tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348184456183452112011-04-21T18:47:04.919-05:002008Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11153368571359028451noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534818445618345211.post-61952420136740264132008-12-20T19:27:00.000-06:002008-12-21T12:53:59.621-06:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">January <br /> <br /></span><span>From oranges in the backyard to snow and ice. On New Year's day, we returned from our </span><span>Los Angeles </span><span>Christmas trip. We took John's mother, Dorothy, and visited John's sister Tracey and her husband Steve. New Year's Day was spent watching the Rose Bowl Parade from the windows of Steve's architectural office in Pasadena. <br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU589rcrzqI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/jsmdFtQhvwc/s1600-h/family+2008+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU589rcrzqI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/jsmdFtQhvwc/s320/family+2008+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282296812029071010" border="0" /></a> <br />Huntingdon Gardens, Near Tracey and Steve's House. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU589wPggZI/AAAAAAAAAJY/-YM9C77g2b4/s1600-h/family+2008+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU589wPggZI/AAAAAAAAAJY/-YM9C77g2b4/s320/family+2008+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282296813315981714" border="0" /></a>Phillip tells all his secrets at Legoland. John and Phillip enjoyed Legoland while Chris visited her old friend Elizabeth Newsome in Escondito. <br /> <br /><span> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />February <br /> <br /></span><span>The annual Italian Dinner, a fund raiser for the Memorial High School Orchestra was a great success. Phillip was a waiter and orchestra students played music for diners.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>Chris served in the kitchen and helped donate leftover lasagnas to the Community Table<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5-g99KlPI/AAAAAAAAAJg/lkPCLhzEFLY/s1600-h/family+2008+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5-g99KlPI/AAAAAAAAAJg/lkPCLhzEFLY/s320/family+2008+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282298517804193010" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />March <br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6FNAIienI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/JeyQ0jCZgmw/s1600-h/5+art+T.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6FNAIienI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/JeyQ0jCZgmw/s320/5+art+T.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282305871372778098" border="0" /></a>March is Youth Arts Month. Chris worked for a full year as a long term substitute for another teacher who took a maternity leave. In September, she started a 50% position of her own at Lakeshore Elementary School. That is the school that Phillip attended. Now I am learning the first names teachers who are now my colleagues. <br /> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6FMqTD-wI/AAAAAAAAAKA/dJ_ysc7FdZQ/s1600-h/1+art+T.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6FMqTD-wI/AAAAAAAAAKA/dJ_ysc7FdZQ/s320/1+art+T.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282305865511336706" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6GhYD9yiI/AAAAAAAAAKY/XGx5aLaT41c/s1600-h/3+art+T.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6GhYD9yiI/AAAAAAAAAKY/XGx5aLaT41c/s320/3+art+T.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282307320905058850" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />April <br /> <br /></span><span>Chris had a booth at the American Craft Council Show in St. Paul. A lot of work, few sales, and I met many wonderful artists. <br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5_MOF5JNI/AAAAAAAAAJo/Jbghg_Q7KwI/s1600-h/ACCshow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5_MOF5JNI/AAAAAAAAAJo/Jbghg_Q7KwI/s320/ACCshow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282299260870141138" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br />Chris and John attended the Viennese Ball at UWEC. It is an adult prom. John, as usual, in a zoot suit outshines Chris. His shark skin suit took center stage this year. We actually danced three dances!! Chris found the secret to happiness. Pretend that John can dance and just have fun dancing around him on the dance floor. Also, dance to the jazz band, not the waltz orchestra, and definitely not the polka band. <br /> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6DSrCgrHI/AAAAAAAAAJw/j0oJIrvwqOM/s1600-h/family+2008+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6DSrCgrHI/AAAAAAAAAJw/j0oJIrvwqOM/s320/family+2008+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282303769766308978" border="0" /></a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6DS6FG7GI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/C7uoLywXay8/s1600-h/viennese+ball+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU6DS6FG7GI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/C7uoLywXay8/s320/viennese+ball+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282303773803736162" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />May <br /> <br /></span>Phillip was one of two freshmen who went to the Junior/Senior Prom. He went with a group of kids from Orchestra.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Malorie was one of the group. