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One day there was a lot of commotion coming from the girls' room during nap time. In all honesty there is often a commotion during nap time, but this was a little different. </div>
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My dear Juliet had gotten a hold of the diaper rash cream. She smeared it all over herself, the room, and...</div>
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all over poor Charlotte - her face, her hair, her bed.</div>
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The diaper rash cream now resides up on a high shelf.</div>
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In September, we celebrated Charlotte's half birthday! </div>
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It wasn't nearly as cute, though. But that cake was AMAZING. And later that month Dan took me to the opera (as my birthday present) to see Placido Domingo perform in <i>I Due Foscari. </i>Whoa.</div>
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We had family pictures taken which resulted in my all-time favorite picture of Dan and Juliet.</div>
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Dan and I took the girls to the beach - okay, once all summer. We're bad Californians. Juliet is still pretty scared of the ocean. She won't go anywhere near it.</div>
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We all competed in the Johnson Cup. Amazingly enough, our respective families all wound up with the exact same score! Was it fixed? As the official tallier for the competition, I can't comment on that. However, here is the most amazing video of the patriarch of the Johnson family...</div>
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Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-72101849715077561592013-06-28T16:09:00.001-06:002013-06-28T16:09:34.896-06:00Still Catching Up<div style="text-align: center;">
After Charlotte was born, all the grandparents came to visit. Bud and Leslie were making the rounds, so to speak, so were only able to stay a few days. But my mom got to stay for two weeks! And let me tell you, she saved me in those early days after my children doubled in quantity. She cooked, she cleaned, she entertained Juliet, and SHE LET ME SLEEP. The woman is a saint.</div>
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Dan blessed Charlotte on Easter in a dress made especially for her by Grandma Chapman. My mom was able to be there, and Brent made the drive up, too. </div>
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On March 13, Charlotte was finally born. This little sweetheart gave me quite the time of it while in the womb. I was done being pregnant, but more than that I was ready to meet this little angel.</div>
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She looked a lot like Juliet did when she was born. But Charlotte has the Johnson nose! We were pretty sure the Buckley nose would win out over anything else (it had with all the great-grandkids so far), but Charlotte is all Johnson!</div>
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While in the hospital, Juliet was not too sure about this new little creature.</div>
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But as soon as we were home, they fell right in to rhythm with each other. Juliet is the perfect big sister: very loving and protective. Juliet even showed Charlotte how to play with her toys.</div>
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Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-44643529913489638122013-03-20T11:05:00.000-06:002013-03-20T11:05:20.926-06:00The Couch Debacle (February 2012)In early 2012, we had one of those stereotypical parenting moments. We had recently moved into our new apartment and were still getting things situated. One afternoon, Juliet was occupied, so I took the opportunity for a quick potty break. This, apparently, is not acceptable.<br />
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I handled it pretty well, if I do say so myself. After the initial shock wore off, I laughed. By then it was too late to do anything about it anyway. I then practiced the art of cushion flipping and strategic blanket placement. Then it looked like this:</div>
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Now I know what some of you are thinking. "White couches, really? With kids!?!" But give me a minute to defend myself. There is a method to this madness. These are IKEA couches with removable, washable covers. Generally speaking, we can wash the covers every so often and they come perfectly clean. Sometimes, however, something dreadful happens (see above). In these cases, the white covers are a couple <i>hundred</i> dollars cheaper than any of the other covers. See? I'm not so daft after all.</div>
Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-8786310931835914262013-03-19T21:33:00.001-06:002013-03-19T21:33:56.720-06:00Christmas 2011Here's some more review:<br />
