tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248284023223522024-03-12T21:53:05.206-07:00Life - as we know itWhat's going on with us . . . .MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-22782754697514577392011-11-22T06:06:00.001-08:002011-11-22T06:06:53.215-08:00Today is Tuesday! The house is pretty much decorated, just have to maintain the cleaning, and start COOKING!!!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-72239454087512179212011-11-20T06:58:00.001-08:002011-11-20T07:04:25.557-08:00You may have noticed - all text and no pictures . . . . N2 has been playing with my camera and I take it back from him and hide it so he can't mess with it - and then forget where I put it . . . also - when we came back from WA this summer, I had my battery charger, user manual, and connect-the-camera-to-the-computer cord all together in a baggie - that I put 'safely' away. Now it looks like 'safely' away = lost!!!! Wouldn't it be cool if I could just inexpensively replace those items? Quickly. But no - first I have to find the camera and then order parts over the Internet, and by then it will be the 5/6 the cost of replacing the camera. . . . or I could upgrade . . . yeah . . . a new, better camera . . . oooohhhhh Santa . . . .MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-13864017343735203882011-11-20T06:37:00.001-08:002011-11-22T06:08:15.242-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><u>Our Thanksgiving Menu</u></em></div>
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Blue Cheese Pecan Dip with Assorted Veggies and Fruits</div>
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Roast Turkey with Gravy</div>
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and Cranberry Sauce</div>
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<em>Side Dishes</em></div>
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Dressing</div>
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Lemony, Garlic Green Beans</div>
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Corn Cream Cheese Casserole</div>
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Mashed Potatoes</div>
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Creamed Onions</div>
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Relish Dish</div>
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Rolls with Butter</div>
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<em>Desserts</em></div>
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Carmel Apple Pie</div>
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Vanilla Ice Cream</div>
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Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle</div>
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<em>Beverages</em></div>
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Cranberry Juice</div>
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Apple Juice</div>
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Coffee</div>
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Tea</div>
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Milk</div>
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<em>Our Guests</em></div>
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The Maxcey Family - formerly of Houston, Texas, USA</div>
