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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: December 2008

a little dolphin video

Note how Nathan does NOT want to touch it. And also how my voice rises 2 octaves around babies and animals.
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all I want for my birthday is my 2 front teeth…

Today is Logan’s 5th birthday. Those two teeth he knocked loose on Sunday? They came out today. One at breakfast and the other at lunch. His regular dentist is out of town until next week. We have an appointment on Monday morning to see if he can do anything at all....

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there’s no escaping…

Beaumonster and the Tominator

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Hanukkah and stuff

Whose paw is this? Mr. Beau hiding under the couch.
Angela and Tim came over this morning for our annual gift exchange. The cats must have known they are also cat people. Beau, JoJo, and Diego were all over them.

Thanks for our gifts, guys! So sad you have to go back to...

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cats

When are you guys coming back? Last night I woke up to things crashing off of shelves and Beau howling at who knows what. Beau races to Rob’s desk as soon as he hears the laptop open. He rolls all over it so Rob can’t work. Then he gives him kitty kisses.
Tommy...

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white christmas

There is another new Christmas morning post under this one. We decided to take a drive to the snow today. Megan had asked Santa for snow for Christmas and boy, did she get it! We only lasted about an hour because we are California people and this was like a blizzard! ...

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christmas morning

Well, my Christmas morning started when Megan and Nathan woke me up from a deep sleep to ask if they could go downstairs and open presents. I looked at my clock. 2:49 AM. Not kidding. Megan never wakes up during the night. So, they climbed in bed with us. ...

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home repairs and christmas eve

What would a new garage door be without some new pipes, bathtub fixtures, drywall, and paint? Don’t they all go together like peanut butter and jelly? You’d think so the way things are falling apart around here. Yesterday, Colleen spotted the leaks on our kitchen ceiling. Honestly, how have we lived...

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cookies and candles

Today we decorated cookies. This is the best the kids have ever done. Megan, Kayla, Blake, and Logan actually cut the cookies out to bake. First time the grown ups haven’t done that part. The girls hung in there until all the dough was used.

The mommies!

After dinner, we lit the candles...

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park and stuff

Yesterday the weather was so beautiful that I took the kids to the park while Rob went searching for new fixtures for the bathtub.

Even though his cast is off, he has to take it easy. So, no bike riding for Logan. He had to stick to the sand box. He was a...

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