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Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-44279062578581931492011-06-14T13:53:00.002-06:002011-06-14T14:05:37.232-06:00Uncle Matt is a ClownAfter Dan's last post (sans explanation or narrative of any kind) I thought I should elaborate. The pictures in the previous post are of Dan's recent creations. The toy box and inlaid box he made for Juliet a while ago, but he was just able to finish our new table and chairs. I love them.<div><br /></div><div>On to Uncle Matt...my brother is in LA for a work conference this week. Luckily for us, he got to stay with us the night before and will also stay with us the night after the conference. On the way here, however, he got stuck in terrible traffic. Wonderful mother and sister that I am, I refused to let Juliet go to bed for the night until she got to see her Uncle Matt (we had limited time, here). I would like to point out that she got a couple naps that day, so she wasn't completely without sleep. The combination of the fact that Matt is (literally) a clown and that Juliet was up way past her bedtime resulted in quite a bit of hilarity. Juliet laughed almost hysterically (and a little painfully) for about ten minutes while Matt played a pseudo peek-a-boo game with her and a plate. Sorry it's a little jumpy...Dan kept laughing.</div><div><br /></div><div><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1230.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee483%2Fmchapman0922%2FVID00032.mp4"></embed></div><div><br /></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-23007095043726222882011-06-11T15:33:00.003-06:002011-06-11T21:30:40.018-06:00<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3dylFgMRPc3oH_Ygp0EilHwyDvml-njxkjUkempE8CPph1Y0J4iH6JI9aZD_8lpGEKIZhzaxhG4aPS-Jgzl8-gvU4YFlC6YXG4HARrCpKJmxN_qD55h-tIRX-FgDKcd8-_zNdv7xZp57/s320/100_3119.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg617BN-d-i5__Py4eh4Lo_SqphCo4REjGk3TuX6MJp-mxxVS-8rYJre30Zg7F-FqjMJ4riRXthY6hUHjBs7Z_UJUfd8QtmXXzfZ8yF2MEHW4YU6Jnh9K1EiCRc4yq60PK0CBvuNVA966Ny/s320/100_3117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617079004864247746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-1666894137600821632011-04-26T20:53:00.003-06:002011-04-27T16:36:00.006-06:00Easter!<div style="text-align: left;">Juliet got to spend her Easter with her wonderful cousins, Eliza and Victoria. They were so entertained by everything going on around them that we decided to wait until Monday to do the Easter egg hunt. So we wrangled Juliet back into her oh-so-sweet yellow dress and took her outside to hunt eggs. She got the concept immediately. Of course (as Dan pointed out) it's what she does - picks things up and puts them in her purse (or anything that can pass as her purse). Then we went inside and read the Easter story.</div><div>So here is our Easter Egg Hunt...</div><div><br /></div><div><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1230.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee483%2Fmchapman0922%2F002.mp4"></embed></div><div><br /></div><div>which was serious business...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhFNqFGUJwubctBohEPDZSUFP-nY2Vm4tl1LN-jWAih98qcykBPYje5nkqBvenz3wE66lym8cygPXGRN-KlobKx0OzyJ6TymGT2m2Q3BzXvX2mdvNn89_i_ubItEkvMuJCUTqDTHgGWIR/s320/015.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfSZd06xpPmmc_sG62RW3_WvXivFd2HKnm7WRoCYJF7VPdmWRRAhacK4u4iXlwbteeD64Cc4JSWaaTXcCqdm9lSeTSSFsM7KjfOlFfOIpgL4bvBEdCWAtCTC9zEv_bBuf0Lts09TCD3Yp/s320/010.JPG" /></div><div>but a little bit fun, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSN_ZdigLRSuJ0Kaf8aQ2gcM3QJ0pqzp7fFc1wKgO5v6AF8hE6iE78SOsveetkbhdMi572i5O1xcIJ6uDThUuGX0A8iWPFMegvwO4-klSGlUAK8a-JqzJG0zyPZ7JWv5I1zbghjwPr-USn/s320/012.JPG" /></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-68550176938797003112011-03-29T15:24:00.002-06:002011-03-30T15:54:46.098-06:00hijacked blog<div>I, KaRynn Sheranian, have officially hijacked Melissa's blog. (ok, so she gave me permission to do this because I have a gazillion cutesy pictures of them, and it seems strange to put them on <i>my</i> blog...)</div><div><br /></div><div>So in collusion with Melissa, here is Dan, Melissa and Juliet Johnson news from KaRynn's perspective:</div><div><br /></div><div>they now live in Harry Potter Land (aka, 5033 3/4 ... that's right, there's a 3/4 in their address): </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA032.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA032.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dan <i>is </i>alive: (see?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA005.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and he's working at cool places like the Natural History Museum: (Melissa said something like, "Yeah... <i>you</i> thought he came to California for construction. But he's secretly a paleontologist...")</div><div style="text-align: center;">[I guess his company did the second floor of this room...]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA029.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA029.