Sgm2wzAUkWzLo0xwDPr-veHJ6mr8GLJEood-9vmbqQGCj7Z1fYbOToRiFOmaPFFPysnK02AjQ/s1600/DSC_2253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2LwodVSYXDEn6Im2sg8I6fSjXiE3epxthFvHli3yGkfqk2tSeuuMsh21R4WE2Sgm2wzAUkWzLo0xwDPr-veHJ6mr8GLJEood-9vmbqQGCj7Z1fYbOToRiFOmaPFFPysnK02AjQ/s400/DSC_2253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632527557421051874" /></a><br /></div><div>Here I am trying to keep Kate contained as we wait for the ferry to Tortola.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz__peylj0qZDtcECB0J2Fma64gzK4MBQkyskNOSccYNZ919WbuBuO1FmDEzR0ba3Obn3OfQ7gjCzjrzPqXla3YEg018JDOcZWpKIdqqmc6O238w45xm3RqSo4Cjs1d00EiHWozg/s1600/DSC_2258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz__peylj0qZDtcECB0J2Fma64gzK4MBQkyskNOSccYNZ919WbuBuO1FmDEzR0ba3Obn3OfQ7gjCzjrzPqXla3YEg018JDOcZWpKIdqqmc6O238w45xm3RqSo4Cjs1d00EiHWozg/s400/DSC_2258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632527550758063634" /></a><br /></div><div>We ended up not seeing part of the paperwork we needed to complete to enter the BVIs, so after a huge melt-down (me and the kids) at passport control, we ended up missing the ferry to the BEYC. Luckily, they sent a power boat to come pick us up. Unluckily, it was quite a bumpy ride. When we finally got to the BEYC this was the view we had from our room.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIuL7uxjsP6KJEhOX9zmWhyphenhyphen0xlQy9pNsljqjhGFSAc0y4agYbSosHaqebur-PVXeNi4mm1gTESKPdiMarXKuEW9dmV3VQk7m3X61PCH-b7SMp0QAQUTvslqZYbDskpbXiBpKQGQ/s1600/DSC_2261.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIuL7uxjsP6KJEhOX9zmWhyphenhyphen0xlQy9pNsljqjhGFSAc0y4agYbSosHaqebur-PVXeNi4mm1gTESKPdiMarXKuEW9dmV3VQk7m3X61PCH-b7SMp0QAQUTvslqZYbDskpbXiBpKQGQ/s400/DSC_2261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632527547827273922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0VFe0xpTzYBJoIPy4KMKSf65qWqKkArMObwwSWQ2PZIYFm-r2NDuf_gsWOZa4irim1asWyK6pmM8NtCRCCsVwT65EyeVNXzJme6D3cdFdSlCHlyxE6B-rp9cFgzdMMaypz5Xg/s1600/DSC_2267.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0VFe0xpTzYBJoIPy4KMKSf65qWqKkArMObwwSWQ2PZIYFm-r2NDuf_gsWOZa4irim1asWyK6pmM8NtCRCCsVwT65EyeVNXzJme6D3cdFdSlCHlyxE6B-rp9cFgzdMMaypz5Xg/s400/DSC_2267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632527542822964770" /></a><br /></div><div>Here Loren waits for the "taxi" car to take us down to the main resort.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWRpzCcYO16X_zcUShNskO9sNqCr6_8cZFxo0Np5ou6RaVCaOh0JCpI5rWp0lTv_Bxx02kLx-PGsp04VWecOBNsH5FxBmzmpyjdiDiMf0CcpJJjlMqw6NfCegKxrNm3XovAnnpQ/s1600/DSC_2277.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWRpzCcYO16X_zcUShNskO9sNqCr6_8cZFxo0Np5ou6RaVCaOh0JCpI5rWp0lTv_Bxx02kLx-PGsp04VWecOBNsH5FxBmzmpyjdiDiMf0CcpJJjlMqw6NfCegKxrNm3XovAnnpQ/s400/DSC_2277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632525931507122290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJWeJviO2Vv6t5Whg-YKfO7pXvARUhZu5CRejciRpfUuSbo01uOTlnVCVTFufhwTlJ_LNaVS1iO1yx78-k7JflsomVZw-vHsXptXAQWbYSym6zXzgnX4Ph2t1UGwT-Z3oW8aGxA/s1600/DSC_2282+-+Copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJWeJviO2Vv6t5Whg-YKfO7pXvARUhZu5CRejciRpfUuSbo01uOTlnVCVTFufhwTlJ_LNaVS1iO1yx78-k7JflsomVZw-vHsXptXAQWbYSym6zXzgnX4Ph2t1UGwT-Z3oW8aGxA/s400/DSC_2282+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632525929595362162" /></a><br /></div><div>The food was pretty good, especially the open air bar-b-ques at night. We ate right down by the beach and the kids loved being able to play when they were done eating and we could easily watch them while we finished eating.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxzeR7Qk73-m7mTwEm1Ettvpa59EH-evJPRSCSam5QSVF9zlfH7W_hQxokg6eWx599_IN0UqvXnq-O5sRfhXn-ghajN7RLz554LpFXm_pwK3KzsusDPTNyzL-WEfbhiPIen73xQ/s1600/DSC_2286.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxzeR7Qk73-m7mTwEm1Ettvpa59EH-evJPRSCSam5QSVF9zlfH7W_hQxokg6eWx599_IN0UqvXnq-O5sRfhXn-ghajN7RLz554LpFXm_pwK3KzsusDPTNyzL-WEfbhiPIen73xQ/s400/DSC_2286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632525924650786354" /></a><br /></div><div>Here is the view from our usual table.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbJZ6TnPd5RUDvQrTjFOoEIJH4TYmHjHhLlaUbPit0UtF5BefS7MwFsQv_O1_KW39dHN8u85FerYPyS9a-R_koQUAaDNK-6F3y2pD8np5YFq7XE1RmTLC2qN1mfA06IGpZNxUig/s1600/DSC_2287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbJZ6TnPd5RUDvQrTjFOoEIJH4TYmHjHhLlaUbPit0UtF5BefS7MwFsQv_O1_KW39dHN8u85FerYPyS9a-R_koQUAaDNK-6F3y2pD8np5YFq7XE1RmTLC2qN1mfA06IGpZNxUig/s400/DSC_2287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632525919309254642" /></a><br /></div><div>There was also a pool, and for the first couple of days we spent a lot of time in the pool.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xiixmUoIjd0_xv5oyfwmVsF8-2L5Pmo6sazsGx3wXG8IaYRAEr27oLxobiM7EmeXNmNOEASZiy2F7E2GrmgFXXxXGmXhOjrXiRF7z8JJwFPUEzwu_FbPhulKwytMdJYc1SVMNw/s1600/DSC_2289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xiixmUoIjd0_xv5oyfwmVsF8-2L5Pmo6sazsGx3wXG8IaYRAEr27oLxobiM7EmeXNmNOEASZiy2F7E2GrmgFXXxXGmXhOjrXiRF7z8JJwFPUEzwu_FbPhulKwytMdJYc1SVMNw/s400/DSC_2289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632525916269653154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QcDS3E7dthSnU-gh3NFculs6QAVWZibFKCQTrN7MBwF9S23LXbWaLzsou8b3Ucn97IA-b6I2QjQpnhUuWw-5DtU_L6BtJq_TvKuExweUusnn3DxanwtLEtorGjOXmKAhsP7XKg/s1600/DSC_2293.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QcDS3E7dthSnU-gh3NFculs6QAVWZibFKCQTrN7MBwF9S23LXbWaLzsou8b3Ucn97IA-b6I2QjQpnhUuWw-5DtU_L6BtJq_TvKuExweUusnn3DxanwtLEtorGjOXmKAhsP7XKg/s400/DSC_2293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632523635405516658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pKjRzrQqPRcRzZIQsMzeMCAUPY66O0X1MZT1nyQIm4zwvz2_biHw8ffPDFwi-hJCJhV-Ic2fQQ_StJELX13AoWW6_2HWQTu92R7ClwKtmXLNfEMWg4oAkCBDebDG6PBbVUOT7g/s1600/DSC_2296_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pKjRzrQqPRcRzZIQsMzeMCAUPY66O0X1MZT1nyQIm4zwvz2_biHw8ffPDFwi-hJCJhV-Ic2fQQ_StJELX13AoWW6_2HWQTu92R7ClwKtmXLNfEMWg4oAkCBDebDG6PBbVUOT7g/s400/DSC_2296_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632523632414334994" /></a><br /></div><div>We took a sunset motor around the resort. It was supposed to be a sail but winds were very light while we were there.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecUKr-tIZFtLT6brWFu8B-Z5Ejc_aTvcn7vIji-8zrX9_-ujTwhBmjrvQln1fUluT9k2ZgiK6mtu2eZrOUjsGw25Deeo131frVaBDsypTYls72KEHqgHz15ZQkAGr4YYINq_FSg/s1600/DSC_2308.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecUKr-tIZFtLT6brWFu8B-Z5Ejc_aTvcn7vIji-8zrX9_-ujTwhBmjrvQln1fUluT9k2ZgiK6mtu2eZrOUjsGw25Deeo131frVaBDsypTYls72KEHqgHz15ZQkAGr4YYINq_FSg/s400/DSC_2308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632523627589094306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRWCHBpw3mD7HjfqXU58ANNv8dxwI5lF7P_ARP21eTXjxlOMRAkPDf-zeXWbj-5JEJalQ7mzUALB6hkebeo5RcxWNUy3AthstrGnsyuhKBMUHW6yvhejBmQ6x6ax2svbAmw2LHA/s1600/DSC_2324.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRWCHBpw3mD7HjfqXU58ANNv8dxwI5lF7P_ARP21eTXjxlOMRAkPDf-zeXWbj-5JEJalQ7mzUALB6hkebeo5RcxWNUy3AthstrGnsyuhKBMUHW6yvhejBmQ6x6ax2svbAmw2LHA/s400/DSC_2324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632523623288231986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkGxmi_fgvkG8IXl5p3uQW47Wvy2LzkMJ3i1NJcYtsgpTxxK_gw2vG8ul8DPxf_FWdS48KYXlgjLhhvSzE5qX5MpkmwWB5kxscZPN5Uvwr6hQNIDwv1cBpTo7aziIo9q9S2pX1Q/s1600/DSC_2331_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkGxmi_fgvkG8IXl5p3uQW47Wvy2LzkMJ3i1NJcYtsgpTxxK_gw2vG8ul8DPxf_FWdS48KYXlgjLhhvSzE5qX5MpkmwWB5kxscZPN5Uvwr6hQNIDwv1cBpTo7aziIo9q9S2pX1Q/s400/DSC_2331_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632523620930188818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHr7gAwCuGFXcc1Ie7eKvMh6EfDQRDvQZsCEs4nzMFlTUfgPdm_JEsIW8snq_C-jYVRtvlS1dnndx5OS29dYfxhV-ysq-lTJJYEasjwv5fDOB8sNnEUfblDgqus1WEFxoyN-_5g/s1600/DSC_2358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym8cYcHmAjcNCMU8u4qyyMT2qalGNYBoKke5P4OoWGSzL_HBWa6fLBmY3H6S2PU1NQXLywk1OMY8rqfBa3EuzqIEBxz0kQF7oegqP0grSLBTcWaHgH-KD2-cXzjZgkB09AHtEdA/s400/DSC_2370_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632522178391335986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJy3sPll70hIMQX856-uXbLBcrZJqXGyrkbQTX7sYeoPP2z2vqgGYUiQCrgCiRAcsk-uquB7tMBqX2baYrg1vevY8g0HKX15m4pAtDH3xE5JBt-Z_Y4X4ASzTkwRu6LruaVYw8Q/s1600/DSC_2383_copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJy3sPll70hIMQX856-uXbLBcrZJqXGyrkbQTX7sYeoPP2z2vqgGYUiQCrgCiRAcsk-uquB7tMBqX2baYrg1vevY8g0HKX15m4pAtDH3xE5JBt-Z_Y4X4ASzTkwRu6LruaVYw8Q/s400/DSC_2383_copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632522170143550530" /></a><br /></div><div>Our room is in one of those little huts up on the hill.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KewPgron2CvzXpFL8wLl6Aai7Pm7hJpnb4uTVaMvfr7QxsnpX-5rqYcBrnc5ro64aE37Xrmgfcb-tOyi0TaLBacrctiecr_lmx2vCpDUvaCcX1N8L-1o7q-TU3bjVaxYZun9eQ/s1600/DSC_2389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KewPgron2CvzXpFL8wLl6Aai7Pm7hJpnb4uTVaMvfr7QxsnpX-5rqYcBrnc5ro64aE37Xrmgfcb-tOyi0TaLBacrctiecr_lmx2vCpDUvaCcX1N8L-1o7q-TU3bjVaxYZun9eQ/s400/DSC_2389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632522164813779442" /></a><br /></div><div>We also took an excursion one day up to Anagada. This trip also involved open pick-up truck taxis to get us to the beach, after a high speed ferry ride to the atoll.