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What am I doing today? well, we have been going to a church I really like, but that N1 doesn't - there are no other children there his age, so I have been church hunting - but I think I'll be putting that on hold for a while - maybe picking up with it next year. So, what am I going to do today? Go to church, go grocery shopping, come home and put up our Thanksgiving decorations (my mom just sent us a bunch!). Then the rest of the week - cooking and cleaning. And if there is any spare time - I'll be writing Christmas cards!!!! How about you?</div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-28904611692683079542011-11-04T05:46:00.000-07:002011-11-04T05:47:46.332-07:00Today: G goes to work at Nanalysis, N1 goes to his Starting Points class at St. Bede, N2 goes to pre-school and I clean house! Pop in some laundry, a book on tape and take down Halloween decorations and clean, organize and maybe bake something . . . ? We are having the MOMS Club over this afternoon for a planning meeting - have company - best way I've found to clean house!!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-39435684880829493042011-11-01T20:01:00.000-07:002011-11-01T20:02:37.692-07:00I really want to do this - I really want to keep a blog - I read this other blog, Sunny Side Up, and she keeps her blog as a family scrapbook - and I want to do the same thing - but there is so much yet to learn!!! Like inserting photos in the right places - stuff like that . . . and logging in becomes tricky, because my email address has changed since I started the blog . . . . so, trying to figure out how to change that - the more I write the more I realize I am so much more verbal than anything - so this is such a good exercise for me!!! But - for heavens sake - I have a very expensive private women's university education - I'm a Hollins Girl - so I can so figure this out!!! Just watch me.MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-49288999771216535762011-09-03T07:03:00.001-07:002011-09-03T07:03:41.361-07:00All righty - 9 months!!!! it has been 9 months since I last posted on this blog, and by now, all 6 of my subscribers have moved on and have given up hope of ever hearing anything about us again! Well, my new goal is to be a better correspondent. I can do this. Lots of folk do, and I can too - it is a GREAT way to keep family and friends informed about our lives and how we are doing.<br />
So, I am resolved and determined to master this!!!!<br />
I'm not going to promise every day, but <strike>maybe 3 times a week</strike> at least a lot more than once every 9 months!!!<br />
MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-49726370891287540652010-12-24T09:54:00.001-08:002010-12-24T09:56:28.879-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!Dearest friends and family, we wish you the happiest, merriest, most wonderful holiday season ever! Health, peace and joy to you and yours! All love, from our home to yours!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-10607957680352867662010-12-24T09:50:00.000-08:002010-12-24T09:50:29.955-08:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gD_o4KSDpMbzqpMzpE1T81hclyin1ugBnjleMUlU8E132YNFsxbGhzAYSFnYhYn_J6gu9SbcSZTuF3WZbkoQKbh0kDTnJ_y4fYaBNpw9gQ1mmNjseFkjCB6qJsF7_zLtmbcb6FCPI_w/s1600/P1010324.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gD_o4KSDpMbzqpMzpE1T81hclyin1ugBnjleMUlU8E132YNFsxbGhzAYSFnYhYn_J6gu9SbcSZTuF3WZbkoQKbh0kDTnJ_y4fYaBNpw9gQ1mmNjseFkjCB6qJsF7_zLtmbcb6FCPI_w/s400/P1010324.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Last attempt!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-55608382598500550732010-12-24T09:49:00.000-08:002010-12-24T09:49:35.943-08:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyiPhG3HULL2CgUdmU_3O3djLeXlx8xFbSY8K4-RA0m7ELZQzX_3f9vzJ4JPntqrI9ZDfGow_YHXSqgjngAv2dy8cA2EsILv9lQDn5ZjzaNWus3PT24mSEOPVtruw4dANFhdSDjF3OB0/s1600/P1010323.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyiPhG3HULL2CgUdmU_3O3djLeXlx8xFbSY8K4-RA0m7ELZQzX_3f9vzJ4JPntqrI9ZDfGow_YHXSqgjngAv2dy8cA2EsILv9lQDn5ZjzaNWus3PT24mSEOPVtruw4dANFhdSDjF3OB0/s400/P1010323.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Third attempt . . .<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-56327046440507609482010-12-24T09:48:00.000-08:002010-12-24T09:48:48.958-08:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU0cRBS3z-K5uswLEtfAkZllcKG0LTlO4kBHzx6magQkfCtSd33dQ2rO7b2PQhJRUTO9TPoVidY5QM7TTQnwcMGG0Z40XnmrG3o-IX0XBgAr622YSdZX0j4gK2z2iFxRU8lQJZ0UM-JQ/s1600/P1010322.