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2007 Memorial Day Pig Roast
This is the official invitation for the fifth annual Memorial Day Pig Roast at the home of Tom and Sarah Albrecht on May 28, 2007. After going back and forth for a while, we decided to forgo doing an entire pig this year. We’ve found that our parties end up having a lot of kids […]
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New Email Address
Bad news. I got an email the other day from what used to by my Internet Service Provider, and is now simply my email service provider, Speakeasy. They were announcing that they were acquired by Best Buy. I hate Best Buy. Therefore, I’m doing what I should have done earlier. I’ve decided to take my […]
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TÅkyÅ Pictures
Some pictures are online – I haven’t had time to do the captions yet. SJA
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Earthquake
Quite simply, I didn’t feel it. We’re safe. I was on my way to church at the time. Apparently it was 6.9 magnitude quake that hit in central Japan and created a small (6in deep) tsunami. Aftershocks are expected, so maybe we’ll get to feel one of those. Thanks for the calls and emails to […]
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Family Trip to Japan
Looks like my last trip to Japan is going to be a big one. I took a job offer on a different program, so I won’t be working the international programs for much longer. Our big upgrade that’s been going on for the last few months is reaching its climax with a three week upgrade […]
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Cheeseburger Champion
My dearest Tabitha has reached another milestone in her life. It’s been a tradition, on the nights before I travel, that we take the family out to dinner. I asked the kids what they wanted, and all of them wanted to go get cheeseburgers. In Frazier, PA, there is a Cheeburger, Cheeburger restaurant. As you […]
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Milestones
Despite the illness over here (this past week, THE FIVE had chest colds, four of them along with ear infections), there have been some cool milestones: Thomas pulled out his first baby tooth (got it on video!) Aiden learned to put together jigsaw puzzles (thanks to Aunt Lynn!) and is very talented in this area […]
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What did YOU have for dinner last night?
11879Every now and then, Tom arranges a date night with a surprise destination. Last night’s date almost didn’t happen – Tom got stuck in traffic and we’d miss the beginning of the dinner if he had to come home first to get me. Tom called and said, “Can you get a ride to dinner and […]
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Happy Birth Day Leah!
I’m sure most of you know already, but since I’ve been lax keeping the website up-to-date, here’s my “We had a baby!” post. Leah Grace Albrecht was born on Wednesday, September 20, at 2:35am. She was 7lb 13oz, and mother and baby are doing well. We also got the pictures online for everyone to appreciate. […]
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The Eye of a Five-year-old
I took the day off of work and took the family to the zoo yesterday. As I was getting my camera stuff together, I remembered that we still had our old A300 digital camera. So, for fun, I put new batteries in the camera, cleared out the little 32mb memory card, and gave Thomas a […]
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
We are working on homeschooling. This is our first “official” year. Thomas is five and Tabitha is four. Although formal education isn’t required for their ages, they both seem to be ready to learn. Our curriculum consists of : Reading a chapter from the Bible each day (this always proves to be interesting – yesterday’s […]
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Two Quotes
Yesterday The children were playing and I asked them to stop and pick up a few toys before going on to the next thing. Tabitha: “Mom, we’re still playing.” Me: “Pause play.” Tab: “Mom, that’s not a sentence.” Today Thomas is teaching Tabitha to play Battleship while the little guys take a nap. As you […]
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Memorial Day Pig Roast 2006
Once again, it’s time for the (fourth) annual pig roast, and you all are invited to attend the party at the home of Tom and Sarah Albrecht. We plan on starting off around noon, and going into the evening. The pig should be done around 4pm, but we’ll be serving food throughout the party. Please […]
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Baby Announcement
I’d never imagine that I would congratulate Tom while he was in an airport terminal, but such was the case today. His flight was cancelled and he ended up in Minnesota. He was online, and I was able to tell him that… Baby # 5 is due (unofficially) October 2nd. If it’s not a girl, […]
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Super Tired Man
Thomas: “I’m Super Tired Man!” Dad: “Heh. And what are your powers?” Thomas: “I sleep AND I’m fast!”