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-- Gifts for Men --

Men are amused by almost any idiot thing -- that is why professional
ice hockey is so popular -- so buying gifts for them is easy.  But you
should never buy them clothes.  Men believe they already have all the
clothes they will ever need, and new ones make them nervous.  For
example, your average man has 84 ties, but he wears, at most, only
three of them.  He has learned, through humiliating trial and error,
that if he wears any of the other 81 ties, his wife will probably laugh
at him ("You're not going to wear THAT tie with that suit, are you?").
So he has narrowed it down to three safe ties, and has gone several
years without being laughed at.  If you give him a new tie, he will
pretend to like it, but deep inside he will hate you.

If you want to give a man something practical, consider tires.  More
than once, I would have gladly traded all the gifts I got for a new set
of tires.
                -- Dave Barry, "Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide"

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Favorite Fortune Cookie Ever

The Official MBA Handbook on business cards:
        Avoid overly pretentious job titles such as "Lord of the Realm,
Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" or "Director of Corporate
Planning."

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Horses and Zhu zhu pets and race cars

The title pretty much sums it up....

 Molly riding the horse at Gandma and Grandpa's house.

Marcus and Molly chasing the zhu zhu pet, and then attacking me!

Here are the kids being cute.  The one of just Molly, is her classic look.  I think that is how she can see best.  Although, I don't know what she is looking at, me or somewhere in the distance.

The Zoo Over the 4th of July....

We are so lucky to have the big zoo right in our little town!  And I am so lucky to have a zoo pass!  Marcus is always excited to go.  This time we got to go with Lala and Papa and Aunt Sarah and Uncle Mike and cousin Sammy and cousin Heather, cousins Walker, Mason, and Raliegh.  Lots of us!  I hope everyone had fun.  I know I did and my kids did too.

Marcus and his Papa, with a very friendly lizard at the zoo!

Molly and her dad at the petting zoo.  She really likes to chase peoples dogs, so we thought she would have a good time chasing the pets at the zoo and we were right!

Marcus feeding the birds in the parakeet tent...And Raliegh too.

And Finally, Happy Birthday Grandma Lala!!!  We love YOU!!!!  Hope you had a great day!

Some Random Summer Pictures....

I am sorry I have neglected the blog...it has been a busy summer.  We have been playing sooo much and traveling the world, who has time to sit at a computer!?!  Anyway, here are some fun pics from this summer so far.

Happy Birthday to Matt, back in June!  I  am pretty sure Marcus was more excited than Matt!

Marcus was finally tall enough to ride the Ferris wheel at Scheel's.  This was very exciting also.  Almost as much as birthday cake!

This is our classic Marcus and Molly picture.  Everytime I try to get a picture, Macus grabs her and "holds" her in his lap. 

And this is where we spend a good portion of our day!  That is my lifeguard chair, where I sit with my feet in the pool!  Right next to the water slide! And yes, we need a bigger pool!

All Good News

So nothing but good news from the doctors in Philly.  Dr. Shields suggested we have a fun and stress free summer.  I concur.

City of Brotherly Love

Sorry, I don't have a picture to add this post.  Molly and Kalee are asleep and I'm in the lobby on the hotel's complimentary computer station.

We all made it safe and sound and on time, maybe 20 minutes early to Philadelphia.  I met a father and son duo in the airport, heading to Chicago.  They had come to see the College World Series.  I never got their names, but they were glad to come see the CWS, because in their words, "No World Series would come," to them in North Chicago (that's where the Cubbies play at Wrigley, btw).

Our hotel has a complimentary shuttle to and from the Airport, which saves us a bunch of money.  Cabs aren't super expensive, but each trip to and from Philly City Center is $28 + tip.  Our driver name was Omar.  He's quite possibly the most helpful driver I've ever had.  He drove us by the trainstation a couple blocks away, and went out of his way to help us.  When we got to the hotel we found out that Kalee B. was the guest of the day!  Maybe because we're guests of the day, or maybe because the staff here is just the most helpful folks around, I don't know but they've made things great.

Tomorrow's a big day, it starts at 5:30 AM.  It's 12:45 AM and I can't sleep.  Wish me luck.  We'll have to catch our first train at 6:17.