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU0cRBS3z-K5uswLEtfAkZllcKG0LTlO4kBHzx6magQkfCtSd33dQ2rO7b2PQhJRUTO9TPoVidY5QM7TTQnwcMGG0Z40XnmrG3o-IX0XBgAr622YSdZX0j4gK2z2iFxRU8lQJZ0UM-JQ/s400/P1010322.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Second attempt . . .<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-35090200634382085662010-12-24T09:43:00.000-08:002010-12-24T09:45:02.984-08:00ChristmasTrying to get a family Christmas picture! First attempt . . .MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-22167807658779645532010-12-24T09:42:00.000-08:002010-12-24T09:51:07.529-08:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i8LLOpf6nXTpkIZ3KoXAOjQ8tRvqWpNy1iLf3of50-PWebXZSbgCM03J8c29JCOJuiOkuLN2j8PNNaWI-b070ZpqXKS3YvgWgdf4GgPqxicWRbxTIM0WxQsrSTsqfXmb8a0oytRdE78/s1600/P1010321.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i8LLOpf6nXTpkIZ3KoXAOjQ8tRvqWpNy1iLf3of50-PWebXZSbgCM03J8c29JCOJuiOkuLN2j8PNNaWI-b070ZpqXKS3YvgWgdf4GgPqxicWRbxTIM0WxQsrSTsqfXmb8a0oytRdE78/s400/P1010321.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />First attempt . . .MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-84912858897999010442010-09-12T19:18:00.000-07:002010-09-12T21:13:19.754-07:00We are here!!Well - we made it :)!! <br /><br />And it all went according to plan - G and Snowy the Cat flew up on August 1st. The boys and I drove them to the airport. Then N and N and I drove up I5. Following some very good advice from Janelle G., who had mad the trip about 4 weeks earlier, we had purchased a portable, 2 screen DVD player for the trip - it was great! The only problem was that naturally the boys wanted to watch the DVD the whole time we were in transit and I was still in healthy mommy mode - I wanted them to read, color, look at the scenery, do activity books and restrict their viewing time to one DVD every 4 hours, and when I insisted - they protested and screamed and fussed and cried. Still, I had my way, and in retrospect, I should have just let them watch the DVDs - I wonder, why do I create problems for myself??<br /><br />We left Claremont and made it to Sally's house in Oakland the same day. We were pampered and fussed over - thank you Sally and John :) We went to dinner with Catherine and Adrian and David joined us at the last minute :) We walked by the bay with Mark and Kendra and played and had fun with young Evan :) N decided to get his hair cut while we were there - influenced by The Last Airbender posters and the Avatar cartoon series, he has been asking to have his head shaved and a blue arrow painted on his skull! The crew cut was way to short for my taste, but he loved it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJicgB6UzXSd_-hiuDvnS-30hpCjjj293a_GnFzXdAEydPVF9tDnm_Zo6c_fS6ifrbGM2XdugQwN-C8XP2tZLmlxmTQqjgmJcYQvXwgE6Xrps0OgdLfWcrTuD0ucT2DuCeXwZlfQlmhs/s1600/P1000983.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/AVvXsEgjJicgB6UzXSd_-hiuDvnS-30hpCjjj293a_GnFzXdAEydPVF9tDnm_Zo6c_fS6ifrbGM2XdugQwN-C8XP2tZLmlxmTQqjgmJcYQvXwgE6Xrps0OgdLfWcrTuD0ucT2DuCeXwZlfQlmhs/s320/P1000983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516224592762263090" /></a><br /><br />From Oakland we drove up to Oregon where we were hosted by Janelle and Tom. So gracious - I've been unpacking for about 3 weeks now, and taking care of my three and six year old and the cat and the household - Janelle had just returned to her home after 2 years away, was unpacking and restoring order and was taking care of her six year old and three year old and the under 8 months old and the cat and job hunting! Then here I came with my wild bunch to spend the night!! Thank you, Janelle and Tom!! We went to a great park near by and played in the water fountains, then off to Sonic for dinner, a first for us. The drive from the restaurant back to the house was sooo pretty. The start of the Oregon wine country. I wish we had had time to explore - but we hopped right back into the car and off we went to Washington!