tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88359967842184507352024-02-07T00:25:54.001-05:00Just when you thought it was safe...Pam and Steve Johanson's new life in Miami BeachPam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-80240834234953895332009-07-04T13:04:00.005-04:002009-07-04T13:15:29.007-04:00Baltimore TripWe recently took a trip to Baltimore. Here are some photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KLTJKzNXEUxDwb6QAcIMb9EzUOyO1npZs_3QhOZ-Wg1KK3OJWJFanwc5SrzuNSefMeABxfgEnq8COAwl2d3IB0gjwsRYCJG42X6mkECR1ghLo_de1zsv25SGfpc8HVXyHql0NqVL76A/s1600-h/rainapark2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KLTJKzNXEUxDwb6QAcIMb9EzUOyO1npZs_3QhOZ-Wg1KK3OJWJFanwc5SrzuNSefMeABxfgEnq8COAwl2d3IB0gjwsRYCJG42X6mkECR1ghLo_de1zsv25SGfpc8HVXyHql0NqVL76A/s320/rainapark2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653104555722802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YC4ORCqYZsawvJkLQgvD5ohbDJCoj0vrmnJrUmrHJ0DzqmAVqmJL3pgrwT0h0iFwMn15kbSczOlfxhSs1PagtHTPopcgi-mbB8ESjWOgrKtveY31hUIxSCrjU_EzSWLfZde-1yyA9cc/s1600-h/rainapark3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YC4ORCqYZsawvJkLQgvD5ohbDJCoj0vrmnJrUmrHJ0DzqmAVqmJL3pgrwT0h0iFwMn15kbSczOlfxhSs1PagtHTPopcgi-mbB8ESjWOgrKtveY31hUIxSCrjU_EzSWLfZde-1yyA9cc/s320/rainapark3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653101631851618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzElhRSbHEu741KpS2Z3hRLxDjUHWL4oItEajN_HanOqPvJuMRdS1SEEFAunGbA-RsWLw0YYwLxnrI68szrhuSaoYsZ67EJNiaJJ-oDy4BnrXQ_KOsBYZW6TP1s1iHSAAlqgQeAvvaQQ/s1600-h/rainapark.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzElhRSbHEu741KpS2Z3hRLxDjUHWL4oItEajN_HanOqPvJuMRdS1SEEFAunGbA-RsWLw0YYwLxnrI68szrhuSaoYsZ67EJNiaJJ-oDy4BnrXQ_KOsBYZW6TP1s1iHSAAlqgQeAvvaQQ/s320/rainapark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653238153671026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgErc4vwhuTu8oiCYsu9zcl3fVoxoHnvd_S7ZgikcSRAxBsVK7IShOsgNC2zlUxGsmkODago9ECtVVMCE_sJ-j0iMFOGWBAPPw0V1H_nlJsi-8VpAORjwHPj0mQBOM7UPCJza2MLbYWs/s1600-h/rainapark4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgErc4vwhuTu8oiCYsu9zcl3fVoxoHnvd_S7ZgikcSRAxBsVK7IShOsgNC2zlUxGsmkODago9ECtVVMCE_sJ-j0iMFOGWBAPPw0V1H_nlJsi-8VpAORjwHPj0mQBOM7UPCJza2MLbYWs/s320/rainapark4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653093385276386" border="0" /></a><br />Steve took Raina to a park to enjoy some outdoor time while Pam got a chance to take a nap in the car.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0IziCS8Frj2fnQ0NQB6ygSsETidem_wUK2Fyj7xO46DgBCAgqir2DJgaWYbrJYqqvntUFjmQu185Ez46eho7JcBdZ1Qbl8o5UOmFmHSIvl7rEYgbHlvbzkECN9-Asy5i3E67xx0o76M/s1600-h/watermelon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0IziCS8Frj2fnQ0NQB6ygSsETidem_wUK2Fyj7xO46DgBCAgqir2DJgaWYbrJYqqvntUFjmQu185Ez46eho7JcBdZ1Qbl8o5UOmFmHSIvl7rEYgbHlvbzkECN9-Asy5i3E67xx0o76M/s320/watermelon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653092049340530" border="0" /></a><br />Yummy watermelon at Julie (Lin), John (Rhodes), and Dylan's house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvIb0dSfycCYrZGULdWrSqxwtI1PhcgGshWrml97pUFK2e8E0fwHRZ7TqYicMFCD6EEcYR8YUaPRSdkhUE3iZYsJlz6_AXaeDXTGbND7mhEigl-3L9YyLbkCP7Mc4vfadWsOl8-c7XQg/s1600-h/squashwithgrandpa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvIb0dSfycCYrZGULdWrSqxwtI1PhcgGshWrml97pUFK2e8E0fwHRZ7TqYicMFCD6EEcYR8YUaPRSdkhUE3iZYsJlz6_AXaeDXTGbND7mhEigl-3L9YyLbkCP7Mc4vfadWsOl8-c7XQg/s320/squashwithgrandpa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653086869052850" border="0" /></a><br />Squash with Grandpa Johanson<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfMCtJG4cBwM3N97pwY-_wnjGmCJCafcfpjJClec3AwFO9aVpyuTe5AsXMvboymtBzXpUK0p9Cw1JxRM1Texrw9vjt7kK5WFXb7Ui7qeis7BCP4MAzxvpPzXWxkVHDDa4WMOVRfzrV7I/s1600-h/mountainbiking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfMCtJG4cBwM3N97pwY-_wnjGmCJCafcfpjJClec3AwFO9aVpyuTe5AsXMvboymtBzXpUK0p9Cw1JxRM1Texrw9vjt7kK5WFXb7Ui7qeis7BCP4MAzxvpPzXWxkVHDDa4WMOVRfzrV7I/s320/mountainbiking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652847803199762" border="0" /></a><br />A great mountain bike ride at Patapsco.