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">their cute little family:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA030.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA030.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the child now uses a fork: (so cool)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasion.com/" title="make a gif"><img src="http://i.picasion.com/pic39/32e13ae512d05e129e500d8df5931a28.gif" width="300" height="225" border="0" alt="make a gif" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasion.com/">Make a gif</a></div><div><br /></div><div>the child's uncanny talent for "just-got-out-of-bed" hair: (she already has the California girl persona--natural highlights, long bangs and a cute hair accessory...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=KaRynn013-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/KaRynn013-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><div><div>the child can walk: (it's more of a cute waddle)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1191.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz465%2Fthesecretblog%2FMarch%25202011%2FVID00002.mp4"></embed></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>the child can sing and dance: (before she could even talk or walk!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1191.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz465%2Fthesecretblog%2FMarch%25202011%2FVID00001.mp4"></embed></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>the child can conduct: (I think Dan's been working on this in secret...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1191.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz465%2Fthesecretblog%2FMarch%25202011%2FVID00008.mp4"></embed></div><div><br /></div><div>the child found her belly-button: (she has a bad habit of trying to find everyone else's belly-button, so beware of her lifting your shirt...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1191.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz465%2Fthesecretblog%2FMarch%25202011%2FVID00006.mp4"></embed></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and the child likes to eat things: (some of them not so edible)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA016.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/?action=view&current=NHMLA012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z465/thesecretblog/March%202011/NHMLA012.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And just so you are aware, the child is NOT always naked, as may seem from these pictures and videos. She is clothed often. ;D</div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see, the Johnson family is alive and well and <i>loving</i> California--mostly because (let's be honest) <i>i'm</i> here. Oh, and the weather is pretty awesome too, despite the occasional tsunami warning...</div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-66929729262588400032011-03-29T14:27:00.006-06:002013-03-16T15:41:23.509-06:00A Little Bit of Quiet TimeMy daughter loves purses. In fact, she loves anything she can carry around while pretending it's a purse - shoes (the laces are excellent purse straps), her book that has ribbons attached to it (thanks, Aunt Marie), and any type of bag.<br />
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Now that we have that clear, let me get to the point. A couple of days ago, Juliet was being exceptionally needy and clingy...it was driving me nuts. She had been yelling at me all day. She insisted on climbing into the dishwasher while I tried to do dishes. She got a hold of my not so empty soda can while I left her alone for all of two minutes. She wanted up and down out of her high chair every five minutes. She stole my phone away from me and hung up on my mom when I tried to call her to complain. I was done. Don't get me wrong, I love my child, but when she finally wandered off by herself I was elated. I took that opportunity to start making dinner. After several minutes, I realized (with dread) that she was being very quite. Not wanting her to see me and subsequently attach herself to my leg again I decided I would stealthily take a peek at her to make sure she was okay. I tiptoed into the living room. She wasn't there. I peeked around the corner into her bedroom. There she was playing with the box of new diapers I had left on the floor. Then I realized, no, she was <i>not</i> playing with the new diapers. She was playing <i>behind</i> the new diapers. She was playing with the <i>dirty</i> diapers from the diaper pail. She had managed to loop them (yes, multiple) over her arm and was carrying them around like purses. Then, to my (further) horror, I noticed an empty diaper on the floor that had clearly once contained poo. After performing a quick and frantic search for the diaper's lost filling, I noticed the smeared poo all over the diaper pail. Apparently, Juliet had not been interested in the poo (to my relief). She had tossed it back into the diaper pail - but not before smearing it inside and out. Keep in mind that all of this took place in about five seconds. Meanwhile, the child was standing there (poop purse still slung over her arm) looking alternately at me and at her opening and closing poo-smeared hands.</div>
