tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754346815045158072024-02-19T01:11:44.804-07:00Super Awesome Kennedy BlogTeishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-43755158015607846022012-06-14T15:07:00.000-06:002012-06-14T15:15:27.717-06:00Is it 'CATCH-up', 'catsup' or 'ketsup'?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I have a friend who has had a lot of time on her hands recently. And because she isn't accustomed to this kind of freedom, she's climbing the walls. She asked what I did all day long (as if I have somehow have this kind of free time as well...) and I texted her back a laundry list of things that fill my days. One of my activities piqued her interest and she started a blog. Well, she signed up for one. As to what to post, how to make it pretty, etc. she's still a bit under water on those points. But she'll get there. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why do I share this story with you? Well, somewhere in our conversation she jabbed, "Okay Miss Blogger, it's time to get updated!" Subtle, huh? Sadly, I can't disagree with her because my last post was to recount Amelia's 4th birthday and here we sit, now just six days away from her 5th birthday! Why is it that every year I have to post some massive entry that encompasses at least six months or more? [sigh...] Here's what we've missed in a nutshell:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sweet grandmother, Rheta Anderson Blackham, passed away at age 92. She was amazing and I will be forever grateful for the notes, emails, texts, etc. that flooded in as she was slipping away from us. We read and re-read them to her and they made us all smile. Someday, I want to grow up to be just like her.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amelia performed in Miss Julie's School of Dance Winter Recital. Thank you, Nana and Grandpa for the beautiful flowers that make her feel like a prima donna.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David's father, John, organized a trip for a few Harvard undergrads to the Hopi Reservation. David was lucky enough to tag along. He has great memories of accompanying his dad to Arizona as a kid when John would have legal work to do on the reservation. Also on the packed itinerary - the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon.</span><br />
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David, we love you. Even more than the crappy tie that I made with leftover linen that ended up too thick to tie properly and a tad too short for your height. Seriously. We love you WAY more than that. :)</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-85346621018804685412011-06-21T13:16:00.001-06:002011-06-21T16:55:42.725-06:00Superheros - Unite and Celebrate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUba7D9YvHP6b_UDOC8KuaAE6-vtJQSf9ufKWrJOjRnL4I__ZhivRN_Fzy1dJGZ_gEFjCADpUwHfcyTDyOt5ty3UOnb1bxWKJzyjfNEhH7WeY3i2zRUvh3MSIScQvhuyfh4llOYRq79RrP/s1600/AJK+bday+-+Superhero+-+Invite+1up+-+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUba7D9YvHP6b_UDOC8KuaAE6-vtJQSf9ufKWrJOjRnL4I__ZhivRN_Fzy1dJGZ_gEFjCADpUwHfcyTDyOt5ty3UOnb1bxWKJzyjfNEhH7WeY3i2zRUvh3MSIScQvhuyfh4llOYRq79RrP/s320/AJK+bday+-+Superhero+-+Invite+1up+-+for+blog.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sVJHjVJzURe1m50-d-PKJQXvUkl3uWN955-q33BoJhIIaoyFG_MR97AQzunkTXRaPJvO835Rg6CAW1CSnjmI0t_Uv8jGFoFyRvygKEP1LkeWqGfkPFSqqSB3w7RgYGgdXmkZAzYtPo3u/s1600/DSC_0377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sVJHjVJzURe1m50-d-PKJQXvUkl3uWN955-q33BoJhIIaoyFG_MR97AQzunkTXRaPJvO835Rg6CAW1CSnjmI0t_Uv8jGFoFyRvygKEP1LkeWqGfkPFSqqSB3w7RgYGgdXmkZAzYtPo3u/s320/DSC_0377.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every birthday superhero needs a superhero cape. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sorensens and we were traveling in Europe - I don't remember what country. We stayed in a place with lots of rooms. There were a lot of tourists there. We had to share a bathroom with another room; it was between the two rooms. You had to remember to lock the door on the other side. There was this one day, I went into the bathroom and there, just in front of me, was a naked man. He'd forgotten to lock the door. Both of us were in total shock. We both turned and left. I saw his back end, too. The next morning at breakfast, France said, "Who's the guy from last night?" I said, "How do you expect me to recognize him with his clothes on?"</span><br />
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</div>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-40940615837834964282011-02-23T21:12:00.000-07:002011-02-23T21:12:19.033-07:00Caught, red-handed (or purple-faced).<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't being a kid fun? Toys, makeup, and markers. Oh my!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-78306031593750634382010-08-09T09:46:00.001-06:002010-08-09T11:04:34.798-06:0013th Annual Tiny Tots Track & Field Invitational<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East High School is best known for playing host to an annual track meet for kids every summer. Okay, that's not entirely true. EHS is probably best known for being the high school in Disney's High School Musical films. But for one day each summer and to the kids that participate, it's best known for a super fun track meet!</span><br />
