Author: Elsa
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Torture
This series of pictures just breaks my heart. The girls really wanted their ears pierced. After deciding to do it they had to wait a couple of hours so that Claire’s would have 2 employees able to pierce at the same time. I know Monti was just stressed waiting all that time. She decided to…
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Twilight marketing
The Olympic peninsula is trying to make the most of the Twilight series popularity. Forks, Port Angles and La Push all try to lure Twilight fans their way. The town of Forks celebrates Stephenie Meyer Day on the same day as Twilight’s Bella Swan’s birthday, Sept. 13.
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Hoh Rain Forest
We hiked through the Hoh rain forest in the Olympic National Park. This area of Washington gets about 12-14 feet of rain. Overall I thought the rain forest in Mt Rainier’s national park was more impressive than this one.
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on the coast
We made it to Washington’s Pacific coast for the afternoon. On our way home Monti collected the remains of a variety of sea creatures while Dahlia enjoyed writing her name.
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Walk-a-thon results
One of my last jobs for the Walkathon at school was to put together a bulletin board that displayed the results for the students. We exceeded all our goals this year. The kids at the school raised over $31,000. I like to think Joe’s Blues Brothers interpretation helped rally the kids around the fundraising goal.
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strep throat
Poor Monti had fever and a horrible headache. She also felt sick to her stomach so she made her home in our bathroom. Our camping mat works as a great temporary mattress. The next day she tested positive for strep throat at the doctor’s. The doctor only tested her for strep because it is the…
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Deal with the face painter
The farmer’s market had lots of other vendors. One of them is the face painter lady. Monti drifted on over there and started talking to the lady. I was determined to not give her money for any face painting. I wanted her to stay focused on her goal of selling baked goods. After 5 minutes…
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2nd Grade Bake Sale
Monti’s 2nd grade class has been learning about the rain forest. Her friend Knicole had the idea of having a bake sale to raise money to protect the rain forest. The moms baked the goods while the kids put on their cutest faces and sold the goodies at the Issaquah Farmer’s market. The kids had…
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a total of 54 feet
My parents left Chicago in May to head up to Alaska for the summer months. They are pulling a trailer camper that will be home for them the next 5 months. Their total length is 54 feet which completely changes your perspective on driving and dining choices. Many campsites in Washington could not accommodate a…