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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 2008

a nearby creek

Well, tomorrow it will probably be all dried up. Can’t believe how excited I was that the park I like to shoot at had a little trickle of water.

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splish splash

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5 m&m’s

I just spent an hour doing this. So click to enlarge and enjoy the thought that was put into it. Then slap me for wasting valuable time!

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bowling with grandma

The kids and I went bowling with Grandma Verna today. Then she made us a yummy lunch. We haven’t been bowling in a few years so it was pretty funny to watch. During one turn, Logan ran up, threw his ball, and we watched it roll down the lane next to ours....

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keira’s first birthday party

I can’t believe it’s been a year since sweet Keira was born! Today I took the kids to her 1st birthday party at Under the Sea.The kids had a BLAST!
I had Ariel in class.
Keira wasn’t paying atttention so big sis Kylie blew out her candle.
Once she got a taste of icing,...

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jammie jumping

The studio stuff is set up tonight so the kids put on a “show” on the “stage.” Then I asked them to jump. Every time I try this shot, it goes something like this: I count to three, Logan jumps, and then 2 seconds later, long after I’ve snapped my picture, Nathan...

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family movie night

So, COC is starting a free family movie night for staff and their families once a month. Tonight they showed Ratatouille. The man in charge said he hopes to occasionally have guests come who worked on the movies. Sounds like fun. He said to invite friends and neighbors so I will definitely post about it...

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a little tongue

Thanks to those of you who voted. And thanks for not selecting answer #5! At least it was just a trial. Did anyone hack into it? I tried and tried to vote more than once but couldn’t.
Logan always has his mouth open and his tongue out when he is concentrating....

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testing, testing 123

I am trying out a new poll script to use on my studio blog. Please vote and then try to vote again and then try to cheat and clear your cookies and vote again. See if you can crack it! Thanks!
polls – Take Our Poll

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5 free tickets to Legoland

That’s right. I have five tickets that have to be used by the end of the month. I realize that’s only 10 days away but I really thought we’d use them. We are just out of free time for the month. The first person to speak up gets ‘em! ...

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