Monthly Archives: December 2013

Throwback Thursday …

The year – 1998. Christmas Eve.

A young Monette & Bill

A young “Lil” Monette & a critter

A young Robb

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OB Tree

Have you seen the OB Tree yet?

I need to get a couple pictures of it at night …

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It was soooo cold …

How cold was it, you ask?

Cold enough for Annie and Bear to bundle up in their warmest cold-weather attire for their 5:30am walk this morning …

See how patient they can be once they have their leashes secured?

Here’s a picture Robb shared Sunday of Alo hanging out with his Santa Bear. I think he’s practicing his “I’m waiting for Santa” look.

And how about this picture I received of Jamie looking festive and happy.

And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for … The proud winner of the “Which tenant was it who locked himself out of his house?” contest … DRUM ROLL … Mom/GreatGrandma/Monette’s answer “Bill” won her lunch Thursday at Nati’s. Of course, she was the only one who played the game, and probably the only person who looks at this blog. Oh well, it keeps me amused and out of trouble (temporarily) 🙂

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A day in the life of a property manager

Yesterday afternoon, we were relaxing, watching football, minding our own business, when Bruce got a call from one of the tenants who locked himself out of his house … Lunch this Thursday at Nati’s for the person who guesses the tenant’s name. 🙂

Here’s a song from our Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

I think they’d been drinking a little too much out of that flask.

Oh what fun it is to play in the yoga studio after the Parade…

Craziness …

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Everybody loves a Parade.

At the house before …

Eager faces anxiously awaiting the walk down the hill.

Alo, happy to be passed around …

After Maya’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in her stroller (at the hands of Amma) down to the parade, Maya “somehow” found herself in the middle of a group photo with the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the oldest fraternal organization, which was founded in the United States in 1771 in Philadelphia. One of these men was nice enough to offer his flask to Maya, but I don’t think she wanted anything to do with it, or him!

Then it was time to enjoy the parade.

Sorry about this last photo. It was dark so I couldn’t tell if everyone was in the picture and I missed the two Monettes on the left, and Morgan on the right.

Papa with Alo.

Here’re some of the interesting floats that went by…

A big favorite – Sesame Street characters.

My favorite, of which I didn’t get a photo, was the “green flash” – a guy in a trench coat who would “flash” his coat open to expose a torso covered in green lights. He was clearly the perfect addition to a down-home OB Holiday Parade! Classic!

Back at home, there was more taking turns with Alo before he passed out.

The rest of us and Maya had pizza…

And we finished it off with cake from the European Cake Gallery (sorry, no photo …). After it was all said and done, and the threat of rain dwindled, I think everyone had a great parade experience!

Tune in again tomorrow for pictures of how eight kids, all under 10, stayed entertained while waiting for pizza to arrive.

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Friday afternoon with the Little Man

It was a first for Alo – his mommy dropped him off around 1:30 and his daddy picked him up around 5:30 – four hours with Amma and Papa.

First on the agenda was a little nap.

The nap lasted about 45 minutes, and then it was time to coo in the Pack & Play until someone came to pick him up. Don’t mess with Alo… he’s in the Monkey League!

We changed him into his bengal jammies just before his daddy came to pick him up. Here he is with Papa with the holiday lights in the background.

Now, as far as the Parade … It’s supposed to rain, but rain or shine, nobody can stop us from having PIZZA! For you parade goers, be here at 4, rain or shine! If it’s not raining, it’s guaranteed to be COLD, so dress accordingly. If it’s raining, we stay inside, eat & enjoy each others’ company.

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Sunsets and Blooms

The last of the November sunsets – taken November 30.

Even though it’s getting colder, our orchids are managing to bloom. I think I finally got the “flower” function with manual focus on my SLR figured out …

This orchid’s roots are attached to a palm tree, and it is hanging on independently. You can see the roots climbing up the tree.

This unusual orchid that’s been blooming for quite a while is living in harmony with a huge staghorn fern.

The bloom below is one of many tiny blooms on a little succulent we have growing in a pot. Each delicate little bloom in reality is about a half inch in diameter.

We had a nice lunch with Bill at Nati’s yesterday even though he didn’t look at my blog in the morning and didn’t get my message … :-/

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Throwback Thursday

The year … (I’m going to guess) 1978 …

Can you guess who this is?

I’ll give you a hint… This little girl did not grow up in California.

Bill, if you’re reading this, you wanna have lunch today? Dutch. 11:45. Your choice of venue.

AND … are you ready for the OB Holiday Parade???

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Corporate Yoga

I teach yoga at lunchtime every Tuesday at work. We normally practice in a conference room, but the room was unavailable yesterday, so we had to use someone’s office. Here’s what it looks like …