The Shareski Blogging Experiment

Is this thing on?

2010-05-15T01:06:00.002-06:00

Haven't posted for a while here, not sure anyone comes here anymore. Paula has started her own blog and much of the family stuff is getting posted there.

The big news is our house has sold and we're hoping to move into our new house in late June.

It's getting there

2009-12-18T15:21:00.000-06:00

More photos of the house progress.

Created with flickr slideshow.

The Julia Child Meal

2009-12-18T15:19:00.001-06:00

Paula's stitcher/tea/quilter friends had their annual Christmas dinner. This year they paid tribute to Julia Child by each bringing a dish from her recipes. Here are the photos:

Created with flickr slideshow.

Martha Sings

2009-12-18T15:16:00.003-06:00

Martha had a couple of performances this week. One at church and one at school. She did amazingly well in both. Here are a couple of little videos.

Martha as the Very Jewish Innkeeper.

Martha as Mother Mouse.

We have a hole

2009-10-18T15:15:00.002-06:00

After months of preparation, meetings, setbacks and negotiations, they dug the hole to our basement. We both commented on how small it looked but 1800 sq. feet with a full basement should be plenty of room.

Europe

2009-05-01T22:54:00.001-06:00

I haven't posted here since January. We had our recent trip to Europe. Here are a few photos.

If you want to look at all 650, here you go.

The Year in Photos

2009-01-02T23:53:00.003-06:00

I uploaded over 2,000 photos to flickr and took one every day. Here is my photo of the day project. You may also recognize Meredith's music as the soundtrack.

A Year in Photos from shareski on Vimeo.

Sam and Shea update

2008-12-02T23:19:00.003-06:00

I usually find out more about the kids from the facebook accounts.

I just lost the husband of the year award

2008-10-14T14:24:00.003-06:00

A surprise snowfall in early October led to this:

Martha Peforms at KidShine

2008-08-23T22:14:00.004-06:00

Fun at olympic park

2008-08-18T11:08:00.001-06:00

Ladies and Gentleman, Meredith Jordan

2008-07-19T23:11:00.001-06:00

Meredith and Kurt put on a little concert in Moose Jaw on Saturday, July 19. If you missed it, here it is:

Visit her site at meredithjordan.ca

Entering Politics

2008-06-28T16:40:00.000-06:00

Mr. Valedictorian

2008-06-22T00:17:00.001-06:00

Sam delivers his classes valedictorian speech. I think he did an excellent job.

Meredith Jordan

2008-05-23T23:08:00.002-06:00

That's Meredith's stage name. Check out here music.

Home Tour 2008

2008-05-05T21:21:00.000-06:00

Paula did an amazing job getting the house ready for the home tour.

Installing a Light Fixture

2008-04-28T00:36:00.001-06:00

Installing a Light Fixture
Originally uploaded by shareski

How many Shareskis does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Do you have friends like this?

2008-04-21T21:37:00.001-06:00

Do you have friends like this?, originally uploaded by shareski.

This is not my best photograph of day by a long shot. It's blurry, the lens must have had some schmutz on it, the lighting was bad, etc... But when your friends show up at 9PM to fix your walls AND bring you a freshly baked pie, it trumps everything.
http://flickr.com/photos/shareski/2432464387/in/photostream/

Wallpaper Stripping Gone Bad

2008-04-17T19:01:00.002-06:00

Wallpaper Stripping Gone Bad, originally uploaded by shareski.

I was minding my own business when Paula casually mentioned she had an extra scrapper if I was interested in helping. So I did the honorable thing and started to scrap. As you can see I may have dug a bit too deep.

We have called a professional who will likely be able to figure out something. Hopefully not new drywall but perhaps a skim coat of plaster. The issue is Paula is hosting a home tour on May 4th. Time is tight and my name is Mud.

Photo a Day

2008-03-18T00:20:00.003-06:00

I've committed to taking a photo every day this year. So far here are my results.

Actually this slide show will dynamically update so no matter when you view this, it will include my most up to date photos.

March Updates

2008-03-17T23:54:00.003-06:00

Sam turns 18
I turn 44
Shea gets her first job
Sam is quite sick but hoping to be better before Friday when he's scheduled to leave for Europe

Paula's TV debut

2008-02-06T21:58:00.000-06:00

Paula's television debut.

