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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: June 2008

pony rides

We went out to the “farm” to see our friends’ pony. Nathan has been bugging me non-stop since the last time we rode this pony to go to the actual farm so he could “help” take care of her.
Isn’t she beautiful? My friend, Melinda, is a photographer – mostly animals – and this...

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movies, swimming, magic mountain

Okay, I admit it. I am cramming way too much into each summer day. I think I am panicking that the end of summer really will mean the end of summer to me this year. I don’t want to miss out on a single fun thing! Rob fished today so we...

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santa barbara and an early 4th

Today we went to Santa Barbara to beat the heat and let Megan practice on her new bike. Nathan took his bike and Logan rode his scooter. It was a gorgeous day and the kids did so great. We walked because the kids aren’t too fast. I can see that one...

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friday’s fun-filled day

All year, Megan and Nathan have been asking if they can “volunteer” in Logan’s class. Finally, it’s summer and we had time to do it. The kids planned everything themselves. In the hour they were there, they played Zingo, Hullabaloo, and did a paper craft.
Later, Jen and I met to scrapbook. ...

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my little fishies

I took Megan and Nathan over to swim at Blake and Kayla’s today. They had a blast.

photo by Nathan – we can’t believe our BABIES are 8
We told them to kiss in this shot. There was a time when Megan and Blake would be the first ones to pucker up. Now they...

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some BIG news

As some of you know, I’ve been looking for a part-time teaching job. Last Friday, I interviewed at Rancho Pico for a 60% math position. I’d teach every other day. Everything about the job was perfect – seventh grade, start time is 8:45 so I could still take the kids to school....

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magic mountain and more from yesterday

I wanted to add a couple more from yesterday. Two of Megan’s friends came back with us after her party and stayed until after dinner. You would think this little pool and slide would not compare with the aquatic center but if you add popsicles, it’s even better.
Remember how Meg...

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megan’s party

Today was Megan’s birthday party at the aquatic center. It was so hot. And 2 hours sure flew by fast! The kids had a great time and even some of the big kids got in.
nathan
lo and stephen
megan coming off the big slide
some crazy kiddos
the cake – when I picked it up this...

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110 degrees in the scv today

I had two beach sessions this morning so Rob and the kids tagged along to beat the heat. While I shot, they played down the beach, catching tons of sand crabs. Well, no surprise that Megan and Nathan were catching sand crabs while Logan kicked a football off of a sand tee over...

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videos

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