Food for thought

Swedish Proverb

“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours”

XDR-TB

Spread the story. Stop the disease.

Life

Courtesy of Genn; she found this poem amoungst other posts in the daycare staff area where she now works.

I love this life, I love the layers.

There is so much to be learned,

and I tend to forget that.

Each "crisis" is really a very spiritual opportunity,

though it can be hard to see

when you are underneath it.

We are blessed with such love and light in this life,

and I hope to hang onto that without forgetting

that it is always with me.

It never leaves, it is constant.

It is our duty as human beings

to enjoy the gift of this life.

We have been promised a short trip here,

then back to home again.

Try to find the beauty in every day,

even when it's not so pretty.

Its there.

It is the ONE constant.

Don't lose sight of it, it's there, it's in you,

it is who you truly are.

It is easy to miss, but it's there.

Trust it, it hasn't gone anywhere.

--Beth Schreiber

Rattlesnake Ridge

Miles: 4 Round trip
Elevation gain: 1,175 feet

Last Sunday I hiked Rattlesnake Ridge with a friend. What a gorgeous day & view.

JI & Shelli... I still haven't hiked the "M"! --hint, hint...

Ohh.. and could someone help me with my marquee html? I am rusty, I want to add mouse over to stop and get rid of the missing image symbol. --TU :-)

be sure to wear a flower in your hair

San Francisco was amazing guys!! Where should I go next?

P.S sorry. to sleepy to do a whole blog. :P

Changes

Family life is full of major and minor crises -- the ups and downs of health, success and failure in career, marriage, and divorce -- and all kinds of characters. It is tied to places and events and histories. With all of these felt details, life etches itself into memory and personality. It's difficult to imagine anything more nourishing to the soul. - Thomas Moore


I was perusing through this blog the other day and realized it would be a shame for it not to continue. Hopefully all who can contribute will. It's fun to see your road trips and milestones. I will start contributing again myself.

Love,
Mum

Our Christmas Present to the Martineaus and Pittmans

Dear Safeco

Dear Safeco,
This is the damage your irresponsible driver did to our car, not to mention the bruised & sore back of our daughter. Your total loss adjuster was unprofessional, combative, unapologetic and just plain rude. As you can see - YOUR DRIVER HIT US. - Do the right thing and make us whole and quit the crap.
Signed - A pissed off car owner.

Road Trip to The Dunes in Florence OR

Our first stop, Tillamook OR and the Tillamook Cheese Factory - They have great ice cream too!

This is just a few of the photos of our trip to Florence OR. I will update my online photo album soon. Shelli said we should have told her about the trip, but now that I think about it she was still in school. We camped, sorry I didn't take camping pictures.

Below: Earl & Tiffany

The whole gang, Daddio is in the blue shirt.

Below: JiJenni
Below: Mike & Ji

Happy Birthday & Father's Day Daddio

Sixty-Eight is great!

Happy Birthday to You

Nugget says: To the guy who knows best how to relax; Happy Father's Day!

(Please excuse the bare chest)

WTG Daddio

RR having a go. (Excuse the horrible messy garage)

JI Drum Set 1st Try

JI is very proud of the drum set she just bought. She says she sucks, and please note this was her first attempt with this piece of music. She is going to give up the guitar lessons and switch to drums lessons since she is in the percussion section of her HS band. She has never had anything to practice on at home except a drum pad, and I guess have a whole drum set makes it far more likely she will practice. Our only concern is the neighbors.... this set is loud!

Wish us luck! Good thing I like drums!

Congrats Shell!

Congratulations are in order for Shell who received her BA in English with a emphasis in literature. Shell graduated with honors and we are so proud!

Happy Easter!

Nugget, Stewy and Ozzy helped the girls hunt for eggs.

Happy Easter!
Below: These guys need to work on their egg hunting skills.

Video clips

This is Genn playing guitar in her high school Jazz Band. Genn is to the right of the piano, she is blocked by a music stand. I need to get better at this. Also, my clip cut out before the end of the piece. - Enjoy.

Next up Sam coloring easter eggs.... and Ozzy comes to help.

Tiffy's Birthday.

Preparing for Easter

Sam is the offical Easter Bunny in training this year. We filled eggs with chocolates and gummy worms, sour patch kids and more. We also colored eggs and made cupcakes. It was a busy day - check out www.adogaday.blogspot.com to see how the dogs got involved. Hoppy Easter everyone.

Happy Birthday Tiff!

Time flies when your having fun! Happy Happy Birthday Tiffy!

Congratulations!

Shell has earned her BA in English with emphasis in literature and is graduating with honors! We will be celebrating this May. Shell has already started working on her Masters in Education. Yeah Shell! We are proudy! Visit Shell's site: www.funnyguurl.blogspot.com

Wright Park Conservatory, Tacoma WA

The office took a field trip in honor of DeAnn's birthday. We visited the Conservatory at Wright Park. We saw very beautiful plants and flowers and a rock carving that I thought looked like Gene Simmons. After the Conservatory we had a great lunch at Grassi's Flowers & Gifts, upstairs in the Garden Cafe. The food was wonderful, the girls wanted to show off the presentation, see below. We had a lot of fun and laughed alot!

I don't know the name of the plant above, but I really like it. It blossoms look soft and fuzzy.

The ancient version of Gene Simmons?

SK-Above

JC, above-Not sure about her choice

Birthday Girl! Happy Happy Birthday!!

Picture Of The Day:

SP trying to flip me off, she missed and ended up picking her nose.

1st Birthday!

Alex's 1st Birthday - Showing off his walking skills!

Ooooh Books

Cake is really yummy when you can squish it through your figures and rub it all over your face.