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It was a good thing for all parties involved that Dan came home just at that moment. "Go show your dad what you did!" I said, pointing toward the door. "But don't touch anything!" She took a couple of steps (poop purse still intact) and turned back to stare at me. "Daniel! Get in here!" I bellowed. So in came Dan to the rescue. With two of us on the job he was able to plop her in the tub while I disinfected her room.</div>
Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-70427009935022041452011-03-29T12:06:00.002-06:002011-03-29T12:15:48.095-06:00A Look Into the Minds of Bookworm and Builder BobIn a lot of ways Dan and I are really similar. For example, we both frequently have nightmares (and by frequently I mean just about every night). However, the content of these dreams is very different for each of us. Mine tend to be more realistic, while Dan ends up being Harry Potter or being chased by zombies.<div>A few mornings ago, we had a conversation that has really given us some insight into our respective psyches. It went a little something like this (keep in mind we were still in bed and still pretty drowsy):</div><div>Builder Bob: I had bad dreams last night.</div><div>Bookworm: I'm sorry. So did I.</div><div>Builder Bob: I'm sorry.</div><div>Bookworm: Me too.</div><div>(Pause)</div><div>Builder Bob: The vampires were trying to get me.</div><div>(Pause)</div><div>Bookworm: The government was trying to get me.</div><div><br /></div><div>And there you have it...</div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-40167134800296061112011-01-26T12:05:00.003-07:002011-01-31T08:27:13.498-07:00On the PhoneAdmittedly, I have been incredibly lax about blogging recently. My last post was three months ago? (As a side note, admitting that felt a little like going to Confession..."Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been three months since my last post...") My apologies to the grandparents desperate for a glimpse of the Babe.<div>Juliet has loved talking on the phone for a while now, but she has just recently taken to grabbing the phone away from me and talking on it by herself. I finally decided I needed to get it on video so I called Dan while he was at work. This was the result:</div><div><br /></div><div><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1230.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee483%2Fmchapman0922%2F026.mp4"></embed></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-70962921257574787472010-10-07T14:57:00.002-06:002010-10-07T15:44:18.869-06:00He's Still Builder Bob<div>Last weekend we had a birthday party for Dan. It was construction themed. We even got the Babe to wear a birthday hat for a couple minutes...and then she realized she had a hat on.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NMqtjwGl4Me7Ozskmo6RkjclJ2pzOCK-zeSdnp6WxbTC5-7iAUXcAAlr7rJNYdrdiROl-pQxN8bsmJqgCOZdq6Ct4ryWGdU53h72scIMWy4oM-rtm8qpsgDCnS7go_63jUYuBA2t2mbn/s1600/159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 414px; height: 552px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NMqtjwGl4Me7Ozskmo6RkjclJ2pzOCK-zeSdnp6WxbTC5-7iAUXcAAlr7rJNYdrdiROl-pQxN8bsmJqgCOZdq6Ct4ryWGdU53h72scIMWy4oM-rtm8qpsgDCnS7go_63jUYuBA2t2mbn/s320/159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525412263124223058" /></a><br /><div>We had a dump truck shaped pinata. It was dark by the time we started, but you're not supposed to be able to see anyway, right?<div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_CWfwlSmJDWQmOr73RR9RXby-MBGBwGjTOpgEV7WCu5UKNJ-mUHpunhf58L4pJASxO7JKKJPUTVtZpFXq1HYAW_a5TyzFVsDb3nSeuiVz8KVAaGXyMjyEh2j_8ETuXO5Bqb3aQBlpQYq/s320/164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525412274621025762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 414px; font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made a bulldozer shaped cake (don't worry, I made another pudding cake first in case this one didn't turn out).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YwevBtWbcPIaJl2fqaRbqJcK-8yceYrKI_6ybAV0C3zSJnCVk5xiF_4NW2LQlYUlpf-aZcjQK6qC2jGPo_7xXq7Ce-GGfNMWIAacOBNj_ff0_PUsblGdYzILNB5nOarN64dpSsrY-Le2/s320/170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525412286926039906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 552px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I even found candles shaped like orange construction cones, but they only come in packages of six. Evidently, you're only supposed to have construction-themed birthdays until you're six. Well, not much about our relationship has ever been conventional. