tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37497215578815055582024-03-13T16:18:51.160-07:00One More GokeyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-89182192759628353242012-03-21T03:51:00.000-07:002012-03-21T03:51:21.732-07:00Operation PS35!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As followers of IDD, you know that Patra likes to plan events from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><a href="http://idodeclareblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/wine-country.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">weekend winery tour</span></a>s</span> </span>, <a href="http://idodeclareblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/getting-merried-something-borrowed.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">movie nights,</span> </a><a href="http://idodeclareblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/preview-my-royal-wedding-watch-party.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">royal weddings</span></a> & <a href="http://idodeclareblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/party-life-is-sweeter-at-30.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">birthday parties</span></a>. She and I are very similar in the fact we tend to plan our own birthday parties because well who else can do it as well as we can? So this year we turn 35 and it should be epic? I mean 35- we are smack dab in the middle of being Thirtysomethings! As P has said more than once “anything ending in a 0 or 5 should be a big deal. This calls for a special celebration and what do you get the girl who plans everything?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> <i><b>A birthday where she can’t plan anything! </b></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Wouldn’t it be fun I thought if Dan & I could surprise P with a weekend trip to see me in Dixie? Dan was a great sport considering we knew it could be a dangerous operation! We’ve spent the last 6 weeks planning how and what and when. Patrick, the work husband, and Jenni B have helped to pull this off by requesting her day off (Patrick) and entertaining her anger over the absence of plans and/or making plans (Jenni). It reached fever pitch on Monday when said plans hadn’t been made by Mr.W: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> We all have traded a ton of emails with our own “Patra is pissed and has no idea stories”. On top of that her boss “scheduled” her for her favorite work task on Friday. heee I’m not sure if she’s going to be happy or even more pissed when this little plan has been revealed! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> The Reveal:</span> </b></i>Today is the first day of “Birthday Week”. As mentioned above, birthdays and the execution of birthdays are a big deal and it all kicks off on the first day of BW. So, right about now, Dan is handing Patra her plane tickets and this custom invitation from cardstore.com. Because another thing P loves is custom invites!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To you this invitation look likes gibberish, but to us it’s perfectly clear. We’ve been friends for 20 years (even though I never watch the same shows and I wore cleats- not pleats: all things that signal lasting friendship) and have had codes for just about as long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Per the invitation, details of the weekend will be laid out here as packing, or what we call <i>paperdolling</i>, is probably the most important element (and most discussed) of any trip.<span> </span>For example, we’re taking a high school girl’s trip <b><i>in July</i></b> to celebrate all our 35ths to LA and we’re already determining what to wear on the plane. Yes- paperdolling is that important…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Friday post arrival we’ll have mimosas made from the finest <a href="http://shop.underdogwinemerchants.com/index.cfm?method=storeproducts.showdrilldown&productid=a924adce-a90e-4b8b-50fa-59c4c8111a46&ProductCategoryID=147947cd-a43f-80d7-19c0-8423ac4119fb&WineryID=510B60DB-E187-C6B0-FC67-A6FE04EE5C89&WineTypeID=&ProductType=&wineVarietalID=&wineRegionID=&vintage=&lowprice=&highPrice=&WineBrandID=&WineAppellationID=&lowletter=&highletter=&OrderBy=PXPC.DisplayOrder%20Asc,%20P.ProductName%20ASC&ShippingState=WC"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Cupcake Prosecco</span></a> and then dine al fresco at<span> </span><a href="http://www.rosebudatlanta.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Rosebud</span></a> where the actually serve a <span> </span>Friday brunch!! After we’ve stuffed ourselves we can walk it off by doing a little shopping<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A trip to Dixie wouldn’t be complete now without <span> </span>Aunt P spending time with the <a href="http://idodeclareblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/meeting-baby-gokey.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">cutest boy in the world</span></a>. We’ll pick him up early since Friday night is all about the biggest movie premiere of 2012.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, I must admit, I am not one for pop culture phenomenons (90210, Sex And The City are two that stand out).<span> </span>P and I almost didn’t become friends because of my lack of knowing (early in 1993) who Brenda & Dylan were and I never, ever get her references to SATC except nods to Carrie & Big.<span> </span>This time around however, it’s my turn to throw around Katniss, Peeta & Effie to blank stares!<span> </span>That’s right: It’s time for the Games.. <i>The Hunger Games</i>!<span> </span>Since P & I always go to the movies when we’re together the timing couldn’t be more ideal.<span> </span>I’m hosting a little pre party with some of my equally enthused friends and then it’s off to the megaplex </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As excited as I am for movie night, I am beyond thrilled for our Saturday plans. I mean THRILLED! Keeping a secret about this weekend has been one thing, but keeping a secret about the location for day 2 has been downright painful!<span> </span>Besides being one of <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/atlanta/hotels/ritz-carlton-reynolds-plantation-greensboro"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Travel & Leisure’s best hotels in America</span></a>, it is also one of P’s top must visit destinations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh yes, it’s true! We are going to RC for 24 hours of fabulousness!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The #5 in the country (again according to a fancy magazine) spa where will emerge looking 25!<o:p></o:p></div>