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xCN2fZuI/AAAAAAAAAIs/jwQCG_7rCic/s1600-h/family+2008+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xCN2fZuI/AAAAAAAAAIs/jwQCG_7rCic/s320/family+2008+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282283695844058850" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span>Chris flew to Denver for her opening at Translations Gallery. Thanks to Pat and Mr. Du, she had a great place to stay. Of course, the highlight of the trip was not the opening, or the trips to the Art museum. It was the trip to see Sauvecitos!! Sorry, John, it was closed the day I got there (even though it was only blocks away from Translations Gallery). <span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xuHzeAwI/AAAAAAAAAI0/xeTRmLMfEIk/s1600-h/family+2008+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xuHzeAwI/AAAAAAAAAI0/xeTRmLMfEIk/s320/family+2008+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282284450135016194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xupPZhoI/AAAAAAAAAI8/qppZXevYFbo/s1600-h/family+2008+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU5xupPZhoI/AAAAAAAAAI8/qppZXevYFbo/s320/family+2008+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282284459110532738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />June and July</span> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />August <br /> <br /></span><span>Phillip went to Mori no Ike, Japanese Camp </span><span>for the seventh straight year.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> <br /></span><span>John was <a href="http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8818437#">arrested</a>!!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>He met up with Voices for Creative Nonviolence in their <a href="http://vcnv.org/witness-against-war">Chicago to the RNC Peace Walk. </a></span><span>A group of the walkers, including <a href="http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly">Kathy Kelly</a>, entered the main gate at Fort McCoy to talk with soldiers stationed at the base</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span><span>Follow this <a href="http://vcnv.org/witness-against-war/resources">link</a> to see some of the literature they hoped to deliver to the soldiers. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU56mIYX1sI/AAAAAAAAAJI/HauznfZ5vcU/s1600-h/John+at+Fort+McCoy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU56mIYX1sI/AAAAAAAAAJI/HauznfZ5vcU/s320/John+at+Fort+McCoy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282294208455497410" border="0" /></a>John handcuffed at Fort McCoy. 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He was a legal observer for the National Lawyer's Guild and was busy taking legal notes on protests, helping those arrested, and exchanging clothes with another lawyer in an adjoining porta potty, so John could appear in court. He called Chris after the Rage Against the Machine Concert quite high on good vibes. All was peaceful. Minutes later he and his legal witness partner were tear gassed <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU3jLI3MaHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/BdiadfD8Osg/s1600-h/New+Picture.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 155px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU3jLI3MaHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/BdiadfD8Osg/s320/New+Picture.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282127718472509554" border="0" /></a> <br />RNC Tear gas, percussion bombs, and lots of fun!! <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">October</span> <br />Phillip went to the Homecoming dance with girlfriend Cassie. Don't let this sweet picture fool you. She is an award winning black belt expert who has broken bones and cracked skulls. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU3i17S7xvI/AAAAAAAAAIM/B1sCTIJ-QNE/s1600-h/family+2008+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7h09mxPCzB4/SU3i17S7xvI/AAAAAAAAAIM/B1sCTIJ-QNE/s320/family+2008+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282127354053510898" border="0" /></a> <br />Baby you can drive my car. <span style="font-style: italic;">Beep, Beep!!</span> <br />And as close to October 4th as possible, Phillip obtained his learning permit and started to drive. Now we enjoy chauffeur service any time Phillip has to go anywhere. This includes Orchestra, the band for the Memorial High Show Choir, visiting Cassie or meeting friends for video games, pizza, or Buffalo Wild Wings. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">November</span> <br /> <br />John contributed a very successful auction item to the Unitarian Universalist Congregations yearly Harvest Auction. There was fierce bidding or his 10 week delivery of home baked bread. He is now baking weekly. He put his humor into the auction description, not into the auction item (like the year he offered a hyper activity basket for kids and filled it with junk food and Three Stooges videos). <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">December</span> <br /> <br />Oh, the weather outside is frightful, <br />My son your so delightful. <br />A chauffeured ride complete with slips and a slides. <br />Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. <br /> <br />Our sidewalk is covered with inches <br />My sciatica nerve now pinches <br />As long as it's above 10 below <br />Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today</span> <br /> <br />Phillip's Orchestra Concert!! <br />Erna and Harry's Open House!! <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/534818445618345211-6195242013674026413?l=yocbach.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11153368571359028451noreply@blogger.com0