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fXKgx1lAujleHf1Fdx8CB794jHZTKoLHTtWBkagze6kY6XTfUgaUbt2-exUInIs8eGydI2tcAaja1PCooGH3AodMcIN2Wpj2En1Dp-YSLu0DTXsxVq5P31kbd8AZSEjE30kE65HHsEE/s1600/P1000991.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/AVvXsEj0fXKgx1lAujleHf1Fdx8CB794jHZTKoLHTtWBkagze6kY6XTfUgaUbt2-exUInIs8eGydI2tcAaja1PCooGH3AodMcIN2Wpj2En1Dp-YSLu0DTXsxVq5P31kbd8AZSEjE30kE65HHsEE/s320/P1000991.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516235059470525698" /></a><br /><br />In Washington we had such a wonderful time - my parents have a lovely home and they are always so happy to see us! They even had a very cool swing set installed, just for the boys to use. It was quite a hit, but it did the typical weather thing, with rain making it too wet to use and sun making it too hot! But we look forward to it for next visit. While we were there we were able to visit with our Aunt Karen and Uncle John when Cousins Dana and William hosted a pool party at their new condo. Later they were able to come up to Candle Tree Ranch for a visit and the boys went for a pony ride and swimming in the pond across the street. A lot of fun was had by all!<br /><br />N went to Horse Country Horse Back Riding Camp for 10 days - To get to the stables you have to cross a suspension bridge - the <em>only</em> way in and out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOOHsbXev57RZQuTKbXIB0IK-95xWCDx6b_BdnXRDubCmmxUgh8K9-4u7cNpBdLlmd3AnN6rrBVw-xAurFzrlfveuF6LWGcrft1khi8WLkMysVbOuSkVw-_yo2PhNJfSTLD9GVc-xlws/s1600/P1000998.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/AVvXsEjBOOHsbXev57RZQuTKbXIB0IK-95xWCDx6b_BdnXRDubCmmxUgh8K9-4u7cNpBdLlmd3AnN6rrBVw-xAurFzrlfveuF6LWGcrft1khi8WLkMysVbOuSkVw-_yo2PhNJfSTLD9GVc-xlws/s320/P1000998.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240423204114082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujuXHPrMuzIZKVXwkFMvto8-KYx86mN1GL_d1hiyXIX4Ef9SGYFdU6_ddUxGO5ZOads26a07vXgeD69BFavYdTu0WmzsdnRGsF-1SeQAQzYhjtazbeevKhE_XcwWQI-49AaCzqOvVdU8/s1600/P1000993.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/AVvXsEgujuXHPrMuzIZKVXwkFMvto8-KYx86mN1GL_d1hiyXIX4Ef9SGYFdU6_ddUxGO5ZOads26a07vXgeD69BFavYdTu0WmzsdnRGsF-1SeQAQzYhjtazbeevKhE_XcwWQI-49AaCzqOvVdU8/s320/P1000993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240409755489490" /></a><br /><br />At the end of the camp term there is a horse show, and look! Look at that little 6 year old boy, all 70pounds of him, maneuver that horse! I'm no judge, but would you say 500 to 700 pounds of horse? I was so impressed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXstcSzNi9rKIC-ij_ZLZyWS8pAu4rlpZxfJw0FWipnfgUO3WRzNJhvbCv52bJAK-kTwaiNKfL5fSF2xtC1pf3asCA9IxP4NSqxr_XD0DdFeha7lvD1_womW4NjBE2ffVH5igsp-U4Ik/s1600/P1010022.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/AVvXsEhPXstcSzNi9rKIC-ij_ZLZyWS8pAu4rlpZxfJw0FWipnfgUO3WRzNJhvbCv52bJAK-kTwaiNKfL5fSF2xtC1pf3asCA9IxP4NSqxr_XD0DdFeha7lvD1_womW4NjBE2ffVH5igsp-U4Ik/s320/P1010022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240483430183762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBdjr7Q5j0v3FXvuPn5O7VenbWLVT6ERIQLf-hMoSgW2zJOqntcqHNXBp7nX1M382PO6odF2XN_S3Jhx95Pffv2yXtwq_tavG9QlXHkwC1dKiTO8-uWabzRvoIzVzj-luef31-qXBqfU/s1600/P1010017.