Victor showed Patrick how to finish concrete recently as we poured our concrete counter tops (really just the fireplace mantel.) Yes, this was the most recent step in the continual remodel of the McClelland estate. Here are a few more snaps
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At nearly 7 pm, baby Wyatt Norman peered into the bright lights of the delivery room and shortly thereafter joined the family. Proud parents, Sara and Wes shed a brief tear as they welcomed the 7 pound, 13 ounce newcomer who stretched out to a long 21 and a half inches on the table. Sara sent out occasional text messages to friends and family who couldn’t

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Emily’s gone away to a 4-day summer camp with the Girl Scouts near Calaveras Big Tree. Here’s the email-letter she sent home. Before she left home, Emily made Lisa and I both write her a note and then kiss the paper below the note in a circle. This is the “paper” that she refers to (and that she’s holding in the photo.

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I’m thinking of changing my name to Surrounded by Incompetence. Just think, I could walk up to anyone at work and say, “Hi, I’m Surrounded by Incompetence.

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And now for something completely different: At a time of national pride and patriotism, the McClelland family brings you a special message from one of the great forefathers of our nation and a true friend of ours…Abe.

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Once again we were able to sneak up on Patrick with a video camera. This time he was practicing his faces in the mirror of a parking lot. This was at Emily’s play at the school.

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In response to DB who asked about the widget of my Twitter reader: (Which I’ve placed a screen-grab of here so people will know what the heck I’m talking about in the distant future when it may not be on the top-left of my website.) Basically, it’s a custom designed widget using Sprout consisting of a photo of me holding a piece of cardboard and my Twitter feed placed over the top of it. The Sprout widget scrapes my Twitter feed which I update nearly daily.

To create the widget, I took a bunch of…

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This is from the McClellandfamily.com Archives (as told by Steve in the voice of Emily):

When I was barely walking and just mumbling a few words, probably at about 15 months, Daddy left me alone, supervised only by my attention span and a 5 color playdough set. When he returned to clean up, the playdough was

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No prizes here. The winner gets bragging rights for the dirtiest nails after 2 days of camping and NO SHOWERS!

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It’s spring fever…. You don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! –Mark Twain

With stiff competition this year Emily was not selected for her competitive soccer league. She was sad only briefly (she’ll miss the girls from her team) but then relieved to not have the daily stresses of the league. She’s deciding now if she’ll even play soccer this year. As for me, I won’t miss the politics, the expenses and the huge dedication of time that comes with it.

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