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We walked like Egyptians in March

March 5th, 2010 · Leave a Comment

EgyptiansAs a Christmas present, Santa brought us tickets to the Egyptian exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. We finally used them in March. Steve loved it, Lisa tolerated it and the kids ran through it as fast as they could.

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Emily on not caring what other people think

December 28th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Patrick’s Bigfoot

December 7th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Patrick wrote a paper for school about bigfoot. We saved it here because..well, because that’s what we do here. Here’s the paper in its entirety:

The Patterson/Gimlin film saw a bigfoot walking by and it actually looked at the camera.
Most people have never been able to prove that the film was fake.
But scientists really think that he is fake. They think people were dressing up in expensive costumes.

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Fun with season passes

November 13th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Let’s face it, if they give me lines, I’m going to write the other way. And if they don’t force me to make a certain face in ANY photo I.D. I’m going to make my own face. My kids are fast learners.

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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Patrick · Steve

Fog Willow Pumpkin Farm

October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Our Halloween started out early with a trip to the Fog Willow Pumpkin Farm. We picked out several pumpkins, ate hot dogs and then settled into lawn chairs and blankets for a movie showing. Great fun!

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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve

It’s all Greek to Dan

September 10th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Dan McClelland walked Sacramento’s K Street Mall at lunchtime Wednesday, dressed as a Greek fisherman and carrying a sandwich sign promoting the weekend Greek Festival. The walking sign man is reminiscent of depression days.
Organizers of the 46th Greek Festival are concerned about Furlough Fridays affecting first-day attendance. Traditionally, admission is free on Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., of the three-day event.
McClelland will carry his signs again today (Thursday) from 11:30 to 1:30, concentrating on the heavily trafficked K and 11th Streets area.

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Happy first birthday, Wyatt! We love you!

July 25th, 2009 · Leave a Comment


Boy, you almost gave Blue Man Patrick a run for his money.

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happy-hour

July 5th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Independence day was celebrated at the cabin with the Wassermanns and Petterle’s. Also Les, Dan, the Killers (Honestly, Amy when all three of us are together in one place at one time, can’t we manage to get a photo together?) Eva and Roger joined us with the kids for a couple of days too. It was a full house, but we had a fun week. We entered the usual float pulled by Mike’s jeep in the parade. Steve road the unicycle in the parade for the first time.

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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve

Thanks for a great father’s day!

June 22nd, 2009 · Leave a Comment

On father’s day, I could think of nothing better to do than to spend the day at Folsom Lake with my two kids and 5 other father’s, all family and close friends. We had a blast and the day went by way too fast.

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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve · Video

Stanley makes great stud sensor

June 20th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Family · Patrick · Tech and Gadgets