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This year’s Great Reno Balloon Race was it’s usual colorful cacophony of visual goodness. We woke up at 3:30 am in time for Dawn Patrol and yes, it was worth it. The heated balloons against the cold, black sky were incredible. Yes, that is the moon above the lit balloon. It was very very early […]
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A few weekends ago, Ken and Alex went off on yet another camping trip. This time it was just the Cub Scouts in Alex’s Den. And it was only an overnight trip. To a gorgeous campground right on Lake Tahoe. I mean even a sunrise can look good there right?? The obligatory s’mores. And frolicking […]
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I’ve blogged about our appreciation for the Biggest Little City in the World before, but we do love living here in Reno. And we do love certain events that happen during the summer – like Hot August Nights.What’s better than watching classic cars cruising by on a hot summer evening? Well, except this was an […]
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“Camping – the art of getting closer to nature while getting farther away from the nearest cold beverage, hot shower and flush toilet –Author Unknown.” We have cleverly managed to avoid actual camping for the last three years of Cub Scouts. But, you know, there’s only so far you can get with that tactic. So […]
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Oh, we had such a fun day at Oakland Zoo . I mean it started out great, the kids rode on the back of a large, fake turtle. We like our animals staionary and plaster. But quickly, we moved on to the tigers, which most of you know I love the most – well next […]
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So the morning Alex and I left for our Cal excursion, I posted on twitter “9.5. yo son thinks Cal will be like Hogwarts. Yeah-No.” And the @Cal Alumni twitter account picked that up and broadcast it on their twitter feed. I was pretty amused. But honestly, Alex knee deep wading through all the Hogwarts […]
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Because unless the calendars collide (and sometimes they do), we seem to have two Easters every year. One is Orthodox Easter or Church Easter, as we now call it. And the other one is well the day the Easter Bunny arrives and we wake up to treats galore. This year, we were on our Spring […]