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/AVvXsEjJBdjr7Q5j0v3FXvuPn5O7VenbWLVT6ERIQLf-hMoSgW2zJOqntcqHNXBp7nX1M382PO6odF2XN_S3Jhx95Pffv2yXtwq_tavG9QlXHkwC1dKiTO8-uWabzRvoIzVzj-luef31-qXBqfU/s320/P1010017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240439158180402" /></a><br /><br />And did I mention the trampoline? Susan and Matt always give us carte blanche to come and use the trampoline anytime we would like . . and we like a lot! Thank you Susan and Matt :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihix1vB9CfGwtDBj9y1vUshi6U2zWLIa8B87-bYqGOgEQcQc7RIDG2qZvoD8us-33jdbHzwTOuCzS2PIOZRsOYqKOMJ187uGfpbXzWSSCJ8wwVS16AGnpgv4yHT_QWkmYA0PoODCYkNZc/s1600/P1010077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihix1vB9CfGwtDBj9y1vUshi6U2zWLIa8B87-bYqGOgEQcQc7RIDG2qZvoD8us-33jdbHzwTOuCzS2PIOZRsOYqKOMJ187uGfpbXzWSSCJ8wwVS16AGnpgv4yHT_QWkmYA0PoODCYkNZc/s400/P1010077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243745444127570" /></a><br /><br />All in all, our trip up the coast was about 18 days - we left Claremont on August 1st and then flew from Seattle to Calgary on August 18th. Thanks Uncle Duff for helping us all get to the airport in a timely fashion!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgosqLZ9-6uY5H1aPnHf6DBPylDjj3b6Ho_binL87R49s_NYxan4_aobwtWVBwjmN5Mo72ZlphrjEPKC7zY56J_AWBXFJLdGO-VC68Z1VZ1h0zvQYkeP4dTe1YFrjiRJyve7ppmfUHVw/s1600/P1010108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgosqLZ9-6uY5H1aPnHf6DBPylDjj3b6Ho_binL87R49s_NYxan4_aobwtWVBwjmN5Mo72ZlphrjEPKC7zY56J_AWBXFJLdGO-VC68Z1VZ1h0zvQYkeP4dTe1YFrjiRJyve7ppmfUHVw/s400/P1010108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516245174856507858" /></a><br /><br />And I'll address what we found when we go here in my next post!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-54835538384814090502010-07-28T22:13:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:13:14.082-07:00N is excited, positive and optimistic about the move. How can I tell?<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZaG5kkcFt6U-aAmgCN_HGVzQg_CzCAr-PFNsl5rCKlZGtqghwNlbdYpP5_Qzb5NnD17bhGLhTjAKtmSz8JWXxzzDI7su0CZqKwKRuP9uvbZOPNBYL00LXa4MuRTDbhIhDZwNrcL2RpA/s1600/P1000940.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZaG5kkcFt6U-aAmgCN_HGVzQg_CzCAr-PFNsl5rCKlZGtqghwNlbdYpP5_Qzb5NnD17bhGLhTjAKtmSz8JWXxzzDI7su0CZqKwKRuP9uvbZOPNBYL00LXa4MuRTDbhIhDZwNrcL2RpA/s400/P1000940.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-2977591023121903042010-07-28T22:10:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:15:14.021-07:00A wall of stuff . . .<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsohLuOLZVO9aDfPoDSgHfbe_BobqvK_9XD76d7u9HbbbsOMUBzUYMRH1lttUJaeaS9mSFmYIzNhtGTQHRyf8vM7e4zGfXYm9i1VpAKSos-279DiXktT3j4y89ggRi00LKJQ4mh4dyRU/s1600/P1000959-1.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsohLuOLZVO9aDfPoDSgHfbe_BobqvK_9XD76d7u9HbbbsOMUBzUYMRH1lttUJaeaS9mSFmYIzNhtGTQHRyf8vM7e4zGfXYm9i1VpAKSos-279DiXktT3j4y89ggRi00LKJQ4mh4dyRU/s400/P1000959-1.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-85502530542782519992010-07-28T22:09:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:09:26.299-07:00They also told us we could leave stuff in the drawers.<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyJ6wsp4fni2hpP3htRv8BrqPl_IrSyrgg8-sjBa6OeQNWKhV6P80hHQVYlGLV1CkE31_GjYB15MmTYXSeEK9D_CwCMulP6w5wtoZyDJsmqNWUyYBWOhJrNziHFYp7Pl8hvgitMVc4gY/s1600/P1000963.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyJ6wsp4fni2hpP3htRv8BrqPl_IrSyrgg8-sjBa6OeQNWKhV6P80hHQVYlGLV1CkE31_GjYB15MmTYXSeEK9D_CwCMulP6w5wtoZyDJsmqNWUyYBWOhJrNziHFYp7Pl8hvgitMVc4gY/s400/P1000963.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-42299341291317779602010-07-28T21:31:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:05:58.456-07:008 boxes in the kitchen<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxHxmkX3Ge9-2_ZJkQQGE-guSrVW5JJiMWvAldF878HXXbzlsGYOuz3XT5dcM3ol8Q2vGnjxoP6PMKBhToLWXq7tnCIBoxLqmmQs9w8M7cnY3WqgqbZcLmr72JfBbL2ZNM-LkPXDKZE4/s1600/P1000962-1.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxHxmkX3Ge9-2_ZJkQQGE-guSrVW5JJiMWvAldF878HXXbzlsGYOuz3XT5dcM3ol8Q2vGnjxoP6PMKBhToLWXq7tnCIBoxLqmmQs9w8M7cnY3WqgqbZcLmr72JfBbL2ZNM-LkPXDKZE4/s400/P1000962-1.