I just did a major poop scooping in the backyard. Since I’ve been gone since mid-September, there was a lot to be scooped. Additionally, there have been at least 3 different dogs pooping in the backyard since the last scoop. As I was scooping, I realized there were lots of different categories of poop to […]

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And now both the front and back (and even the inside) of my house looks like Fall. I stopped at Michael’s yesterday and picked up some silk fall flowers. The hanging baskets and fence baskets in the backyard held nothing but dead plants at this point. They weren’t doing great, and the 100 degree heat […]

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So what do you think of the new look for my blog? Patrick upgraded things and I now have the ability to change the look. And Soula’s been bugging me to make a change from the very plain look that I’ve had for 3+ years. So here you go. Only problem I noticed with the […]

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Have just spent about 1/2 hour working on my computer at work….from home!!! Installed a program at work called ‘Log Me In’ that allows me to remote access my work computer as well as the database on our server from my home computer. This is really good (and kinda bad) ’cause I can now do […]

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Finally I’ve figured out how to get pictures transferred from my camera to my computer to this website! Click on the link on the right side called new photo gallery. Then click on the Seattle trip gallery and click on the first picture to enlarge…then click next to see all of them. If you already […]

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Sadly, my life with Robin has ended for awhile. I returned to Pasadena today after hugging, cuddling and kissing him for as long as I could before we had to leave. It’s good that I’m back to my real life, but I sure hated to leave that little guy. Don’t know when I’ll get back […]

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Spent some time outdoors today.  It was a beautiful sunny day so I decided to trim Kevin’s & Soula’s rosebush in the front yard.  Also pulled a few weeds and gathered some twigs that had fallen into the yard.  Between today and Wednesday, I’ve managed to fill a trash can with yard waste.  Hopefully they’ll […]

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Now I know why it is primarily young people who have babies. They are the ones who are physically able to deal with these little sweeties. My back is aching and my right knee/leg is in pain, and all of it is the result of carrying Robin up and down the stairs from the nursery […]

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I’m sick.  Somehow I’ve picked up some kind of a bronchial bug that kept me up a good portion of last night coughing and hacking.  I just hope I haven’t passed it on to the baby.  Fortunately I had a packet of Tylenol Chest Congestion pills in my purse which calmed things down a bit, […]

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I gave Robin a nice warm bath tonight. After Kevin got him dressed for bed, we laid him down in his crib and started up a musical toy that plays “Lullaby and Good Night.” Robin laid there calmly and quietly, fascinated by the music. He looked so sweet and I just wanted to snuggle him […]

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Robin is the most adorable as well as the sweetest baby I could ever want for my first grandchild.  He looks a lot like Kevin looked as a baby, but has enough of Chrysoula in him to allow him to be his own special person. I care for him when he wakes up during the […]

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Heading up to Seattle in a few hours to see the baby!  Still have some last minute packing to do, so can stay on here for more than a few minutes.  Will try to post from up north if I have time.  Will be back on Sunday, 9/23, with LOTS of pictures!

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Patrick, Veronica, Brett and Summer came over this afternoon loaded with steaks, macaroni salad, and potato salad.  We had a nice cookout in the backyard after they swam in the pool for a bit.  It was a very pleasant and relaxing way to end the weekend. I got lots of cleaning done yesterday and am finishing […]

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I am sooo happy that this weekend is FINALLY here.  No one is coming to visit.  I have no where that I have to go.  I only will be doing what I choose to do.  While I will be making a lot of choices to do a lot of things, they will be my choices. […]

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At this time next week I’ll be packing my bags for my trip to Seattle.  Will probably start some of the packing this weekend since I’ll be taking a bunch of hand-me-down baby clothes with me and can get those packed ahead of time.  I’m sooo ready for this trip.  All the news I hear […]

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All the guests have left.  I took Brian and Stacey to LAX last night.  They wanted to go early ’cause it was air conditioned at the airport and was not at my house.  There was no traffic and (except for the setting sun in my eyes) the drive was easy and I was back home […]

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