tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284181352012-02-16T01:21:50.716-08:00SammyandJuliamama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-32260277259282501142011-03-15T19:05:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:06:07.257-07:00Sammy snoozing on Ajax<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZeqHqsAekc/TYAa8acs_1I/AAAAAAAABbU/DFCKBXRyi-c/s1600/sammy_ajax.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZeqHqsAekc/TYAa8acs_1I/AAAAAAAABbU/DFCKBXRyi-c/s320/sammy_ajax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584493163133599570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3226027725928250114?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-85325521526738686012011-03-15T19:04:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:05:19.284-07:00Jan, Julia, Ajax and Opa in Laguna Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1qjfWiMZrE/TYAaqyxEigI/AAAAAAAABbM/8ONGFuRWz9k/s1600/jan_opa_ajax.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1qjfWiMZrE/TYAaqyxEigI/AAAAAAAABbM/8ONGFuRWz9k/s320/jan_opa_ajax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584492860423834114" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8532552152673868601?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-69704326649296391952011-03-15T19:03:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:04:01.336-07:00Napping in Laguna Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jV6Ot5cgSas/TYAagdAnnsI/AAAAAAAABbE/oI-V_GAmuJ4/s1600/ajax_nap.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jV6Ot5cgSas/TYAagdAnnsI/AAAAAAAABbE/oI-V_GAmuJ4/s320/ajax_nap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584492682784775874" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6970432664929639195?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-37458238768308610312011-03-15T19:01:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:03:22.455-07:00Jan and Ajax napping in Laguna Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8tHFXp7MJv4/TYAaVYp6CUI/AAAAAAAABa8/IZ_N1fOJ-go/s1600/ajax_jan_nap.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8tHFXp7MJv4/TYAaVYp6CUI/AAAAAAAABa8/IZ_N1fOJ-go/s320/ajax_jan_nap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584492492637210946" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3745823876830861031?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-67648069955093622542011-03-15T19:00:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:01:38.647-07:00Hiking in Griffith Park with Sarah and dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qyZrWUr_LlM/TYAZ4zpKfCI/AAAAAAAABa0/LOs75Ac7yoA/s1600/hike.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qyZrWUr_LlM/TYAZ4zpKfCI/AAAAAAAABa0/LOs75Ac7yoA/s320/hike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584492001665645602" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6764806995509362254?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-31376828593030230842011-03-15T18:59:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:00:14.531-07:00My mother and Ajax snowshoeing outside of Seattle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YU9_uRoNFxg/TYAZlic71UI/AAAAAAAABas/T8EJZfKMWMo/s1600/grandma_ajax.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YU9_uRoNFxg/TYAZlic71UI/AAAAAAAABas/T8EJZfKMWMo/s320/grandma_ajax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584491670633436482" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3137682859303023084?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-32135325355100847422011-03-15T18:58:00.000-07:002011-03-15T18:59:34.835-07:00Ann and Ajax hanging out in Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lwC7caW6Lto/TYAZcXlf_TI/AAAAAAAABak/_fRw1o6Br5A/s1600/ann_ajax.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lwC7caW6Lto/TYAZcXlf_TI/AAAAAAAABak/_fRw1o6Br5A/s320/ann_ajax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584491513097747762" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3213532535510084742?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-9902310189412307432011-03-15T18:57:00.000-07:002011-03-15T18:58:54.606-07:00Ajax and Mara enjoying the Redwood Trees on our move to Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nugDREOYpCQ/TYAZLqH7T7I/AAAAAAAABac/ofEK4AX2hFk/s1600/ajax_mara.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nugDREOYpCQ/TYAZLqH7T7I/AAAAAAAABac/ofEK4AX2hFk/s320/ajax_mara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584491226016206770" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-990231018941230743?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-5408251448720287132011-03-15T18:56:00.000-07:002011-03-15T18:57:40.615-07:00Ajax moving to Los Angeles.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b9MqF28HDPI/TYAZBha8QgI/AAAAAAAABaU/jHfk79FIdFg/s1600/ajax_car.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b9MqF28HDPI/TYAZBha8QgI/AAAAAAAABaU/jHfk79FIdFg/s320/ajax_car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584491051881349634" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-540825144872028713?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-70305602846420385202011-03-15T18:55:00.001-07:002011-03-15T18:56:54.431-07:00Baby Ajax eating his dog training book.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fYqHp0r0cxM/TYAYtNflgeI/AAAAAAAABaM/O5UmfzS4-yM/s1600/baby_ajax.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fYqHp0r0cxM/TYAYtNflgeI/AAAAAAAABaM/O5UmfzS4-yM/s320/baby_ajax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584490702934737378" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7030560284642038520?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-66829790737927361182011-03-14T09:06:00.000-07:002011-03-17T03:37:12.090-07:00Ajax<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cPDM9zzV3sc/TYAT7OqXjjI/AAAAAAAABZ8/4ZDwSl0v7E4/s1600/miriam_ajax_doebay.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cPDM9zzV3sc/TYAT7OqXjjI/AAAAAAAABZ8/4ZDwSl0v7E4/s320/miriam_ajax_doebay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584485446208425522" border="0" /></a>Last Friday night after I returned from a horrendous four-hour drive from Long Island that should have taken less than two hours, Jan informed me that Ajax, my dog, had died.<br /><br />The day before, during a visit to the pediatric dentist, Jan learned from our hygienist Tara that Ajax had died last May—on Mother's Day. The dental hygienist is the daughter of Ajax's adopted owner—the man who took Ajax off our hands four years ago—a month before Ben was born. For the past four years, our routine dental visits have included an Ajax report. It's been my only glimpse into Ajax's post-me life. Not ideal, but good enough.<br /><br />At every visit, Tara informed me that Ajax was doing well and that her father was thrilled with his new friend. No such luck at this visit. As the story goes, Ajax seemed unwell after a normal fetch session so his owner took him to the vet (with tennis ball in mouth), and by the next day Ajax had died of bloat. He was 10 years old.
<br /><br />My life with Ajax began a decade ago in Seattle when I bought an over-sized eight-week old yellow lab. I had just left Amazon and was in between relationships. I needed to nurture something that wasn't a website, and I didn't have kids yet. I became a full time doggy mommy and loved every minute of it.
