Archive for January, 2009

Hawaii — 2008

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I had to dash over to Hawaii on business, and the night I left we had the first snow of the year. Jasmine and Libby had great fun making snowman, while I was enjoying the beach — seems fair to me….

Libby and Jasmine try to make a snowman after the first snow….

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Sweden 1965, John illustrates "The Lost Art of Penmanship"

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

One of the pictures dad took in Sweden in 1965 while on sabbatical was used to illustrate a story on FOX 6 Milwaukee.  I wonder who the author even found the picture!  John was three years old in this picture.  I wonder if they were  learning to write in English or Swedish!

While browsing through [...]

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Jasmine self portrait

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Jasmine having fun with the camera

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beach and birds

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Beach and birds

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Thanksgiving, 2008

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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Jasmine's first Piano recital

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Jasmine has been taking piano lessons for a few months now, and had her first piano recital….

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And a video of her performance…..

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Halloween 2008

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

The girls both dressed up as cow-girls.  Libby carried her unicorn, and Jasmine her horsey.
 

 

 
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Full slide show:

 

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My kingdom for high speed Internet….

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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Libby's story

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Libby’s story that she told the other day….
One day there was a skunk called “Pet Shop” and she lived in a cave.  She sprayed the t-rex, but never a mommy or daddy person or kids.  One day, there was a t-rex who was outside.  She sprayed her whole spray all over the t-rex and she [...]

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Jasmine and Libby's Christmas stockings

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Jasmine and Libby, Christmas Day, 2008

Taken December 25, 2004.  The girls first Christmas.  For days afterward, Jasmine would look in the stocking to see if it was refilled….

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