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveoKgB-1unfOXgDblj8PR9LkqrPqFS9axe9t9VFFLm6jHWn_uJbn3chzPbEOuuAE6TqzMcuFODxgrzcs4WLyL7yqe0jT4T1GtJ_4mVt1MNc-lrMCu-otQCJ_7Q-9XdzK8w4fObvTaJDU/s1600-h/mommyandbabies.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveoKgB-1unfOXgDblj8PR9LkqrPqFS9axe9t9VFFLm6jHWn_uJbn3chzPbEOuuAE6TqzMcuFODxgrzcs4WLyL7yqe0jT4T1GtJ_4mVt1MNc-lrMCu-otQCJ_7Q-9XdzK8w4fObvTaJDU/s320/mommyandbabies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652851300562690" border="0" /></a>Mommies and babies at Amanda and Dave's house. (Left to right: Amanda and Evan [10 months], Pam and Raina [12 months], and Sherri and Page [14 months]).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutMGZ-JXE2bXuLeSxMfsiSOzq3tS7qMAZ81M0masx5yDdPDBeCiz8v0uT41-2euPwj_HxjHAM-gjrRm_3-qciXc4fmzBqpUYmYX_saTLuRStE5Ujw-dmqIqgRopeeq5NzvkscCCoOiA/s1600-h/daddyandbabies.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutMGZ-JXE2bXuLeSxMfsiSOzq3tS7qMAZ81M0masx5yDdPDBeCiz8v0uT41-2euPwj_HxjHAM-gjrRm_3-qciXc4fmzBqpUYmYX_saTLuRStE5Ujw-dmqIqgRopeeq5NzvkscCCoOiA/s320/daddyandbabies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652845369778546" border="0" /></a><br />Daddies and babies (Steve and Raina; Evan and Dave)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvomjEaT5WjFReUmKGDYswfvIVa-jvsNvpulCAAa2ePDy16qrf48JaG34QtshU8fIy3U-vpzczv92zr5eYLnmilOVGNMn9oDGZyGWrq49peocZXkZ5sg5EO63U6xS6IDa20HCtrMyhn3g/s1600-h/drivetoairport.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvomjEaT5WjFReUmKGDYswfvIVa-jvsNvpulCAAa2ePDy16qrf48JaG34QtshU8fIy3U-vpzczv92zr5eYLnmilOVGNMn9oDGZyGWrq49peocZXkZ5sg5EO63U6xS6IDa20HCtrMyhn3g/s320/drivetoairport.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652838913107298" border="0" /></a><br />The car ride to the airport (Ft. Lauderdale - that's Jules on the right)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CiNcYIwheJL7XzvIWGBN18bE2sXvxhv7eUiDvE5cRmSiyudEzg_YPQ6mtaT1nqXP96mGxouAbjq1QcVIzPKjP2ddK_kzRppI7JYa8srco17k-qHc6PT7zraL2iLGU22Qf0NBQ1jRqGA/s1600-h/dylan1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CiNcYIwheJL7XzvIWGBN18bE2sXvxhv7eUiDvE5cRmSiyudEzg_YPQ6mtaT1nqXP96mGxouAbjq1QcVIzPKjP2ddK_kzRppI7JYa8srco17k-qHc6PT7zraL2iLGU22Qf0NBQ1jRqGA/s320/dylan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652835263264066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm9juz3mp1PvPU4LNSg94r-CnyejJrnuGqJVcjQAPwj6zIZq2N0vOnY-yWZEirpZ1KUWU6mYCp-66NftM7bd1aleydWpgG9smeNhBn2GXy33daAMg1XwyskJ7csTlGsG8u7DSLSLKqMc/s1600-h/dylan2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm9juz3mp1PvPU4LNSg94r-CnyejJrnuGqJVcjQAPwj6zIZq2N0vOnY-yWZEirpZ1KUWU6mYCp-66NftM7bd1aleydWpgG9smeNhBn2GXy33daAMg1XwyskJ7csTlGsG8u7DSLSLKqMc/s320/dylan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652580033368802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdbY5H6fhtqC2MNApyH8BJwVpg9kabpSVR4ciMxl_NfHTdjm54EnFrWTiMZi191c_c9bqHoyJbjj_3bnVTuNemO4xau7wC8-L2tfdoqZeYmB_aCyHC8bywxrS__MtDazUDCiL7xvv_Y/s1600-h/dylan4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdbY5H6fhtqC2MNApyH8BJwVpg9kabpSVR4ciMxl_NfHTdjm54EnFrWTiMZi191c_c9bqHoyJbjj_3bnVTuNemO4xau7wC8-L2tfdoqZeYmB_aCyHC8bywxrS__MtDazUDCiL7xvv_Y/s320/dylan4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652573454124338" border="0" /></a><br />At Julie (Lin) and John's (Rhodes) place we got to see baby Dylan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVfsHKh4HxUPMhzKTjVdm2DnE-R3eCaK6VzeHrjgYR33alaH7ZIgum1ZprVGFnb1KJ1H0cBrpWBUrR4uTzABQKKDWtbo3e6o5Qe0dOmAIBvFUpccEeUAbT863sjlRjHd6icxeT1hy4dk/s1600-h/modlin1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVfsHKh4HxUPMhzKTjVdm2DnE-R3eCaK6VzeHrjgYR33alaH7ZIgum1ZprVGFnb1KJ1H0cBrpWBUrR4uTzABQKKDWtbo3e6o5Qe0dOmAIBvFUpccEeUAbT863sjlRjHd6icxeT1hy4dk/s320/modlin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652570981121842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdDAgl4BiJAisV1G1rLGVi7dEoLO5uFqrsegtGeVm6xqhHRTi22rCrACNKFS4z1JpPTCJdr3HasJcCMeELzCByCfGXJRw4YXUOeBR5KfPvd15BctE6yhcIe8hWm66OQMtdvWqPvbAiNY/s1600-h/modlin2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdDAgl4BiJAisV1G1rLGVi7dEoLO5uFqrsegtGeVm6xqhHRTi22rCrACNKFS4z1JpPTCJdr3HasJcCMeELzCByCfGXJRw4YXUOeBR5KfPvd15BctE6yhcIe8hWm66OQMtdvWqPvbAiNY/s320/modlin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652565749293010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebquzETdZXdOQPlUek6uh-aBc_DVg_2xOeG7raaZcAZXADxxOShfknQ2mCYY1xm3tYhOOmUrDEhIlDsxT-zCd_Vf-BTvuS7_nAQ_Y-xVxfMfxvH4q4B1LJb_dk00V9BtUcrbAwNtyQDg/s1600-h/modlin3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebquzETdZXdOQPlUek6uh-aBc_DVg_2xOeG7raaZcAZXADxxOShfknQ2mCYY1xm3tYhOOmUrDEhIlDsxT-zCd_Vf-BTvuS7_nAQ_Y-xVxfMfxvH4q4B1LJb_dk00V9BtUcrbAwNtyQDg/s320/modlin3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354652560799111442" border="0" /></a><br />A great time at the Modlin's (Julie's parents) in Severna Park, MD.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-35897747783573192042009-06-23T15:11:00.003-04:002009-06-23T15:13:29.717-04:00Raina on the pottyToday we got out the potty. It's kind of big for her so I think we'll get a couple little ones. The goal: potty trained before 3!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhmXPmbzYnH5xiWU0NVJwIpDajwsA7ARNosdr7QoysF0KXB_YzXRtXFGvfqnQUTOetjIEPE8oqVJchREdiN_IodIktHIOQSYti2bjso2Fevby3IvWd1hnikSZU4tzY1rp7Y3tAkAICKg/s1600-h/rainapotty1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhmXPmbzYnH5xiWU0NVJwIpDajwsA7ARNosdr7QoysF0KXB_YzXRtXFGvfqnQUTOetjIEPE8oqVJchREdiN_IodIktHIOQSYti2bjso2Fevby3IvWd1hnikSZU4tzY1rp7Y3tAkAICKg/s320/rainapotty1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350603110325865714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_go-Xi5ET4mj5sMyBlLeDvhOA5WtXHN7TrND8dAbI22tPLWhRC3LLPy9_hOFYZOQxZPzZ68thAKptjgFttN8n773Pv9RycJUTBTWRFtdY6lNpgn17zTYM-F6hkutfQf3F0ie9FJCMk0/s1600-h/rainapotty2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Here are some photos from her birthday day. (I still encourage friends and family to join Facebook to see more. It is harder for me to get to the blog these days as it takes extra effort to upload pictures and videos. Facebook is great - we can upload photos, videos, and comments even from our iPhones. Let me or Steve know if you need help doing this. It is really easy and you could restrict your friends list to only the people you want, e.g., me, Steve, and other family members.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZypTXZdwZM4JTN3clDnNBMC6m_Z_GhK8qu9ejN2sAnmrxhrZRGGqFZnlttqeOR2v03tpdO7t65rTkTl1vYq7xKxVWhpEXWb0Sn_OeyCzD6iLzpwGl3fXTPe0YVPcKYz1DZ7FvA7OZEu0/s1600-h/birthdayparty5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZypTXZdwZM4JTN3clDnNBMC6m_Z_GhK8qu9ejN2sAnmrxhrZRGGqFZnlttqeOR2v03tpdO7t65rTkTl1vYq7xKxVWhpEXWb0Sn_OeyCzD6iLzpwGl3fXTPe0YVPcKYz1DZ7FvA7OZEu0/s320/birthdayparty5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346033403156200658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbVyDKYfSbFaudwoWTff_ec4U3-3z6oi7iu23U81TZ9_gSNDMXhJ0Bvirmn0f7xMFcgs5kT9_y2STR21hedLeGVzvzyvHhZU3PIFau8J3fBVXpQErlRrxMOihWiSmqihKsGwmoIndnN0/s1600-h/birthdayparty6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWMgF1FjA1iBDA6kekmS6bsmbWvPJ9rXtcNyMo1PaELjLGBk0QmmwjmWgYGN2wA3Ezg-Y814MCe6ssXKlPNh6JDzBH3CYZAwdGH9zaRNKDRMTUl6oQkPijVq1IKG1Ln0-SW6WbO7RpK8/s320/beachvisit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346032920215026210" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-15391696375236507352009-05-17T21:47:00.002-04:002009-05-17T21:53:24.764-04:00Raina's First Bike RideRaina got to ride for the first time using her new <a href="http://www.giro.com/site/#/product/cycling/youth/me2/">helmet</a> and <a href="http://www.weeride.com/">Wee Ride</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPqAS_Y82E00GM4bHxsgrLGJicm_V_MKQ25QPzzE7hf55g5nPHJWFRAwnCJhU9SFILTSpb1vk6lZ00KvgjJKFa7W3Z4f2pQ0u0veRJB0iSSGbdT7QrApSSsfYXCUPRkE2o8BgVInfkbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0678.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwqyfTjR3HdRlysV0F1aqDfdkrJdF4Bv-7OYaRUaUHHotIyMDyEejfTmJkUqFZ3HI_ZH7yodsckSI7iCWH6deZtw_x801abdO8HfOzHgS105uyT65KDGMtOcDTIIb_7g7wQsEg2n_wNs/s320/IMG_0680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336976060201622226" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-52366716148736876062009-05-15T22:17:00.003-04:002009-05-15T22:22:19.626-04:00BoxingI've been taking boxing classes at the <a href="http://www.southfloridaboxing.com/">South Florida Boxing Gym</a> here in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach">South Beach</a>. It's been great. Now I am deciding whether to quit <a href="http://www.crunch.com/">Crunch</a> and get a full membership at the boxing gym or keep my punch card.