When Ajax was a year old and I was 29, we headed to Los Angeles. I started grad school at CalArts and moved into a shared house in Silver Lake with two roommates and two dogs. It was an unconventional living situation, but somehow it worked. I think this might have been the happiest time in Ajax's life. He was part of a dog pack and there was always a human around to walk and feed him. Since I wasn't working at the time, and CalArts hours were unusual, I was able to take the three dogs on hikes in Griffith Park almost daily. Anyone who knows me from that time of life has probably had the experience of hiking with me in Griffith Park with Ajax, Kumazi and Aspen.<br /><br />Jan and I met around that time. Unlike some other men I had dated, Jan didn't find Ajax annoying. He appreciated Ajax's passion for the beach and his athleticism, and they instantly fell in love. I knew from Jan's calm acceptance of Ajax that he was a good man and would be a good father. The three of us soon became a family.<br /><br />For Jan’s career, we moved to Laguna Beach. Ajax played big wave fetch every morning and hiked with me in the hills every afternoon. Tourists stopped to take pictures of him in the waves. Aside from occasionally rubbing himself on a dead seal, coating himself with vile rotten seal oil, Ajax was pretty easy to care for. As long as he got his 2 hours of exercise a day, Ajax was a great dog.<br /><br />In July 2006, we moved to New Haven. Jan started a job at Yale and we headed east. While some aspects of our lives improved with this move, Ajax never adjusted to urban east-coast living. New Haven has few spots to take your dog off leash and we had much less time. Jan traveled a lot and the New England winters can be brutal. We had young twins, Jan had a challenging new job and New Haven could care less about dog-bliss. Compared to Laguna Beach, it's a shitty place to own a dog.
I won't go into the details of the series of events that led up to our re-homing of Ajax. For many reasons it became evident that he was better off with someone else. Whenever I regret giving him up, I imagine myself in the Hamden dog park with twin two- year olds and a newborn, throwing the tennis ball in the middle of winter while Jan is at a conference in China. We decided to find another home for Ajax because we knew that he needed an owner that could provide an athletic life for him.<br /><br />For Ajax, fetch was more important than love. Ajax needed to move-- a lot. After interviewing a dozen people who wanted to adopt Ajax, we chose a retired fireman who lived in the country with nothing to do but throw a tennis ball. He adopted another dog at the same time so I knew that Ajax would have a buddy. It was an incredibly hard choice, but it was the right decision.<br /><br />The truth is that Ajax could be a pain-in-the-ass. He stole food, he howled at firetrucks, and he eventually howled when Sammy cried, but he was always sweet and loving, and never turned down the chance to hike-- a quality I really appreciate in a friend. All of the grandparents loved him and cared for him at various times.
I'm sad that Ben never met Ajax, and Sammy and Julia can't remember him, but he's part of our family lore. Ajax has driven the entire length of the I-5-- from Canada to Mexico. He swam in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and romped on the dog-police-free beaches of Baja. He was a dog of adventure and intrigue. He was never cut out for well-behaved New Haven elitism and rule-following. He should have never left the west coast, but he had no choice, and ultimately I think he was happy in rural Connecticut. At least he didn't die of Lyme Disease. Jan and I always hoped that he would have a heart attack while playing fetch—so he would die doing what he loved. Dying of bloat with a ball in his mouth at the age of 10 isn't tragic. I just wished I had seen him one more time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6682979073792736118?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-20955992991661032422010-07-10T17:50:00.000-07:002010-07-10T17:52:10.683-07:00Ben's 3rd birthday breakfast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/TDkVnhmU-XI/AAAAAAAABY0/6q7LSYuh6E8/s1600/IMG_2711.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/TDkVnhmU-XI/AAAAAAAABY0/6q7LSYuh6E8/s320/IMG_2711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492444989333240178" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2095599299166103242?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-49286343277658118362010-07-10T17:48:00.000-07:002010-07-10T17:50:23.052-07:00Julia and a dragon. 5 yrs, 3 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/TDkVM9cPJnI/AAAAAAAABYs/Kskrz8otGz8/s1600/IMG_2722.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/TDkVM9cPJnI/AAAAAAAABYs/Kskrz8otGz8/s320/IMG_2722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492444532950640242" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4928634327765811836?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-13619279320076384142010-03-02T03:18:00.000-08:002010-03-02T03:19:55.795-08:00Ben and his dinosaur structure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4z0Q4bkHMI/AAAAAAAABYk/xenr38sLSPk/s1600-h/IMG_2299.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4z0Q4bkHMI/AAAAAAAABYk/xenr38sLSPk/s320/IMG_2299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443994620447169730" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1361927932007638414?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-88321706815208498582010-03-02T03:17:00.000-08:002010-03-02T03:18:43.693-08:00Sammy explaining his dinosaur structures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zz9J-BxDI/AAAAAAAABYc/6lFHXhTtm60/s1600-h/IMG_2294.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zz9J-BxDI/AAAAAAAABYc/6lFHXhTtm60/s320/IMG_2294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443994281557738546" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8832170681520849858?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-88861561130252814442010-03-02T03:16:00.000-08:002010-03-02T03:17:28.879-08:00Sammy explaining his dinosaur structures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zzrca8LPI/AAAAAAAABYU/Lfa41wlSMUw/s1600-h/IMG_2296.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zzrca8LPI/AAAAAAAABYU/Lfa41wlSMUw/s320/IMG_2296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443993977273199858" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8886156113025281444?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-60308499741098720552010-03-02T03:14:00.000-08:002010-03-02T03:16:12.663-08:00Julia the Olympic Cross-Country Skiier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zzVCi8GqI/AAAAAAAABYM/-jqMeypqjWY/s1600-h/IMG_2289.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zzVCi8GqI/AAAAAAAABYM/-jqMeypqjWY/s320/IMG_2289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443993592370305698" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6030849974109872055?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-71901807690284651752010-03-02T03:12:00.001-08:002010-03-02T03:14:40.757-08:00Post-nap nap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zy4dVR9HI/AAAAAAAABYE/m9nu40ezeyY/s1600-h/IMG_2285.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S4zy4dVR9HI/AAAAAAAABYE/m9nu40ezeyY/s320/IMG_2285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443993101344568434" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7190180769028465175?