2004----Totem Pole near house

How will Sarah treat her husband?

Love this quote!

Love these kids!!!

Hearing test

Ok, I had my hearing test. It was intensive. At one point, I wanted to hold my breath so the noise of my breathing wouldn't interfer with the tiny little sounds they wanted me to hear.

Results: I have a little hearing loss (about 5 decibles) in those upper regions...about women's voice level.

Now that I've been there, everything seems too loud to me. Go figure!

Brent in Sand

One of my favorite photos of Brent (you really need to click on this photo and pull it up full screen to appreciate this one!). Another Hoffer kid who always takes a great photo!
:)
Aunt Bev

Miranda at the beach

She doesn't take a bad picture. I hate her!!!

Ok, just a little jealousy....

Patti

A Blast from the Past --January 2002

Only Patti would attempt this

Only Patti would attempt to take the ENTIRE family to the opthamologist on one afternoon. And no one seemed to have a straightforward eye exam. Patti and Al need to go back for more tests. All of them need new glasses....to the tune of MANY dollars. Thank goodness that insurance will help with some of it.

And in addition, she managed to squeeze in a surgeon visit for Alan's shoulder, a gastroenterologist appointment for herself, and a pediatrician visit (semi-emergent) for Sarah with abdominal pain.

Now everyone is in bed, collapsed from a day in the American Health Care System. And hopefully Sarah feels better because after she got her eyes dilated, she told me on the phone "It's making me get a headache and I am going to pass out."

Sweet dreams everyone.

It would GAG a MAGGOT !!!!

An expression Mom used to use was "It would Gag a MaGGOT!" It took me years before I realized what it meant. Well, apparently my nieces and nephews are learning this early. Their mother took them to the Science Museum in Seattle where Sarah (who apparently eats everything including salmon and shrimp) ate 6 barbecued worm larvae. Sarah said calmly when I asked why she did that "I like barbacue."

Bryce ate one and then someone told him what it was so he ran outside and spit it out.

I told Bryce "Now I can NEVER kiss you again because worms passed over your lips." He retorted "Then I can't ever draw you a picture again."

It may be an easy price for me to pay. EWWWWWWWW!!!!

I found this photo on the internet and it was apparently for educators with this description for them:

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Singles contain 5.6 grams