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We had teacher conference today for Matthew in Ms. Classen's room. She has a really cool frog.

Were you?

Last night, the night before fathers day, I told Zachary to go put on his pajamas and he busted out with this ensemble. I of course immediately started to cry, so Matthew asked me why I was crying. I told him because I miss my dad. He said "but the other day, at Andrew's graduation party, your dad was there."

His hair was perfect

Posted on facebook today (Fathers Day) by J. Zevon, who also misses his dad very much!

Leap Day

Google had this cool Google doodle in honor of leap day and Rossini's birthday.

Big 7-0!

Happy birthday Dad. 

It's amazing how much things have changed just in the last three years.  You would be amazed at how much closer we are to having your machine!

A first

We have satellite radio in the truck and it is awesome. I keep thinking maybe we should cut back somewhere and that would be a likely area, but I just don't want to. So, recently I was on a 70's channel kick but I had to switch back to the coffee house because every time Andy Gibb's "Love is Like Oxygen" came on, I would have a mild panic attack because I didn't have a tape recorder on which to hit 'Play/Record'. But while I was on channel 7, I finally heard the actual song "Basketball Jones". I don't know how I made it 41 years without ever hearing it, but all of a sudden, there it was. And it sounded EXACTLY the way dad used to sing it. I always thought he was singing it funny because, well, that's what he did, but no, that's how it really sounds! I could not believe my ears!

There was some of it magic, some of it tragic, but he had a good life all the way.

For Mother's Day we went to Disney World. That was an accident. But it actually turned out to be a really good one. Throughout the flight when the boys (any of the three) would act up, I could just say "Mother's Day!!" and it would actually work! After we got there we went to the pool and swam for a long time, then had a late dinner. While we were in the food court area, the 'ambience' music started playing 'He Went to Paris'. Can you believe it? It was the Jimmy Buffett version, but still. (We were at the Caribbean Beach resort). Being at Disney World brought back lots of good memories - that night we got to see the fireworks as we walked back to our room. When we went on Pirates of the Caribbean, I made sure to look out for the one who looks like Uncle George. We rode Winnie the Pooh and in my mind Robert was getting us through. It was awesome seeing it all again through the eyes of my little boys. I think Dad would be proud. I can't believe it's been three years.

p.s. We missed Country Bear Jamboree; we'll save that for next time... but how could I forget Splash Mountain with Brer Bear and Brer Fox, and the frogs, and also too Mike Fink's Riverboats!