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnB7KTxtSyGeJoH9eVEK8nbt-0ivG4SE9SeyB54cVhF7jhi9QLiHLuWp0MCuTgZY3NzeOg7L0ZIVCVQt1YeeYEmmESFj-3ccEetzLFUdYZX_tfAsvNfV2YLj2qrGgz6QBd6qw-wcTmEcM/s320/173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525412303732446594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 414px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-12941721616030730962010-08-19T12:08:00.003-06:002010-08-19T12:15:27.698-06:00How to Host a Murder<div>Last night Dan and I went to a Murder Mystery Party. I've always wanted to do one, so I was excited. All the costumes were pretty amazing, and we all stayed in character...most of the time.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeTLMsOQFYyAXfYLvdLQs3Amcb0wHUzTDA_j3gkziCc5UZZ51qo0J2NeYqTzRIEsHon5A8Qs2cwKbrH5Mt4PKs2GfUIB1Ritn7M2mBxItkxUd7ERVcbnmlVrajVIb1P29A_DZdT_xRu5d/s1600/326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeTLMsOQFYyAXfYLvdLQs3Amcb0wHUzTDA_j3gkziCc5UZZ51qo0J2NeYqTzRIEsHon5A8Qs2cwKbrH5Mt4PKs2GfUIB1Ritn7M2mBxItkxUd7ERVcbnmlVrajVIb1P29A_DZdT_xRu5d/s320/326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507184790009850706" /></a>I even got some extra use out of an old prom dress by adding a boa and a couple other alterations. We couldn't find any chocolate cigars in time though, so I had to make one out of scrapbook paper for Dan.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfm9vEPaRMoVR7lqmJ4vlY45ZXL6uA3jGQi3E-aPZ3NVnmAV5M3h03WoWiYaj8ZTuEPYb4wWVKXttrw2m9Ypohyphenhyphennm7b84YICLK_KqIhiEbWfX4qdmdZ-nnenQu4twWODQK4tbYYCKta_l/s1600/328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfm9vEPaRMoVR7lqmJ4vlY45ZXL6uA3jGQi3E-aPZ3NVnmAV5M3h03WoWiYaj8ZTuEPYb4wWVKXttrw2m9Ypohyphenhyphennm7b84YICLK_KqIhiEbWfX4qdmdZ-nnenQu4twWODQK4tbYYCKta_l/s320/328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507184785309231730" /></a><br /></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-41309955055767998132010-08-19T11:39:00.005-06:002010-08-19T12:06:04.806-06:00Life With Juliet<div style="text-align: center;">My mom came to visit me (really Juliet, but we'll keep up the masquerade) last week. Now that she has gone home again, I know how much she is missing life with me (again, really Juliet). So I thought I would post some pictures to remind her of the joy I (Juliet) bring to everyday life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes, Juliet looks like she's straight out of <i>Where the Wild Things Are</i> with her crazy hair and squash all over her face (and hands, and hair, and stomach, and legs, etc., etc., etc.)...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp37CmcQN_k1aKa2BUmKpAbpVyah15Nt4ucN7f7-m1P-8ilcJB_Q0iWyYFpncXvo6YwerY3XBjuEJwl6t9t4L2r9FbNsf6itt-lsn5YT2OTSlzaWbaSX26HCCD7ElaV-IvoKwymqHnqAYB/s1600/321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp37CmcQN_k1aKa2BUmKpAbpVyah15Nt4ucN7f7-m1P-8ilcJB_Q0iWyYFpncXvo6YwerY3XBjuEJwl6t9t4L2r9FbNsf6itt-lsn5YT2OTSlzaWbaSX26HCCD7ElaV-IvoKwymqHnqAYB/s320/321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507181483593589314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">She gnaws on anything she can get her two little teeth on - fingers and feet (not necessarily her own), toys, books, furniture...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAI2Gg4hQOWNfftGAvawSe-Yqgk1NnvVsln7S6ySklltULMlMLgur-AncFKksyFeyUP9LDkkgXEaysD2p7XTZEV6uLLglnhdws_ssqZXpDXhtmAt-CH1OhIzuw4GtCujxFGYceH6se3iA6/s320/297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507182382129482130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaW-L3lMmR5KSS58ivBogPLKe7ripIk3P_oi5tG-FiAiTjRUBEX9iqflZ8mHLaPVd9Hny2nGyGKTudR2_FuJufC73VlYQzJpJh03Z1TEM3qOfZwTmknER6PEmYiAdiUgJ_9se3bio8TlR/s1600/296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaW-L3lMmR5KSS58ivBogPLKe7ripIk3P_oi5tG-FiAiTjRUBEX9iqflZ8mHLaPVd9Hny2nGyGKTudR2_FuJufC73VlYQzJpJh03Z1TEM3qOfZwTmknER6PEmYiAdiUgJ_9se3bio8TlR/s320/296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507181471284549330" /></a>And as long as she has someone or something to play with (better yet, both: Daddy <i>and</i> a swing) she couldn't be happier!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ERhWNpGGhLsF-1a60ryD4Os89VWFg40IOuELtbBsr1REYuFB-J9NMkvi5i3CZ2kzij5xzHSqITUhZrPxF8DKyXc6SvfYtWQqL30-yPdZR9vOo2F2lFwpBUxi7BDCHMvR0Ua3unzpZeEB/s1600/301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ERhWNpGGhLsF-1a60ryD4Os89VWFg40IOuELtbBsr1REYuFB-J9NMkvi5i3CZ2kzij5xzHSqITUhZrPxF8DKyXc6SvfYtWQqL30-yPdZR9vOo2F2lFwpBUxi7BDCHMvR0Ua3unzpZeEB/s320/301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507181460079882338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJXZ7oUKuWXoS9gT5rp1ZhmlNl5c3RYLhRu8UFKqpcURfc9NpcIrGQEVwBbdyysZHpUBlzF6wh_emNrHxCQDRbAtMjMHmd7gT3ouQ06ppRwefUOF6ZaUl_idZo7qndWvpJe-__0_ik8Ch/s1600/309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJXZ7oUKuWXoS9gT5rp1ZhmlNl5c3RYLhRu8UFKqpcURfc9NpcIrGQEVwBbdyysZHpUBlzF6wh_emNrHxCQDRbAtMjMHmd7gT3ouQ06ppRwefUOF6ZaUl_idZo7qndWvpJe-__0_ik8Ch/s320/309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507181454613773650" /></a></div></div></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-38024052812501404252010-07-07T14:59:00.000-06:002010-07-07T15:20:35.641-06:00The Worm and Other Favorites<div>I though we should post some videos of Juliet - especially for the absent grandparents.