Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Genes again
Background: My mom loved finger sandwiches. My mom loved any kind of snack food.
Emily had a school party coming up- a potluck. I asked her what she thought we should bring to the party. She thought of finger sandwiches. I had never mentioned (or even thought of) these in her lifetime.
WELL, here they are. She did a great job on them. Genes, I tell ya.
Emily had a school party coming up- a potluck. I asked her what she thought we should bring to the party. She thought of finger sandwiches. I had never mentioned (or even thought of) these in her lifetime.
WELL, here they are. She did a great job on them. Genes, I tell ya.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Pierce!!
I miss Pierce so much. I'm so glad he came by to see us, even if only for a short time. How on earth has it been 20 years since "Skate 88"?? Holy Macaroni.......
Genes: The Zenger Saga
When I was a kid, Todd Zenger (my school mate)'s mom Dixie Zenger would come to our grade school class and sing hilarious songs, accompanying herself on the banjo. She was so cool. She sang the Titanic song, and "Little Boxes". I wanted to be her!
In Junior High School, I played the trombone in many varied groups with Todd.
In High School I became friends with Mark Zenger (Dixie's eldest son) and Robin, the only girl in a giant family of boys. They lived right round the corner from us. My older sister sang in the High School Madrigal group with Robin. I became very good friends with Robin in my Junior year. There were fun parties at the Zenger house. I adored this family. They were so, so, so cool. I remember that Mark, Robin & Todd had three younger brothers. I could NOT tell them apart at the time. I called them BLAKEMITCHDREW. They were cute blond boys, too young to be payed attention to by we way older kids...
Fast forward to 2003
I am taking my daughter to Kindergarten..I am probably the oldest mom ever of a kinder. I am signing up to help in the classroom. I see the class list. I see "Zenger". I am flushed. I ask out loud "Who is Zenger??" A lovely girl tells me "I am Mitch's sweetheart". OMG!! BLAKEMITCHDREW's WIFE!!! Turns out her daughter Avery was in Emily's Kindergarten class. Her dad is middle cute blond brother Mitch-and her mom is Kelly (the lovely girl). Later that year, Dixie Zenger (Avery's Grandmother) came to Emily's Kindergarten class with her banjo and sang cool songs with them. I look at Avery and see that Zenger look in her eye...and guess what? Five years later, grade four, Avery Zenger is one of Emily's most cherished friends. She is the sweetest kid this side of Emily, and I relive a bit of my youth every time I see her shining face.
SLEEPOVER!
Disgusting ice cream cone cupcakes....
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In Junior High School, I played the trombone in many varied groups with Todd.
In High School I became friends with Mark Zenger (Dixie's eldest son) and Robin, the only girl in a giant family of boys. They lived right round the corner from us. My older sister sang in the High School Madrigal group with Robin. I became very good friends with Robin in my Junior year. There were fun parties at the Zenger house. I adored this family. They were so, so, so cool. I remember that Mark, Robin & Todd had three younger brothers. I could NOT tell them apart at the time. I called them BLAKEMITCHDREW. They were cute blond boys, too young to be payed attention to by we way older kids...
Fast forward to 2003
I am taking my daughter to Kindergarten..I am probably the oldest mom ever of a kinder. I am signing up to help in the classroom. I see the class list. I see "Zenger". I am flushed. I ask out loud "Who is Zenger??" A lovely girl tells me "I am Mitch's sweetheart". OMG!! BLAKEMITCHDREW's WIFE!!! Turns out her daughter Avery was in Emily's Kindergarten class. Her dad is middle cute blond brother Mitch-and her mom is Kelly (the lovely girl). Later that year, Dixie Zenger (Avery's Grandmother) came to Emily's Kindergarten class with her banjo and sang cool songs with them. I look at Avery and see that Zenger look in her eye...and guess what? Five years later, grade four, Avery Zenger is one of Emily's most cherished friends. She is the sweetest kid this side of Emily, and I relive a bit of my youth every time I see her shining face.
SLEEPOVER!
Disgusting ice cream cone cupcakes....
.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Henry Harrison
Don't want to brag, but I got to hold this angelic piece of heaven just about five hours after he was born. Kinda makes you feel much, much better about...... pretty much everything.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Adrian's Second Birthday
My niece's boy turned two. There was a nice park party with BBQ and cake. The pinata was one of those impossible Spongebob ones, so after a while Merissa (Adrian's mom) decided it was time to really give it a few good whacks...and even THEN they had to pull the strings to get to the candy!
The blonde is Adrian
Emily with second cousin once removed (??) Zoe
Ryan tries to kill the Pinata
Mighty Merissa at the bat
The blonde is Adrian
Emily with second cousin once removed (??) Zoe
Ryan tries to kill the Pinata
Mighty Merissa at the bat
Creative, Crafty Kid
Let me just say, she does NOT get it from me. Emily decided she wanted to make little people out of popsicle sticks. Big giant mess-but how cute is the finished product?
Notice little blond doll in lower left corner:
Double click on this picture to see the doll better!
Notice little blond doll in lower left corner:
Double click on this picture to see the doll better!
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