An Eventful Month

2008-01-30T16:30:00.000-06:00

January has gotten off to a rousing start. I was fortunate to asked to present at a conference in Florida so I was able to spend some time with Dad, Brenda and Terry. Photos here.

Meredith and Kurt on moving to another apartment, Kurt got another job. Paula hopped on a plane to Toronto to see Meredith's concert but was delayed due to weather and missed her flight so arrived a day too late.

Sam smashed the bug. Looking forward to February.

Holiday Games

2008-01-01T23:07:00.000-06:00

We've been playing alot of games at Christmas. Dutch Blitz is a favourite. We had a hard time finding it but Paula got it on Ebay in summer. Here's one hand, with Shea winning.

Christmas Memories

2007-12-29T19:45:00.001-06:00

Opening Presents

2007-12-26T10:54:00.001-06:00

45 minutes condensed to 2 minutes

Progressive Supper

2007-12-17T20:37:00.000-06:00

More pictures here.

Snowball Fight

2007-12-15T12:21:00.000-06:00

2007 Christmas Party

2007-12-09T19:08:00.000-06:00

Paula did an amazing job making some incredible food as we invited about 15 couples over for a Christmas gathering. Here are the photos:

A VoiceThread

2007-11-18T23:13:00.000-06:00

This tool now allows you to add video. Feel free to leave a voice or text comment. It's easy and fun.

Shea as Cinderella

2007-10-28T01:11:00.000-06:00

Shea had an outstanding performance as Cinderella in Cornerstone's recent musical. Here are a few photos. Of course, I was not supposed to take photos and video during the performance but I did anyway....hope the cops don't show up at my door.

Baseball Trip 2001

2007-10-15T20:28:00.001-06:00

Quick Animoto show created in a couple of minutes in a digital photography class.

Testing Flixn

2007-09-18T18:08:00.000-06:00

Introducing Charlotte

2007-09-10T21:44:00.000-06:00

Shea picked up her new puppy this weekend. Rudy is trying to figure things out and so are we. Puppy snores but so far so good.

Taking Paula Dancing

2007-08-15T08:54:00.001-06:00

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

Highlights of Summer Vacation

2007-08-09T10:37:00.000-06:00

Here's little bit about our vacation...you can add comments, questions by clicking on the appropriate buttons...Please do..it's fun!

For all 432 pictures....Here you are.

Fun on Lake Michigan

2007-07-13T23:34:00.000-06:00

Fun at the Beach from shareski and Vimeo.

Filming Underway

2007-07-09T13:46:00.000-06:00

Filming for Finn on the Fly at our house began last week. We were able to see a view scenes being shot. The crew gives us a pretty good view of things. We'll watch for a couple of more days before we head out to the east. This slideshow will change as I add more photos.

We got hail

2007-07-02T23:46:00.000-06:00

Major hail hit Moose Jaw on Monday, July 2nd. While some parts of the city saw very little, others got hammered. Our house got hammered. Filming on the movie begins Wednesday. They've got a lot of work to do.

Extreme Home Makeover

2007-06-28T00:55:00.000-06:00

There is a crew working quite hard at preparing our house for the movie. We have spent the week at the Spa and are quite comfortable. Here are a few photos of the changes thus far. There are some before pictures to give you a bit of a context.

More on our Movie

2007-06-19T00:11:00.000-06:00

Today we signed the contract and by Thursday, we'll be out of our house for 26 days. Combine that with our vacation out east and we'll be sleeping somewhere else for close to 50 days. They will be doing some major painting and landscaping which we are quite excited about. They need about 13 days to prep the house and shooting at our house begins on July 4th and last for 9 days. They do not shoot on the weekends.

We plan to spend a few days at the Spa, a few in Saskatoon, some at the Days Inn in town and some at Paula's folks.

This will be a wild summer.

Finn on the Fly

2007-06-12T23:06:00.001-06:00

IMG_0636.JPG, originally uploaded by shareski.

Today many of the production folks were here looking, measuring and trying to figure out all the shots. They left us the script. Shea read it a loud for 3 hours and then Martha took it to bed.

Spring Updates

2007-06-10T15:44:00.000-06:00

Just an update on some spring happenings:

Sam got a job at Dominoes
Shea turned 15
Martha finished her first recital
Looks like we are going to have our house used in a movie...more on that later
I'm getting ready to teach my first University class

Relaxing Long Weekend

2007-05-21T23:32:00.000-06:00

We had a great long weekend. My Dad came and we managed to squeeze a couple of games of golf, a Sunday walk in the park and taught him how to play Catan.