<br /><br />At any rate, I am really enjoying it. Also, there is nothing like punching something after a long day of teaching. Plus, it's a great workout.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-71816332485296921482009-05-05T21:34:00.002-04:002009-05-05T21:34:31.866-04:00Cinco de Mayo<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vSZf0th-CvQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vSZf0th-CvQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-60933379572135490352009-04-26T21:57:00.003-04:002009-04-26T22:02:47.426-04:00April is endingHere are some recent pictures. Yes, Raina does sleep sometimes. (And this is not even the oddest position in which she sleeps.) Also, a cute picture from Raindrop Daycare where she was hanging out in a wagon. This afternoon we had some fun at the beach.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwk8SPlGHZfhVqT_Ey2zU43I-AHon0zeNHJnBQvIs8QsfBGFQ0f6OmHJ5HUL0aN9SUDLw8adOiFjCQMbypp7nztbqNBe7OMi8ZS-aPF70IaECXxpGkpVSdGHaLgqqzlmM-5023OF006Q/s1600-h/rainasleepsapril.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwk8SPlGHZfhVqT_Ey2zU43I-AHon0zeNHJnBQvIs8QsfBGFQ0f6OmHJ5HUL0aN9SUDLw8adOiFjCQMbypp7nztbqNBe7OMi8ZS-aPF70IaECXxpGkpVSdGHaLgqqzlmM-5023OF006Q/s320/rainasleepsapril.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329185553201284786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKStn5_UiiAooMPCklUU1JB1_2LrrK5a6PukFAq1wtrxXRpDr4kr4z8Ct8aRGjQgY_0S6kWmjwcdytChZXja4Z7_Gk5goM0mFJWkVK6ZntmMxvNaJ89qXaxlIt3HGteafhbOcyUKstNM/s1600-h/daycareplayground.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKStn5_UiiAooMPCklUU1JB1_2LrrK5a6PukFAq1wtrxXRpDr4kr4z8Ct8aRGjQgY_0S6kWmjwcdytChZXja4Z7_Gk5goM0mFJWkVK6ZntmMxvNaJ89qXaxlIt3HGteafhbOcyUKstNM/s320/daycareplayground.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329185557486147346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLeWSNuHgd53qFfAGOYw1aau1om_NMzupsgIbZJilEWu7Ih4V2D38tNI8q_1mamrKqz_WmUYET0QNih8MkG8hgsIcN3VGrH6aUEl0xQTEsvC5HwpdRoXgrCvzTZIRKMpcoDyr1UpLqLE/s1600-h/beachapril26.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLeWSNuHgd53qFfAGOYw1aau1om_NMzupsgIbZJilEWu7Ih4V2D38tNI8q_1mamrKqz_WmUYET0QNih8MkG8hgsIcN3VGrH6aUEl0xQTEsvC5HwpdRoXgrCvzTZIRKMpcoDyr1UpLqLE/s320/beachapril26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329185561451151138" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-54856765339680939572009-04-19T22:05:00.002-04:002009-04-19T22:07:33.576-04:00A Trailer RideSteve took Raina for a ride in the trailer today. The weather was great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeqTX5c0TUOzBSlNMcdKXaVWnYHMj1yDHD6h0EgNbNflxQX-y4lHtSbwg938_FMzFSoN20jKycuDRcmWDmLHus-A3wAuBxIxF9iAnlB10EOA5Q52wYoPM1yP3e1BkNzXnFKxVIKcUTh8/s1600-h/rainatrailer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeqTX5c0TUOzBSlNMcdKXaVWnYHMj1yDHD6h0EgNbNflxQX-y4lHtSbwg938_FMzFSoN20jKycuDRcmWDmLHus-A3wAuBxIxF9iAnlB10EOA5Q52wYoPM1yP3e1BkNzXnFKxVIKcUTh8/s320/rainatrailer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589344237037650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjkUCa4QIGbhsP9OO7VqtynqNPsOE9_ksx1hnMh0bGPgzTvpuCF6Ut-wXtSYGcH9SCZh9Z3zru4x8P1NMx3HewnhUDnt_q8UEterpE7kPOnjjG9yfwAoJc88jHrTdNQGHOm5SQAEZqHk/s1600-h/rainastevetrailer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjkUCa4QIGbhsP9OO7VqtynqNPsOE9_ksx1hnMh0bGPgzTvpuCF6Ut-wXtSYGcH9SCZh9Z3zru4x8P1NMx3HewnhUDnt_q8UEterpE7kPOnjjG9yfwAoJc88jHrTdNQGHOm5SQAEZqHk/s320/rainastevetrailer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589344297945522" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-86385369545155273372009-04-16T21:29:00.004-04:002009-04-16T21:35:26.364-04:00Raindrop Childcare on Tax Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08r21_ttHKzSBv4V3hmzpYyNyiWFexk1XAdpJOvV3XIjYQu-zTYVVP9pUr6Nn9ede7vvYvO_v2hyphenhyphenbP__Z5qydrbh95S6q1eSQH_-dq08XHcuGmXrI5Y_YuepJiMaOhu_Cb9WvWWb_Mf8/s1600-h/rainaandmercedes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08r21_ttHKzSBv4V3hmzpYyNyiWFexk1XAdpJOvV3XIjYQu-zTYVVP9pUr6Nn9ede7vvYvO_v2hyphenhyphenbP__Z5qydrbh95S6q1eSQH_-dq08XHcuGmXrI5Y_YuepJiMaOhu_Cb9WvWWb_Mf8/s320/rainaandmercedes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325466905746354274" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photos of Raindrop Childcare on April 15th.