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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: March 2008

dorie’s shower

Megan and I just got back from a weekend in Fresno with all of Angela’s relatives for Dorie’s baby shower. I took pictures of some of the details to show Ang. When the aunts throw a shower, every detail is thought of. Like these booties above – they are made out of styrafoam...

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i found this in my garage

What in the world IS this!?

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prom 89

Can you stand it? Casey and Kris’ prom picture from 1989. This just SCREAMS the 80s! They went as “friends” and you all know how that story ends!

Now I have a challenge to all of you: dig up your prom picture and email it to me. If a get a few,...

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prom 91

Aaahhhh…..the much-anticipated prom post. My senior prom was on a boat. I wore a big pink Jessica McClintock dress. My date surprised me by arriving in a red Porche and letting me call all my friends on a cell phone (those were very rare back then and it was huge like the...

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little stinker

This little stinker stayed home with mommy today instead of going to school. I dare anyone to tell me that he is NOT George Burrill (my grandfather who never got to meet Logan). Click to enlarge and enjoy the silliness.

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workshop and a hilton complaint!

Last night I went to a workshop by Sandy Puc (who’s awesome) at the LAX Hilton. Turned out to be a much smaller group that I went with. Andrea was sick (and 8 months pregnant so we’ll forgive her for staying home) and Teri and her assistant left early because Teri had a...

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brennan

7 days ago, Cindy and Derek welcomed Brennan to their family. Here he is with his brothers.
Cindy has been making some newborn wraps and hats for me so Brennan was the official tester. I got one of those “swaddle me” blankets to put the baby in underneath the wrap and that made a...

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fishermen

Rob and Nathan went fishing yesterday at 5am. Nathan had a great time again. He loves having Daddy and Papa Bob all to himself! I guess they caught tons and tons of fish!
I find it necessary to say here that I did NOT dress Nathan for the fishing trip. The green...

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easter

Happy Easter!!! Grantie and UB hosted their annual Easter egg-stravaganza only this time, it was at Mike and Lise’s because their pool heater was working and Grantie’s wasn’t.
The kids swam aaaaaalllll day!Kayla sneaking a kiss onto Logan’s cheek. For the first time EVER, they refused to do their famous kissing shot. ...

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easter eve

Today was the rec center’s annual Easter egg hunt. Grandma came up for the excitement. The boys were in the same bracket this year: ages 4 & 5. Here is Grandma Verna reviewing the strategy with them….
It was very hard to wait for the eggs to be spread out all over the...

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