The List

2007-05-07T19:25:00.000-06:00

My Day with Martha

2007-05-07T15:06:00.000-06:00

Martha didn't go with us to Edmonton last week so we were feeling a bit guilty, and decided to make a day just for her. She and I went golfing, visited the science centre and met Paula at Chuck E. Cheese.

Here are the other photos of the day:

John Mayer in Edmonton

2007-04-29T19:18:00.000-06:00

We took Sam and Shea to Edmonton for their birthdays to see John Mayer. A great concert. The highlight was seeing Nadine! The Barrs and Plosz' also took their families so we had some good fun together.

Here are some photos of the trip as well as this short video taken at the concert.

Golf Trip in Mesquite

2007-04-15T19:14:00.000-06:00

I returned from my annual golf trip with the boys. This year's trip took us to Mesquite, Nevada, St.George, Utah and Salt Lake City. Of course it was a great experience. 7 days, 6 rounds of golf and 4500kms. You can see all 394 photos on my flickr page or just look at a few.

Hoopla Champs 2007

2007-03-17T23:47:00.001-06:00

Hoopla Champs 2007 2, originally uploaded by shareski.

Sam's basketball team celebrates winning the provincial championship.

Weird Snow

2007-03-14T19:41:00.000-06:00

Here's a one minute clip of a snowfall. Enormous flakes and the most unique texture of snow I've ever seen.

Settlers of Catan

2007-02-24T00:27:00.000-06:00

Our family has gone a bit crazy with this game. Paula bought the game at Christmas and 2 months later we haven't slowed down much. We play almost daily. Even Martha is getting quite proficient even though the game calls for ages 11 and up. We've spend more time together as a family than we have for a while. Still fighting and still having fun.

More from Shea

2007-02-14T09:39:00.000-06:00

Here's another update this time from Daycee (our children's pastor).

Just wanted to let you know that Shea is doing very well so far. I'm been impressed with her attitude and willingness to try things (especially the food!). She has worked hard and played hard and kept us laughing! She is picking up Spanish very quickly...today in service when the team introduced themselves, she said in spanish "my name is Shea, I'm 15 years old (ask her to explain the age thing), I'm very white, alone (she meant single) and very funny because I am so cute!" I told her if she could figure out how to say it, she could say it! (the congregation enjoyed the laugh).

We split Shea and Jaydene up for the first time today when we were all sent off after service with different families for lunch. Greg and I had agreed to each take one of them in hopes they would get to know some locals better....they begged and pleaded and told me they HAD to be together...finally I told them the only choice they had in the matter was what kind of attitude they were going to have about it.

Shea and I went for lunch with the youth pastor and his wife and mother-in-law and they took us to the old city of Antigua site-seeing (Paula you and Darlene would love to go furniture shopping there!). Shea really enjoyed it and we had lots of fun together. I have been surprised how much she talks to me when we're alone. she told me Jaydene is anxious to get back to see her friends, but Shea says she wants to stay longer. I told her we could extend her ticket and she could stay here for holidays with me!
(just kidding) in short, she's doing well. So far her appliance is the only concern, one piece keeps popping out and she fixes it with some of my hair rubber bands. We're glad to have her with us.

Shea's Guatemala Trip

2007-02-09T12:49:00.000-06:00

Shea is currently in Guatemala helping to put a room on a local church. She is there with 12 other members of our church. This is a bit of a stretch for her but so far, so good. Here's an excerpt from an email she sent us:

It is REALLY HOT here. Like 30 degrees or more it feels like, but don't worry i am slapping on the sunscreen. This week is all working but it's not to bad, me, hannah, and jaydene are painting rooms, so its kind of fun ahah. The food is actually good here. There was one thing i didn't like though, it was like mashed up beans, it looked like poop. but everything tastes good. Just to let you know, we haven;t got a lot of stares cause we are white, because we have been at the church the whole time and almost everyone is white. But the Ladys that are cooking and stuff are guatemalan and they call me and jaydene the barbie dolls haha, thats what daycee said anyways. One of the lady's came up to me and all she said was "Barbie" really funny. But i heard it was really cold in Moose Jaw, sucks to be you i guess!