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43KEQT_RHxfdLRCsOSVmFT7lQeSieKTtUHZ0ZobdsEZhlgJQgMV7Tfo9N0GNoBhKfkoNiyNK13ijc_v0Bqky1Fh_PrFgK5bUAwhiTHxXZVcOsIK5B4FvEODduT2ATft3XqAscYA/s1600/DSC_2412.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43KEQT_RHxfdLRCsOSVmFT7lQeSieKTtUHZ0ZobdsEZhlgJQgMV7Tfo9N0GNoBhKfkoNiyNK13ijc_v0Bqky1Fh_PrFgK5bUAwhiTHxXZVcOsIK5B4FvEODduT2ATft3XqAscYA/s400/DSC_2412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632520802176725186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEQKeNFNBEz-oY1zTwwWzSRr8j7eiO9neVG_NHNqRcocIR7oXe24Ytpzt9FTnE-y4p5uGeKdfN2MuiDePG3doXDQZY2RRRaktCRmWaxLvzI9swsgx58NoKL0TAF2yikR9L97BGQ/s1600/DSC_2421_copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEQKeNFNBEz-oY1zTwwWzSRr8j7eiO9neVG_NHNqRcocIR7oXe24Ytpzt9FTnE-y4p5uGeKdfN2MuiDePG3doXDQZY2RRRaktCRmWaxLvzI9swsgx58NoKL0TAF2yikR9L97BGQ/s400/DSC_2421_copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632520795209403026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpoYI_XrgHKtIwu88nOU86Cdb3fQuWk7eQ6jMZ5a9wEnsgIVlADo5l4Uy9cwrBeH2w_fjKcPenwdmwdFw4VRPWDWpMEZAgKp9KHwDFXBnBjsU9pVan-oHZaIBFoPTHQ8tlWccqg/s1600/DSC_2442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpoYI_XrgHKtIwu88nOU86Cdb3fQuWk7eQ6jMZ5a9wEnsgIVlADo5l4Uy9cwrBeH2w_fjKcPenwdmwdFw4VRPWDWpMEZAgKp9KHwDFXBnBjsU9pVan-oHZaIBFoPTHQ8tlWccqg/s400/DSC_2442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632520798413250722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry04fLT3qfcwH08yd6JA8eOTVt0o3nLUA69UTZSNgMapWwOVlnprKCIStq2B0IzY3VQEajSXDBH5tLfLfpUFj3UgOl0sYhC4FIAe8uF5VKvPX1356njrZv77fDiZJl_JsQLd-rw/s1600/DSC_2449.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry04fLT3qfcwH08yd6JA8eOTVt0o3nLUA69UTZSNgMapWwOVlnprKCIStq2B0IzY3VQEajSXDBH5tLfLfpUFj3UgOl0sYhC4FIAe8uF5VKvPX1356njrZv77fDiZJl_JsQLd-rw/s400/DSC_2449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632520787714743410" /></a><br /></div><div>Here is one of their taxis, back at the resort. We walked the first couple of days, but it was a good 20 minutes to get to the main resort so by the end of the week we just called for the taxis.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUWiL6M3kVoe5SCTwKV5ksAPslnSQ7exDq0nnxTNRokX-MIsR-FtcdVMBcwjq70dB-55gWtMwZ0mtSj7edNcbIk3RJVFTPLk5cAZi8KLg6gLSSKQ_VfIHM7kiaXO6ldgFgDDiZw/s1600/DSC_2487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUWiL6M3kVoe5SCTwKV5ksAPslnSQ7exDq0nnxTNRokX-MIsR-FtcdVMBcwjq70dB-55gWtMwZ0mtSj7edNcbIk3RJVFTPLk5cAZi8KLg6gLSSKQ_VfIHM7kiaXO6ldgFgDDiZw/s400/DSC_2487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632520783595771586" /></a><br /></div><div>Loren met a friend (Sadie) at the resort and we ended up hanging out with her parents a lot while the kids played.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoF4Lf3UJD-Hw3qDhG_2Zsinnvw2nu0P-DB8VUu5N5eFeZDsb4WipeGhnHczBt1WiVW9bEvRgbdVAI_S_6VpUx33HJ_cDu_eEZQTUMAtoXUIHJZx5eAmwMaUYVW1cVvxzkgbxRA/s1600/DSC_2492_copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmi7Ild6GsoY3ZdrM5avDTqMJ3UlVEHJMacmpkfA1Op_Gx0sH4DTZsAE1sKDOFAm5Af0BKWifN9-nafEzUTrM4v1KnKbE8Q1MxJdj9Sf8wmm9_foda-EP1uqMiq0mR2RgoCkB7g/s400/IMG_0786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632515731913236242" /></a><br /></div><div>We also took a small Boston Whaler out to Oil Nut Cove where a very exclusive resort was just about completed and ready for guests.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVImdeOIewahpTeZ-U6GeZmgTYpc7JGMHp8R24t0D9QLYmvor18Dq3GT7uybAO2PtSwYR4aUicVmmD4f1GDQGbp0RD5fxFgGfrEfPEJ6jN13mngebw7c8A93vrAnZyzov-tn2MlA/s1600/IMG_0778.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVImdeOIewahpTeZ-U6GeZmgTYpc7JGMHp8R24t0D9QLYmvor18Dq3GT7uybAO2PtSwYR4aUicVmmD4f1GDQGbp0RD5fxFgGfrEfPEJ6jN13mngebw7c8A93vrAnZyzov-tn2MlA/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632515726603909202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTpCJqHBbWTrb61DDg9hUh52woab4Mu9Qt_qltTBpRLjWrQX6JUBbF2UDr98UHpO34dwgGpaJUrkx032kyS7K3KETAB1fn_eaT_kkKw3yNgTGSnfIlvKQJt39qgadSXyfPdnMBg/s1600/IMG_0772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTpCJqHBbWTrb61DDg9hUh52woab4Mu9Qt_qltTBpRLjWrQX6JUBbF2UDr98UHpO34dwgGpaJUrkx032kyS7K3KETAB1fn_eaT_kkKw3yNgTGSnfIlvKQJt39qgadSXyfPdnMBg/s400/IMG_0772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632515725863613026" /></a><br /></div><div>Here the girls play after breakfast on our last day at the resort.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIyjyiDjJe3aPeG3sAgO-NKQaClws5NlthOXbmyQOn38gfjHaNqLoHMcVAzrH7JttimaHqTTaDRFo8y31aS7ADAwVYshC1GM5TDRXaSSQWuvXp-RNO0WhLHBSqpTeRG1sRb6OBw/s1600/DSC_2575_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIyjyiDjJe3aPeG3sAgO-NKQaClws5NlthOXbmyQOn38gfjHaNqLoHMcVAzrH7JttimaHqTTaDRFo8y31aS7ADAwVYshC1GM5TDRXaSSQWuvXp-RNO0WhLHBSqpTeRG1sRb6OBw/s400/DSC_2575_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632515720313782386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXuWULFggV-vgkf5g9iuTnvMt_cOvtV3H_LfZZTaaORpaEyfyKEpbRV3OC-Fu5du9W84di0AjkZuh-rEha7-YXHFxjPAUxotITbTVO8OfPA-WyjSQP12TWLUfWhz9eguJAnxF3Q/s1600/DSC_2563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXuWULFggV-vgkf5g9iuTnvMt_cOvtV3H_LfZZTaaORpaEyfyKEpbRV3OC-Fu5du9W84di0AjkZuh-rEha7-YXHFxjPAUxotITbTVO8OfPA-WyjSQP12TWLUfWhz9eguJAnxF3Q/s400/DSC_2563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632515716978764034" /></a><br /></div><div>And now we're back in the pool on Tortola before our flight back to NYC. At least our return flight was direct - we had a stop in Miami on the way down.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2GxbqwfX8gCUKxT1iFxsEtVVB9C732wn1G9aj3K8ULPq9_Yk9jMFoNTCG0AXtYiKNkkO3bzKF8iNNQTFNETslIcdGdYBgQIof6gD45k6g-8iaXo4co1Hl-SCIEOG5WfJ21tTsQ/s1600/DSC_2606_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2GxbqwfX8gCUKxT1iFxsEtVVB9C732wn1G9aj3K8ULPq9_Yk9jMFoNTCG0AXtYiKNkkO3bzKF8iNNQTFNETslIcdGdYBgQIof6gD45k6g-8iaXo4co1Hl-SCIEOG5WfJ21tTsQ/s400/DSC_2606_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514425984648562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMySdg8E6Vw5MklziJuFM37XSMgZtIyhiqcZNF2Ci3xWPghIyQlubWHV97PbtfJq624QBGr7CUwpu9h0sg8LSx89bWyKtWEFjNqRVEJiDCLeu9bboOzQTXTw5S4QYHv_-lRIvAg/s1600/DSC_2587_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMySdg8E6Vw5MklziJuFM37XSMgZtIyhiqcZNF2Ci3xWPghIyQlubWHV97PbtfJq624QBGr7CUwpu9h0sg8LSx89bWyKtWEFjNqRVEJiDCLeu9bboOzQTXTw5S4QYHv_-lRIvAg/s400/DSC_2587_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514423524742562" /></a><br /></div><div>And finally, here are a couple of iPhone photos Cheryl took.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3TBcP6Zb2qxln957XwJN9-3zyMsEvhtvDttxcqPBrpaeU38kOyjZeU4OQVSHLH7JwunOkKvP9em5f75i9vG6myKNlnVTTPWcQPQ07N0XDZv2z_S_rcga932QHA6qPNMxKfjsaw/s1600/photo%25286%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3TBcP6Zb2qxln957XwJN9-3zyMsEvhtvDttxcqPBrpaeU38kOyjZeU4OQVSHLH7JwunOkKvP9em5f75i9vG6myKNlnVTTPWcQPQ07N0XDZv2z_S_rcga932QHA6qPNMxKfjsaw/s400/photo%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514419960556034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx4hCvRH6yIvyk3QOwqb_ohyphenhyphenWMVOS68wgGQvzQaf0dOjuhyNTR5kSbVKbLZBoOPRMdlmgk8NhyphenhyphenXpDB2pRpk469tWXeas2fil_3a7LfB_uV0tpEUd3m4OjfXU0iwMZwyxrxu-zMg/s1600/photo%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx4hCvRH6yIvyk3QOwqb_ohyphenhyphenWMVOS68wgGQvzQaf0dOjuhyNTR5kSbVKbLZBoOPRMdlmgk8NhyphenhyphenXpDB2pRpk469tWXeas2fil_3a7LfB_uV0tpEUd3m4OjfXU0iwMZwyxrxu-zMg/s400/photo%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514415627214322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R0QVyOgFEYQA0al4tdMilZbq11UoehjptNlnWuWsg6Gu1RviSaw9KfeyPQ3DRTbrCtiXGE58J3RPMYMd3Prk64hTizIuE-itYM5Bb5XTrtnRIePipx_7gOQ8LK5AF03zujh6kA/s1600/IMG_0790_copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R0QVyOgFEYQA0al4tdMilZbq11UoehjptNlnWuWsg6Gu1RviSaw9KfeyPQ3DRTbrCtiXGE58J3RPMYMd3Prk64hTizIuE-itYM5Bb5XTrtnRIePipx_7gOQ8LK5AF03zujh6kA/s400/IMG_0790_copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514410123522034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>NYC</i></span></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-12479065258747611702011-05-06T06:44:00.004-04:002011-05-06T06:51:19.757-04:00Stardate 65343.23 - Liberty Science CenterOne weekend in March, at Loren's request, we stopped at the Liberty Science Center on the way back from the beach house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLWr-jNEe0dUz3ZUor5WCmNnB6KP1Lam9ft_iys-CrZr5Xioep9Doj9Y-ebBeAdCPR_-nvwhHxkFzBwaQVtxUU2cHYu2KtRWfDgDdkcJ4je391-cWj-zZudg2PQ8WlipTn6COPw/s1600/DSC_2216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLWr-jNEe0dUz3ZUor5WCmNnB6KP1Lam9ft_iys-CrZr5Xioep9Doj9Y-ebBeAdCPR_-nvwhHxkFzBwaQVtxUU2cHYu2KtRWfDgDdkcJ4je391-cWj-zZudg2PQ8WlipTn6COPw/s400/DSC_2216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603553102219929602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7x4xdYPrk4JGsNYK9xtRCpsEDfaNRA4kovisYiIS6sZHZt0hd85l8TlqLsWQ1dha8XpGZOZOm-JNnQ4knD34qeNPXtmAkAMQKEdNTmq4Wb2hHe4htQmSWHxiSykpuJPpFY8jGQ/s1600/DSC_2220.