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-20015300975838509242010-02-17T17:08:00.000-08:002010-02-17T17:09:52.818-08:00Ben and Julia the Antarctic scientists and their aquatic penguins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3yTJH6CPnI/AAAAAAAABX8/oOb0XjMJcEw/s1600-h/IMG_2282.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3yTJH6CPnI/AAAAAAAABX8/oOb0XjMJcEw/s320/IMG_2282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439384234907287154" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2001530097583850924?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-37163258575716385452010-02-17T17:06:00.000-08:002010-02-17T17:07:59.217-08:00The Antarctic scientist photographing an Emperor Penguin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3ySw_xLfgI/AAAAAAAABX0/Hx91iIoTuiU/s1600-h/IMG_2280.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3ySw_xLfgI/AAAAAAAABX0/Hx91iIoTuiU/s320/IMG_2280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439383820405800450" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3716325857571638545?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-61320098037922860092010-02-16T03:37:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:38:08.750-08:00Swim lessons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qDlasnSuI/AAAAAAAABXk/vf0r5u1tXPw/s1600-h/IMG_0149.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qDlasnSuI/AAAAAAAABXk/vf0r5u1tXPw/s320/IMG_0149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438804178848140002" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6132009803792286009?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-47924369652258342152010-02-16T03:35:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:37:20.319-08:00Swim lessons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qDZao_QRI/AAAAAAAABXc/rUWO0gUI7y8/s1600-h/IMG_0152.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qDZao_QRI/AAAAAAAABXc/rUWO0gUI7y8/s320/IMG_0152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438803972674502930" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4792436965225834215?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-77778659944755739102010-02-16T03:26:00.000-08:002010-02-21T10:47:02.268-08:00Building a pilgrim house.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qBLQZWs6I/AAAAAAAABXU/781rBz56HlE/s1600-h/IMG_2274.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qBLQZWs6I/AAAAAAAABXU/781rBz56HlE/s320/IMG_2274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438801530383152034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7777865994475573910?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-41487153135471231702010-02-16T03:25:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:26:41.682-08:00Out with the neighbors.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qA3b5JyrI/AAAAAAAABXM/7quj5sUhqAI/s1600-h/IMG_2263.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qA3b5JyrI/AAAAAAAABXM/7quj5sUhqAI/s320/IMG_2263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438801189871930034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4148715313547123170?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-12064536975461745542010-02-16T03:23:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:25:19.788-08:00These boots were made for walking..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qAjja5gxI/AAAAAAAABXE/FtG6pX34w1A/s1600-h/IMG_2258.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qAjja5gxI/AAAAAAAABXE/FtG6pX34w1A/s320/IMG_2258.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438800848295133970" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1206453697546174554?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-74864035716311207962010-02-16T03:22:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:23:25.907-08:00Ben and his snow man.2.5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qAGuQJJQI/AAAAAAAABW8/i9862nizdl8/s1600-h/IMG_2271.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3qAGuQJJQI/AAAAAAAABW8/i9862nizdl8/s320/IMG_2271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438800352986604802" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7486403571631120796?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-15845874086238463302010-02-16T03:18:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:21:51.790-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_wT-YELI/AAAAAAAABW0/8lo-EyayUIk/s1600-h/IMG_0185.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_wT-YELI/AAAAAAAABW0/8lo-EyayUIk/s320/IMG_0185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438799967975641266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_v1lgpYI/AAAAAAAABWs/ZhrtmHMJKOA/s1600-h/IMG_0161.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_v1lgpYI/AAAAAAAABWs/ZhrtmHMJKOA/s320/IMG_0161.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438799959818282370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_vTZl_7I/AAAAAAAABWk/8-Hl2vskc-I/s1600-h/IMG_0157.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/S3p_vTZl_7I/AAAAAAAABWk/8-Hl2vskc-I/s320/IMG_0157.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438799950641495986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1584587408623846330?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-58307202059408907062009-09-10T03:14:00.000-07:002009-09-10T03:15:16.763-07:00Jan running the New Haven 20 k.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRomHyAVI/AAAAAAAABVY/QZ66MdqqeTg/s1600-h/jan+running1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRomHyAVI/AAAAAAAABVY/QZ66MdqqeTg/s320/jan+running1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379780250252214610" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5830720205940890706?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-89062805752084692262009-09-10T03:13:00.000-07:002009-09-10T03:14:42.605-07:00The cheering squad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRgXqkWGI/AAAAAAAABVQ/Z8FcLyg6_VA/s1600-h/cheering+squad.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRgXqkWGI/AAAAAAAABVQ/Z8FcLyg6_VA/s320/cheering+squad.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379780108932634722" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8906280575208469226?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-15377796363440968252009-09-10T03:12:00.000-07:002009-09-10T03:13:37.684-07:00Sammy and Julia waiting for Daddy to run by. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRMzPaGfI/AAAAAAAABVI/lTNLdI0Y1BY/s1600-h/sammy+and+julia+cheering.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjRMzPaGfI/AAAAAAAABVI/lTNLdI0Y1BY/s320/sammy+and+julia+cheering.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379779772737526258" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1537779636344096825?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-71680147234283972652009-09-10T03:09:00.000-07:002009-09-10T03:12:44.037-07:00Julia cheering on her Daddy. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjQjlMzi6I/AAAAAAAABVA/I3JtOi6AuW4/s1600-h/julia+and+her+sign.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SqjQjlMzi6I/AAAAAAAABVA/I3JtOi6AuW4/s320/julia+and+her+sign.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379779064593877922" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7168014723428397265?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-10652000147070378782009-08-27T03:21:00.000-07:002009-08-27T03:24:22.076-07:00Sammy. 4yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZerCQ61lI/AAAAAAAABU4/XLbWjsP7RKA/s1600-h/IMG_3632.