San Francisco Video

2007-01-23T14:53:00.000-06:00

Here's a 9 minute video of my day in San Francisco.

Back from San Fran

2007-01-22T00:23:00.000-06:00

Had a great time in San Francisco and left my heart there. What a city! Here's a link to the almost 100 photos I took.

He shoots he Scores!

2007-01-05T23:41:00.000-06:00

Sam in the Times Herald
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Sam is featured on the frontpage of the Times Herald.

The Christmas Home Tour

2006-12-10T23:30:00.000-06:00

Here's six minute clip of our home.

American Thanksgiving

2006-11-29T09:21:00.000-06:00

The Plosz' had us over for a nice Thanksgiving dinner and some games. Does anyone know what a fartlek is?

Flash Slideshow

Martha loves her present

2006-11-18T00:21:00.000-06:00

That's what friends are for

2006-10-14T23:27:00.000-06:00

Allan hangs a new light fixture in our bathroom. One of the benefits of a small group. This light fixture features a 25 watt bulb which adds as much light to the room as a birthday candle. I've long ago lost trying to figure out women.

Milestones

2006-09-17T20:53:00.000-06:00

The kids reached a few milestones over the past month. Sam passed his 6 six conservatory exam which he practiced for all summer. He also got his driver's license this month.

Martha passed her swimming lessons.

The furry of fall activities has begun. Sam is involved in volleyball and piano lessons, Shea is in the school musical, taking voice and viola lessons and Martha is in another swimming class, taking piano lessons and just joined basketball.

Looks like a busy fall.

My flickr map

2006-09-05T22:19:00.000-06:00

Flickr recently added geotagging to their service. Everyone can now add location information to their photos.

See mine.

My grapes

2006-08-28T22:59:00.000-06:00

No, not those kind. Picked these on Saturday.

The vacation winds down

2006-08-11T23:21:00.000-06:00

As the vacation winds down, we're now in Billings, Montana to spend the weekend. Our time in Cody, Wyoming was very fun as we went whitewater rafting and some went to the rodeo. Today the drive through the Beartooth highway certainly was an amazing drive. The kids were quite thrilled to throw a snowball in August and enjoy more breathtaking views.

After a couple of days of shopping, we'll be ready to head home. Shea may have an extended stay with Lebere's as they plan to spend the week in Red Lodge, Montana.

You may be wondering about the jumping photos. I'm implementing this tip and so far it think it's working.

Mountain Fun

2006-08-10T10:49:00.000-06:00

Wednesday was a fantastic day. We spent much of the morning on Lone Peak Mountain, hiking and simply enjoying a wonderful view from nearly 10,000 feet. We left Big Sky and headed for Cody, Wyoming. Along the way we spent time in Yellowstone enjoying some of the most spectacular views of God's creation. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone lake, bison everywhere and the incredible drive between Yellowstone and Cody.

Here's a video clip of our morning on Lone Peak. It's just video from my digital camera so quality is lacking. The DVD of the entire trip will be available later....for those interested and you know who you are!

As usual, all photos are housed on flickr.

Fun in Yellowstone

2006-08-08T23:08:00.000-06:00

Holiday fun continued today as we spent it in Yellowstone. Monday we had a nice morning but rain put an end to most of our plans. Today's nice weather allowed us to get in a full day. Highlights over the past couple of days include:

Sam and Tegan earning $50 for stripping down to their underwear and swimming to the Ousell Falls in near freezing water
Having the hotel guy tell us the coffee shop isn't open at 3pm.
Old Faithful
Swimming and riding the currents in the Firehole River
Martha and Emmy in the bear cage

More pictures on flickr.

Montana Fun...the beginning

2006-08-06T23:19:00.000-06:00

Our holiday is starting off very well. Highlights include:

A stop in Miles City
Paula breaking stuff in a store
Me dominating in a go-kart race
Some sweet deals in the mail
Sam ordering an expensive meal he couldn't finish
Emmy's crush on the waiter at the Olive Garden
Penny freaking out as she thought she lost Emmy
Tegan searching for wireless hotspots
A mountain walk

Martha is also blogging her version
Pictures on Flickr

Penny gives Meredith the Pink bike

2006-07-25T01:11:00.000-06:00

Penny gives Meredith the Pink bike
Originally uploaded by shareski.

One last parting gift and Kurt and Meredith prepare to head for T.O. on Wednesday. Like my editing on the photo?