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If we leave the spa sometime before the end of the night, we’ll enjoy a snack with this view.</div>
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And in true, rustic fashion, there is a campfire every night complete with complimentary (because at the RC, you don’t say free) s’mores.<span> </span>I’m pretty sure we’ll be finishing our tour fireside.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday morning is all about room service and if we’re feeling all healthy there are yoga classes and trail hikes we can take. Somehow I don’t see that happening, but I thought I’d throw it out there just in case 35 brings a renewed since of fondness for exercise on a Sunday morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though our time in luxury is fleeting we still have a full day of fun planned. Upon arriving back in Atlanta, Patra’s closest cousin, Kim, will whisk her away to their house for the afternoon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I Do Declare I am so excited! Happy Birthday week to my LIT & CAR BFF!</div>
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648640915433519356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-91703635012843622502012-02-27T08:00:00.000-08:002012-02-27T08:00:10.879-08:00Operation Big Boy Bed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For most of his life E has been a pretty good sleeper- save for the first 7 months. Once he got the hang of it though, we all started sleeping like well.. babies. He liked his crib & never tried to climb out- until a few months ago in a rare fit of rage in the middle of the night. I hear the pitter patter and next thing I know my pantless boy is standing in my room totally unaffected by the fact he just climbed out of his jail cell. </span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, nap time came around and we did our normal book routine and I left. He didn't cry,but climbed out of bed as soon as I shut the door & proceeded to wander around his room for 45 minutes playing and checking to see if we would come back if he made noise. We didn't. I guess he finally gave up and ended up here- in the floor underneath his ottoman. Half of nap was spent there, he woke up & climbed into bed and slept for another hour. Success</span>!<br />
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<br /></div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648640915433519356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-74305897751702887822012-02-23T06:05:00.002-08:002012-02-23T06:05:11.199-08:00Choo Choo E's Two<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let's just get this out of the way first- I am a terrible blogger. I know this and I think all the time "this should be a blog post" and then reality- sometimes of the tv variety gets in the way. My friend Amanda let me know her displeasure at my lack of posts at Christmas. Well Amanda, I heard you so here you go...2 months later. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can't believe my little dude and the whole reason for this blog will be two on Thursday. We threw him a bigger than necessary party on Saturday in our tiny house. Luckily, Mother Nature was nice to us again and held off the rain long enough for the kids to exhaust themselves on E's new fortress. </span><br />
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P<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">er the title, the theme (because what party in my mind is good without a theme?) was Choo Choo E's Two. It all started when I found this shirt on <a href="http://www.shopzoolu.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Shop Zoolu</span></a>. E's pants are actually overalls by Osh Kosh I found at a consignment sale last week. So with the theme done I was off to the races with the details.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Invitations were done by my friend, Margaret, of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/goodinvites"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">goodinvites</span></a>. In my typical fashion, I sent her the details and asked if she had time about 1 week before I needed them. Luckily, Margaret is good people and worked me in to her hectic schedule. Since I was super lazy last year and never got out thank you notes I went ahead and had her make up personalized matching cards too. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Crafts and creativity do not come easy to me. I admire all of those people that can take a paper box and visualize a finished product or see a treat cone and whip up 20 of them while I'm still trying to roll the first one. Luckily, I married into a family of creative types who seem to gladly take on my<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">pinterest</a></span> finds and make them better than the original. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I sent Mamou a picture of a few cardboard trains I'd found while surfing the www and asked her if she might be willing to whip one up for the birthday party. Since she'd already made a bus & plane for E's class at school surely she could create an engine. Right? Well, this is what she did:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Example 2: The Tracks</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Another pinterest find was duct tape laid out in a tracks design on a driveway. Thanks to <a href="http://maddycakesmuse.blogspot.com/2011/09/train-crazy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Maddycakes Muse</span></a> for the inspiration for the outside decor."YES"- I exclaimed! Must.have.these! E's party would not be complete without. If I had attempted this execution I would have wasted more tape than applied and the tracks would have been wavy, in the grass and guests would have had to turn their heads to get the idea. Again, enter crafty husband who did this while I was out to get the cake & we still have 3/4 of a roll for future tape needs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Yes- let's give popcorn in open containers to small children to wander around our house! What a perfect idea! </span></i>Amazingly enough, that thought didn't occur to me until I vacuumed many popcorn kernels off the floor post party. I wanted to serve it because popcorn is an inexpensive, cute snack especially when served in treat cones. While I had found a template for said cones on-line we ended up just rolling normal sized sheets of card stock (hobby lobby $2 on sale) into cones and adhering stickers I printed with vintage railroad logos found on google.