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZerCQ61lI/AAAAAAAABU4/XLbWjsP7RKA/s320/IMG_3632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374587298748487250" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1065200014707037878?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-17245397409449592252009-08-27T03:18:00.000-07:002009-08-27T03:21:49.604-07:00Ben on the new deck. 2 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZd7vjCCLI/AAAAAAAABUw/-sFJ2mwh0pI/s1600-h/IMG_3018.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZd7vjCCLI/AAAAAAAABUw/-sFJ2mwh0pI/s320/IMG_3018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374586486270331058" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1724539740944959225?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-40738592969965960902009-08-27T03:16:00.000-07:002009-08-27T03:18:55.956-07:00Julia and her ants. 4yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZdVbAC4AI/AAAAAAAABUo/bOTxMBftCtU/s1600-h/IMG_3001_2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SpZdVbAC4AI/AAAAAAAABUo/bOTxMBftCtU/s320/IMG_3001_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374585827919847426" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4073859296996596090?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-36726694760637173512009-08-18T03:44:00.001-07:002009-08-18T03:44:58.033-07:00potties and popsicles. what fun being 2.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SoqGEcuqIUI/AAAAAAAABUg/PHmm_qQaYBg/s1600-h/potty+and+popsicles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SoqGEcuqIUI/AAAAAAAABUg/PHmm_qQaYBg/s320/potty+and+popsicles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371252916582228290" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3672669476063717351?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-49807865567125705592009-08-06T03:05:00.000-07:002009-08-06T03:06:30.711-07:00Ben louging eating hotdogs, what a life.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SnqrC-VSk9I/AAAAAAAABUY/jnQNRH36Tgo/s1600-h/ben+lounging.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SnqrC-VSk9I/AAAAAAAABUY/jnQNRH36Tgo/s320/ben+lounging.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366789973545751506" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4980786556712570559?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-18581556666581298892009-07-24T03:19:00.001-07:002009-07-24T03:19:48.364-07:00Matt and Jan picking berries. 42 years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmKruDnryI/AAAAAAAABUQ/RpC_i0pS14k/s1600-h/matt+and+jan.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmKruDnryI/AAAAAAAABUQ/RpC_i0pS14k/s320/matt+and+jan.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361969315063508770" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1858155666658129889?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-5258950979391498642009-07-24T03:18:00.000-07:002009-07-24T03:19:10.508-07:00Sammy the farmer picking berries. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmKkGG7S1I/AAAAAAAABUI/bUA3JH6i4nI/s1600-h/clip_image001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmKkGG7S1I/AAAAAAAABUI/bUA3JH6i4nI/s320/clip_image001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361969184080874322" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-525895097939149864?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-72911924801846032392009-07-24T03:14:00.000-07:002009-07-24T03:18:45.222-07:00Julia and Phoenix picking berries. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmJpaN6tVI/AAAAAAAABUA/aj-gOHJwGfA/s1600-h/julia+berry+picking.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmJpaN6tVI/AAAAAAAABUA/aj-gOHJwGfA/s320/julia+berry+picking.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361968175866623314" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7291192480184603239?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-76553754610505485282009-07-24T03:12:00.000-07:002009-07-24T03:14:46.203-07:00Jan and Ben picking blueberries. 2 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmJGUOQxgI/AAAAAAAABT4/3XcybyMixCs/s1600-h/ben+and+jan.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SmmJGUOQxgI/AAAAAAAABT4/3XcybyMixCs/s320/ben+and+jan.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361967572962035202" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7655375461050548528?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-61395332002127874572009-06-30T03:40:00.000-07:002009-06-30T03:43:23.259-07:00Hanging in NYC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SknsFLxT36I/AAAAAAAABTw/hxnkLFMK0QY/s1600-h/IMG_2826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SknsFLxT36I/AAAAAAAABTw/hxnkLFMK0QY/s320/IMG_2826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353069205909659554" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6139533200212787457?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-7018037235483081082009-06-26T10:55:00.000-07:002009-06-26T11:07:21.386-07:00Julia and Ben.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULtc1N4VI/AAAAAAAABTo/PETpTACfSP4/s1600-h/IMG_2789.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULtc1N4VI/AAAAAAAABTo/PETpTACfSP4/s320/IMG_2789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351696607661121874" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-701803723548308108?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-35880284854414323892009-06-26T10:54:00.002-07:002009-06-26T10:55:38.724-07:00Work crew on the deck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULiTT-IEI/AAAAAAAABTg/cALo7Vwzkno/s1600-h/IMG_2779.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULiTT-IEI/AAAAAAAABTg/cALo7Vwzkno/s320/IMG_2779.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351696416127197250" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3588028485441432389?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-2892163259111744552009-06-26T10:54:00.001-07:002009-06-26T10:54:51.417-07:00Working hard on the deck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULWILDxGI/AAAAAAAABTY/bg45rhexA7o/s1600-h/IMG_2774.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULWILDxGI/AAAAAAAABTY/bg45rhexA7o/s320/IMG_2774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351696206978597986" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-289216325911174455?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-79610862459319514802009-06-26T10:53:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:54:03.119-07:00Jan and the work crew on the deck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULJS6NMlI/AAAAAAAABTQ/cQV-YVwIn64/s1600-h/IMG_2775.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkULJS6NMlI/AAAAAAAABTQ/cQV-YVwIn64/s320/IMG_2775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351695986522403410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7961086245931951480?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-76638090658213061832009-06-26T10:52:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:53:07.539-07:00Ben on the deck contruction site<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUK7rnsuJI/AAAAAAAABTI/DxTzfGOMo-g/s1600-h/IMG_2769.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUK7rnsuJI/AAAAAAAABTI/DxTzfGOMo-g/s320/IMG_2769.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351695752637495442" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7663809065821306183?