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Happy 4th of July

2009-07-04T23:17:00.002-05:00

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Pearls Before Swine

2009-06-28T18:15:00.000-05:00

Not long ago, I stumbled across the hilarious comic strip Pearls Before Swine and it just clicked with me right away. Well, just yesterday I discovered that the twisted & creative artist behind this, Stephan Pastis, writes a great blog...

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Happy Father's Day 2009

2009-06-21T07:00:00.001-05:00

Liam brought home the cutest Father’s Day card from daycare on Friday. The front of the card has a piece of gum in the pocket (in case you can’t tell from the photo below)and we both just cracked up when we saw the photo of Liam inside....

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Back From the Beach

2009-06-11T11:26:00.012-05:00

We just returned from our first official family vacation. We spent a week of sun-drenched, fun-filled days in San Diego, CA! Liam did great on the plane ride and loved the water activities. We went to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. ...

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What a Difference a Year Makes

2009-06-02T06:50:00.001-05:00

Our little boy is growing up so fast!

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My 2nd Mother's Day

2009-05-10T21:16:00.001-05:00

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom and all the other Mom’s out there. I had a wonderful Mother’s Day hanging out with my boys. Rob started the day out with pancakes for all of us, then we spent the rest of the day doing one...

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All Atwitter

2009-05-03T05:12:00.003-05:00

atwitter (u-twit’ ur) adj. [1825-35] Being in a state of nervous excitement; to chatter quickly; aflutter; twitteringBy now, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, chances are very good that...

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Liam’s Backyard Birthday Bash

2009-04-28T07:02:00.007-05:00

The weather was perfect. Cake was plentiful. The jumper was, well, jumping. Kids were squealing. The gifts were endless! Did I mention that the cake was plentiful? Our "Backyard Birthday Bash" in honor...

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Celebrating Earth Day

2009-04-22T20:04:00.009-05:00

Liam got gussied up for his 2nd Earth Day in a spiffy new t-shirt: It seemed sorta fitting that we did our first lawn mowing of the year on Earth Day. Liam has been not-so-patiently waiting for the grass to green back up since last Fall....

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Texas Road Etiquette

2009-04-19T08:56:00.001-05:00

For Texans, there’s a set of unwritten, yet fully understood rules of etiquette that apply when driving on highways. If you’re the slower-moving vehicle on one of the hundreds (thousands?) of two-lane highways that weave...

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Glad For Gladwell

2009-04-18T10:57:00.001-05:00

I’ve been a huge Malcolm Gladwell fan for years and had the distinct pleasure last Tuesday of getting to hear him in person for the first time, thanks to UTPB’s Shepperd Distinguished Lecturer Series (which was previously responsible for...

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We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bucket

2009-04-08T20:17:00.008-05:00

We took Liam to our company Easter Egg Hunt and he made a new friend... the Easter Bunny! Each time the bunny came around, Liam wanted to go to him, give him big hugs, and attempt to hold deep, meaningful conversations with his new...

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Scroll With It, Baby!

2009-04-05T16:38:00.000-05:00

This may seem a bit fundamental, but sometimes a little remedial computer skills review can offer useful, new insights to even the most experienced users. The first commercially-available scroll wheel-equipped mouse was the Genius EasyScroll mouse,...

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A Tough Nut To Crack

2009-03-31T06:39:00.004-05:00

Even in spite of March being Nation Peanut Month, it’s not always easy being a goober booster these days. Times are a little tough for the lowly peanut. Pro-legume president Jimmy Carter is long since gone from the White House....

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Liam's First Dentist Appointment

2009-03-29T20:54:00.001-05:00

Liam had his first dentist appointment last Wednesday. I started preparing him for what to expect a few days in advance and he was very excited about meeting this Dentist doctor person. For days he talked about going to the dentist and the...

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Command Nonperformance

2009-03-25T06:28:00.003-05:00

Dede, Ashley & I were griping outside the daycare yesterday that we can never get our kids to repeat in public the latest especially cute or impressive thing they’ve been doing at home. I suspect getting kids to perform on cue is a...

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7 Things That May or May Not Be of Interest

2009-03-22T21:17:00.000-05:00

Several days ago, Lin Burress tagged me to join in the "7 Things About Me" meme. I’ve said before that I usually shy away from memes but Lin is a blogger I really like & respect so I just couldn’t refuse... ...

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Liam the Builder

2009-03-17T07:25:00.003-05:00

Our little guy has gotten into watching Bob the Builder lately and we frequently hear him singing the theme song at night after he goes to bed. Recently Rob did some digging in our backyard to get rid of a tree root that was threatening to cause...

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Karen's Quarterly Commute

2009-03-15T11:31:00.001-05:00

It’s been awhile since my last "Liam" post so I thought I better get something out here before everyone gives up on me altogether. Liam’s Nanny Karen (a.k.a. my best friend since elementary school) came down from Kansas City...

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The Big Five

2009-03-13T23:31:00.000-05:00

It’s our 5th Blogiverssary! Today marks the fifth anniversary of blogging here on 2Dolphins! Although we had been using our website for posting photos and such for a couple of years prior to that, it was five years ago today that we...

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Generation Z - The Natives Are Restless

2009-03-12T19:05:00.000-05:00

I’m sure you’ve heard of the demographic groups "Generation X" and "Generation Y" — and there’s a good chance that you fall into one of those two — but did you know there’s also a category for...

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31 Days of Nuttiness

2009-03-04T12:00:00.001-06:00

March is a great month to go nuts! Y’see, it’s the 35th anniversary of National Peanut Month! So in honor of this, here are a few lesser-known nuggets about one of our favorite treats: Interesting Peanut Facts: Peanuts...

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Local Celebrity

2009-03-01T18:10:00.001-06:00

You could call him a microblogger or maybe now even a microcelebrity, but you certainly can’t call James Cross a microgardener! Nope, James (a.k.a. DoubleDanger) goes decidedly large-scale with his urban gardening ventures! In fact,...

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Dolphin Dictionary

2009-02-27T06:49:00.005-06:00

The fictional Dr. Dolittle may soon have some real competition, as we inch enticingly closer to being able to communicate with animals. In an important breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language, researchers Jack Kassewitz & John Stuart Reid,...

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Skinstinct Sets Sail!

2009-02-22T08:55:00.000-06:00

We got word a few days ago that the website for Skinstinct has finally been launched! Our pals Topper & Shannon started their Skinstinct boutique specializing in organic, eco-friendly clothing, skincare, furnishings, etc. about two years...

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