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-64557805573613282762010-07-28T21:29:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:07:02.682-07:00Then around the corner . . .12 more!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgradqpOoF3kUmjFolUXN0R2Z5b0UQ5XoFybucDvhMgMPHHTPwo4bVi-r0aAYVARDSMF2Vec2Y-OYPpNrX_02NN4fkmTDyQGrL9_hpFrRVvpaDEtdTfAmQ7CJ33OUXX_vU_BS7eLW9qUmk/s1600/P1000960.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgradqpOoF3kUmjFolUXN0R2Z5b0UQ5XoFybucDvhMgMPHHTPwo4bVi-r0aAYVARDSMF2Vec2Y-OYPpNrX_02NN4fkmTDyQGrL9_hpFrRVvpaDEtdTfAmQ7CJ33OUXX_vU_BS7eLW9qUmk/s400/P1000960.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-11500095206131370892010-07-28T21:26:00.000-07:002010-07-28T21:26:28.100-07:00Securing the washing machine so the drum wouldn't bang around. These styrene blocks cost me $100. It took the man about 8 minutes all together.<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7p4U5kd8drRo8hD4k1ZDozL-5ZDEz7iJnalCYHF2gFl5naUQS-ZZkXilrwFyous4b6kGResptD7SUe9Y3Nj6VmepNWxdY2MLxHw2gWWAqmsRbBG6fnd6jWH-Pj0pP4ZZpXPqSsn0SL0/s1600/P1000957.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7p4U5kd8drRo8hD4k1ZDozL-5ZDEz7iJnalCYHF2gFl5naUQS-ZZkXilrwFyous4b6kGResptD7SUe9Y3Nj6VmepNWxdY2MLxHw2gWWAqmsRbBG6fnd6jWH-Pj0pP4ZZpXPqSsn0SL0/s400/P1000957.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-66336525490662213912010-07-28T21:24:00.000-07:002010-07-28T21:28:18.947-07:00The packing guys said we had an 'average amount' of stuff! These are boxes in the closet, waiting for the movers to come tomorrow . . .<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpUUTVF-i9j1MEis3NGnLrnCGin3amXCx-O1cFCogrwLIn_-7o8cNBnKCIXO00aPtbUwk_j2NgCt6ymoxBY74OzKuhd8UOb6QHu-7SVPhCQy9hN8ZkVWcy0KNgljlAAW2fRaDUShtmjo/s1600/P1000964.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpUUTVF-i9j1MEis3NGnLrnCGin3amXCx-O1cFCogrwLIn_-7o8cNBnKCIXO00aPtbUwk_j2NgCt6ymoxBY74OzKuhd8UOb6QHu-7SVPhCQy9hN8ZkVWcy0KNgljlAAW2fRaDUShtmjo/s400/P1000964.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-71151264132720244082010-07-28T21:18:00.001-07:002010-07-28T22:03:23.354-07:004,3,2,1The garage sale was fine. We got rid of quite a lot - there were 3 families involved altogether, and we advertised with great signs around the neighborhood and in the Penny Saver, Craig's List, Yard Sales.com. Friday am there were people here before we even had set any thing out! In 3 days, and 2 sales, I made just enough to pay for gas for our road trip to Seattle, I hope. The best part of the sales have been the great, warm wishes of friends who were able to drop by to say good luck, we'll miss you, - Kim C. and Monica O. were able to come.<br />Suraj K., Andrea M. and Erica S. have also made special trips out to see me and the boys and say good bye. Their wishes of God Speed mean the world to me. Also at church, I bid as embarrassingly emotional farewell to the congregation. St. Ambrose, Claremont, CA; wonderful music, interesting, applicable and understandable sermons and a dignified, respectful, tolerant congregation. <br />So, the packers came today. They worked 6 hours non-stop and finished up packing the interior of the house. Tanya, Shianne and I have been packing up the garage for a few weeks now! and still there is stuff to sort! But really, I am at the point where I'm saying "Pack it. We'll just deal with it on the other end"<br />and the plan when we get to where we are going - reduce!reduce! so as a family we can all healthier. You know - like wasn't there a TV show 'Is your house making you fat?" Something like that, with Peter Walsh? Isn't it Peter W something, the guy from Australia, who does the reduce clutter shows? G keeps saying, let's go for the space, not the stuff. Well, after packing up this 3 bedroom, 1 car garage house - I am so ready for it!