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7x4xdYPrk4JGsNYK9xtRCpsEDfaNRA4kovisYiIS6sZHZt0hd85l8TlqLsWQ1dha8XpGZOZOm-JNnQ4knD34qeNPXtmAkAMQKEdNTmq4Wb2hHe4htQmSWHxiSykpuJPpFY8jGQ/s400/DSC_2220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603553096028984706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCafxV5mzyf-wiJl50npNDbEbBh5_U1INzh3pkJGss5C4erwe3ydlSUatUl-vQY3JYOx32oc7YI4NDc3GA-pNBOjTlU0FTdL2VPjlGpz-CBBsNYMnKR0LeDCzj6k0iQ-ARul6BDA/s1600/DSC_2223.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCafxV5mzyf-wiJl50npNDbEbBh5_U1INzh3pkJGss5C4erwe3ydlSUatUl-vQY3JYOx32oc7YI4NDc3GA-pNBOjTlU0FTdL2VPjlGpz-CBBsNYMnKR0LeDCzj6k0iQ-ARul6BDA/s400/DSC_2223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603553092008918210" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-65851132097141799862011-05-05T21:45:00.004-04:002011-05-05T21:55:19.063-04:00Stardate 65342.2 - Fisherman's 5KCheryl decided to run a 5K so she entered the Fisherman's 5K in NJ and Loren also got to run, although Loren only had to do 100 meters. Cheryl worked hard and trained and did great!! Yea, Cheryl!! Loren also did very well and loves her medal.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1SFudPQn2-94E9VV3_yYhsoMTTVB0xOubqKnyazpq6j9aYayJQkZ_f-nraYZes26mssuVzLsUEYHaQIaNiuKq19BDyMQkq4slln55ffDNAxP3XWQ5BpSGnitRpBN_o5QCt0DtA/s1600/DSC_2201.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1SFudPQn2-94E9VV3_yYhsoMTTVB0xOubqKnyazpq6j9aYayJQkZ_f-nraYZes26mssuVzLsUEYHaQIaNiuKq19BDyMQkq4slln55ffDNAxP3XWQ5BpSGnitRpBN_o5QCt0DtA/s400/DSC_2201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603415328877000674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn533LppxDq0py9391NMt2XemMQR59AMPzEZoYJOT-4JiL4fk8SnEXg4PL2XsrfBaf1O-PWvUzxYMchWv3TF8JhN_BUb6zemRF8LVkOWTS2UF1QfZ6Z2UNXYI0om7_11nOM_DiQ/s1600/DSC_2206.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn533LppxDq0py9391NMt2XemMQR59AMPzEZoYJOT-4JiL4fk8SnEXg4PL2XsrfBaf1O-PWvUzxYMchWv3TF8JhN_BUb6zemRF8LVkOWTS2UF1QfZ6Z2UNXYI0om7_11nOM_DiQ/s400/DSC_2206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603415323378015714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27b_xgOiUuqdAzHpSfHqdowTcfZTTwMpmxVxru6Q33Bbcz_5rKN1TNReNuoBLhRCKyQyvYbT6PTdiINsm4AJ1sZbSVG1menI6eTP5elpM9uCP2pCrM95C5g5gzaRYIqVNLkf6xg/s1600/DSC_2211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27b_xgOiUuqdAzHpSfHqdowTcfZTTwMpmxVxru6Q33Bbcz_5rKN1TNReNuoBLhRCKyQyvYbT6PTdiINsm4AJ1sZbSVG1menI6eTP5elpM9uCP2pCrM95C5g5gzaRYIqVNLkf6xg/s400/DSC_2211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603415320830805298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBlVn2sF6kNQopryF9w6PSk3DL9sdF9508NPBRxqDj6uGJ1nX3CS9G2CU3CmG-rKiZPLADy-xv7aP5f5E3Zs5FPwUfg7EPXmb8rlHKBxOiYvlsWtiSE5ZGG2wF4imWEII-khbdg/s1600/DSC_2215.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBlVn2sF6kNQopryF9w6PSk3DL9sdF9508NPBRxqDj6uGJ1nX3CS9G2CU3CmG-rKiZPLADy-xv7aP5f5E3Zs5FPwUfg7EPXmb8rlHKBxOiYvlsWtiSE5ZGG2wF4imWEII-khbdg/s400/DSC_2215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603415313984247026" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-79428889818039605752011-05-05T21:35:00.005-04:002011-05-05T21:45:25.322-04:00Stardate 65342.18 - March in NJHere are a few pictures from NJ from March. Here we visit with Cheryl's grandmother at her beach condo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhzrZ95OGiAI6Z16nAnyQpWGuZyQOcHKWwUm9msXIg3aMcU4YFGhD4YAatzDOfMj575bl5gmvbngo089nqThmr03QW6nx_eAaFKDJQqdWZUDe5dYH2q-mFtcrBAa4djQ_zkZfZA/s1600/DSC_2175.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhzrZ95OGiAI6Z16nAnyQpWGuZyQOcHKWwUm9msXIg3aMcU4YFGhD4YAatzDOfMj575bl5gmvbngo089nqThmr03QW6nx_eAaFKDJQqdWZUDe5dYH2q-mFtcrBAa4djQ_zkZfZA/s400/DSC_2175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412741152729826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GFJxD0ho6q2-3mFLL9sfx3e7nfCCPMq4ysvBxr1H4kNMEM2x88Bp2qy9OkeN3wayvTgAHppCA4d60gRsw8tbNKL2Xr6u8mH47LJkG8fDIebfXrzdkjrR3lrVfqu2zYZ8Eqmjjw/s1600/DSC_2176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GFJxD0ho6q2-3mFLL9sfx3e7nfCCPMq4ysvBxr1H4kNMEM2x88Bp2qy9OkeN3wayvTgAHppCA4d60gRsw8tbNKL2Xr6u8mH47LJkG8fDIebfXrzdkjrR3lrVfqu2zYZ8Eqmjjw/s400/DSC_2176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412313895207890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7Oc66_EUNpfTu5mQDKa02-cKMGcYn4ujAYN1_Md8YSszvKxh0EMuoIZgIbTNupvR-PrCjEW_lXR7zcemFUZ93Cpyu03WsfiRIWNFfjfcB5q0qPIIefrzNzLfBj-lT_asas_Taw/s1600/DSC_2178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7Oc66_EUNpfTu5mQDKa02-cKMGcYn4ujAYN1_Md8YSszvKxh0EMuoIZgIbTNupvR-PrCjEW_lXR7zcemFUZ93Cpyu03WsfiRIWNFfjfcB5q0qPIIefrzNzLfBj-lT_asas_Taw/s400/DSC_2178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412306660988338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hRu5mKXPb20jxmXyehUg8GT2Yy6A3d5IoXmNhg3hqPqBybxNpFUPDfFE1CeE7NIkukjDQOb2gw6NbhGSPOZFt2FIaiP3YomoxW54Fm77s5CVwJBtXVid_-QvnoPW-MXRLigPcA/s1600/DSC_2183.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hRu5mKXPb20jxmXyehUg8GT2Yy6A3d5IoXmNhg3hqPqBybxNpFUPDfFE1CeE7NIkukjDQOb2gw6NbhGSPOZFt2FIaiP3YomoxW54Fm77s5CVwJBtXVid_-QvnoPW-MXRLigPcA/s400/DSC_2183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412303941516418" /></a><br /><div>The weather was mild enough one weekend for me to break out the grill.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY7r93YmhItJUBdcrK7Rxt0BLbiZGSfA3pI5yo1Yhta_lVwwKPgpOdnwxvH1C6I4kbhz-PfqjEy07h6I5s8Vsk8jLtnAAQFBSb1yVxgjqN6MNmDYUQibXXdOU6Fu_cH2SHMcusA/s1600/DSC_2194.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY7r93YmhItJUBdcrK7Rxt0BLbiZGSfA3pI5yo1Yhta_lVwwKPgpOdnwxvH1C6I4kbhz-PfqjEy07h6I5s8Vsk8jLtnAAQFBSb1yVxgjqN6MNmDYUQibXXdOU6Fu_cH2SHMcusA/s400/DSC_2194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412298396458322" /></a><br /></div><div>And it was warm enough to open up the windows while the girls practiced ballet.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPMLhphyphenhyphen5ZM3gWZiKXjbY6xlmC6ZpiI_xXtGKohiXcCWywaD1AD8XOiLojsyfIEjs1eE46zoZMj-A4aniTi7oSeVtxtzdT_XcTpaDsztOIaJQE1hEL1MWvt9fkiLSJsG2tv17sg/s1600/DSC_2195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPMLhphyphenhyphen5ZM3gWZiKXjbY6xlmC6ZpiI_xXtGKohiXcCWywaD1AD8XOiLojsyfIEjs1eE46zoZMj-A4aniTi7oSeVtxtzdT_XcTpaDsztOIaJQE1hEL1MWvt9fkiLSJsG2tv17sg/s400/DSC_2195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603412301405605314" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-15716461061468352802011-05-05T21:14:00.005-04:002011-05-05T21:34:58.834-04:00Stardate 65342.14 - Welcome JayaBack in late February we went to Philadelphia to visit Su Ming and Kathy and see their new baby, Jaya. Once we got there we took the girls to a nearby playground so they could work off some energy after being in the car for the trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWImulbh1eZ9Z-7FBfPyRLOQxCrKIKG5yPuXicQuRrVRsQepTEvO4x6OmTD8Azd0ufZQ_Xafsr0fIPaFyWSf33qyJ4oQjqMN1X7tDawVsErMjUb30nfP7SUY1oT5bEROVjrZfJw/s1600/DSC_2087.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWImulbh1eZ9Z-7FBfPyRLOQxCrKIKG5yPuXicQuRrVRsQepTEvO4x6OmTD8Azd0ufZQ_Xafsr0fIPaFyWSf33qyJ4oQjqMN1X7tDawVsErMjUb30nfP7SUY1oT5bEROVjrZfJw/s400/DSC_2087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603409468662672786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3egeRjM4mkzZC1uMUDmvxcB5aeowmQRD0vBAPT9n4QJ3G8ZpCvGl7jaogBkfjlTOP9AM3TPyoh8VRBSK1BPZFJZxyZV5jklGTSIpbzsvIVvWp2u9HgRkiVYINML-D9aWcNslEFQ/s1600/DSC_2092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3egeRjM4mkzZC1uMUDmvxcB5aeowmQRD0vBAPT9n4QJ3G8ZpCvGl7jaogBkfjlTOP9AM3TPyoh8VRBSK1BPZFJZxyZV5jklGTSIpbzsvIVvWp2u9HgRkiVYINML-D9aWcNslEFQ/s400/DSC_2092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603409471173763090" /></a><br /><div>Here Loren checks out Jaya as Kathy supervises.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1AtMzewvjBTBCraNNXIWF_kblofIhg-Cs8Xa6mtnM5PK_8IK8tZ8-fyVQ-ovzsU1H5Kx2ShVaIbxP7irv4VxG4zPH2BX2XUAmHsIw29u0eY0BVlnGD3VcvetERtjEo9K-4xwdA/s1600/DSC_2093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1AtMzewvjBTBCraNNXIWF_kblofIhg-Cs8Xa6mtnM5PK_8IK8tZ8-fyVQ-ovzsU1H5Kx2ShVaIbxP7irv4VxG4zPH2BX2XUAmHsIw29u0eY0BVlnGD3VcvetERtjEo9K-4xwdA/s400/DSC_2093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603408770232784306" /></a><br /></div><div>Kate decided she loved the baby play mat. We had this exact same mat for Loren but never figured out which box we packed it up in while Kate was still a baby.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0IORWa__GIGtnYjYTZ_Cvo41ukeYchcLgWK60rGw4bjaxuf94V4TvlMyXAZ74tZRIwJGMeRViVpGEyTQCpWfI2hTiOuSlGfX5lEzqUE06ImlL5fDjWRrKZvjfCACfhvg3hVD_w/s1600/DSC_2095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0IORWa__GIGtnYjYTZ_Cvo41ukeYchcLgWK60rGw4bjaxuf94V4TvlMyXAZ74tZRIwJGMeRViVpGEyTQCpWfI2hTiOuSlGfX5lEzqUE06ImlL5fDjWRrKZvjfCACfhvg3hVD_w/s400/DSC_2095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603408760367338626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5WDoWQ43L_Cfutdj1UVq-mS6sJrdZ7lAVjeL62EvWUn-IiS_aFQZcCdk7sRhDWzZkMjQ6D9sQcVv6YyN6QiBk3PCcapbEcVQKUMkbQX7FbQtazHUBg4jhn2bGa1mrYP2Iqk2rw/s1600/DSC_2098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5WDoWQ43L_Cfutdj1UVq-mS6sJrdZ7lAVjeL62EvWUn-IiS_aFQZcCdk7sRhDWzZkMjQ6D9sQcVv6YyN6QiBk3PCcapbEcVQKUMkbQX7FbQtazHUBg4jhn2bGa1mrYP2Iqk2rw/s400/DSC_2098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603408755494121010" /></a><br /></div><div>Cheryl takes a turn with Jaya.