They're married

2006-07-16T21:33:00.000-06:00

The happy couple wed on Friday and things went splendidly. You can either look at the individual photos or view the slideshow.

I will have more added as I get them....keep checking.

The Rehearsal Supper

2006-07-14T11:51:00.000-06:00

Here's 4 minutes of unedited footage from the rehearsal supper and a few seconds from the rehearsal...today's the big day!

A Day at the Beach

2006-07-10T01:25:00.000-06:00

We enjoyed a nice day at Buchanan's cabin and Kedleston beach.
Enjoy.

Kurt's tool bath

2006-07-10T00:00:00.000-06:00

Kurt's tool bath
Originally uploaded by shareski.

I've never been to one of these "tool baths". Kurt received a great deal of wisdom from a variety of perspectives. He also officially owns more tools than me.

Also, I was the laughing stock as most brought their gifts in the bag from the store they were purchased. Paula placed mine in a fancy gift bag with tissue. Not good for a tool bath.

Pre-martial stress

2006-07-05T22:03:00.000-06:00

Times Herald
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Think Meredith is stressed about her upcoming nuptials? Not likely.

Canada Day 2006

2006-07-02T21:35:00.000-06:00

Canada Day 2006
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Great Day. You can see more details at Paula's website.

Cairn for Paula's grandmother

2006-06-21T15:49:00.000-06:00

Yesterday in Moose Jaw a cairn was unveiled commerating the the 1954 air disaster where Paula's grandmother was killed.

Here's the local newspaper article.

Here's a virtual museum tour.

Meredith's Shower

2006-06-21T15:46:00.000-06:00

Meredith succesfully passed her first duty as bride.

See all the photos here.

This is cool!

2006-06-15T20:20:00.000-06:00

Martha types
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Finding an old typewriter gives Martha a few hours of amusement.

I'm done

2006-05-25T21:27:00.000-06:00

Today I convocated from the U of S with my Masters. Altogether I've been taking post secondary education for 10 years. That's enough.

A gift for mom

2006-05-13T15:59:00.000-06:00

Here's a video I did for church for our Mother's Day service.

This will save me a lot of money this summer

2006-05-12T18:23:00.000-06:00

Skyper!
Originally uploaded by Kurt and Meredith.

Here's how Meredith and Kurt stay in touch. Free and better than voice only.

Meredith's recordings

2006-05-06T14:30:00.000-06:00

Meredith spent a great deal of time over the past months recording a couple of songs she wrote. She is applying for a music grant through factor.ca. She's not counting on getting the grant but had a great experience in the recording studio, both recording and singing backup for a few other CD's.

Have a listen.

Hooked on You

Just Like Me

She'll soon be launching her new website meredithjordan.ca...as soon as her "webmaster" has some time.

Home from TO

2006-04-24T13:25:00.000-06:00

We had a great time in Toronto. My workshop went well and now life is back to normal. All the photos are here:

Here's a short video I created to illustrate some fancy editing when you don't have good footage. The first part is the edited or recreated version, the second part is what was actually shot. You'll see what I mean.

Toronto Fun

2006-04-19T18:13:00.000-06:00

We're having a great time in Toronto. Eating, shopping, golfing and visiting. I've been able to take in a couple of sporting events as well. Monday we got $200 tickets to see the Raptors. We only stayed for the first half and then Don and Reni took us out for supper. Tuesday I took Kurt and Meredith to the ball game while Paula and Reni did more shopping. Paula comes home tomorrow, I'll be home Sunday. All the photos are here.

Off in different directions

2006-04-15T08:35:00.000-06:00

It has been a wild few weeks at the Shareski household. After returning from Florida, I'm sitting in the airport in Winnipeg awaiting my connecting flight to Toronto. Paula is already in the air on another flight and I'll meet her there in a few hours. Why are we flying separately? Well contrary to Paula's belief that couples should always fly separately in case of a crash (kids would still have one parent), it's because I doing a workshop next weekend at Don's church and she originally didn't want to leave the kids. As it turned out Shea and Martha went with her Mom and Dad to Cold Lake to visit Paula's sister Chantal. So she decided to come but we couldn't get on the same flight.

Sam and Rudy are at home. Sam will likely occupy his time play his new Xbox. Rudy will pester him for some activity. Hopefully Rudy will win sometimes.