<br /><br />This first one is Raina and Christian with Mercedes, Raina's favorite caregiver. Mercedes is like a favorite aunt - Raina simply love's her. Raina looks for her when we arrive at Raindrop in the morning. It is comforting to know that Raina is in good hands while we are working.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlMpgvMlQc1QWctEPAIIsTGDUPbrBbRjiiTvhxbtrbxnV2_WY7ykxeInVnzd1kyp_cyYpon37OWybWMUMOcv8elW7k9pbqClQegcQ30hRVbmOF9XNcWAsQGaNF5VDgfqUckw6qkT1dTE/s1600-h/rainaandchistian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlMpgvMlQc1QWctEPAIIsTGDUPbrBbRjiiTvhxbtrbxnV2_WY7ykxeInVnzd1kyp_cyYpon37OWybWMUMOcv8elW7k9pbqClQegcQ30hRVbmOF9XNcWAsQGaNF5VDgfqUckw6qkT1dTE/s320/rainaandchistian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325467385616260370" border="0" /></a><br />The second photo is Raina and Christian - her buddy - having some Cherios at breakfast time. Raina and Christian like to giggle and have fun together. Christian is the granddaughter of one of our school's kindergarten teachers.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-84901935940939791912009-04-14T22:09:00.003-04:002009-04-14T22:11:21.208-04:00A 90 Degree Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmMpeutVGvDkGDCGHFNA8-v34xjlVVS9mTokwcC01kd2N6oO_Bhfvmy36UArZqqSWzk7jDgRZXR4_Uq8sgVbyoY1v-gQarYo4MNy2ZbBKL3Xm9BUR31tWlAD_Otui_ByaJ2fb1HihKnU/s1600-h/steveandrainapoolapril14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmMpeutVGvDkGDCGHFNA8-v34xjlVVS9mTokwcC01kd2N6oO_Bhfvmy36UArZqqSWzk7jDgRZXR4_Uq8sgVbyoY1v-gQarYo4MNy2ZbBKL3Xm9BUR31tWlAD_Otui_ByaJ2fb1HihKnU/s320/steveandrainapoolapril14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324734836256245810" border="0" /></a><br />It was unseasonably hot today! We all went to the Flamingo Park Pool after school. Mommy and Daddy each did 30 lengths (15 laps). They took turns taking care of Raina.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-68930120299971392152009-04-12T20:50:00.003-04:002009-04-12T20:51:33.475-04:00Fun at the thrift store.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXy5pDU5q0H5RwXCUnfdah7uASE1WoHxqQWF_YbdPw64D7KKMfAwenpbZ8jyLshhxOxhW4ExAAv2rBvaI6u6A2iN_W7g6MH6Zhx1aitRpqh1W_1SNKHS_DqLwD90NRyvPapQ5zY15NGI/s1600-h/rainaatthriftstore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXy5pDU5q0H5RwXCUnfdah7uASE1WoHxqQWF_YbdPw64D7KKMfAwenpbZ8jyLshhxOxhW4ExAAv2rBvaI6u6A2iN_W7g6MH6Zhx1aitRpqh1W_1SNKHS_DqLwD90NRyvPapQ5zY15NGI/s320/rainaatthriftstore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323972262008446850" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the Flamingo Plaza thrift stores. Raina had some fun with some toys there - we often find the best toys there actually! The photo is blurry, but that is because she kept moving.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-3744885473882128472009-04-11T06:41:00.005-04:002009-04-11T07:11:05.391-04:00Raina at 10 Months!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzZnYGZQsuLvJ3AvqVgDZpbVXeQ-JLN_B3qLwB_ysnd8Gka8gzHHHwT72ykXf02xrCNLS_TJjt5qDk-JUOYdKq92SoX3cziALxMSU-sbXsH0HA3zIVI_PSQHxJiOQFSqrbkhhnbvRGKg/s1600-h/diaperfree2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzZnYGZQsuLvJ3AvqVgDZpbVXeQ-JLN_B3qLwB_ysnd8Gka8gzHHHwT72ykXf02xrCNLS_TJjt5qDk-JUOYdKq92SoX3cziALxMSU-sbXsH0HA3zIVI_PSQHxJiOQFSqrbkhhnbvRGKg/s320/diaperfree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323389459197325234" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Raina is now 10 months! It's hard to believe. It's been tough but we're surviving. Last night Raina slept 7 hours in a row! It's exciting for me. Now when people ask us, "Is she sleeping through the night?" We can honestly answer, "Yes!" (Medically speaking, sleeping through the night for a child of her age is 6 hours in a row.) Over the last couple if days, we've been "training" Raina to go to sleep on her own. She's been doing a really good job. The first night (Wednesday) she cried for 40 minutes. (We'd check in on her to reassure her every 5-8 minutes. The next night, only one check and she went to sleep in about 15 minutes. Last night we didn't have to go in at all. Even when she woke up at 3:20 (after going to sleep at about 8:30), it only took a about 5 minutes to get her back to sleep.