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QFJOuYguLXqIq6xJRzvxtOiYnajaswETCscE70ozDdLhmevwKDs_E9TTaOqo2_l8O8Xk4SewPbXENld4p8LQYau3zICfUCdiU6UN7nG1jNp2EeOqTjVNRUgq3BOBdbzvItXTaw/s1600/DSC_2101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QFJOuYguLXqIq6xJRzvxtOiYnajaswETCscE70ozDdLhmevwKDs_E9TTaOqo2_l8O8Xk4SewPbXENld4p8LQYau3zICfUCdiU6UN7nG1jNp2EeOqTjVNRUgq3BOBdbzvItXTaw/s400/DSC_2101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603408753997220658" /></a><br /></div><div>And here Loren hangs out with Su Ming and Jaya.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLy61593clcRNW6LOvnBlPs23ArfxXtocJRymzMLtyOpd_PpOdNWZByDnM-zDD9EFtdOfqdbeiQ7goZHyoj80KGwhUkhamcEVnHrCV7RTK1Bn7Wt0DDVsIoFSjBgpCLUw2wU8-w/s1600/DSC_2107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLy61593clcRNW6LOvnBlPs23ArfxXtocJRymzMLtyOpd_PpOdNWZByDnM-zDD9EFtdOfqdbeiQ7goZHyoj80KGwhUkhamcEVnHrCV7RTK1Bn7Wt0DDVsIoFSjBgpCLUw2wU8-w/s400/DSC_2107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603408747561825314" /></a><br /></div><div>When we left Philly we stopped at the Please Touch Museum for the kids to have some fun.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCFkGeIe27jQ1hyphenhyphen-0jZHTQHf6OOXOTWnTSYPvf_6CsYODxS-VYGTVgGFzTEc_wD6OOy0cfVNyGB8k5kkNQM00QMxyTrICLUTJqocCx7h4jSA307rRHz3cz4FqpWf_k3eIEnaRWw/s1600/DSC_2114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCFkGeIe27jQ1hyphenhyphen-0jZHTQHf6OOXOTWnTSYPvf_6CsYODxS-VYGTVgGFzTEc_wD6OOy0cfVNyGB8k5kkNQM00QMxyTrICLUTJqocCx7h4jSA307rRHz3cz4FqpWf_k3eIEnaRWw/s400/DSC_2114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603406989206442370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bWDji5TdRenvupRtsHOIj0NW40MMuRGKZ5JJP8ZACLAh3r81Fp9eT2qTg-gOyQJTi-hsmo_DxqvDTlNJampzmqMFONNGUNEPiHnMHBRfX9Okz3V4J7TDu1C41zrcw0MQ4me6Kg/s1600/DSC_2115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bWDji5TdRenvupRtsHOIj0NW40MMuRGKZ5JJP8ZACLAh3r81Fp9eT2qTg-gOyQJTi-hsmo_DxqvDTlNJampzmqMFONNGUNEPiHnMHBRfX9Okz3V4J7TDu1C41zrcw0MQ4me6Kg/s400/DSC_2115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603406980341113794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tkrY397n2uPw1gRCXR5qZJi8UdH-fYVlAIf6jY4tGGMEC3VAFwZdiFG_M4Og28R8x4ldwyPdf88Qo1oIv6Kq1KJkoWeJdXZx7EfpDex7N55dGVbyAOc0NHC3cYgZp_EgiNWCAg/s1600/DSC_2121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tkrY397n2uPw1gRCXR5qZJi8UdH-fYVlAIf6jY4tGGMEC3VAFwZdiFG_M4Og28R8x4ldwyPdf88Qo1oIv6Kq1KJkoWeJdXZx7EfpDex7N55dGVbyAOc0NHC3cYgZp_EgiNWCAg/s400/DSC_2121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603406975261346802" /></a><br /></div><div>The girls worked as a team in the play grocery store.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5VhrxAr7BtI_FATNdRa7FT9L7esPL-BMbC_zD0SDCzvqNbcruoTz0zR6ED9fYncEQYklFj0ir-DP7_RBoKbHPruqb0e9-N_xRXGnpXO8yyR_nnw3XCAknqMgCG1y1i8UKX7dGw/s1600/DSC_2135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5VhrxAr7BtI_FATNdRa7FT9L7esPL-BMbC_zD0SDCzvqNbcruoTz0zR6ED9fYncEQYklFj0ir-DP7_RBoKbHPruqb0e9-N_xRXGnpXO8yyR_nnw3XCAknqMgCG1y1i8UKX7dGw/s400/DSC_2135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603406972110773394" /></a><br /></div><div>And they enjoyed the merry-go-round.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfC2jUJ1VKZ1udt2bzVBtRAdXGeKRl2YS-NrPeXNp1kLIF2Il3aLl3a_HE-rUI32GHJR1LFP8dwXT4wZ8YIzpZdHR76sn4atgzphmWXasC7UBoVzMMOrwUTcyPge9X3fiHq1XUQ/s1600/DSC_2140.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfC2jUJ1VKZ1udt2bzVBtRAdXGeKRl2YS-NrPeXNp1kLIF2Il3aLl3a_HE-rUI32GHJR1LFP8dwXT4wZ8YIzpZdHR76sn4atgzphmWXasC7UBoVzMMOrwUTcyPge9X3fiHq1XUQ/s400/DSC_2140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603406967416579698" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-44217591043422105972011-03-25T16:15:00.003-04:002011-03-25T16:27:32.203-04:00Stardate 65229.25 - Fairies, Princesses, and CraziesHere are some photos from February of the girls. First, Kate is a Fairy!!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoveyKyC2ya3rZakNO1KCsWcpXeuzeqLPX838Ehwvho_AhZIgpNyZ7KEnl3E1JwotRpUBUE2tAs9nJbkSnQaXG6aRsoB5lSYEbE2fhxf-qVO0eBLN0R0BobLqRM1P4i7QeBjyuLw/s1600/DSC_2066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoveyKyC2ya3rZakNO1KCsWcpXeuzeqLPX838Ehwvho_AhZIgpNyZ7KEnl3E1JwotRpUBUE2tAs9nJbkSnQaXG6aRsoB5lSYEbE2fhxf-qVO0eBLN0R0BobLqRM1P4i7QeBjyuLw/s400/DSC_2066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588116313323679010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4JGulVTxZV0pn_iLmjGg10tg9mMbVRly-H-0a5gCSl-RzpkmSELs_SaRpkE6kmP7MNaKPOuOgIpIfDHgZ06QQbQC1yRWS8tq5MSNWxgd8RMn4JYFrC8YrllviujinE7J5n9aFQ/s1600/DSC_2067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4JGulVTxZV0pn_iLmjGg10tg9mMbVRly-H-0a5gCSl-RzpkmSELs_SaRpkE6kmP7MNaKPOuOgIpIfDHgZ06QQbQC1yRWS8tq5MSNWxgd8RMn4JYFrC8YrllviujinE7J5n9aFQ/s400/DSC_2067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588115668667126514" /></a><br /></div><div>Next, Loren and Kate are Princesses on their thrones.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CV0cMDCtiQMajnyTfBzfaEvC5zBb3E15to2Oo3srJfQbzPk_AaIIRrBdI5hTatPwiab6QUUpS9pBNIi_tuoJlAJXH5ZPoEb7VnFK530JOBDtStpbreucr_2wFGtCE9AWz1hD5g/s1600/DSC_2068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CV0cMDCtiQMajnyTfBzfaEvC5zBb3E15to2Oo3srJfQbzPk_AaIIRrBdI5hTatPwiab6QUUpS9pBNIi_tuoJlAJXH5ZPoEb7VnFK530JOBDtStpbreucr_2wFGtCE9AWz1hD5g/s400/DSC_2068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588115662747415410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bNCETLMdyi3xotIs51PUA8bm6oo9M3UlKB5SydERj7WgkdGUeTey9y1eN8hsb7Da7h_Y3o5GBTY5K2cNbHKD2gvGYI2u86BWZUvHdDWXLRTtG4wpkCvhjK87rrIHNhZHKjIR6g/s1600/DSC_2070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bNCETLMdyi3xotIs51PUA8bm6oo9M3UlKB5SydERj7WgkdGUeTey9y1eN8hsb7Da7h_Y3o5GBTY5K2cNbHKD2gvGYI2u86BWZUvHdDWXLRTtG4wpkCvhjK87rrIHNhZHKjIR6g/s400/DSC_2070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588115657457176258" /></a><br /></div><div>Here they pose in their "Big Sister", "Little Sister" shirt.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivd1i3sZ4j63MFq97O94DqSHFF9xiUtLQGiSVUsbsmoV3IjQqAz82MzgilbHY3NVsau7xXQNvi4oSHofI2GAXh59yVLt1Yd8sYLCBAE2-X_LKHpzGr-SprbPBXRd6ak7rPjuhIAQ/s1600/DSC_2074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivd1i3sZ4j63MFq97O94DqSHFF9xiUtLQGiSVUsbsmoV3IjQqAz82MzgilbHY3NVsau7xXQNvi4oSHofI2GAXh59yVLt1Yd8sYLCBAE2-X_LKHpzGr-SprbPBXRd6ak7rPjuhIAQ/s400/DSC_2074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588115652658685986" /></a><br /></div><div>And this was some type of crazy clothes thing, where they wore pants on their heads and socks on their hands.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4-ClDAGts3hiTGQDOzp_YDVgmVqy6w9R1gKGvy1QG0DUL_WkVxgdEfNdVavhezy4lXUpkkZEoQf-Qh0LR50JVWkKEaDLQxZUBBvExVsxlkWulvJgNoSuCv6W45S8KPM97dNs5A/s1600/DSC_2080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4-ClDAGts3hiTGQDOzp_YDVgmVqy6w9R1gKGvy1QG0DUL_WkVxgdEfNdVavhezy4lXUpkkZEoQf-Qh0LR50JVWkKEaDLQxZUBBvExVsxlkWulvJgNoSuCv6W45S8KPM97dNs5A/s400/DSC_2080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588115648005639522" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-44733465436234097142011-03-18T06:41:00.002-04:002011-03-18T06:45:55.554-04:00Stardate 65208.98 - Loren's Special Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_F3RwdhPcTqXkeDwVLwqrbSpLJKJQoq-A4GYK3Eur-ORugOBk4FLZkMPuWvRGcjcpPyH0zkfjROJkFu5rukD6LbXRBeCEXvOlotMEdFIx_LvDghe_UZsaBqJwZONBUofQ8bDcA/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_F3RwdhPcTqXkeDwVLwqrbSpLJKJQoq-A4GYK3Eur-ORugOBk4FLZkMPuWvRGcjcpPyH0zkfjROJkFu5rukD6LbXRBeCEXvOlotMEdFIx_LvDghe_UZsaBqJwZONBUofQ8bDcA/s400/IMG_0747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585368633092422130" /></a><br /><br />Loren's school vacations and Citi's holiday calendar sync up, so when Loren has a day off from school I almost always have a day off from work. So she and I enjoy a father-daughter day together, which usually involves working on a project. In February we opened up a scrapbook project that she had received for Christmas and put it together. It was a lot of fun and we completed the entire project in one sitting, which is pretty good as it took a long time. <div><br /></div><div>Loren's ability to sit and work on something and stay focused is getting better and better. Last weekend at the beach house, for example, she took a stack of books and sat on our bed and read for 30 minutes - all by herself.