Looking forward to seeing Meredith, playing some golf, visiting with Don and Reni and teaching.

Martha is Podcasting

2006-04-01T17:34:00.000-06:00

Martha asked about recording audio for her blog so that means set up a podcast.
She's looking for comments so listen to her 4 minute recording and leave a comment. She'll be thrilled.

Check it out.

Great weekend in Florida

2006-03-20T20:22:00.000-06:00

It's been a great few days here in sunny Florida. Weather has been quite hot. I don't mean to rub it in because I know the weather in Moose Jaw has been lousy...them's the breaks.

Getting ready to go to the conference. The city has free wireless so we've been coming down in the evenings to stay on top of emails and stuff.

Martha's Blog

2006-03-06T20:07:00.000-06:00

Martha has decided to enter the world of weblogging to showcase her stories.

Check it out.

Steve Bell Concert

2006-03-06T20:00:00.000-06:00

Our small group went into Regina Saturday to the Steve Bell concert. He was introducing his new album, Dinner with Bruce which is a tribute to Bruce Cockburn. Excellent concert.

Update:
Here's a 12 second video taken with my digital camera.

Trip to the Science Centre

2006-02-24T02:03:00.000-06:00

We took the kids to the Science Centre in Regina on Wednesday. Here's a video of the day.
More photos can be found on our flickr site.

Paula's ball

2006-02-22T12:46:00.000-06:00

Paula's ball
Originally uploaded by shareski.

This is actually ball number 3. The first two were punctured by various methods. I'm saying this is the last one. Watching someone bounce up and down on a ball while you're trying to watch television is very annoying. I've been told to get over it.

Point Counterpoint

2006-02-11T01:01:00.000-06:00

Point Counterpoint
Originally uploaded by shareski.

I just received 5 free copies of the magazine with my published article. The online version has been up for a month but it was kind of cool to get the hard copy.

Martha's magnets

2006-02-09T23:54:00.000-06:00

Martha's magnets
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Martha's school had a science/learning fair this week. Martha's class studied Magnets.

Ergomates

2006-02-02T10:24:00.000-06:00

Ergomates, for those of you who don't know is a product invented by a friend of mine and now is a company run by a few of my friends. Today, this article was posted in a business magazine.

Dad hits 100!

2006-01-23T18:59:00.000-06:00

My Dad just emailed me to tell me he hit 100 geocaches. It's been just over a year since he started so I'd say he's doing quite well. He's going to work hard on his second 100 while in Lakeland.

He also has his sites set on 74. That's the golf score he hopes to shoot this year to match his age.

Paula's new smile

2006-01-18T10:46:00.000-06:00

Paula has always hated getting her picture taken. Lately she has developed a new strategy using what I call her "fake smile". She's been getting several compliments and I on the other hand have had a few "disses". This comment from my sister after viewing this picture.

"It looks like Paula and her dad".

So I too have to work on my smile. Here's my attempt to compete.

Martha Skates

2006-01-04T17:49:00.000-06:00

Martha was very excited to go skating and use her newly painted skates. Here's a clip of her efforts.

More photos here.

Mere's grade 1 journal singer entry

2006-01-04T15:31:00.000-06:00

Mere's grade 1 journal singer entry
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Sometimes those early dreams come true.

Holiday fun

2005-12-28T14:22:00.000-06:00

Laptops galore
Originally uploaded by shareski.

This is what the holidays are all about. Watching some quality shows and working wirelessly on your laptops.

Progressive Supper

2005-12-23T14:43:00.000-06:00

The 2nd Annual Progressive Supper was held on Wednesday, December 21st. Val organized this event involving 9 couples.

We began at Buchanan's with appetizers supplied by Penny and Julie. We headed over to Lisa's for soup made by Debbie. Sheri hosted and supplied a shrimp salad. The main course was at Val's and she prepared a chicken thing wrapped in a big fat noodle with almonds and green beans. That's a brutal explanation but Paula's not here to provide me with the correct details. We finished up at our house for Tarimsu.

More photos here.

Update: Allan and Darlene have posted more photos as well.

Meredith sings at Open Mike Night

2005-12-21T14:19:00.000-06:00

Meredith took advantage of an open mike night at a local coffee shop Sunday night to perform with Kurt.

Her prof's have encouraged her to pursue these opportunities. They did very well and also performed well at a wedding Saturday and will also perform on Christmas Eve.