Back history, just after the end of the baseball season, Adam got a phone call at 11pm on a Saturday night. It was a friend of his letting him know that 2 kids were planning to paint ball our house. They had tried to talk his friends brother into doing it as well. [...]

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Kathy and I were talking this morning and realized that not only is Marisa pregnant but she is going to have a baby…a baby girl…an Amazon Van Houten Woman. Maybe we should warn the doctor.

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I took today off to get things ready for the shower and I think I am almost there. After a trip to Michaels, Costco, 99cent store and Ralph’s, I have a ham, a turkey breast, some meatballs and chicken wings, potato salad, regular salad and I’m going to make the baked beans. Then [...]

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We have had almost consistent thunder since 8am. It is cool yet creepy. Some of the schools have lost electricity. Did you know you can run a school without electricity but not without running water? You can have no electricity all day and they will not shut down the school. [...]

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I didn’t realize how long it has been since I blogged.
Since my last update, we still don’t have a new Principal, although the PA has stepped up very nicely and is doing well.
Marisa and I are getting things ready for the shower. We sent out ~95 invitations and have 45 positive RSVP’s [...]

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I have just finished “The Hills at Home” by Nancy Clark. I have been flying through books of light reading all summer and this one was heavy. Big long sentences that still managed to keep you interested. It is about the Hill family. Lily Hill, the matriarch person lives in the [...]

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