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I found most of the goodies from <a href="http://www.trainparty.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Train Party.com</span></a>. They had an amazing array of themed favors, with very reasonable prices and really fast shipping. This was a must since I thought I had placed an order only to find out I didn't. I ordered my loot with only 5 shipping days before the party and it all arrived ahead of schedule. Each bag contained a train whistle, a sheet of stickers, a pencil & for the older kids- a paint your own train. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I kept it sooo simple this year. Since the party was at 3:30 there was no need to do lunch or dinner. Just light snacks. I wanted to minimize the amount of work & leftover food we had to deal with. I had seen lots of train parties with the food in appropriately named cars: "dairy", "produce", "logs" etc. Well, I ran out of time & energy to recreate. So, I just laid out serving dishes in a train-ish shape and served pretzel logs, animal cookies, fruit, string cheese and chicken salad sandwiches cut out with a train cookie cutter. Those were gone in minutes. </span><br />
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648640915433519356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-45714415824504465682011-11-10T12:01:00.000-08:002011-11-13T17:49:00.515-08:00The Gift of Gab<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok, I know I talk...a lot... I have talked a lot since, according to my mom, before 1. I don't think it has ever bothered me that I'm chatty except maybe once on a date in college when my date was extremely quiet. I kept trying to start conversation only to be met with silence. After what seemed like an eternity of this game he looks at me and says 'oh, i was just seeing how long you'd go before you started talking again' OUCH! Needless to say, that was the end of that. I *think* Mike finds my talkativeness charming and one of my finer points- he better not comment to the contrary especially since this gift seems to have been passed down to one little dude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">E has sucked up vocabulary like it's his job. Lately there isn't a word that he's heard he doesn't repeat back and with pretty accurate pronunciation. On the way to the beach this summer we made a list of all the words he could say. At that time, it was well over 100. Fast forward a few months and there isn't a way we could capture it all- unless someone wants a full time job. I'm just totally amazed by this. Seeing him physically develop and turn into a little man is one thing, but seeing his brain at work is just mesmerizing. And what I love most is that he's learned to say please, thank you, you're welcome and just the other day 'excuse me mama'. Having a polite child tops the list for me. I melt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">His current faves involve anything with a<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwQaf3qK25Y"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>train</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> or this extremely annoying </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR34uK3WofM"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: red;">wheels on the bus</span> </strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">rendition. It's amazing how many bad videos there are and really inappropriate ads before the videos. I'm pretty sure the toddler set is not intrigued by Call of Duty. </span><br />
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648640915433519356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-46268247094675848912011-11-07T10:14:00.000-08:002011-11-07T10:14:31.997-08:00"Squeek"ing By on Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let me start by saying, I'm a huge consignment sale shopper. I've been able to score most of E's wardrobe and toys for super cheap over the last year or so. The only downside is consignment sale season is twice a year- once in the winter for spring/summer and once in the summer for fall/winter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, last spring I started the quest for this year's Halloween costume. When it was all said & done we had 3. The elephant- which would never work because of the trunk that went across the face, The monkey and the mouse. The mouse won for three reasons 1) because E loves mice 2) because we had a family take up residence in our basement recently and 3) because I knew I wouldn't see 45,657 other kid mice posted on facebook. I would like to say I chose the mouse because of reason #1, but who am I kidding... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our weekend didn't stop there. Saturday, I got to cheer on the Vols while E spent some time with the Pyatts and their trampoline- more on that in the next post. Happy fall!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok. so here goes.. OMG was started back in 2009 so we could keep friends & family up to date on Baby G's impending arrival + our adventures as new parents. Then along came E:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and it took us<em> <strong>20</strong></em><strong> <em>months</em></strong> to get back on the blogging horse! He's changed just a little bit since then</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And taken just this morning- his own self portrait!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now that we have 'settled' in to our lives as Gokey: party of 3, the goal is to start posting <strike>all the time </strike>more often to keep those that love E up to date on all his goings-on. </span><br />