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-67371278742495813452011-03-18T06:22:00.004-04:002011-03-18T06:40:49.710-04:00Stardate 65208.94 - Kate's BirthdayWow. Not a single post in over 2 months. We've had a lot going on I guess, and I have been extremely busy at work with a series of full-week meetings, including a trip to Dallas and a trip to London. Some other events happened in January, like Kate turning 2. Here are some pictures of her birthday part at the beach house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz5UOoDn7cZa8Xi3szvLLk7rQ_jBQCftolb9XAHS5sVi9mb0YVbVjGz5fMqL5FTHOfomq7XdDv2Bt2a9QghsbCD0O7QNx5wUNoa2vmMsDesjS1cYZrtTCQwof6ShIBT4MKKbaWA/s1600/DSC_2028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz5UOoDn7cZa8Xi3szvLLk7rQ_jBQCftolb9XAHS5sVi9mb0YVbVjGz5fMqL5FTHOfomq7XdDv2Bt2a9QghsbCD0O7QNx5wUNoa2vmMsDesjS1cYZrtTCQwof6ShIBT4MKKbaWA/s400/DSC_2028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585366473148917458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMuk_vC2ix7yEMuzQpprBxkHT5CBYWWgy3Xk-1XZBdf2py3RONUHVeZLtuy1Td04kEzJvQ5elUncIdoNjeY1RJXsIMI6n8zc96NpGlRHbPj6gcxv8fhjEY52h5YUTibrjfrRy3g/s1600/DSC_2032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMuk_vC2ix7yEMuzQpprBxkHT5CBYWWgy3Xk-1XZBdf2py3RONUHVeZLtuy1Td04kEzJvQ5elUncIdoNjeY1RJXsIMI6n8zc96NpGlRHbPj6gcxv8fhjEY52h5YUTibrjfrRy3g/s400/DSC_2032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585366472346271618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIvhXEMOtrN_OkucoaidNp3vYdNDymn0SA4WT9ze0hlEVlUcss8coOLCt5cLq__C9UqD8fKkLzeG6gykZsT04XEbGv_kzDvQ80n8g7yP1wF7Qg18vc5dRdddJ8mc9wn9R5F6-xw/s1600/DSC_2035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIvhXEMOtrN_OkucoaidNp3vYdNDymn0SA4WT9ze0hlEVlUcss8coOLCt5cLq__C9UqD8fKkLzeG6gykZsT04XEbGv_kzDvQ80n8g7yP1wF7Qg18vc5dRdddJ8mc9wn9R5F6-xw/s400/DSC_2035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585366465214934482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouF0P3PmmXBMrc0f9JipQHpwhdq8I6jOzALUDEcsDvrWZ3AiBnzWobPPJEbuFrFtbFHJHaKq-4uvoNFQt-ENTMhSVxWV2SwJ_kYmX2b9J1wnJRAHGNDlPn8KlSF2qA4l2RKObhg/s1600/DSC_2036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouF0P3PmmXBMrc0f9JipQHpwhdq8I6jOzALUDEcsDvrWZ3AiBnzWobPPJEbuFrFtbFHJHaKq-4uvoNFQt-ENTMhSVxWV2SwJ_kYmX2b9J1wnJRAHGNDlPn8KlSF2qA4l2RKObhg/s400/DSC_2036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585366456193813442" /></a><br /><div>The girls enjoy sitting together and watching Dora in the morning while Kate plays with her new Barbie.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZit_sjNaMXzYEpebDxcZcxTJitdNozSqerEU9plmiSKKUCgFOHPyptoZD7ced3QxU-jh969dYAisMk_kLcLY41zONlkVrxU1jA4iMRie93kJIhaN2eQcXeAEOsRhKkSeXOcH27g/s1600/DSC_2041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZit_sjNaMXzYEpebDxcZcxTJitdNozSqerEU9plmiSKKUCgFOHPyptoZD7ced3QxU-jh969dYAisMk_kLcLY41zONlkVrxU1jA4iMRie93kJIhaN2eQcXeAEOsRhKkSeXOcH27g/s400/DSC_2041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585366451765224050" /></a><br /></div><div>We also had another birthday party to attend of a former pre-school classmate of Loren's. It was a pirate-themed party.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UYkA56_qFx3BkRgSgCXgNdsqCHpTsS-IFWs3zICxcdWu0jiZkBkwl0AKi0Bdn8ppqzUIPxbkojbd4oaDTKo7R_saF7KKUjXQ0R6p7u8SUkIZbJWa6XXRPkxFrwp5pLsyofQtJQ/s1600/DSC_2046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UYkA56_qFx3BkRgSgCXgNdsqCHpTsS-IFWs3zICxcdWu0jiZkBkwl0AKi0Bdn8ppqzUIPxbkojbd4oaDTKo7R_saF7KKUjXQ0R6p7u8SUkIZbJWa6XXRPkxFrwp5pLsyofQtJQ/s400/DSC_2046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585364553180820866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoyjRC1c1Gf4lrmjHbPurRwSMvb-3MA8Oj3n6V4fOV-fln1M55Ynw0aSwaQyP6oGAy8y7xwxqExlr97ii1VWyCv6cMUmBZYAhYtdPTJRc1A7nyy0jWF2MRr-3bTM3WjXYaVza3g/s1600/DSC_2047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoyjRC1c1Gf4lrmjHbPurRwSMvb-3MA8Oj3n6V4fOV-fln1M55Ynw0aSwaQyP6oGAy8y7xwxqExlr97ii1VWyCv6cMUmBZYAhYtdPTJRc1A7nyy0jWF2MRr-3bTM3WjXYaVza3g/s400/DSC_2047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585364546478915282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncpEJkEkmFEWxk36S3Yc_0CkWeqZ7q6XnZwl55tPI4imykEMZUdZNBR4PVVPjSa_W1vYuNYqK-8FM38tzDb8ZhZj5qNcT1ObUGNADDeyzsPycYWCeuenvuA3LEMrBX9rHayes2Q/s1600/DSC_2052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncpEJkEkmFEWxk36S3Yc_0CkWeqZ7q6XnZwl55tPI4imykEMZUdZNBR4PVVPjSa_W1vYuNYqK-8FM38tzDb8ZhZj5qNcT1ObUGNADDeyzsPycYWCeuenvuA3LEMrBX9rHayes2Q/s400/DSC_2052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585364548445088738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yBzcjdXWyzBPYF84sMtCsovbeeJZ9tv_t0QsSaQHgrcOu7_0NRmdo8sUgM6JaE7MFG1SbH5qXeXsvi1v-RSv-kg0T04fu65vA6rJMVuEx8cwWeGOQm7KJwcuXFa0xv-k9QwrmQ/s1600/DSC_2057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yBzcjdXWyzBPYF84sMtCsovbeeJZ9tv_t0QsSaQHgrcOu7_0NRmdo8sUgM6JaE7MFG1SbH5qXeXsvi1v-RSv-kg0T04fu65vA6rJMVuEx8cwWeGOQm7KJwcuXFa0xv-k9QwrmQ/s400/DSC_2057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585364541477857682" /></a><br /></div><div>We also had a loss in January as we had to put our cat, Squirt, to sleep after a 6-month battle with kidney failure. She was almost 15 years old, so she had a good long life but it was still a pretty sad event around here. I'll put up a memorial post for her as soon as I can dig up all the good photos of her we have digital as well as scan in some of her early photos.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >NYC</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-83202938870426897662010-12-27T16:39:00.006-05:002010-12-27T16:54:05.625-05:00Stardate 64988.2 - Fun in the SnowOnce the sun came out and the wind died down a little we all ventured out. We made one aborted effort earlier in the day (photo immediately below) but it was cloudy, windy, and cold and the girls didn't last. I don't have snow pants or boots, but I do have my foul weather boots and pants for sailing, and with enough layers on under them (they are for summer use) they worked out pretty well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uaTQsXZdZC2X3vja5o8e7QXh_HxjrN0LiYY4SPwLMZDw5aBX8gv2gUFS8kMbUvM5jww8HpnpWajQz0C4n6R-ssO0HlWNClyzRI8596dURqTBepKSoBCIvPaQRIiTu8Qi5xHccA/s1600/IMG_0709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uaTQsXZdZC2X3vja5o8e7QXh_HxjrN0LiYY4SPwLMZDw5aBX8gv2gUFS8kMbUvM5jww8HpnpWajQz0C4n6R-ssO0HlWNClyzRI8596dURqTBepKSoBCIvPaQRIiTu8Qi5xHccA/s400/IMG_0709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480780915970194" /></a><br /><div>Once we saw other people out sledding in the street we went back out and this time the girls had a blast on their new sled. Target was out of them on Sunday, but Cheryl saw a guy returning this one so she went and got it from the return desk on our way out.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3PwKB9GZZNSTJY4rXOytZTv-TCHE1KYPSTFbmq0mr1nDywDnzhOf6EiaPMP1Ap8ttlMiHjYCwEXzwcA9kC789q_WD77V8x5lI6d2AN_Gig1C4KuYsKNDWv_G80DQbpf6CyYHmw/s1600/IMG_0710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3PwKB9GZZNSTJY4rXOytZTv-TCHE1KYPSTFbmq0mr1nDywDnzhOf6EiaPMP1Ap8ttlMiHjYCwEXzwcA9kC789q_WD77V8x5lI6d2AN_Gig1C4KuYsKNDWv_G80DQbpf6CyYHmw/s400/IMG_0710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480775165356114" /></a><br /></div><div>Yeah, I'm not getting the car out anytime soon. Especially since I broke the damn shovel almost as soon as I started shoveling. I did the entire path from the car to the deck using Loren's small sand shovel, which I had luckily taken from the garage on Sunday in anticipation of Loren wanting to help shovel. Because I'm not getting to the garage anytime soon, either.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhur6HJbo_jFDso4wEVR2FCgSRSvbTr_8BNzvMVglFUgeFmrwCfG8YHZw7vI-8THeQS0_i8cIu-wwOVwAMweOptIoD8MRF-22eXr0w_xaRw_1_NezmwCI8qfj-08gybvasA4q7D4A/s1600/IMG_0711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhur6HJbo_jFDso4wEVR2FCgSRSvbTr_8BNzvMVglFUgeFmrwCfG8YHZw7vI-8THeQS0_i8cIu-wwOVwAMweOptIoD8MRF-22eXr0w_xaRw_1_NezmwCI8qfj-08gybvasA4q7D4A/s400/IMG_0711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480759436376738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HMcmD0-mcAtRLm2lbjfNZBp_G4EuEiTXp6Dyo1jsDKxhDSKZiFl2B9WP0JktNJp4OMVl05RDYzswfOpVXIzojiEM-IXyUW7xE4YqCYrVXGwbATpmE7klB5EyrnQVwRAfedJMuQ/s1600/IMG_0712.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9mWL8ygRQPp_y2S2qO2p49I_-uHoYX-f-_qwd998J34eGEpiiXzxg49B70w3Bkm59cLvtIVOce_ZEqdoQizstKb8DgeEZs57cIEdfcvA1l3A5-ZzzBlkz_5GiMmzuGcDMTZegw/s400/IMG_0719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480301118826130" /></a><br /></div><div>I'm a little worried about the weight on the gutters.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jZ4kbJEWa_NZK5dVzGs6wq7YtyDgOGmSvI5SuMLLWM3TSFWAUlW0W8kBxprv3y0a4PARo8eOn4ZWxk3S1D0xNdMNb_kBevexLhlOZMtqL_Bh74i8B51Hz-uTrgggF-7HmahBAQ/s1600/IMG_0720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jZ4kbJEWa_NZK5dVzGs6wq7YtyDgOGmSvI5SuMLLWM3TSFWAUlW0W8kBxprv3y0a4PARo8eOn4ZWxk3S1D0xNdMNb_kBevexLhlOZMtqL_Bh74i8B51Hz-uTrgggF-7HmahBAQ/s400/IMG_0720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480295086518754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Mau9izrBodH8zI4bZQaLHgYXL1pM6JWAxCVTSymYLSjpglhGaRvmLiQuHEyCsj2cb6UHmZStq8e3RNU9201m4lbMKLnWaI0vwFOGWHQSIpVgO32TrbCZPIganFmPBwQ_CXqoQ/s1600/IMG_0723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Mau9izrBodH8zI4bZQaLHgYXL1pM6JWAxCVTSymYLSjpglhGaRvmLiQuHEyCsj2cb6UHmZStq8e3RNU9201m4lbMKLnWaI0vwFOGWHQSIpVgO32TrbCZPIganFmPBwQ_CXqoQ/s400/IMG_0723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480282224967970" /></a><br /></div><div>Later, while Kate napped, Loren played Nickelodeon Fit on the Wii. