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Thursday, 13 April 2006 |
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 Kristin has had braces applied to her teeth. The pink and blue traintracks will remain in place for six to eight months and are intended to remove the famous inherited GAP from her smile. The gap between the two front teeth showed up with both Kristin and Jakob, and was inherited from Mom, whose gap closed up in later years.
Kristin decided that she didn't want to have the gap any more, so she went for the braces. She can't chew gum, or eat really chewy stuff, but apparently it is okay to still eat chocolate.
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Jakob Takes Second at Kiwanis Festival |
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Wednesday, 05 April 2006 |
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 Jakob's performance of Inter-City Stomp (Norton) earned him a second place finish at the Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival! The adjudicator commented on his "effective staccato touch and good energy" and awarded him a score of 86 in the Conservatory Piano Solo Study - Grade 3 class at the festival. That score was high enough to place him second in the class.
But that wasn't Jakob's only performance during the week. He was also entered in the Conservatory Piano Solo - Grade 3 class two days later, where he had to play first.
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Cub Car Takes Design Award |
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Saturday, 25 February 2006 |
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 It wasn't the fastest, but it sure looked nice! And the judges agreed as they awarded Jakob's cub car the second place trophy in the "10 Year Old Best Design" category at this year's Simcoe Phoenix Area Kub Kar Rally.
This was the third -- and final -- year for Cub cars, and the first year that Jakob's car was actually entered in the design contest. In both previous years, his car was too busy racing in the finals to enter in the design contest. Conceived by Jakob, and created with help from Dad, the 2006 creation was a bold blue streamlined car with a powerful bolt of lightning running down the length.
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Vacation on Sanibel Island |
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Saturday, 07 January 2006 |
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 One week on Sanibel Island is not quite enough! A month would be just about perfect, but everybody in the family is happy with the one week we had on beautiful Sanibel Island in the Gulf of Mexico just outside of Fort Myers, Florida. Our beach front condominium turned out to be perfect. With a south-facing view of the ocean we could see both the sunrise and sunset from our balcony. However, for most sunrises we were already out on the beach hunting for shells.
You can view a full set of pictures in the photo gallery by clicking HERE.
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Kristin Embarrassed by Dad's Hat |
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Saturday, 10 December 2005 |
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 In a new development, Kristin has apparently become embarrassed by Dad's hat. Previously, the hat did not cause her any problems, but months away from her thirteenth birthday things seemed to have changed.
The hat in question is the delightful and colourful jester's hat that Dad has been wearing in public for at least three years, usually around Christmas time.
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Danoshimano and Kritter Have Awesome Cache Trip! |
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Thursday, 13 October 2005 |
Geocachers Danoshimano (aka Dad) and Kritter (aka Kristin) had an amazing geocaching trip on Wednesday 12 October, 2005! After packing the gear and lunch early in the morning, they headed 96 km west via Stayner to Flesherton and beyond to Markdale. The first target was just west of Markdale, where they went to complete the Where's In a Name? cache. This was a 'cooperative' virtual cache that moves around the world. The opportunity to complete this cache came after being contacted by V-I-cacher in British Columbia. From there, it was on to the beautiful Beaver River Valley area.
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