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</div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648640915433519356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-32612657643908264542010-02-21T18:33:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:33:03.568-08:00backyard last week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4Hsq41WrqI/AAAAAAAAAGg/0NUywWgTERk/s1600-h/DSC00694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4Hsq41WrqI/AAAAAAAAAGg/0NUywWgTERk/s200/DSC00694.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-905604540292818672010-02-21T18:31:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:31:06.592-08:00sunny and almost 70 today, but a week ago it looked like this...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HsRgaybDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/-NtdWJD_mek/s1600-h/DSC00706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HsRgaybDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/-NtdWJD_mek/s320/DSC00706.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-45854544472551247882010-02-21T18:29:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:29:00.265-08:00dogs waiting for arrival of baby g<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrwBVRG8I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/f3cmAJ6WX2Y/s1600-h/DSC00695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrwBVRG8I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/f3cmAJ6WX2Y/s320/DSC00695.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-17837747126280986912010-02-21T18:26:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:26:34.419-08:00back of house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrSDmvtUI/AAAAAAAAAGI/ktedCRRZSso/s1600-h/DSC00711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrSDmvtUI/AAAAAAAAAGI/ktedCRRZSso/s320/DSC00711.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-11827813282695606402010-02-21T18:25:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:25:24.160-08:00more house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrACve3lI/AAAAAAAAAGA/64DY1HR7r4U/s1600-h/DSC00708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HrACve3lI/AAAAAAAAAGA/64DY1HR7r4U/s320/DSC00708.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-17791562118849810832010-02-21T18:23:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:23:10.683-08:00house finally painted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HqaXe1u1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/p4dW8CGS59E/s1600-h/DSC00709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HqaXe1u1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/p4dW8CGS59E/s320/DSC00709.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-27097259963401294752010-02-21T18:21:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:21:25.497-08:00Cassie is happy the house is painted and ready for baby g(38 weeks)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HqAWFtLxI/AAAAAAAAAFw/a1A4erzUz2U/s1600-h/DSC00715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S4HqAWFtLxI/AAAAAAAAAFw/a1A4erzUz2U/s320/DSC00715.JPG" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-54177267112370124422010-01-19T17:48:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:48:08.016-08:00Nursery almost done....rug is on the way!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZgixIsLVI/AAAAAAAAAFo/fxP6_EUuPBw/s1600-h/DSC00595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZgixIsLVI/AAAAAAAAAFo/fxP6_EUuPBw/s320/DSC00595.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-78940575763724890982010-01-19T17:46:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:46:16.073-08:00Stephanie's Birthday at Buca di Beppo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZgMpU9LTI/AAAAAAAAAFg/CMDmM7GfI04/s1600-h/DSC00605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZgMpU9LTI/AAAAAAAAAFg/CMDmM7GfI04/s320/DSC00605.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-47105746679690519782010-01-19T17:44:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:44:30.019-08:00New kitchen addition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1Zf0ejKPJI/AAAAAAAAAFY/P5dhzAEGi4w/s1600-h/DSC00593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1Zf0ejKPJI/AAAAAAAAAFY/P5dhzAEGi4w/s320/DSC00593.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-51235520095976727872010-01-19T17:41:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:41:33.656-08:00camping inside with the dogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1Ze87IEwCI/AAAAAAAAAFI/TcQgyUp5leI/s1600-h/DSC00608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1Ze87IEwCI/AAAAAAAAAFI/TcQgyUp5leI/s320/DSC00608.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;">Experiment to see if Cassie would sleep better with the whole bed to herself. Luckily for me it did not work.</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-82775987909475390412010-01-19T17:38:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:38:53.054-08:0032 weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZemlibBjI/AAAAAAAAAFA/B75NzvNwebA/s1600-h/DSC00606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZemlibBjI/AAAAAAAAAFA/B75NzvNwebA/s320/DSC00606.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-51004770453774522822010-01-19T17:37:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:37:35.995-08:00The Gokey Family of 4, soon to be 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZeJfeWC6I/AAAAAAAAAE4/9SB7R6lLuAc/s1600-h/DSC00563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/S1ZeJfeWC6I/AAAAAAAAAE4/9SB7R6lLuAc/s320/DSC00563.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-58163401760562946592009-12-16T17:57:00.001-08:002009-12-16T17:57:59.040-08:00house renovation nearing completion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/SymQG2P0TII/AAAAAAAAAEo/YRn7KVAL8mc/s1600-h/house121609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/SymQG2P0TII/AAAAAAAAAEo/YRn7KVAL8mc/s320/house121609.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-57932749934791047992009-12-16T17:56:00.000-08:002009-12-16T17:56:35.844-08:0028 weeks later...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600924990990465458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749721557881505558.post-66006977291089355012009-11-17T18:35:00.001-08:002009-11-17T18:35:33.912-08:0024 week belly shot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/SwNdbYWRjFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TxSQH3QLsSg/s1600/DSC00490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EJaPAYvHBgM/SwNdbYWRjFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TxSQH3QLsSg/s320/DSC00490.JPG" /></a><br />
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