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-8232138514587376862009-06-26T10:51:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:52:08.513-07:00Bedtime.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUKsGmWnxI/AAAAAAAABTA/iJGD_U4q5PU/s1600-h/IMG_2751.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUKsGmWnxI/AAAAAAAABTA/iJGD_U4q5PU/s320/IMG_2751.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351695485001703186" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-823213851458737686?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-82727628802667791752009-06-26T10:49:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:51:11.864-07:00Ben always looks good in pink.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUKWGfEPFI/AAAAAAAABS4/YfYkIM8N0xI/s1600-h/IMG_2726.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkUKWGfEPFI/AAAAAAAABS4/YfYkIM8N0xI/s320/IMG_2726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351695107014016082" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8272762880266779175?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-56344564832392820562009-06-26T08:39:00.000-07:002009-06-26T09:19:25.652-07:00Ardmore kids howling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTrulROX9I/AAAAAAAABSw/sL9QfpT18ME/s1600-h/IMG_2725.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTrulROX9I/AAAAAAAABSw/sL9QfpT18ME/s320/IMG_2725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351661442733858770" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5634456483239282056?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-73864515465580730512009-06-26T08:38:00.000-07:002009-06-26T08:39:06.714-07:00Sammy the Hopi Chief. 3 3/4yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTrhC3PloI/AAAAAAAABSo/uMEUQt-cXT4/s1600-h/IMG_2716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTrhC3PloI/AAAAAAAABSo/uMEUQt-cXT4/s320/IMG_2716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351661210159781506" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7386451546558073051?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-76352061549919810992009-06-26T08:33:00.000-07:002009-06-26T08:36:32.624-07:00Julia in her crown. 3 3/4yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTqajqOV2I/AAAAAAAABSg/Bm0fP1rjTw0/s1600-h/IMG_2667.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkTqajqOV2I/AAAAAAAABSg/Bm0fP1rjTw0/s320/IMG_2667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351659999192831842" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7635206154991981099?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-10129332300408335462009-06-23T05:39:00.001-07:002009-06-23T05:39:33.740-07:00Sammy in Macks' boots. 4 yrs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDM9iRKd0I/AAAAAAAABSY/0JTRMyxetdQ/s1600-h/sammy+in+boots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDM9iRKd0I/AAAAAAAABSY/0JTRMyxetdQ/s320/sammy+in+boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350501714859030338" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1012933230040833546?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-52455412084256971632009-06-23T05:38:00.000-07:002009-06-23T05:39:08.478-07:00All 3 on the constructions site.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDM3ygx0MI/AAAAAAAABSQ/BwbO6GT9oP8/s1600-h/IMG_0264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDM3ygx0MI/AAAAAAAABSQ/BwbO6GT9oP8/s320/IMG_0264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350501616140275906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5245541208425697163?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-47534663155132270662009-06-23T05:37:00.002-07:002009-06-23T05:38:28.933-07:00Sammy escaping from the hole. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMtRqZh2I/AAAAAAAABSI/X5IGJFccokA/s1600-h/IMG_0255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMtRqZh2I/AAAAAAAABSI/X5IGJFccokA/s320/IMG_0255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350501435523565410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4753466315513227066?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-15443786518891690062009-06-23T05:37:00.001-07:002009-06-23T05:37:58.476-07:00Sammy in the hole. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMm4NvhxI/AAAAAAAABSA/-OLtt3PmztI/s1600-h/IMG_0252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMm4NvhxI/AAAAAAAABSA/-OLtt3PmztI/s320/IMG_0252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350501325613270802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1544378651889169006?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-12790276023926830582009-06-23T05:36:00.000-07:002009-06-23T05:37:34.981-07:00Jan lowering Sammy into the hole. 4 yrs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMfMXodmI/AAAAAAAABR4/qcQ7qrxG9I8/s1600-h/IMG_0250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SkDMfMXodmI/AAAAAAAABR4/qcQ7qrxG9I8/s320/IMG_0250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350501193584506466" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1279027602392683058?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-9957860445248797352009-03-16T03:25:00.000-07:002009-03-16T03:26:50.610-07:00Whole fam and a big tree in the Redwoods.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sb4pE3qLQdI/AAAAAAAABRw/WFeQBwRL9Ys/s1600-h/schroers+and+a+big+tree.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sb4pE3qLQdI/AAAAAAAABRw/WFeQBwRL9Ys/s320/schroers+and+a+big+tree.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313729773980828114" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-995786044524879735?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-54812593279819764892009-03-16T03:23:00.000-07:002009-03-16T03:25:07.438-07:00Miriam, Sammy and Julia and a big tree in the Redwoods.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sb4o6MB8PHI/AAAAAAAABRo/G2lMNAXSpTo/s1600-h/miriam+S%26J+and+big+tree.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sb4o6MB8PHI/AAAAAAAABRo/G2lMNAXSpTo/s320/miriam+S%26J+and+big+tree.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313729590470655090" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5481259327981976489?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-5000868675196176102009-03-12T11:30:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:32:18.163-07:00The Schroers in Santa Cruz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblVI-a9s0I/AAAAAAAABRg/Fs2LwQmMqnM/s1600-h/schroers+in+santa+cruz.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblVI-a9s0I/AAAAAAAABRg/Fs2LwQmMqnM/s320/schroers+in+santa+cruz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312370848143618882" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-500086867519617610?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-42060589247656919692009-03-12T11:29:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:30:46.405-07:00Chase and the kids riding a gray whale.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblUveDm55I/AAAAAAAABRY/LZCVaAQ9FJA/s1600-h/S%26J+chase+on+whale.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblUveDm55I/AAAAAAAABRY/LZCVaAQ9FJA/s320/S%26J+chase+on+whale.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312370409958991762" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4206058924765691969?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-42033598249729167252009-03-12T11:26:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:29:50.383-07:00Miriam and the kids in Santa Cruz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblUAxAwdtI/AAAAAAAABRQ/CW6ki0oIERE/s1600-h/miriam+and+kids+on+beach.