The One with the Kirkland Costco

Have you ever wondered why Costco's brand is called Kirkland Signature? According to Wikipedia the name derives from the fact that Costco's corporate headquarters were located in the city of Kirkland, Washington between 1987 and 1996. Today the headquarters are not too far away in the city of Issaquah, Washington. And right between those two cities is my home town of Redmond. Chris and his Pops really...

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The One with the "Pasickie"

PS - Hello to all those who arrive on this blog by googling "pasickie". In YouTube, you have to search for "Kai wants a popsicle". Thanks for stopping by, feel free to roam around.

Chris and I have watched this YouTube video over and over and over again and it still manages to amuse us. We'll whisper "Pasickie" to each other because it's funny. And no, it's not our child, I have no idea who he belongs to. Enjoy!

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The One with the Diamond Encrusted Skull

"I think most people would agree that their skulls are a priceless asset. But what artist Damien Hirst has done to the following skull has actually made a nondescript skull into one of the most expensive pieces of art ever. It is estimated to be worth more than $50 million, maybe even $100 million. It is believed to come from the skeleton of a man who lived between 1720 and 1810. From Reuters:'British...

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The One with the Decrepit Stairs

We moved into our apartment at the end of April 2007. We noticed then that the stairs were crumbling so we avoided those certain steps and assumed they would get fixed eventually. ONE YEAR LATER the stairs look like this. Notice the sharp rusty nail thing poking out the side... One morning about two weeks ago I got fed up and sent our management a rather intense email. I calculated that they have...

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The One with the Home Made Clock

I saw this clock while looking at a blog one day and decided I could make one of my own. I went to Anthropologie up in Salt Lake City and bought 12 eclectic door knobs. I had my dad glue together some scraps of wood and he brought it with him when they came out for my graduation. I painted it with different colors of gauche then drilled 12 holes around it. I screwed in the knobs, added the clock mechanism...

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The One with Paige's Graduation - Part II

It has been a busy past couple of days! My family flew in on Wednesday afternoon. My mom and sister picked me up from work and they had fun picking out lots of scrapbooking supplies for super cheap. We stopped off at Einstein Bagel and what should have been a 10 minute snack stop turned into a 2 hour excursion...When we drove into the parking lot we heard a "pop" and when Mom got out of the car she...

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The One with the Congratulations!

Hey all, This is Chris. I just wanted to put a post up today to say CONGRATULATIONS to Paige! We just finished all the graduation ceremonies for her Bachelor of Art in Art Education. I wanted to tell her, and all of you, how proud I am of her. I love you Paige!P.S. I'll put some pictures of the graduation stuff up so...

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The One with Chris' Amazing Artistic Skills

I bet you didn't know that Chris is an amazing watercolorist. He's very talented. I'm going to MAKE him write some of his stories about being an artist so stay tuned. Meanwhile, I'm graduating in 5 hours!Well, she kept her word. This is Chris, and here I am writing about all of this. I first tried painting in watercolor when I was a freshman in a drawing 1 class. I almost didn't take the class, but...

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The One with Paige's Gradation - Part I

I graduated from high school in June 2003 at Qwest Field/Seahawk Stadium. After all the 'rents and teachers left, we seniors stayed and watched an "illusionist." I didn't buy it for one minute and was actually bored out of my mind. Then we went to GameWorks (an arcade) in Seattle which was pretty cool because we had the whole thing rented out. Then at 1am we boarded a ferry and cruised around the...

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The One with Paige's Project - Part I

I'm going to turn this pile o' papers and tiles into something...what will it ...

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The One with Our Menagerie

I have loved animals since I was a little girl. Or maybe I just liked feeding them... Anyways, I have had more pets than I can remember so I will just write about the ones that come to mind and that I have pictures of.My very first pet was a guinea pig named Tanmerry. Where did I come up with that name? Well, she was a tan color and I liked the name "Marie", put them together and you've got Tanmerry....

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