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Climbing Party

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Climbing Party

Déla turned 8 Thursday last week (if you remember from my blog post from Friday), but her birthday party was held on Saturday. I won’t go into the problems we had in picking a theme or venue for the party. It may have taken a while, but when we hit on what and where, Déla finally…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 8-23-13

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Phamily Foto Phriday 8-23-13

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an installment, but if you’ve been paying attention you’ll know why (and have seen the pictures that I’ve posted). So here we are with the last full week of summer and plenty of pictures. It’s going to be a long one, so strap in and get comfortable.

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Top 5 Driving Songs

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I am stealing this idea directly from Chris Read (Canadian Dad) and while it wasn’t an original idea of his, it was because of his post that I’m creating this one. Top 5 Driving Songs His were summer specific but I’ve got no qualms about driving with the same music in the summer or winter….

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Viking Days In Ballard

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Viking Days In Ballard

This past weekend the Nordic Heritage Museum held is Viking Days festival. A couple of food booths, plenty of crafts and live music. Initially I hadn’t planned on going, but Sunday rolled around and I was looking for something to do with the kids. While Laura stayed home to get some of her prep work…

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Oblivion Blu-ray

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Oblivion Blu-ray

Morgan Freeman gets second billing in Oblivion, but he doesn’t show up until halfway through the film, and even then he’s not in the film nearly as much as the other main cast members. Sure, his name recognition is much bigger than Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo or Olga Kurylenko, but each of those three actors…

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Back In Dublin

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Back In Dublin

I know it’s been a while since I wrote about our trip to Ireland. I want to get this wrapped up. Since coming home we’ve been busy with back to school prep, summer camps as well as getting back into the routine of being at home. I’m almost done with the stories I want to…

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Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection (Blu-ray/DVD)

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Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection (Blu-ray/DVD)

[NOTE: Since the time I have received this for review and my posting the review, the release date has slipped, and now Amazon has this set being released in October. Hopefully this means some of the issues I bring up will have been fixed. If I hear of anything I will post corrections and additions…

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Marvel Knights: Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk DVD

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Marvel Knights: Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk DVD

Hulk has thrown Wolverine’s legs 4 miles up a mountain. That’s how Marvel Knights – Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk begins. Flash back to Logan being recruited by Nick Fury to track down the presumed dead Hulk. Bruce Banner as the Hulk killed a large number of people in New York City, and the man behind…

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Disney’s Oliver And Company Blu-ray

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Disney’s Oliver And Company Blu-ray

I’ll come right out and say it: I think Disney’s Oliver & Company is one of the lesser offerings the studio has put out. This adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist falls flat in my opinion. The songs are pedestrian and this feels as if nearly everybody involved was sort of sleepwalking through the process….

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Marvel Knights – Wolverine: Origin DVD

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Marvel Knights – Wolverine: Origin DVD

Marvel Knights: Wolverine Origin is one of the two recent motion comics from Shout Factory, focusing on one of Marvel’s most popular character. Here we get the six issue limited series from a decade ago that looks at the literal origin of Wolverine, a character so shrouded in mystery even the character himself has little…

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