<br />The movers come tomorrow. We have to take the cat to the vet for his health certificate, then dispose of whatever else is left over - like a very clean, thin mattress that we were using on the top bunk of the bunk beds. And the adjustable, portable basketball hoop - no takers on Craig's List . . . so happy G will be home tomorrow through Sunday! A week of late nights has caught up with me! To bed!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-75890458944147905992010-07-18T08:54:00.000-07:002010-07-18T08:57:53.355-07:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEvH3ap8FRypxWEMw9Yd8LxXAAd_c1fgAHNK_Mb54D-uw247hYufD7ENA7f8UgcyB1rmIrxjafmGgi_1jOXLl61vievA-aMeBK9wWe_Ddtt59pSzgEAf1h6MMoBdHYQlWuR5Vm6iPJZk/s1600/P1000915.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEvH3ap8FRypxWEMw9Yd8LxXAAd_c1fgAHNK_Mb54D-uw247hYufD7ENA7f8UgcyB1rmIrxjafmGgi_1jOXLl61vievA-aMeBK9wWe_Ddtt59pSzgEAf1h6MMoBdHYQlWuR5Vm6iPJZk/s400/P1000915.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br />At the Polar Bear Plunge area, we saw these cute arctic seals!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-77225740130116362372010-07-18T08:53:00.000-07:002010-07-18T09:21:48.931-07:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_fLYeXr7bdsrR09jZFwET8VVY4wwr3F3B9FEFvnm6YVLeip8rT4F6vcCxEmxQTiLcQbQA2j5pOiI2yT-EySvOEppfoksLXaLc5uzL74XxQL1zpno2aD8n-_8BIkHN1eT4MjJV6ub54Y/s1600/P1000902.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_fLYeXr7bdsrR09jZFwET8VVY4wwr3F3B9FEFvnm6YVLeip8rT4F6vcCxEmxQTiLcQbQA2j5pOiI2yT-EySvOEppfoksLXaLc5uzL74XxQL1zpno2aD8n-_8BIkHN1eT4MjJV6ub54Y/s400/P1000902.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br />The Splash Animal Show was an art show - artists painting large canvases of endangered animals with their hands and brushes, sometimes painting the canvas upside down. It is always so interesting to watch an artist at work!MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-52470225884804063412010-07-18T08:50:00.000-07:002010-07-18T09:22:34.533-07:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylUJesYIrzD53JcEiYTtAGvAWswFaRQcAM93K6xqJLYgvs5VOztFyxNVM6cKFPYrYacAkc6o2hL40vvut2ONV1nYtBMUEaVK1EWiPAOluR5Har2M667IVqTcWASL7cAF7LzC2rw_gG2I/s1600/P1000895.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylUJesYIrzD53JcEiYTtAGvAWswFaRQcAM93K6xqJLYgvs5VOztFyxNVM6cKFPYrYacAkc6o2hL40vvut2ONV1nYtBMUEaVK1EWiPAOluR5Har2M667IVqTcWASL7cAF7LzC2rw_gG2I/s400/P1000895.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br />N and N in front of the enormous elephant topiary at the entrance to the zoo.MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-448824828402322352.post-87703868290765460462010-07-18T08:45:00.000-07:002010-07-18T09:20:55.043-07:00Trying to relax . . .Thinking that we should 'try to relax', you know, get away from the situation so that we can come back to it newly energized, the family took a little trip to the zoo. The San Diego Zoo. Everyone should go - it was just fantastic! Was it relaxing? Not so much, but it was distracting! I'm going to try again to post some photos - wish me luck!<br />Well - you can see the photos above - I'm still trying to figure out how to incorporate them right into what I'm writing, when I send them over from Picassa . . .<br /><br />Our calendar - G goes back to Calgary on Wednesday the 21st, the yard sale is on Friday/Saturday the 23rd/24th, the packers are supposed to be coming next Wednesday the 28th, then the movers on Thursday the 29th, I'll be cleaning house on Friday the 30th and hopefully shipping the cat to Gary that same day as well. Then the boys and I drive up the coast to San Fran., then onto Portland, then finally up to WA. We'll be there a while - I'll either sell the car or give it to Kars for Kids and then we fly to Calgary, to join G and Snowy at our new home! It helps for me to write it all out this way - wow, it really is crunch time. Yikes.MasonLeskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628125418828136044noreply@blogger.com0