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblUAxAwdtI/AAAAAAAABRQ/CW6ki0oIERE/s320/miriam+and+kids+on+beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312369607593457362" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4203359824972916725?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-54720053720417457662009-03-12T11:24:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:26:08.637-07:00Sammy with a pomelo on his head.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblThV1ZRFI/AAAAAAAABRI/wpI3DpMT0qc/s1600-h/sammy+and+pomelo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblThV1ZRFI/AAAAAAAABRI/wpI3DpMT0qc/s320/sammy+and+pomelo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312369067722097746" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5472005372041745766?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-90474333098989795162009-03-12T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:24:52.427-07:00Julia with a pomelo on her head.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblTSCzGJnI/AAAAAAAABRA/hb5swng9Kb8/s1600-h/julia+and+pomelo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblTSCzGJnI/AAAAAAAABRA/hb5swng9Kb8/s320/julia+and+pomelo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312368804914144882" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-9047433309898979516?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-26911555785226399572009-03-12T11:14:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:23:50.785-07:00Our beach guest Finn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblRWj9MelI/AAAAAAAABQ0/Nj9MA4zYew0/s1600-h/finn+our+beach+guest.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblRWj9MelI/AAAAAAAABQ0/Nj9MA4zYew0/s320/finn+our+beach+guest.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312366683511093842" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2691155578522639957?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-34293314074427339482009-03-12T11:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:14:37.695-07:00Carleton girls aren't scared of the rain.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQ-Kp052I/AAAAAAAABQs/8Yjj3wNHOlE/s1600-h/miriam+and+anne+walk+in+the+rain.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQ-Kp052I/AAAAAAAABQs/8Yjj3wNHOlE/s320/miriam+and+anne+walk+in+the+rain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312366264402110306" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-3429331407442733948?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-706723782151032142009-03-12T11:11:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:13:17.986-07:00Jan on the beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQh1gcoSI/AAAAAAAABQk/XkrI7swhvrg/s1600-h/jan+on+beach.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQh1gcoSI/AAAAAAAABQk/XkrI7swhvrg/s320/jan+on+beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312365777689288994" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-70672378215103214?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-69838201892616058982009-03-12T11:10:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:11:22.129-07:00Ben and Finn.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQMuWHZtI/AAAAAAAABQc/an64uJBVRSs/s1600-h/finn+and+ben+program+the+disjwasher3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblQMuWHZtI/AAAAAAAABQc/an64uJBVRSs/s320/finn+and+ben+program+the+disjwasher3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312365414989653714" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6983820189261605898?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-4290615019774158772009-03-12T11:09:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:10:33.610-07:00Ben and Finn programming the dishwasher.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblP59f9mJI/AAAAAAAABQU/pEQIJEVGNLg/s1600-h/finn+and+ben+program+the+disjwasher2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SblP59f9mJI/AAAAAAAABQU/pEQIJEVGNLg/s320/finn+and+ben+program+the+disjwasher2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312365092639971474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-429061501977415877?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-22494058593353613132009-03-12T04:57:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:09:08.879-07:00Raiding the fridge. 20 mos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbj4ut-2T2I/AAAAAAAABQM/pEj0KPJ2FKU/s1600-h/ben+raids+the+frisdge.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbj4ut-2T2I/AAAAAAAABQM/pEj0KPJ2FKU/s320/ben+raids+the+frisdge.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312269241984372578" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2249405859335361313?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-26814033448217726272009-03-12T04:48:00.000-07:002009-03-12T04:57:22.775-07:00Chase reading the Giant Jam Sandwich<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbj2vcSkGGI/AAAAAAAABQE/Mmqd9Im8uFw/s1600-h/chase+reading+to+kids.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbj2vcSkGGI/AAAAAAAABQE/Mmqd9Im8uFw/s320/chase+reading+to+kids.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312267055391840354" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2681403344821772627?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-27704170753109275322009-03-12T04:19:00.000-07:002009-03-12T04:48:09.970-07:00Ben on the beach in Santa Cruz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjwJYGX-YI/AAAAAAAABP8/A_g3NFNnp9U/s1600-h/ben+shoveling.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjwJYGX-YI/AAAAAAAABP8/A_g3NFNnp9U/s320/ben+shoveling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312259804362176898" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2770417075310927532?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-43812776516531946222009-03-12T04:11:00.000-07:002009-03-12T04:19:53.443-07:00View from our Santa Cruz beach house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjuC5bbNPI/AAAAAAAABP0/tJodRpEp2bM/s1600-h/all+kids+looking+at+beach.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjuC5bbNPI/AAAAAAAABP0/tJodRpEp2bM/s320/all+kids+looking+at+beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312257494026499314" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4381277651653194622?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-24498974577427670102009-03-12T04:00:00.000-07:002009-03-12T04:11:38.532-07:00Ben in SF with his boots. 20 mo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjrqGTg5QI/AAAAAAAABPs/2uWWO9fouYc/s1600-h/ben+in+boots+on+bench+in+SF.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjrqGTg5QI/AAAAAAAABPs/2uWWO9fouYc/s320/ben+in+boots+on+bench+in+SF.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312254868962993410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2449897457742767010?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-74373618399616879902009-03-12T03:10:00.000-07:002009-03-12T04:00:40.551-07:00Our SF hosts, Anne and Finn.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjqbItQmPI/AAAAAAAABPk/8S1A14OkfBc/s1600-h/Anne+and+Finn+in+natural+habitat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjqbItQmPI/AAAAAAAABPk/8S1A14OkfBc/s320/Anne+and+Finn+in+natural+habitat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253512398182642" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7437361839961687990?