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Welcome to the Mandel 5!

Thanks for stopping by our little world.  There is never a dull moment in this house with Rob's teaching jobs, my part-time teaching and part-time photography, three busy kids, and more pets than we need.  Check out the links above to read my friends' blogs, find old posts, or get in touch with me.

Monthly Archives: February 2006

bunny at the door

We’ve had Max almost a year. Soon we will add at least one more bunny to our yard. Max has the greatest life. He roams around the yard and plays with the neighbor’s cat (who catches and kills wild rabbits but has befriended Max for some reason)l. He likes to look through the sliding glass...

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megan’s art

I love to look at Megan’s people drawings. She always nails the hair and eye color. I wonder if it means anything that she draws herself so much taller than her brothers and just as tall as me – !

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how are you spending your tokens?

This machine is at Chuck E Cheese. For a mere 25 cent token, it takes your picture and sketches it! That’s one heck of a deal. Megan’s school had a fund raiser there last week so I took her and her friend Grace there for lunch. You can see Grace trying to sneak into our...

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sage

Almost everyone from salespeople to clients to friends who walks to our front door asks what type of plant lines the walkway. It’s Mexican sage, suggested by Rob’s mom. The funny thing is, the sprinklers along the walkway have never worked so they get virtually no water. Plus, Rob and I planted them. Neither one...

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playing in the driveway

The evening started out fine…playing with our adorable neighbor, Alex, and drawing with chalk on the driveway. Colleen and I fetched balls from the street and kept the little ones from running after them. Then two big dogs without leashes or owners ran over to see what we were doing. My kids are terrified of...

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santa barbara

Well, today’s session cancelled so we had a free day to spend together. We headed to one of our favorite places – Santa Barbara. We played on the playground and rented a big bike for all of us to ride on (but for me and Rob to pedal!). I won’t mention that Logan cried for...

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photo by Megan Mandel who has even mastered back-button focus!

Jennifer should be proud – next Nathan will practice beam on the “field!”

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cups from the restaurant…..notice Logan has the blue one. And is wearing blue. It’s really been an issue lately. And if you’ve heard him say “blue,” you know how stinkin’ funny it is. He says the “B” sound like a motorboat!

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more pictures of our fun day

Doesn’t Nathan have the BEST hair?

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the end

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