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is the first day Juliet really started babbling. Our friends Chad and Christy were there to see it.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-5ktierxqpQxbcEfpBwXL2W1dGT4ueRIZnusAN-zYbI4kVOO-Kcs3wcYzEMwLyOXhiFsCSGow8D8dwKMyUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>This is the worm. It's her main mode of transportation at the moment. My mom is on the phone urging her on. And you can see the beautiful toy box Dan made in the background. </div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy734FaYcgtJncWtReggiIa6X4VSIhCVTqrxXpkgJ2l6-5eb3GXKDRmcj7d2H3cutBlIeeMQTDuzcyOCc3ByQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>This is Dan tickling Juliet, and she is loving it!</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyR1g_8w_OSs266OfidJaLM63Jt0Wu9lpykW9_5vzjSjMqDK1ovjJmi0mnkgJc6ZxH2wqXcwbejH_WMO2eX' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-69035600927880808012010-06-27T15:59:00.000-06:002010-06-27T16:09:28.828-06:00We Went Swimming<div>On Saturday, we took Juliet swimming for the first time. Of course we took pictures, and of course we had to put them up here. She thought it was all fine and dandy until we took her into the pool with a bunch of people she didn't know. She was completely stone-faced the entire time - she didn't scream, but she also refused to smile. Towards the end we got her to splash in the water a little bit, but she really doesn't like new situation...we'll try again sometime soon.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPicsFyL6KGDfffWsXq_IdUrGJ4Xxyzrso8vZ5oq7kOEo_9dV-xjANlsf0zdj6bAeG1u2Aay_48tAEcBtPK7IoZ7H-kSjt7t9aiOj4s0hRd5P9EQb2Wq_9QxMePCuA2F4teDNowq390QHK/s1600/066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPicsFyL6KGDfffWsXq_IdUrGJ4Xxyzrso8vZ5oq7kOEo_9dV-xjANlsf0zdj6bAeG1u2Aay_48tAEcBtPK7IoZ7H-kSjt7t9aiOj4s0hRd5P9EQb2Wq_9QxMePCuA2F4teDNowq390QHK/s200/066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487577302234572738" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">See the two teeth?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPicsFyL6KGDfffWsXq_IdUrGJ4Xxyzrso8vZ5oq7kOEo_9dV-xjANlsf0zdj6bAeG1u2Aay_48tAEcBtPK7IoZ7H-kSjt7t9aiOj4s0hRd5P9EQb2Wq_9QxMePCuA2F4teDNowq390QHK/s1600/066.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3ZksTQtdFcdXkKkCNngjG9HxbmDVC3lwi_bwK9JiqwYharqMVYMxNFORdT-l6Cciku7HI80fUDDHaTkNYfQmSKavoo31SJD5RGwEm78h-66m56F9Rg3J_VAqVHlNotEQo9MjhEbVBZM7/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3ZksTQtdFcdXkKkCNngjG9HxbmDVC3lwi_bwK9JiqwYharqMVYMxNFORdT-l6Cciku7HI80fUDDHaTkNYfQmSKavoo31SJD5RGwEm78h-66m56F9Rg3J_VAqVHlNotEQo9MjhEbVBZM7/s200/067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487577296064564434" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Loving the sunglasses</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3ZksTQtdFcdXkKkCNngjG9HxbmDVC3lwi_bwK9JiqwYharqMVYMxNFORdT-l6Cciku7HI80fUDDHaTkNYfQmSKavoo31SJD5RGwEm78h-66m56F9Rg3J_VAqVHlNotEQo9MjhEbVBZM7/s1600/067.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVHfm2UMBh8CWsdBenHIoNiNfjjuxjltsvfOApHyOEBkT7Mew1RRg45zlSEG-D2enUwonkqLhMLlsZSwt8k8cJ99-AiC34HG0PmfyjFX2FlscQxQNhnFjRyU7QI678PbxOAygJoqFBZNg/s1600/074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVHfm2UMBh8CWsdBenHIoNiNfjjuxjltsvfOApHyOEBkT7Mew1RRg45zlSEG-D2enUwonkqLhMLlsZSwt8k8cJ99-AiC34HG0PmfyjFX2FlscQxQNhnFjRyU7QI678PbxOAygJoqFBZNg/s200/074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487577283612519906" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">See how she's concerned?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVHfm2UMBh8CWsdBenHIoNiNfjjuxjltsvfOApHyOEBkT7Mew1RRg45zlSEG-D2enUwonkqLhMLlsZSwt8k8cJ99-AiC34HG0PmfyjFX2FlscQxQNhnFjRyU7QI678PbxOAygJoqFBZNg/s1600/074.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk68QB95o3Hkp0wzKNIj85jPu1NPrgFp2wS_Sk_1Xl8ZC8Dtd_reFXx3R9PdLM2TC13co6UoXEsBPrAUcxNwrtpwc8xv_QxC1nug571V9KyO5EBNg_xfA5i9VcmHuue0nFT2WcxuBU32o/s1600/072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk68QB95o3Hkp0wzKNIj85jPu1NPrgFp2wS_Sk_1Xl8ZC8Dtd_reFXx3R9PdLM2TC13co6UoXEsBPrAUcxNwrtpwc8xv_QxC1nug571V9KyO5EBNg_xfA5i9VcmHuue0nFT2WcxuBU32o/s200/072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487577274133418530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk68QB95o3Hkp0wzKNIj85jPu1NPrgFp2wS_Sk_1Xl8ZC8Dtd_reFXx3R9PdLM2TC13co6UoXEsBPrAUcxNwrtpwc8xv_QxC1nug571V9KyO5EBNg_xfA5i9VcmHuue0nFT2WcxuBU32o/s1600/072.JPG"></a>I made him squint into the sun...sorry, Dan.