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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: October 2007

halloween part 2

So, after school we all made more spider cakes – my co-room mom was so nice to send home extra supplies so the boys could make them, too!
Then we finished these little egg carton pumpkins that we started over the weekend.
Here we are getting ready for trick-or-treating. Daddy missed it this year because Wednesday...

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halloween part 1

I went to the kids’ school today to watch their Halloween parades. Nathan, Mr. Peter Pan, decided to wear his Spider Man dress-up costume instead.

Nathan’s class
Then it was off to Megan’s parade
friends

Then Meg’s class had a party so I helped with that.
They cut open pumpkins and counted their seeds and weighed them.
Then they made...

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party hardy

Yesterday morning, the kids went to a Halloween/Birthday party over at Grantie’s. I had a session and Rob was fishing again so these were taken by another mom. Looks like they had a great time!! My spoiled little kiddos….

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starving pumpkins

That’s what Logan called it. He asked me all day, “When are we going to starve pumpkins?”Hanging out while waiting for the pizza to arrive
After dinner, we didn’t mess around. Straight to those pumpkins!
Kayla girl and her sticky hand
Megan and Kari
Kris and Corey
Lise and Blake
Brady (he’s so happy I always have a camera)...

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lombardi ranch and a party

While Rob went fishing this morning, I took the kids over to Lombardi’s to buy our carving pumpkins, show a little support, and give a donation. It was so sad to see the destruction but we were happy to see so many families there. Casey and Kris went last night and talked to...

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halloween party

Grace’s Halloween party was tonight and the kids were soooo excited because Rob came, dressed up, and wore a Darth Vader costume! Here is a shot of the boys….And the girls (yep, same cat costume I’ve had for 15+ years…)
The whole gang, thanks to Colleen….
Megan and Grace

most of the kids…Megan is hiding behind everyone....

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support lombardi ranch!

In our town, there is a pumpkin patch that we all go to – Lombardi’s. It’s been there since all the mommies around here were kids. In the recent fires, a lot of their farm, including one house lived in by one of the daughters, and many of their Halloween attractions, were destroyed....

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no school: day 2

Well, thank goodness school is back in session tomorrow! I need to get caught up and trust me, the kids need their teachers and friends! While Rob went fishing (yes in the wind with the bad air and the highway to the beach closed), the kids and I headed to the lake to...

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one more and then I am going to BED

This was taken from one of the kids’ bedrooms at Lise’s house yesterday at 4:00. They were of course evacuated and are now back home. That fire is gone, at least from their area. Crazy, scary stuff!

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home sweet home (still okay)

We’re back home, safe and sound. “Our” fire does not seem to be the big concern anymore. These pictures are of the Stevenson Ranch/Valencia/West Ranch HS fire that is now moving southwest, either toward Fillmore or Porter Ranch. As scary as this looks, we were far away, parked in a car with...

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