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQG8SlU3FtOAKd9X6CjrwHyJwkgcClJjOKpywC3iFMhshSgGIvP2TkI_tf1Jfd4kPMqXBh7t_p5A6_bJXjqd22llYZItNLFZ89KdX4S9uLDSOdPx9757JdGnXHhoKLTvVJ1dz5Q/s1600/IMG_0729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQG8SlU3FtOAKd9X6CjrwHyJwkgcClJjOKpywC3iFMhshSgGIvP2TkI_tf1Jfd4kPMqXBh7t_p5A6_bJXjqd22llYZItNLFZ89KdX4S9uLDSOdPx9757JdGnXHhoKLTvVJ1dz5Q/s400/IMG_0729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555480269945411298" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-74433571234198746952010-12-27T07:45:00.005-05:002010-12-27T07:52:19.975-05:00Stardate 64987.18 - Blizzard!Pictures from the morning of December 27, 2010 at our beach house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaPFw3lbHGlhKKkCilj7r7A3PqdVfjdewTwedu9fnXRtDnVJgGLgHpPx3sn3Q-0JiI4SHujDoYkE0dj5diZpM6pMmlKZURIzjr4IARbrxVJgmaCo9nmW64qLpcWdF1sVS2N4mvQ/s1600/DSC_1999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaPFw3lbHGlhKKkCilj7r7A3PqdVfjdewTwedu9fnXRtDnVJgGLgHpPx3sn3Q-0JiI4SHujDoYkE0dj5diZpM6pMmlKZURIzjr4IARbrxVJgmaCo9nmW64qLpcWdF1sVS2N4mvQ/s400/DSC_1999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343542543118146" /></a><br /><div>The wind has created drifts. The table is clear but the door is blocked.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BhtBM14TeRCGrL4DmLCOZf2NHLsMAF0u6r8NYDoFXoU4yW7M2Yf2Xr7Ukzlb1VlivN8eLzPF28nhbQjGj0PCDKDhY2w-5cVqxBWTWfrIw9eggk21cwBvF7OLVkhyMi-Y9cML9A/s1600/DSC_2001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BhtBM14TeRCGrL4DmLCOZf2NHLsMAF0u6r8NYDoFXoU4yW7M2Yf2Xr7Ukzlb1VlivN8eLzPF28nhbQjGj0PCDKDhY2w-5cVqxBWTWfrIw9eggk21cwBvF7OLVkhyMi-Y9cML9A/s400/DSC_2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343531300375122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEXmfVH2Sa5hGXyTWdlCa_5OYhAeh50-D7QkrufRRNYpwMJ4kyWro7mBC4oqkDVj4KLIwLAV2k8YkUw-AUsCDd3EX08Ya2AN0bwjzG6V4jRrcJBTVNPeFwZEWeuGTqrNdb2SHMw/s1600/DSC_2003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEXmfVH2Sa5hGXyTWdlCa_5OYhAeh50-D7QkrufRRNYpwMJ4kyWro7mBC4oqkDVj4KLIwLAV2k8YkUw-AUsCDd3EX08Ya2AN0bwjzG6V4jRrcJBTVNPeFwZEWeuGTqrNdb2SHMw/s400/DSC_2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343378748566402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4urkOGIhxu-isZOSVlp0mq1ODE3_W2q6jrr8meotZVz57vEnqtzHfl-WdysalA8GBz4PjN0sm2K2m-4dIPu_VhbhMpAciWSctSvAyDBssV9vBFWYJhmMUdGGu0pD3tA3neJjzw/s1600/DSC_2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4urkOGIhxu-isZOSVlp0mq1ODE3_W2q6jrr8meotZVz57vEnqtzHfl-WdysalA8GBz4PjN0sm2K2m-4dIPu_VhbhMpAciWSctSvAyDBssV9vBFWYJhmMUdGGu0pD3tA3neJjzw/s400/DSC_2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343368178143362" /></a><br /></div><div>Our front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g91EUI2bRY4AjRWT9il6hEdzwJ92BD5C1bfTjAPbXCI-FcnWitrkFCRS5Y5rP4adxo4yJ-iv2MNsdIN_AtuhecdBDsJD8vMASSQvRw0wdgx5VW9H_s8w7BGfBbEEvshNUHrz-A/s1600/DSC_2014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g91EUI2bRY4AjRWT9il6hEdzwJ92BD5C1bfTjAPbXCI-FcnWitrkFCRS5Y5rP4adxo4yJ-iv2MNsdIN_AtuhecdBDsJD8vMASSQvRw0wdgx5VW9H_s8w7BGfBbEEvshNUHrz-A/s400/DSC_2014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343361007018306" /></a><br /></div><div>The side door to the deck.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc-uQRG5oDiQR7ZcFd_A9_wM0R66lLLS9wajadCARbK980jv97vYwYifLYJtH_QVsEvJZK2wE-giFYssRM0u-tCQw2IlkH5K9uUAkLrzQImeUhshKJcNv9h63JMy06OU-q_9Bwg/s1600/DSC_2017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc-uQRG5oDiQR7ZcFd_A9_wM0R66lLLS9wajadCARbK980jv97vYwYifLYJtH_QVsEvJZK2wE-giFYssRM0u-tCQw2IlkH5K9uUAkLrzQImeUhshKJcNv9h63JMy06OU-q_9Bwg/s400/DSC_2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343354317636370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg147hDvxFdUISKD0BUHearGWDrmD4PkgDidqL0cMkwVfDEXZlJc6AmgXH1MN_5orxi4c6Zpm3gCsdUGd0q5jhn7LRfvXSl2YF_RPBc69_aDQKj1GKyTqPv_YW0ODoimwdDJB5AVg/s1600/DSC_2015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg147hDvxFdUISKD0BUHearGWDrmD4PkgDidqL0cMkwVfDEXZlJc6AmgXH1MN_5orxi4c6Zpm3gCsdUGd0q5jhn7LRfvXSl2YF_RPBc69_aDQKj1GKyTqPv_YW0ODoimwdDJB5AVg/s400/DSC_2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555343346476352706" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-14063153322236387432010-12-26T16:27:00.005-05:002010-12-26T16:36:24.061-05:00Stardate 64985.43 - Christmas in NJWe spent Christmas 2010 in New Jersey. Cheryl's parents hosted Christmas Eve, and the girls wanted to get dressed up for the event.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfS9TyuIzyhQ_1OysIrL3rupsuBM5Y25iPMrlJi75nQz7-tACJDtTWi2jh_PQd_bwaNZNTDHf2yjfTlqxuyaGCajoIqQ1xAlKhU3o2rxt-uqK4H28_7imPr3luEy0mnk4KnQaMQ/s1600/DSC_1955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfS9TyuIzyhQ_1OysIrL3rupsuBM5Y25iPMrlJi75nQz7-tACJDtTWi2jh_PQd_bwaNZNTDHf2yjfTlqxuyaGCajoIqQ1xAlKhU3o2rxt-uqK4H28_7imPr3luEy0mnk4KnQaMQ/s400/DSC_1955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106858897812258" /></a><br /></div><div>There was some Wii playing going on with Cheryl's Dad, her brother Steve, and nephew Ethan.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa6Pn2D-mP0jpBoDZE1iLS03ARlGLeNE1KL9MotWSOcIauGXZbWyavQVjTOncA8ZHeLgRwo5xq8wf4WR1y3QFMT0JPZjkfcorSoXCsa0_whmoNhXX3IYPd20nUzSO-tXw9nkdPw/s1600/DSC_1956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa6Pn2D-mP0jpBoDZE1iLS03ARlGLeNE1KL9MotWSOcIauGXZbWyavQVjTOncA8ZHeLgRwo5xq8wf4WR1y3QFMT0JPZjkfcorSoXCsa0_whmoNhXX3IYPd20nUzSO-tXw9nkdPw/s400/DSC_1956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106856464576674" /></a><br /></div><div>Steve was in charge of handing out gifts after dinner.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVJkNT15xq4kChJuIFcx4ipGKXHaIFTJqmOjMKRvJeIB8eNGZEpWS0Yj0_dyHdvzb01AGmoeaPY2qT85TMC1boy73J5GkVLBy7TNkCO763DishNOJO2EMZ2uah1ydjOtgPGDyUA/s1600/DSC_1962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVJkNT15xq4kChJuIFcx4ipGKXHaIFTJqmOjMKRvJeIB8eNGZEpWS0Yj0_dyHdvzb01AGmoeaPY2qT85TMC1boy73J5GkVLBy7TNkCO763DishNOJO2EMZ2uah1ydjOtgPGDyUA/s400/DSC_1962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106849235938226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXsd3F2tKTt_5OVIcfVjfrlHV9phl17ST6zZ5uJkY4qXIp6YdcEEtGcRFqsANZrND16GHOwZThxe8oBFhUv8r6t818UpFYv06nkTZf7hsNKjO-ijBASeZLOO0SOnd-iLw-1suUg/s1600/DSC_1965.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXsd3F2tKTt_5OVIcfVjfrlHV9phl17ST6zZ5uJkY4qXIp6YdcEEtGcRFqsANZrND16GHOwZThxe8oBFhUv8r6t818UpFYv06nkTZf7hsNKjO-ijBASeZLOO0SOnd-iLw-1suUg/s400/DSC_1965.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106848019613426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohJ9ANLsgSPmL76Ye7WyZW3iahbyDEPqMu8qmU9PRdfS1jpAiNQv8cXMK0JDkXKmcdBHIUHTe6x4b_JM-0aj3Efqiz3LE67xPBVyp7YUia3vyD6U045dKNA2la_q_Xevch2oqKw/s1600/DSC_1966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohJ9ANLsgSPmL76Ye7WyZW3iahbyDEPqMu8qmU9PRdfS1jpAiNQv8cXMK0JDkXKmcdBHIUHTe6x4b_JM-0aj3Efqiz3LE67xPBVyp7YUia3vyD6U045dKNA2la_q_Xevch2oqKw/s400/DSC_1966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106836274710594" /></a><br /></div><div>Christmas morning was spent at our beach house, just Cheryl, me, and the kids.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBnC4BS4vETLyDCGBQsrIH0TYbzRlH1NH5wFubyi4ngCeSt9gbpDMvn3yGCQICiIfluK8w1oQyrWcVAEoRK-ngaIB1dOtZyjegaRh2ji-ghLfRzrpbvv3jNP1FU41vvbJEGFokg/s1600/DSC_1968.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjQOMSEXVSA5qbJMlgaewm-bi0cX2RYeyuCU7RGQVtYoFjRSXMwZONnV1E00V4e3osvjvvxuHkD2knrffJImVHpFbGB5Jtw12JnLbQwHQQ_LByfk5ehYqOBSsy2KH_d8uLgX9Jw/s400/DSC_1972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106504412211826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzu9EWM4-rKpY5rkOSIBOygi-2sTkbe97V6pj1Tmrd9S9S5mcuC5dMjfY6RCfLe8FJGzbsUl1X7V9A0vGpKhd9vGleaKbS6Lg5P3kZgQ7SbJiIhzKrW6tFTp-x3evDWjO4FrCWw/s1600/DSC_1975.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzu9EWM4-rKpY5rkOSIBOygi-2sTkbe97V6pj1Tmrd9S9S5mcuC5dMjfY6RCfLe8FJGzbsUl1X7V9A0vGpKhd9vGleaKbS6Lg5P3kZgQ7SbJiIhzKrW6tFTp-x3evDWjO4FrCWw/s400/DSC_1975.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106499578119730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDFtz2bGMradXKjONGOjw9EXIda4Mu1osQk-mUqqHnjBWcUvIeTht17bqESBxQEhBaskbHqeL_BGK5cXeKXuh9x0-ek5ujc3gPF8f7Cb11tneT6zeERufzRwLyTCosiK6fbvmdg/s1600/DSC_1979.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDFtz2bGMradXKjONGOjw9EXIda4Mu1osQk-mUqqHnjBWcUvIeTht17bqESBxQEhBaskbHqeL_BGK5cXeKXuh9x0-ek5ujc3gPF8f7Cb11tneT6zeERufzRwLyTCosiK6fbvmdg/s400/DSC_1979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106230145273298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj75zGEtVbZ3_41sygwG_K1Eq1-OLtd4s8sbmIm-RTT59rqnXGsqpnSrSMKZOm842uDRY7mlVYi4QOAa0qeZihrl0QHI0kSspj6_XIJcyCiYS8mfx-wOvb1XVPkVyEyXps5yOU5w/s1600/DSC_1980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj75zGEtVbZ3_41sygwG_K1Eq1-OLtd4s8sbmIm-RTT59rqnXGsqpnSrSMKZOm842uDRY7mlVYi4QOAa0qeZihrl0QHI0kSspj6_XIJcyCiYS8mfx-wOvb1XVPkVyEyXps5yOU5w/s400/DSC_1980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106223910953346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnOOt7hJttD0U8lg-wVfynbiTEmU0rCb4WFy5QozhHw6Bp107T2cjHLm1BM_1pXyFABimaZdFIc1UdADaM9j7FM2jddF0CqH2lP4XY4luqvsd1atbWVD5VHuev3O13gianZCpag/s1600/DSC_1982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnOOt7hJttD0U8lg-wVfynbiTEmU0rCb4WFy5QozhHw6Bp107T2cjHLm1BM_1pXyFABimaZdFIc1UdADaM9j7FM2jddF0CqH2lP4XY4luqvsd1atbWVD5VHuev3O13gianZCpag/s400/DSC_1982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106216738025506" /></a><br /></div><div>Later Christmas Day Cheryl's parents, grandmother, aunt Marie, and brothers and their families all came over to our place for a late lunch/early dinner. The cousins all had fun playing together.