</div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-34186772378167223692010-06-21T07:38:00.000-06:002010-06-21T07:52:07.996-06:00I Think We Figured It Out!It is possible (just possible) that we have curbed the rate of losing in this family. Let me clarify - I'm talking about misplacing objects of importance, not coming in last in a game or competition. For Father's Day, Dan got some pictures of Juliet, some A&W Root Beer, and.....LABELS! Last month, as I was perusing my parenting magazine (oddly enough entitled <i>Parenting</i>), I came across an ad for ID labels to stick on kids' things: cups, shoes, clothes, bags, so that when they are lost they can again be found. Does it sound like our family might need something of this sort? In a rare stroke of genius, I decided to check out the website. I promptly decided these labels were exactly what we needed. Dan now has labels designed to go on clothing tags, shoes, dishes and things of that sort, and dog-tag-like labels to go on bags. Most of Dan's belongings can now have his name and phone number on them! So far, I have only tagged his lunch box, keys, and wallet (the winter coat and gloves will come in due time), but I'm feeling pretty good about the situation. If it is lost, it can be returned! Thank you Mabel's Labels!Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-9880464197586288242010-06-15T19:06:00.000-06:002010-06-15T19:10:53.225-06:00The Cute Contest<div>So we're looking for votes on the cutest pictures for a contest. They're looking for personality and cuteness. The background doesn't so much matter. Opinions?</div><div><br /></div>1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRxde3onPxU1x6egDZpO4ahXqDF0_71WfpW8_XXMNplPsmUUWcmPO8JOY6fYJnTjjzyYwkirINKRWl00xJp3I8E4nNfGcc4zbf0ZGdf_8r_LWdo44trfYownUfuVkb7nay5sA0kYyzmfH/s1600/158crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRxde3onPxU1x6egDZpO4ahXqDF0_71WfpW8_XXMNplPsmUUWcmPO8JOY6fYJnTjjzyYwkirINKRWl00xJp3I8E4nNfGcc4zbf0ZGdf_8r_LWdo44trfYownUfuVkb7nay5sA0kYyzmfH/s200/158crop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483172578879427362" /></a><br />2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xg5BRj4zBVKgy7ETRyJVE0HjXkTREZiUPcSFIAP7fe5EOAxPH2RT1FPkSDOf7bc_fN-yO9uhkoBuUJiYmWFDGsSKk2tEQMZGjdmNNdEMEYwDNtISGSPLc4FlZGkt0aZqQ056qwPlkepK/s1600/044crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xg5BRj4zBVKgy7ETRyJVE0HjXkTREZiUPcSFIAP7fe5EOAxPH2RT1FPkSDOf7bc_fN-yO9uhkoBuUJiYmWFDGsSKk2tEQMZGjdmNNdEMEYwDNtISGSPLc4FlZGkt0aZqQ056qwPlkepK/s200/044crop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483172451548865874" /></a><br />3)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZhRP1VzEKHkIOmiRnxM430AMkYmbRmmVSy3pHe8snMUkV1KIqQoeQHkvn3ub29XzUh7udIYGx1j60BQ3cn2OsV_q8I30orol0HZZZz3QG1xcC-XESG9tXP_M2C4PO7x23zY2EgDssSgX/s1600/012crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZhRP1VzEKHkIOmiRnxM430AMkYmbRmmVSy3pHe8snMUkV1KIqQoeQHkvn3ub29XzUh7udIYGx1j60BQ3cn2OsV_q8I30orol0HZZZz3QG1xcC-XESG9tXP_M2C4PO7x23zY2EgDssSgX/s200/012crop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483172306997291954" /></a><br />4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhOW9mKyARrF4SV6NLmbD-CEGdBjrDRgtHmPB-f03T7kjnPHInjOFeejVzl01lu2428b72ECX00SKaPaSg0cxaAFChUAT5yx7292D3Mo3z3vglckYJksjiF2WPtBOn1GI2e9d5PHBjvOO/s1600/008crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhOW9mKyARrF4SV6NLmbD-CEGdBjrDRgtHmPB-f03T7kjnPHInjOFeejVzl01lu2428b72ECX00SKaPaSg0cxaAFChUAT5yx7292D3Mo3z3vglckYJksjiF2WPtBOn1GI2e9d5PHBjvOO/s200/008crop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483172194094480018" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-81862841715023334482010-05-30T17:11:00.000-06:002010-05-30T17:52:16.470-06:00Supermodel Cakes<div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I have come to a conclusion: decorative cakes are like supermodels.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I decided I should start practicing birthday cakes. (Dan doesn't like it when I try new recipes on other people because I get frustrated when they don't turn out perfectly.) So I looked up instructions on-line and picked a simple-looking monkey cake.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I got all the decorative do-dads and was really excited about it. I followed the directions and tried not to be too disheartened with the outcome. It was ugly. I mean UGLY. The sides crumbled, the colored frosting mixed, it was disastrous.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>That's when I came to my conclusion: decorative cakes (at least those with "simple" instructions) are as airbrushed as supermodels. They are made up of unnatural things (paint and styrofoam, I'm sure), and are airbrushed into perfection just like supermodels.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I am disgusted at this new societal low. But it is what it is. And I'm certain it has nothing to do with my ability (or lack thereof) as a cake decorator.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www2.worldpub.net/images/parenting/Cakes_Monkey_A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 305px;" src="http://www2.worldpub.net/images/parenting/Cakes_Monkey_A.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-59453156194231335852010-05-14T16:02:00.000-06:002010-05-14T16:19:36.319-06:00How the Mighty Have FallenI used to think of myself as an intelligent person. I could participate in conversations about any number of things: politics, art, books, travel, history. <div><br /></div><div>And then I had a child, and all that changed...