<br /><br />On Thursday, Steve's parents came to town. They purchased a small condo down the street from us that they plan to use when they visit and to also rent out to vacationers. Yesterday, Steve went with them to IKEA for a marathon shopping trip. You forget how much you have to buy when you are furnishing a new place from scratch - even a tiny place like this one.<br /><br />The previous night (Thursday) we went for a walk at the newly reopened South Pointe Park. Below is a photo.<br /><br />Raina also has some bad diaper rash. I am pretty convinced it is from rubbing on her diaper. She's never had any diaper rash until now. We've been letting her go around bottomless, which has been VERY effective. If you know of a baby with diaper rash, tell the parents to let 'em go commando! (See photo below.)<br /><br />Additionally, she just saved us about $.30 since she just pooped on the floor! Nice one.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzsOOyDNsd9Y2e4Rhv6yfK5yxKCmk2L2zHTa9wji7kVVJrviwGnOPNI5u-AqkXTjx8T3Ar0V3b15PSLrV2bIhzc-2vtCDB4mISQ-NOKwIKqsbd1f7KdO7nifsOmI6LM80Bdo8iguEcA4/s1600-h/aprilvisit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzsOOyDNsd9Y2e4Rhv6yfK5yxKCmk2L2zHTa9wji7kVVJrviwGnOPNI5u-AqkXTjx8T3Ar0V3b15PSLrV2bIhzc-2vtCDB4mISQ-NOKwIKqsbd1f7KdO7nifsOmI6LM80Bdo8iguEcA4/s320/aprilvisit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323389454696721714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cWpal7g75CRjGmf0XlTBHtceSzLhnQPk5mLY3wo-OKvBpH1X3FpuBcjMuqhnmC2TgTpyO1anRXWrsSZK-fmd6ckl3d_ekY-oNzUQAWU8U4y6BZ8102meFgE1aURdOSG-d-8Tq3QkUdw/s1600-h/diaperfree.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cWpal7g75CRjGmf0XlTBHtceSzLhnQPk5mLY3wo-OKvBpH1X3FpuBcjMuqhnmC2TgTpyO1anRXWrsSZK-fmd6ckl3d_ekY-oNzUQAWU8U4y6BZ8102meFgE1aURdOSG-d-8Tq3QkUdw/s320/diaperfree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323389454289401554" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-17066519494702305492009-04-03T18:08:00.001-04:002009-04-03T18:08:38.002-04:00The Boxes Blocks GameOne of Raina's latest favorite games.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIBptkErk6s&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIBptkErk6s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-21292826953668404082009-04-03T17:23:00.003-04:002009-04-03T17:24:39.878-04:00At Raindrop ChildcareA fellow teacher at Fienberg Fisher - whose grandaughter is on the left in the video - took this video at Raina's daycare - Raindrop Childcare Center.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D3WOuI8WNQk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D3WOuI8WNQk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-75676525216463747332009-04-01T20:52:00.002-04:002009-04-01T20:52:58.755-04:00at the pool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBectaARys93LMsgZYibXdbLxrqSMsyjMntmMk_DGCb8DjQwUosBPE9nvSe0shseIAXdzigt1NT_TIa0i3WlOPFiZeDLYexZbcZlI40kw5KI7mbelr-JENwQqGcgRPU0w-qSn1vVoQRU/s1600-h/rainaatpool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBectaARys93LMsgZYibXdbLxrqSMsyjMntmMk_DGCb8DjQwUosBPE9nvSe0shseIAXdzigt1NT_TIa0i3WlOPFiZeDLYexZbcZlI40kw5KI7mbelr-JENwQqGcgRPU0w-qSn1vVoQRU/s320/rainaatpool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890679670016018" border="0" /></a><br />Finally the Flamingo Park baby pool is warm enough for a swim!Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-66041283260883744242009-03-30T21:29:00.008-04:002009-03-30T21:36:47.315-04:008 oz. and South Pointe Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIALhKCJN0Mm1p0whxti2C-E9iuN00C3uGFfrMx-GWIResDEiuNt1iITdBLMfTqs0d29neB9DxMQ1ujeWIIiWIsjC5Y0fHiRSBb24TkyxaDoEJc7QwmB-ialL0fMcgtRgvpvtP_DdoHM/s1600-h/8oz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIALhKCJN0Mm1p0whxti2C-E9iuN00C3uGFfrMx-GWIResDEiuNt1iITdBLMfTqs0d29neB9DxMQ1ujeWIIiWIsjC5Y0fHiRSBb24TkyxaDoEJc7QwmB-ialL0fMcgtRgvpvtP_DdoHM/s320/8oz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319158588051582018" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday night (March 28th) we went to 8 oz., a really great place for burgers, with our friends John, Heather, and Roman (their son).<br /><br />Tonight (March 30) we met up with our neighbors Mike, Serena, Stella and Sadie at the newly renovated South Pointe Park. Colleen and Soleigh (spelling?) met up with us too. It was a lot of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbApPBB6DH-ObwugZkc8Kzb6M8i0FJ-QDZuPEvYSsmobYoZypoIMsZVDIfoL9jWIS9Sh1XejJNTRRbkZ4BPL0PLWaWkfP4BFsbAZFl2T2BSIA9ERcc07nZRZOG4V1KSliyol8uGDH_cuc/s1600-h/wholegroup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbApPBB6DH-ObwugZkc8Kzb6M8i0FJ-QDZuPEvYSsmobYoZypoIMsZVDIfoL9jWIS9Sh1XejJNTRRbkZ4BPL0PLWaWkfP4BFsbAZFl2T2BSIA9ERcc07nZRZOG4V1KSliyol8uGDH_cuc/s320/wholegroup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319159727617772354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrqiwDaF6_TZSCRHReGRL3cqh-uvh2XSP-7aRrMF_UV-MIjpP6p4UFOOidUOTYSgalKNL-2BKj7i99KF74i0ZbAkQUTMhEaUU5mr8w6ZUi9QiTvuX42YRzgLmjhuMJ2H3C65tTR5qoZo/s1600-h/raina3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrqiwDaF6_TZSCRHReGRL3cqh-uvh2XSP-7aRrMF_UV-MIjpP6p4UFOOidUOTYSgalKNL-2BKj7i99KF74i0ZbAkQUTMhEaUU5mr8w6ZUi9QiTvuX42YRzgLmjhuMJ2H3C65tTR5qoZo/s320/raina3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319159445955951026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-3TNskEbRiUuW3blGm4Piya8NPR6R6g5MiYbki02D5SvXc-0P6SO8n-liSELCmQdRMryq6sgxIXH_EyIYDTMWx-RloXRv2VIB4nT4Aaou6pTY0TRecsC_UO5WgdgFAFQcEKIgzVG8fI/s1600-h/raina2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-3TNskEbRiUuW3blGm4Piya8NPR6R6g5MiYbki02D5SvXc-0P6SO8n-liSELCmQdRMryq6sgxIXH_EyIYDTMWx-RloXRv2VIB4nT4Aaou6pTY0TRecsC_UO5WgdgFAFQcEKIgzVG8fI/s320/raina2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319159260547067922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfrruRXytmRL2jiZZpIuOTMs560H7sHaN7WVwEHdlhR7yzdfCWW4U3Mseh9p2t1ecgTpHc3-KQeMtx-ttsha4HcR3Q1Lr2-H_OthJ9EkG0L1UhyO94H0BjEuKmFwgz2DapLT6tgcuLz8/s1600-h/raina1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfrruRXytmRL2jiZZpIuOTMs560H7sHaN7WVwEHdlhR7yzdfCWW4U3Mseh9p2t1ecgTpHc3-KQeMtx-ttsha4HcR3Q1Lr2-H_OthJ9EkG0L1UhyO94H0BjEuKmFwgz2DapLT6tgcuLz8/s320/raina1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319159167172187698" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-591948105308143872009-03-30T21:19:00.005-04:002009-03-30T21:29:04.291-04:00Xterra MiamiOn Sunday, March 29th, I (Pam) finally got a chance to complete an Xterra race. It was a sprint distance off-road triathlon (400M swim, 15K bike, 5K run). It was very hard and probably I would have done better with some more training, but I still had fun. On the run, there were 3 river crossings! Here are some photos. (Some Steve cleverly "stole" from the photos from the race website.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk2RpwjMI_w7b1R-kNlqZJ7rPs3J9M3P7nvpCyOr6WLXpozQYzcydnfel5NjXdwuFF1FOCmzUNLR2pOTnEWoyuZwNlo_geqGkLvxtvpcMTnDL5P8aK43mrxL2eS1AyHyT_2DBIr0GZyc/s1600-h/rainaeatssand.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk2RpwjMI_w7b1R-kNlqZJ7rPs3J9M3P7nvpCyOr6WLXpozQYzcydnfel5NjXdwuFF1FOCmzUNLR2pOTnEWoyuZwNlo_geqGkLvxtvpcMTnDL5P8aK43mrxL2eS1AyHyT_2DBIr0GZyc/s320/rainaeatssand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319156353133992978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7ygO0UUVaFOSzTIReXVYBCHlBvq8UWaZD3-USl3ugcF3r9P3cBp2vwdLwaYXSfT5Weblf6UJdTJ9AgG_gabCmyo5nwMfGaorS_9Mg7CshZvBl9X-AXpHmKZEhVSPH4ETiJaeXAAmeeQ/s1600-h/rainacheer2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7ygO0UUVaFOSzTIReXVYBCHlBvq8UWaZD3-USl3ugcF3r9P3cBp2vwdLwaYXSfT5Weblf6UJdTJ9AgG_gabCmyo5nwMfGaorS_9Mg7CshZvBl9X-AXpHmKZEhVSPH4ETiJaeXAAmeeQ/s320/rainacheer2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319156352222257010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1PgMjEkxBt6-FbU0Pc03oZfE-ZfzosxQnBmUfyzA7_EtLeCKnRy1mQ1Z8aXVIEVEzpBtdtF4X-z8a9ebT_o1enFS4plAFVGIZ9ope_5inw048JffmjKFLlh1yGs0IypSsLppevR8wVU/s1600-h/pamxterrastreamcross.