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGl8uxuBtbmOx9k-URJbLERPNIMEw0wJ3CrY-Ady_D9QYxYEi4GTREFR-IGPmdya5lOMmrOUgb8GBY4spj7Wwnlv8GbYxDVErXWiv47BMLA_pTMVsmB6ACBiKiBiRa-ZtOlqrUg/s1600/DSC_1985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGl8uxuBtbmOx9k-URJbLERPNIMEw0wJ3CrY-Ady_D9QYxYEi4GTREFR-IGPmdya5lOMmrOUgb8GBY4spj7Wwnlv8GbYxDVErXWiv47BMLA_pTMVsmB6ACBiKiBiRa-ZtOlqrUg/s400/DSC_1985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106215320854898" /></a><br /></div><div>And on Sunday (before the snow started) Loren and Kate showed up their new shirts while standing on their new trampoline.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2254iDHXmXaZyJNjgZ0M-bNYJNjXbEHIllatwp6zKCpGxV-7YrNtaeaaT9nNqUfYKlpK9dHRfihHckFtpkFKacfWLuepn9iNsI3gJscfyF6Cn_c7goi73d6k4UPAkh1TFYW0oUg/s1600/DSC_1993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2254iDHXmXaZyJNjgZ0M-bNYJNjXbEHIllatwp6zKCpGxV-7YrNtaeaaT9nNqUfYKlpK9dHRfihHckFtpkFKacfWLuepn9iNsI3gJscfyF6Cn_c7goi73d6k4UPAkh1TFYW0oUg/s400/DSC_1993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555106209105176834" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-87947207843011184232010-12-26T16:20:00.003-05:002010-12-26T16:23:29.475-05:00Stardate 64985.42 - Decorating for ChristmasAs I sit an watch the blizzard dump 12+ inches of snow on us the day after Christmas, I thought I'd catch up on posting pictures. Here are three from early December as we decorated the tree for Christmas out at the beach house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-ciFR8oX-V_Onp_Y0PEyPbtmcOp3pt09bbzn5I4E9UF65nNB96DCetDnlvjGBP9Lp_6C5xyd4imDBPag1by33u75C9FKg5WJKi7vh_NCiKLcAGynxCAkuUJwcj4HbDC3BkkJnQ/s1600/DSC_1937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-ciFR8oX-V_Onp_Y0PEyPbtmcOp3pt09bbzn5I4E9UF65nNB96DCetDnlvjGBP9Lp_6C5xyd4imDBPag1by33u75C9FKg5WJKi7vh_NCiKLcAGynxCAkuUJwcj4HbDC3BkkJnQ/s400/DSC_1937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555104279191088242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A9a_iFuReQ2ozFmDPElaKfi3Ih0GJgTW_0ydfuzhWg0EBynSwxh-c0AkpTJPh2Kj6hA8EKG0aN3JR2PpyPnM1U_AVFpJMdUeMyPX5F3si05rBhFgyKpH9sZnB0YUAjqZ5CRhXQ/s1600/DSC_1940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A9a_iFuReQ2ozFmDPElaKfi3Ih0GJgTW_0ydfuzhWg0EBynSwxh-c0AkpTJPh2Kj6hA8EKG0aN3JR2PpyPnM1U_AVFpJMdUeMyPX5F3si05rBhFgyKpH9sZnB0YUAjqZ5CRhXQ/s400/DSC_1940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555104273315063442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6TqmIeZel7hy1e8beWqcCHxMTq9Ry1AsgRwolRm67bTeTWBs8-AFwLm0Wpcp3510n8mHpQTJT0nNIm0vZ4-uEIpDq05l9A2g4Kp3OyKBL2JpmpYxaa-7GPju0IU2mtaqofrPwg/s1600/DSC_1947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6TqmIeZel7hy1e8beWqcCHxMTq9Ry1AsgRwolRm67bTeTWBs8-AFwLm0Wpcp3510n8mHpQTJT0nNIm0vZ4-uEIpDq05l9A2g4Kp3OyKBL2JpmpYxaa-7GPju0IU2mtaqofrPwg/s400/DSC_1947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555104270648458546" /></a><br /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-84297329389350972462010-12-04T11:10:00.004-05:002010-12-04T11:14:07.858-05:00Stardate 64924.56 - Thanksgiving WeekendWe didn't take too many pictures at Thanksgiving (in fact, we apparently never got the camera out during Thanksgiving dinner with Cheryl's family). But we did snap a few pictures outside cleaning up the garden a bit.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADbPJ5yP83btbg4Dl8hI1nO-W9fwV8dOBl_rPu8h5cSnH-nPuCuz3wTi81HD0as0-f3LTagYvUa9WDXvsktINX1cTgFm16It6mB-m3dbDMGRsgK3NZWLSxgq_R9tvkMHVYL0J4A/s1600/DSC_1917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADbPJ5yP83btbg4Dl8hI1nO-W9fwV8dOBl_rPu8h5cSnH-nPuCuz3wTi81HD0as0-f3LTagYvUa9WDXvsktINX1cTgFm16It6mB-m3dbDMGRsgK3NZWLSxgq_R9tvkMHVYL0J4A/s400/DSC_1917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860640675663586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0LimUZW7jK7E247BSL7iUSbC-Fa2E9LbxaRWxABJQfo6mW6nowAqxToViyZtUqRpcnWiRAGvuRQXdZ8SXFcO1zbDymPjTFK4EKi0As5H2nvcYlB67IH6FYJ2MvijT8lck9ZxTg/s1600/DSC_1921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0LimUZW7jK7E247BSL7iUSbC-Fa2E9LbxaRWxABJQfo6mW6nowAqxToViyZtUqRpcnWiRAGvuRQXdZ8SXFcO1zbDymPjTFK4EKi0As5H2nvcYlB67IH6FYJ2MvijT8lck9ZxTg/s400/DSC_1921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860562299915794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmBqoiSR8MjO7GQe3Z0ZT3zyKAzZY9FukwLIlliwQtQk0Rg67S5pHKCJ2LstJuVVhkF5t02Q5q1Bw4X9WV1VEitLaXKPGuP7CdtnKRBhmspYq_wixSu-BP5kP3sbouNkuWDukfg/s1600/DSC_1924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmBqoiSR8MjO7GQe3Z0ZT3zyKAzZY9FukwLIlliwQtQk0Rg67S5pHKCJ2LstJuVVhkF5t02Q5q1Bw4X9WV1VEitLaXKPGuP7CdtnKRBhmspYq_wixSu-BP5kP3sbouNkuWDukfg/s400/DSC_1924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860553531533602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpJwAeaAXqagfIMbIfSmwoalAoBdZtqyHhxOqxbM5VJjp6BwsXfubTSZuMqDzXxQoLnj5Zg8GGA_ombJCqevvYTK2AWEf-TtDhTvlZxSOauOyo7y3GSh400O6Pwz0vKi1UIjFOQ/s1600/DSC_1926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpJwAeaAXqagfIMbIfSmwoalAoBdZtqyHhxOqxbM5VJjp6BwsXfubTSZuMqDzXxQoLnj5Zg8GGA_ombJCqevvYTK2AWEf-TtDhTvlZxSOauOyo7y3GSh400O6Pwz0vKi1UIjFOQ/s400/DSC_1926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860539811227858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW24MzohVxohxGPVpm09lDBJqQb65_0fAkd1ORjLGQM6oIh3qO6wIsG14YwSNLppQsfpz2J7RGCmcUqXv9XxBU7wFhEHDklthCbbSif_vn9Xw0DExRrDro2Jks073wYuKfCJ8LIw/s1600/DSC_1927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW24MzohVxohxGPVpm09lDBJqQb65_0fAkd1ORjLGQM6oIh3qO6wIsG14YwSNLppQsfpz2J7RGCmcUqXv9XxBU7wFhEHDklthCbbSif_vn9Xw0DExRrDro2Jks073wYuKfCJ8LIw/s400/DSC_1927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860531666333858" /></a><br /></div><div>Loren likes to trace pictures and words in the condensation when the door is open.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiADVKdxsux3wEtsLEytmcepYSOwAUQN5COL6HNdTqUrC4bFptvr288T8FJk3HeLhjanPFpKJuS-qsI2IvJcu_igoqa4RmYO6jgiZkVzr9NRTWW923pjQbkDyzhytU5U5m6BNEA/s1600/DSC_1931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiADVKdxsux3wEtsLEytmcepYSOwAUQN5COL6HNdTqUrC4bFptvr288T8FJk3HeLhjanPFpKJuS-qsI2IvJcu_igoqa4RmYO6jgiZkVzr9NRTWW923pjQbkDyzhytU5U5m6BNEA/s400/DSC_1931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860519809480834" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Atlantic Highlands, NY</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-30456609963787249132010-11-27T15:29:00.003-05:002010-11-27T15:33:19.731-05:00Stardate 64905.87 - Loren's Actual BirthdayOn Loren's actual birthday we made a Bizzie Beaver snack that she found in one of her magazines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglstAx9dIhMqJCClBFRquuiMxMFsx5qulvw9iNY8zTaCWA7tSeO9n6p8WH6GPF3sF6eoL0lT5jJiZmy6F7Fyd8NH6jipithVdLdtbREbK5zJdsq_h6tbObGIYnMxtsBGKu5Q5ehw/s1600/DSC_1903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglstAx9dIhMqJCClBFRquuiMxMFsx5qulvw9iNY8zTaCWA7tSeO9n6p8WH6GPF3sF6eoL0lT5jJiZmy6F7Fyd8NH6jipithVdLdtbREbK5zJdsq_h6tbObGIYnMxtsBGKu5Q5ehw/s400/DSC_1903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329857607800626" /></a><br /><div>This is supposed to be a beaver with a propeller-beanie on his head.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6V0AXsQFs2g1gqwUX9C90IDEMXhLmB7nb2YSA7SAOfGvumFpUGDmnPHzn2wBICkzOkqp9rpooGapueY6HnYPlslTbbkEkr3S7nT6r-SZnNkfpwcOYYO7sa8blUW1JZipyXarxQ/s1600/DSC_1906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6V0AXsQFs2g1gqwUX9C90IDEMXhLmB7nb2YSA7SAOfGvumFpUGDmnPHzn2wBICkzOkqp9rpooGapueY6HnYPlslTbbkEkr3S7nT6r-SZnNkfpwcOYYO7sa8blUW1JZipyXarxQ/s400/DSC_1906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329850847655810" /></a><br /></div><div>Cheryl got cupcakes from Crumbs for birthday dessert, which the girls just love.