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-53930550503258357552009-03-12T03:07:00.000-07:002009-03-12T03:10:26.828-07:00Sammy playing in Southpark in SF. Nice to see sand again.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjfLIuBHZI/AAAAAAAABPU/ZSylxZbJJFk/s1600-h/sammy+and+julia+at+southpark.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjfLIuBHZI/AAAAAAAABPU/ZSylxZbJJFk/s320/sammy+and+julia+at+southpark.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312241142895549842" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5393055050325835755?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-49664341789307413752009-03-12T03:05:00.000-07:002009-03-12T03:07:23.605-07:00Jan and kids at cafe in San Francisco. 3.5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbjen7GR45I/AAAAAAAABPM/KMBC337loQE/s1600-h/sammy+julia+and+jan+at+cafe+in+SF.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbjen7GR45I/AAAAAAAABPM/KMBC337loQE/s320/sammy+julia+and+jan+at+cafe+in+SF.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312240537943794578" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4966434178930741375?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-3977608935466081432009-03-12T03:03:00.000-07:002009-03-12T03:05:20.637-07:00Drinking water in SF. 20 mo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjeEdQwb8I/AAAAAAAABPE/DiNVB7Vd0rc/s1600-h/serious+ben+drinking.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjeEdQwb8I/AAAAAAAABPE/DiNVB7Vd0rc/s320/serious+ben+drinking.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312239928639254466" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-397760893546608143?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-73511274432759893092009-03-12T02:59:00.000-07:002009-03-12T03:02:58.045-07:00Is the glass half full, or half empty? 20 mo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjdVk8HnTI/AAAAAAAABO8/OXDWwKb65HI/s1600-h/half+empty+or+half+full.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SbjdVk8HnTI/AAAAAAAABO8/OXDWwKb65HI/s320/half+empty+or+half+full.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312239123246325042" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7351127443275989309?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-7407920199061358032009-03-12T02:57:00.000-07:002009-03-12T02:59:52.832-07:00Ben and Finn at a cafe in San Francisco. 20 mo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbjc6pUJAlI/AAAAAAAABO0/_hYULXQ4zRc/s1600-h/ben+and+finn+at+cafe.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/Sbjc6pUJAlI/AAAAAAAABO0/_hYULXQ4zRc/s320/ben+and+finn+at+cafe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312238660564353618" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-740792019906135803?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-47673773872767759182009-02-12T04:20:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:33:40.410-08:00Uncle Neil cracking an egg on Ben's head. 19 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQUZKpV5dI/AAAAAAAABOk/lEPswDHg_4A/s1600-h/neil+giving+ben+an+egg.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQUZKpV5dI/AAAAAAAABOk/lEPswDHg_4A/s320/neil+giving+ben+an+egg.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301885083908957650" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4767377387276775918?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-41448134155368414722009-02-12T04:08:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:20:41.143-08:00Waking up in NYC visiting Grammy after a nice car nap.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQRqtFud_I/AAAAAAAABOc/3tr5W5oxORk/s1600-h/the+fam+is+grammy+lobby+in+nyc.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQRqtFud_I/AAAAAAAABOc/3tr5W5oxORk/s320/the+fam+is+grammy+lobby+in+nyc.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301882086677706738" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4144813415536841472?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-68266252457287402282009-02-12T04:02:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:08:46.423-08:00Julia eating an all salami sandwich.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQQGtq2YPI/AAAAAAAABOU/EYt-juB8LQM/s1600-h/feb+2009+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQQGtq2YPI/AAAAAAAABOU/EYt-juB8LQM/s320/feb+2009+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301880368846495986" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6826625245728740228?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-86658534776805198332009-02-12T03:52:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:02:33.701-08:00A vicious Sioux Nation fight. 3.5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQNpaEL-nI/AAAAAAAABOM/cLfS3y4OCuk/s1600-h/sioux+fight.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQNpaEL-nI/AAAAAAAABOM/cLfS3y4OCuk/s320/sioux+fight.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301877666344598130" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8665853477680519833?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-44535764247658116972009-02-12T03:39:00.000-08:002009-02-12T03:51:59.772-08:00Buffalo hunt. 3.5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQKumxXc_I/AAAAAAAABOE/GIp9Idf9_bU/s1600-h/buffalo+hunt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SZQKumxXc_I/AAAAAAAABOE/GIp9Idf9_bU/s320/buffalo+hunt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301874457119781874" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4453576424765811697?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-59057353044855434422009-01-04T10:02:00.000-08:002009-01-04T10:05:30.735-08:00Ben likes to read about gorillas over a fresh morning bottle and breakfast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD511Q4PWI/AAAAAAAABM0/syCDyFc8IDo/s1600-h/BW+Ben+eating+breakfast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD511Q4PWI/AAAAAAAABM0/syCDyFc8IDo/s320/BW+Ben+eating+breakfast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287500665759219042" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5905735304485543442?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-55306745278358369442009-01-04T09:57:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:59:31.349-08:00Sammy running in the snow.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD40xNza9I/AAAAAAAABMk/6xtHPQ1blW4/s1600-h/sammy+running+in+the+snow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD40xNza9I/AAAAAAAABMk/6xtHPQ1blW4/s320/sammy+running+in+the+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499547981081554" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5530674527835836944?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-46962648817700746102009-01-04T09:55:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:57:53.934-08:00Julia in the snow.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD4U-9_PHI/AAAAAAAABMc/UAjoQLXg9N8/s1600-h/julia+in+the+snow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD4U-9_PHI/AAAAAAAABMc/UAjoQLXg9N8/s320/julia+in+the+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499001917029490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-4696264881770074610?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-29580991338367769112009-01-04T09:51:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:55:04.174-08:00What a sweet little girl, I mean little boy....