</div><div><br /></div><div>The most frequent concern in my life is now poo. Thoughts about The Babe's poo now run through my head like good music used to. I make exclamations such as "Poo!" and "Toots!" which effectively lower my maturity level each time. I find it amazing (and appalling) how many things I can worry about that concern poo. Here are some of the most frequent:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) Is she pooing right now?</div><div><br /></div><div>2) When was the last time she pooed?</div><div><br /></div><div>3) She's pooing too much.</div><div><br /></div><div>4) She's not pooing enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>5) Her poo is a weird color...I know I did not feed her that color.</div><div><br /></div><div>6) Her poo is the wrong consistency...deer poo? clay?</div><div><br /></div><div>7) Is she going to poo during church while they're passing the Sacrament?</div><div><br /></div><div>8) Has she pooed on this outfit? Or can she wear it?</div><div><br /></div><div>9) Will she poo if I give her a bath right now?</div><div><br /></div><div>10) Is she done pooing?</div><div><br /></div><div>11) Is poo the reason she's crying?</div><div><br /></div><div>12) Was what I just heard regular poo or a poo-splosion? </div><div><br /></div><div>13) Is what I'm eating making her gassy? </div><div><br /></div><div>14) Is what she's eating making her gassy?</div><div><br /></div><div>The list goes on and on. I feel that this is a little on the side of ridiculous. I'm an educated person. But my life and thoughts revolve around poo.</div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754773387976775064.post-12217565216511879372010-03-28T17:08:00.000-06:002010-03-28T18:24:21.127-06:00Festival of Colors!<div style="text-align: left;">I have now lived in Provo for four years. Every spring I have wanted to go to the Festival of Colors at the Hare Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork and, for one reason or another haven't been able to. Well, this year we went! And it was awesome!</div><div><div>The Festival of Colors (or Holi Festival to be correct) basically consists of welcoming in spring by forgiving past grievances by throwing organic colored chalk at each other. There were about 20 - 30,000 people all throwing chalk at the same time:</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRFJxX8rJaJjA5tx0j-BvcE6OXxP_DLd5i0Z7jnX98Lq58dRRKXUK7LU_8TsDsFN4iXeBrFkbjl9Sm9eEx7WT4fjPCYEND9M3Q0rH_ZdWC9BetrS94FZ2HNXvASvp0TwnVLhv6Ubgwh93/s1600/Festival+of+Colors+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRFJxX8rJaJjA5tx0j-BvcE6OXxP_DLd5i0Z7jnX98Lq58dRRKXUK7LU_8TsDsFN4iXeBrFkbjl9Sm9eEx7WT4fjPCYEND9M3Q0rH_ZdWC9BetrS94FZ2HNXvASvp0TwnVLhv6Ubgwh93/s320/Festival+of+Colors+025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453829489226478018" /></a>And that's only <i>some</i> of the people. So everyone has bags of different colored chalk, and they count down from twenty over the loudspeaker. Then there's supposed to be a huge cloud of chalk:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwADabMepSVIKZn-8JvRcmBtvGZlCtVlCvbVutWFl-USSwUu1ctAoSpAa5grYObnqUcW_t2oPUQzgmc5AhCBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><div>We took the Babe because she loves colors. She was under her blanket for the worst of it, but she got to look around for a while. And she couldn't help but get a little colorful:</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEKqAiQ69XkBSjlLCPLjtCzdlBUzdc4dfABbY92u17T2aj-he-6zXKLvD0R4CUE1q9exmuvrHs0DKniZa4ex4gnxpnTD8ayCRpk_j9miRhkr8xNb8ZudySByMmosiQczf64wMtX2HZHm9/s320/Festival+of+Colors+043.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">The only bad thing was that the website said there would be shuttles going from a high school in the next town over to help with parking...so we parked there. After getting out of the car, we noticed there was no shuttle - only a long line of people walking. Walking where? you may ask. We didn't know, but like any good lemmings we followed. Two miles later, we got to the Temple. It wouldn't have been had if we had prepared for that, but walking two miles in flip flops while carrying the Babe (okay, so Dan carried her most of the way because I was lagging behind) is no fun (maybe it was a little fun). And then we were outside in the sun for a couple hours and had to walk back (all right, 3/4 the way there Dan went to get the car for me because my feet hurt). So we were pretty tired by the end of the day:</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-xxhj8zVXddZpgdCgbwygxWlYRy-D2GwNCUQk4jr5wrnHg4s80UN2ashdc8u2qygezuuw8RraiV-M2UTVic2J-i2wyDBTzgUZfr2hscs-3ANXcwPX9At9WjwJJzKNtbNrfOykGEs7q-x/s320/Festival+of+Colors+047.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">But we had a whole lot of family fun! And Dan still has a pink eyebrow to remind him of the good times we had.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mtXvEysPGPJXEBhsqF8MqHrrvYfKvBnEvSjkeKZvZCG1Piin4TZ13jiZbQutbMTXDCX5bBwx8nmNXmYrPlBNKuCdMOrLSU779h8CJJx1Lg0aPfGRwrxF6fRDMX6NQNdBQXdogpoMdyFo/s320/Festival+of+Colors+045.JPG" /></div></div>Book Worm & Builder Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394495171398120659noreply@blogger.com1