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBFidIQiZEZKEaoOY7eyWVXI3QJg1sjlHgxPHkllVXxg9zv8VQ9xKuf92C1YgnfjdT9mNAuuW7J6ScDgpcfiNG4IR82Br9CTmKCKiicMSWdlk-S06ZLLz_3Gl9BPvdh0EJ3Dtkg/s1600/DSC_1908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBFidIQiZEZKEaoOY7eyWVXI3QJg1sjlHgxPHkllVXxg9zv8VQ9xKuf92C1YgnfjdT9mNAuuW7J6ScDgpcfiNG4IR82Br9CTmKCKiicMSWdlk-S06ZLLz_3Gl9BPvdh0EJ3Dtkg/s400/DSC_1908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329844825511378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbDubXyLbviJ3mMIR2MNtIqCZ2EL1on_k4Rr7HMo70j0lZSuzPDVISPjttVKozITXhP_1fTj4UQBIUytaMEj5_NTumQBipwtIHbRygUEX4RUFrHhL6R5y-05VBnkPztKx3bVBvw/s1600/DSC_1913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbDubXyLbviJ3mMIR2MNtIqCZ2EL1on_k4Rr7HMo70j0lZSuzPDVISPjttVKozITXhP_1fTj4UQBIUytaMEj5_NTumQBipwtIHbRygUEX4RUFrHhL6R5y-05VBnkPztKx3bVBvw/s400/DSC_1913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329792519266482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJEDSl4IV-hwCOVvCzV1AdnyEyQsR4qH3hgQxq-3O1bQ35f4mUsdxZhpa1Tb_eljZTGcLl34z4qisphnhGPqavw7-u05WfYzUaguIMBTLNz9C3iywHrOGWf5E8dRv19XmoysQAw/s1600/DSC_1916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJEDSl4IV-hwCOVvCzV1AdnyEyQsR4qH3hgQxq-3O1bQ35f4mUsdxZhpa1Tb_eljZTGcLl34z4qisphnhGPqavw7-u05WfYzUaguIMBTLNz9C3iywHrOGWf5E8dRv19XmoysQAw/s400/DSC_1916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329788573732114" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-72912924057070971842010-11-26T15:33:00.003-05:002010-11-26T15:37:32.080-05:00Stardate 64903.14 - Loren's Birthday PartyWe had Loren's 5th Birthday Party at the <a href="http://gallitheaterny.com/Welcome.html">Galli Children's Theater</a>. They put on a play for the kids and then there is pizza and cake. Exactly what a bunch of 5-year-olds enjoy! Multiple parents came up to ask us how we'd found the place, as they were thinking about it as a venue for their children's birthday parties.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpsHM69fRZCMDdzcArcbLgw1FaXvGO6SzGrk_MTd1FKnDK4DAcmA7c5bILOiIDvuer0g_nLld4qq-GNyi4fCzzt1YDoVoevyxzQdJLJUr0w50Op2GKZLu-4gp9N1IabJqbarXTg/s1600/DSC_1870_edited-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpsHM69fRZCMDdzcArcbLgw1FaXvGO6SzGrk_MTd1FKnDK4DAcmA7c5bILOiIDvuer0g_nLld4qq-GNyi4fCzzt1YDoVoevyxzQdJLJUr0w50Op2GKZLu-4gp9N1IabJqbarXTg/s400/DSC_1870_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543959788566406898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDB93nK35IKK_xiUfodcgamySmQIIW0KCj9g7xuCFxzuer4FfZpQ_JQi8jOknf1AGM9c5EmR00rqcrIi5sh5FbKt9A6fsqXr56IsoC_6Ey6riN7MzwY_MMT-g4IDVo1Y9KamM3g/s1600/DSC_1871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDB93nK35IKK_xiUfodcgamySmQIIW0KCj9g7xuCFxzuer4FfZpQ_JQi8jOknf1AGM9c5EmR00rqcrIi5sh5FbKt9A6fsqXr56IsoC_6Ey6riN7MzwY_MMT-g4IDVo1Y9KamM3g/s400/DSC_1871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543959777432125138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nWk6nSo9b4jUEWKpYE-dfCPj0YuOEW-i7DBMCEFrzn-rSh-3pwfgbHIW64kUC3ABXKGbLjiEl7N9q0pFqRyd0ZtwjMd582fb0mnGwOhn4_KqFDLlwdpc9ki77e-hqml8Z4gDGw/s1600/DSC_1880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nWk6nSo9b4jUEWKpYE-dfCPj0YuOEW-i7DBMCEFrzn-rSh-3pwfgbHIW64kUC3ABXKGbLjiEl7N9q0pFqRyd0ZtwjMd582fb0mnGwOhn4_KqFDLlwdpc9ki77e-hqml8Z4gDGw/s400/DSC_1880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543959769018266306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVelOecXOOVloOoAxPgFreab3bDFtnk_KCBYtMGGwt4bIoqaBCr0vUXrzzNIZC_eIvXZbJlmUqhs5T31jjT4EgzTw3OvXVVRasJr5oajI6wkBVaqSp28VI-wm2HU1BDwhwxOFrow/s1600/DSC_1895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVelOecXOOVloOoAxPgFreab3bDFtnk_KCBYtMGGwt4bIoqaBCr0vUXrzzNIZC_eIvXZbJlmUqhs5T31jjT4EgzTw3OvXVVRasJr5oajI6wkBVaqSp28VI-wm2HU1BDwhwxOFrow/s400/DSC_1895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543959731508590690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8cdtebO4FlsP1SL7SkzCfGMjaR-BTYnT8acuMoGuYE6ecUUHPMIdtJCjo9PEqSLMQykeiC_w6tb9G__zqucPLm13W5vkNd2_ETwwb0wrKi15Vbh05d5TnS8crhMDQCZoZS6S8w/s1600/DSC_1896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8cdtebO4FlsP1SL7SkzCfGMjaR-BTYnT8acuMoGuYE6ecUUHPMIdtJCjo9PEqSLMQykeiC_w6tb9G__zqucPLm13W5vkNd2_ETwwb0wrKi15Vbh05d5TnS8crhMDQCZoZS6S8w/s400/DSC_1896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543959725659851170" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255343.post-4487631510395332852010-11-26T15:01:00.007-05:002010-11-26T15:14:57.180-05:00Stardate 64903.08 - Halloween 2010We finally decided to get a handle on the odd-shaped closets in the beach house so we went to The Container Store and had them design one of their Elfa systems for us. In preparation for the installation we painted the closets white. Loren was really excited about helping and did a great job assisting us!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sAoOabGVBNK6vvtPTbPuEPdYpZM9i-bDuWrlZ7DZtsjiDnUQrFHOJNPqmw_tquNiBpcNDXCzkOMXf5gOs3QvKV2vyyk4XHkFmjJf_njSdshe_gpKV78qklWbmXcb1gvD70J-pg/s1600/DSC_1718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sAoOabGVBNK6vvtPTbPuEPdYpZM9i-bDuWrlZ7DZtsjiDnUQrFHOJNPqmw_tquNiBpcNDXCzkOMXf5gOs3QvKV2vyyk4XHkFmjJf_njSdshe_gpKV78qklWbmXcb1gvD70J-pg/s400/DSC_1718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543952779357739474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0YehVoB8ZqrcQz3BAarOV6XgXDKcy8hxqxOlYMjRN9_koG6zABs4r4LDiUct-ew06jtawGqdqp-JbtkctLcs3ZDhCo98DTdYvsHagHZSAc6U0W32QjTJFHLr6SI21UQQXR7hhQ/s1600/DSC_1719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0YehVoB8ZqrcQz3BAarOV6XgXDKcy8hxqxOlYMjRN9_koG6zABs4r4LDiUct-ew06jtawGqdqp-JbtkctLcs3ZDhCo98DTdYvsHagHZSAc6U0W32QjTJFHLr6SI21UQQXR7hhQ/s400/DSC_1719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543952771203677858" /></a><br /><div>The Yacht Club had their annual Halloween Party the weekend before Halloween and I invited a former co-worker, Xandree, and he husband and their son Anders to come to the event. We also took Loren's playmate from across the street, and everyone had a blast!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUM5mHh1zPMD0pp3r9lqMZedzZUpSeqjQBVORGTpiIuzWrad6HdZoYbq_-Vtxv_A5Tx9vH_MurO-LUYbkGlPaS2LMz0RPONQOWDQAsnPLHhzIrxpqD8G_9qV8ZN_rsyea7uKpQw/s1600/DSC_1720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUM5mHh1zPMD0pp3r9lqMZedzZUpSeqjQBVORGTpiIuzWrad6HdZoYbq_-Vtxv_A5Tx9vH_MurO-LUYbkGlPaS2LMz0RPONQOWDQAsnPLHhzIrxpqD8G_9qV8ZN_rsyea7uKpQw/s400/DSC_1720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543952768019274418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiCyoRkHL6fRndhrKdBQH-aScWsLRFokaFl41HYHCtyDG6SS8fHgruulZFsnJG4sP1-tqH2v14OjfBXRfei9_KgewxyTH5w68LW3R0AtfjPzSGJO2HhXyHvJbIk1u2Bznwh3qxQ/s1600/DSC_1724.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Pvvn_DANe49QvLolVrjTULMwKMu6eBiE6ypRVpN3mrZIQ0t6nR10ECFKHf6w-JvTEvvuSg7O41bo3DY6EvvZb7jkP-PSJogFGlXK2JwwYRNvBjbYJUD58XWXafGO_7JpKn47cw/s400/DSC_1732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543952522265764946" /></a><br /></div><div>That week Kate's school had their Halloween/Fall event.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FSguodfU6BTLSCg15Fc-xWfjQkuiRZ-d5q-1Q3iRPKE5X4PKqTZd5-HFOaX3tx7IifXLY4WOLoyfgt8DcDbM7y6NwBDcPDhfM4TpAe-6SyTkbceRV1YhLcSY12V2KhYepaexyw/s1600/DSC_1736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FSguodfU6BTLSCg15Fc-xWfjQkuiRZ-d5q-1Q3iRPKE5X4PKqTZd5-HFOaX3tx7IifXLY4WOLoyfgt8DcDbM7y6NwBDcPDhfM4TpAe-6SyTkbceRV1YhLcSY12V2KhYepaexyw/s400/DSC_1736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543952516735640418" /></a><br /></div><div>As did Loren's school.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2BbinAHOfnY-oVytIi2cmKW24HY41RDI1VK0ytKL45qV2H8NKocHRbivU2T-poAHPrxW7P-O4GbS68E5P6bl-4UXI0NoxTFXF345BZUbj4BCDN6bVmC-egGMzGSDUmgI2qKXZw/s1600/DSC_1742.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqdNkUZtpTTZtFkXBy7BHXcweOweUqDVh6OXgfWdkZWNQ6_g1op0gvebw7rQlMvVotmKGR7chjB7suWSDQKf9BsJjVFfdwVaU0M0jy15cx34HJuJl6yagFDZw149ynkzKwYtXrA/s400/DSC_1842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543951494673842690" /></a><br /></div><div>Loren wanted to hand out the candy so she sat out in the cold on the stoop with the bucket of candy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqbhHR7t-5psmasqwByNEd_5pKimek7mTIP2K_6pJK8gZQHjKyqqZy50Gzn2vLfXM7HbPD4SEieHYEaEHdY_psGVXh-zsEyuW-xQEDxTkaUsG6cGDht6YhOQu9lOfncLT_UaMcg/s1600/DSC_1853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqbhHR7t-5psmasqwByNEd_5pKimek7mTIP2K_6pJK8gZQHjKyqqZy50Gzn2vLfXM7HbPD4SEieHYEaEHdY_psGVXh-zsEyuW-xQEDxTkaUsG6cGDht6YhOQu9lOfncLT_UaMcg/s400/DSC_1853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543951477914234034" /></a><br /></div><div>Kate went as a chef.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93fGbakiifwjzjqQkhdTZu_eqQAkAQ6lNO45I8rmbDSFXbwgICcp1EhkgATUEnwI_CrTZOePNbmhyiTN1weY5YOOyS7tjwRhKhYmdv9UmvJOKLja4YowdJC3nkP0ZJs6NccuBUQ/s1600/DSC_1858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93fGbakiifwjzjqQkhdTZu_eqQAkAQ6lNO45I8rmbDSFXbwgICcp1EhkgATUEnwI_CrTZOePNbmhyiTN1weY5YOOyS7tjwRhKhYmdv9UmvJOKLja4YowdJC3nkP0ZJs6NccuBUQ/s400/DSC_1858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543951473267023970" /></a><br /></div><div>Here are Kate and Loren at Kate's very first trick-or-treat house.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQtyIVGeyTT15oY1nH4Slo2eJRmzkF8A97UVjR19h5UckuTdXnPA9kH_bcAl9n0bSebrARsLCdwtf3HQMXOQIR7JYHkK2l2xWBnItm7nXV12PLclSmfV8XaNnchw1PYuYHpBnOw/s1600/DSC_1862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQtyIVGeyTT15oY1nH4Slo2eJRmzkF8A97UVjR19h5UckuTdXnPA9kH_bcAl9n0bSebrARsLCdwtf3HQMXOQIR7JYHkK2l2xWBnItm7nXV12PLclSmfV8XaNnchw1PYuYHpBnOw/s400/DSC_1862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543951455654126946" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Atlantic Highlands, NJ</span></i></div>Curt Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14741490462659122545noreply@blogger.com0