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD3Z22zAqI/AAAAAAAABMU/z3c8eUiBFzY/s1600-h/ben+in+pink+snowsuit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWD3Z22zAqI/AAAAAAAABMU/z3c8eUiBFzY/s320/ben+in+pink+snowsuit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287497986127102626" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2958099133836776911?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-73892160340678490422009-01-04T06:23:00.000-08:002009-01-04T06:24:51.671-08:00Jan and Julia sledding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWDGp2q52mI/AAAAAAAABMM/4vtK3CUqEXQ/s1600-h/julia+and+jan+sledding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWDGp2q52mI/AAAAAAAABMM/4vtK3CUqEXQ/s320/julia+and+jan+sledding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287444384885365346" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7389216034067849042?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-82862379617082487252009-01-04T06:21:00.000-08:002009-01-04T06:23:25.493-08:00Jan and Sammy sledding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWDGGQwafpI/AAAAAAAABME/wTFrDRI-z5g/s1600-h/jan+and+sammy+sledding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWDGGQwafpI/AAAAAAAABME/wTFrDRI-z5g/s320/jan+and+sammy+sledding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287443773412507282" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8286237961708248725?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-17802706410484860592009-01-04T05:45:00.000-08:002009-01-04T06:21:03.935-08:00Miriam and Ben sledding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC9ogWf22I/AAAAAAAABL8/nv5-ZHpjb8Q/s1600-h/BW+miriam+and+ben+sledding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC9ogWf22I/AAAAAAAABL8/nv5-ZHpjb8Q/s320/BW+miriam+and+ben+sledding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287434466109676386" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1780270641048486059?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-87191300923365217012009-01-04T05:43:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:44:38.781-08:00sammy digging away for dino bones at the Musuem on Natural History in NYC.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC9JQ5-lSI/AAAAAAAABL0/wpNgsmY1Um0/s1600-h/digging+away.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC9JQ5-lSI/AAAAAAAABL0/wpNgsmY1Um0/s320/digging+away.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287433929387578658" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8719130092336521701?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-55354321737394872722009-01-04T05:39:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:43:27.883-08:00sammy at a dino dig at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC8MFwYdaI/AAAAAAAABLs/QtPF34zRPAg/s1600-h/sammy+at+dino+dig.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC8MFwYdaI/AAAAAAAABLs/QtPF34zRPAg/s320/sammy+at+dino+dig.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287432878422521250" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-5535432173739487272?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-12811310224688280982009-01-04T05:37:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:39:21.570-08:00Sammy and a Bear! Don't worry it's stuffed, old, and behind glass.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7tcW4W3I/AAAAAAAABLk/dEtm2QAFvKc/s1600-h/sammy+and+a+bear.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7tcW4W3I/AAAAAAAABLk/dEtm2QAFvKc/s320/sammy+and+a+bear.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287432351913630578" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1281131022468828098?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-26681946673171481572009-01-04T05:35:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:36:57.318-08:00Grandma and Sammy watching ice skaters in NYC.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7R280TuI/AAAAAAAABLc/8rusKEq9gu0/s1600-h/grandma+and+sammy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7R280TuI/AAAAAAAABLc/8rusKEq9gu0/s320/grandma+and+sammy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287431878015733474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-2668194667317148157?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-77116906842791121142009-01-04T05:34:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:35:36.797-08:00Miriam and Sammy in NYC... in front of a decorated shop window.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7BX76ZWI/AAAAAAAABLU/gwQ7Nsi3N44/s1600-h/sammy+and+miriam+in+front+of+department+store.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC7BX76ZWI/AAAAAAAABLU/gwQ7Nsi3N44/s320/sammy+and+miriam+in+front+of+department+store.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287431594812532066" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-7711690684279112114?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-63616917914993478222009-01-04T05:32:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:22:36.498-08:00Sammy's trip to NYC... at first it seemed like a good idea to take a photo with Elmo, but Sammy had a change of heart at the last minute.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC6sX9166I/AAAAAAAABLM/xGb4R4ykqBQ/s1600-h/escape+from+elmo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SWC6sX9166I/AAAAAAAABLM/xGb4R4ykqBQ/s320/escape+from+elmo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287431234043374498" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-6361691791499347822?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-15445590831709433502008-12-26T11:23:00.000-08:002008-12-26T11:25:05.579-08:00Kids making a bear den on Christmas Eve.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUvaws0SjI/AAAAAAAABLE/U3qJvg3bYAY/s1600-h/BW+all+kids+working+to+make+a+den.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUvaws0SjI/AAAAAAAABLE/U3qJvg3bYAY/s320/BW+all+kids+working+to+make+a+den.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284181874585127474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1544559083170943350?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-85024981572962036042008-12-26T11:16:00.000-08:002008-12-26T11:21:52.245-08:00Kids playing on Christmas Eve.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUuxzaoMoI/AAAAAAAABK0/5X7Tz4Qhftw/s1600-h/4+kids+playing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUuxzaoMoI/AAAAAAAABK0/5X7Tz4Qhftw/s320/4+kids+playing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284181170939507330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUto1n9eOI/AAAAAAAABKs/uVdkkENkSYY/s1600-h/4+kids+playing.JPG"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-8502498157296203604?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28418135.post-14673629261754875782008-12-26T11:13:00.000-08:002008-12-26T11:15:59.191-08:00Jan the Christmas chef making mousse. He learned how to separate eggs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUtP8LUUdI/AAAAAAAABKk/m3AJQLpupCk/s1600-h/jan+cooking.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jotO1iMSr6s/SVUtP8LUUdI/AAAAAAAABKk/m3AJQLpupCk/s320/jan+cooking.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284179489664029138" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28418135-1467362926175487578?l=sammyandjulia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mama miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599836119968182331noreply@blogger.com0