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9/29/2010 1 Comment

say it ain't so

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It's probably true...which really sucks.  He was suppose to be one of the good ones.  Boo :(
 
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9/29/2010 1 Comment

stairway to heaven

Because of Grandmother's passing, we had our first discussion about "Heaven".  We talked about funerals, death, God, angels and Heaven.

[We were in the car when Adrian & the kids picked me up at the airport....I was coming home from attending Grandmother's funeral in Texas]

Adrian:  How was your trip?

Me:  Very nice.  Lots of relatives.  I have pictures to show you.

Nic:  ooh, ooh, ooh!  Can I see?  Did you take a picture of GOD?


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I find these pictures to be quite eerie.   After I took them, they make me think of him going on a "stairway" to Heaven.  I did not capture it in the picture, but the escalator has a steep incline....and the bright sun at the end makes me think of that "light" at the end...and the expression on his face. 

I've been thinking about death a lot lately...Grandmother, Norbert and a colleague at work all passed away within 2 weeks.  Too heavy for the heart.    
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9/26/2010 1 Comment

7 days of summer

A week of warm weather...last weekend to use our zoo annual pass and a little beach time with our friends from Costa Rica!
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*** more under mamarazzi ***
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9/25/2010 0 Comments

more soccer

Sorry for all the soccer photos.  We have 8 more weeks of this.

Nic scored a GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL today!

Nic cautiously meeting the team's mascot, Bubba:
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9/21/2010 0 Comments

at home with brandon

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Check out this video - where he explains the stuff in his house:

http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-home-brandon-flowers

You gotta love Jimmy Kimmel (interview with Brandon):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNzphahuF4&feature=channel
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9/19/2010 1 Comment

Celebration of Life

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Grandmother is survived by:

7 children:
Hang
Mai
Tuan
Hung
Hanh
Huong
Khai

30 grandchildren:
Nga - Nghi - Nguyen - Ngon - Ha - Hai
Vinh - Van - Trang - Tram - Thu - Vien - Thoa - Vi - Thao
Vu - Khanh - Uyen - Dung - Quan
Thi - Huan - Thu - Oanh
Lilly - Phi
Tony - Jimmy
Jonathan - Katie

36 great grandchildren + 4 more on the way:
Alex - Alan
Nathan - Lindsey - (Nghi's step-daughter)
Ryan - Megan
Emma - Claire
Jake
Amanda - Amber - Austin - Aaron
Isabella - Angelina
Adam - Madison
Paulina - Nicolae
Hayden
Luke
Christian - Julianne
Brandon - Matthew - Sydney
Isaiah - Daniel - Mark - Cassie
Parker - (Huan's baby girl coming)
Collin - (Venus' baby girl coming)
Jocelyn - (Lilly's baby boy coming)
(Phi's baby boy coming)
Jacob - Andrew
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[I wish we didn't have all those shoes in the picture]

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1st place team:  The Bold & The Beautiful
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2nd place team:  Silent but Deadly
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3rd place:  The Gonads
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4th place:  Team "WOW"
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Game Show Hotessess:
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9/19/2010 0 Comments

new blogs

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Sister Trang and Brother Vinh are new bloggers! 

Check them out in the family section:  FAMILY TIES > CONNECTIONS > TEXAS
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9/19/2010 0 Comments

ruff, ruff!

We're getting serious!
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9/14/2010 0 Comments

mini bflo

I am subconsciously raising Nic to be a little Brandon.
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9/12/2010 0 Comments

AUTUMN

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Walked into a Michael's today and BAM...it's Autumn.  LOVE IT.  The colors, the smell, the crisp air.  It's here..you can feel it.  I already warned Adrian that I am going ALL out this year for Halloween....pumpkins on the porch, decorating the house throughout the month of October..would love to host a Halloween party for the kids (but that could be overwhelming too).  We're working on a costume for P....a couple of accessories and we are done...soooo excited! 

I love Halloween.  Wish we have family in the same city.

Oh, and the sound of FOOTBALL (American football) on TV.  LOVE IT.  Being a Chargers fan is always so disappointing, so this year, I decided to have a second "home" team to root for.  I've been deciding the last couple of weeks.  I have made my decision....the TEXANS!!!!  Looks like Houston finally has a winning team...they beat the COWBOYS (woo-hoo) AND the Colts....I'm sold.

Let's add a third team, the ex-Oilers!
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