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</span></div>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-32447563119297801032010-08-09T09:27:00.002-06:002010-08-09T11:07:59.472-06:00The Princess and the Frog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good thing that Amelia's dance teacher, Miss Julie, had the foresight to have Amelia's dance class perform to two musical number in their spring dance recital. Because...</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></div>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-23808703676833363792010-08-09T09:02:00.000-06:002010-08-09T09:02:42.561-06:00Digging to China<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The time has come to fulfill a childhood ambition - digging to China. We thought, "where best to start this project but in our very own basement?" Actually, we're just excavating our basement to give it a decent ceiling height and change some rooms around a bit. The work is slow-going to say the least and I'm about ready to kick our excavator in the shins (really hard!). At the same time, we're remodeling the upstairs bathroom. That is just about done, thankfully. How people survive a dusty remodel is beyond me...</span><br />
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</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-37262796744554788752010-08-09T08:50:00.000-06:002010-08-09T08:50:36.757-06:00Ketchup, Catsup, Catch Up!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any way you say it, I've been way behind in my blogging.</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFBF7v6LsLZsZD7fk1HCtylw0MZJjjBK2hA3rnTPE0BPbKAp455dLewiNTrGM91uGuPUc6J2H_dx0EYeTJpdepqM2c-A5ia3LeSK94UJMHnPBJzMu8Zpc77XzaZ96Ygj8-EGQIdfaL1qn/s1600/DSC_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFBF7v6LsLZsZD7fk1HCtylw0MZJjjBK2hA3rnTPE0BPbKAp455dLewiNTrGM91uGuPUc6J2H_dx0EYeTJpdepqM2c-A5ia3LeSK94UJMHnPBJzMu8Zpc77XzaZ96Ygj8-EGQIdfaL1qn/s320/DSC_0044.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cousin, Kirstin, and her family met up with us, too. But this active family moves way faster than our snail's pace. They crisscrossed the Park and we met now and then to watch Brett devour a [grody] turkey leg and let Cambria teach Amelia how to pose for the camera. So fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6TcF1M8JolOkTkx0JSAK9G6XFd5uPs300Atp8kKW2TFhu41qJg-cBptA4vB2zYTXS41qVTb5irWXR19xfO4bzoTCJvGJJSGXd6vp-SAohbQMTShdWiuNYbz70-ivl-ir-4z0uFW4xqr1/s1600/28741_399967618584_719198584_4105963_7570278_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6TcF1M8JolOkTkx0JSAK9G6XFd5uPs300Atp8kKW2TFhu41qJg-cBptA4vB2zYTXS41qVTb5irWXR19xfO4bzoTCJvGJJSGXd6vp-SAohbQMTShdWiuNYbz70-ivl-ir-4z0uFW4xqr1/s320/28741_399967618584_719198584_4105963_7570278_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And... drumroll, please... we lunched at Club 33! It was beyond amazing and might just deserve its own blog entry. So glad that we were able to share the experience with family. A thousand thanks to Katherine and her connections for the hookup! I have every intention of making this an annual adventure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>(From here on out - the photos that should be seen are being held captive on our other Mac. I can see them, I can copy them, but they refuse to transfer and work as photos should. As soon as we fix this, I'll insert the photos into the blog. I am super mad about this.)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allen and his friend, Cecily, came to play, too. (Did I mention this was a crazy trip?) Somehow the day they visited was "Bat Day" - a day when goth enthusiasts gather at Disneyland. Let me tell you, it was a very odd to see - goth parasols, six-inch soled boots, steampunk style, gas masks, walking canes, black eyeliner for miles, etc. set against a "Happiest Place on Earth" backdrop. And the Haunted Mansion turned into some kind of rave when the sun when down!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We even spent time with the FitzRandolfs. (Tim worked with David until a recent move back to the Glendale studio.) Amelia and Sarah had a language all their own!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an anniversary treat to ourselves we spent the tail end of our trip at DIsney's Grand Californian. Now that we've done it, we're convinced that there's no other way to do Disney! It was spectacular and the best part was having grandma Lorla join us for a night. Amelia and Lorla spent quality time on the balcony having a tea party and counting/cleaning the coins in her new sock coin purse. (Grandma Lorla's nickname is now "Money Bags".)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375434681504515807.post-85139812660334835832010-04-23T13:18:00.000-06:002010-04-23T13:18:42.081-06:00Dad, I love the cotton candy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTK8z3tjhmdSn6Tfs8cnddJO9fsZCQ5DGk6ZtYOhog_e5Yv3AXRXhtTbiffCm-NobinI1imNQBwFHjfLRYsy_3vh3rjA-C7z_7LQ0tD3ms7mg_ZKkDBmaRSzaGAG67pgKufftVNs0l9Lx/s320/DSC_0047.jpg" width="213" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This kid loves, loves, loves Bakin Robbins' cotton candy ice cream. Amazingly enough, it really tastes like cotton candy (translation: it's way too sweet).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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