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1PgMjEkxBt6-FbU0Pc03oZfE-ZfzosxQnBmUfyzA7_EtLeCKnRy1mQ1Z8aXVIEVEzpBtdtF4X-z8a9ebT_o1enFS4plAFVGIZ9ope_5inw048JffmjKFLlh1yGs0IypSsLppevR8wVU/s320/pamxterrastreamcross.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319156354861405650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfmIzqaLjU2sWZoSrwR4bu76GKO9I2oRkcvomleytxHRgK-dHDee6u7EgfGhUB-Eb2ZFfuTXAbkY_Lbq2SbIgl1Y7hWVaXXuZ37yd9SCARGhX0oJTMMZ_lePXdimbd1QszwaBua4-dng/s1600-h/pamxterrabike2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfmIzqaLjU2sWZoSrwR4bu76GKO9I2oRkcvomleytxHRgK-dHDee6u7EgfGhUB-Eb2ZFfuTXAbkY_Lbq2SbIgl1Y7hWVaXXuZ37yd9SCARGhX0oJTMMZ_lePXdimbd1QszwaBua4-dng/s320/pamxterrabike2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319156352159965218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlN2D-wqfCjUn_97jU04LvezWa6dO_gIbf9MjrW8dBIAbonscxFnEUG0CmvjHE2QVNj1413WMLQ68sywe0PbL5T1rDD_770s-W8WfkPJP5OMVfGHKBRcJxWS1ZRK6h-yo2fn8al_gqAE/s1600-h/pamxterrabike.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlN2D-wqfCjUn_97jU04LvezWa6dO_gIbf9MjrW8dBIAbonscxFnEUG0CmvjHE2QVNj1413WMLQ68sywe0PbL5T1rDD_770s-W8WfkPJP5OMVfGHKBRcJxWS1ZRK6h-yo2fn8al_gqAE/s320/pamxterrabike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319156350664023746" border="0" /></a>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-20184144047087492772009-03-18T19:49:00.003-04:002009-03-18T20:08:03.837-04:00Raina has some fun with daddyRaina is having some fun with daddy here in this video. She is growing more adventurous and inquisitive every day. She has recently started trying to stand by hanging on with only one hand. She is also taking small steps when we hold her hands. She makes lots of interesting vocalizations - mamama, mmmbbbaa, dadada, etc. (I've been trying to get her to say "mmmbop.") We are still working on getting her to sleep on her own in her crib in her room. On Monday night she actually slept 6 hours in a row! Steve even got up at one point to check on her - we're just not used to this. Last night we had trouble getting her to sleep but then she slept 4 hours in a row, still not too bad. To us it feels like a full night's sleep - if you can believe it.<br /><br />She is a happy baby, so when she cries in her crib, it is hard. But I am sticking to my word and trying hard to teach her how to get herself to sleep.<br /><br />School is getting back to normal as FCAT (Florida's state assessment test) is now over. Tonight I spent a great deal of time re-arranging my room and adding some more colorful decor. I am hoping to have some learning fun with the students now that these tests are over.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5H7BY-FWjeY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5H7BY-FWjeY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Steve and I are trying to get back into shape. I have a triathlon on March 29th - it's off-road. I'm excited to finally get to do one of these, though I haven't really trained as much as I would have liked.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-55492738451505024872009-03-09T03:22:00.002-04:002009-03-09T03:36:53.068-04:00Odd things about living without a dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamNcbKsJrmpU6PqMaSkiKOU0pwX3LLaq8K34j1tGpz1JBgVzSqiNB0JJ86Yr_OKsMJvOXgl7suodvoWV8Htz6gti7leBksS5vHAhpKmIZtOzyhn98kt3Sv8bXjutwJ3ipGM_6QVkJRtQ/s1600-h/P1010187.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamNcbKsJrmpU6PqMaSkiKOU0pwX3LLaq8K34j1tGpz1JBgVzSqiNB0JJ86Yr_OKsMJvOXgl7suodvoWV8Htz6gti7leBksS5vHAhpKmIZtOzyhn98kt3Sv8bXjutwJ3ipGM_6QVkJRtQ/s320/P1010187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311088598077910434" /></a><br />1. When I drop a piece of food on the floor - its still there 5 minutes later. How odd.<div><br /></div><div>2. There's no one to lick my cereal bowl in the morning. I was literally holding out my bowl to no one the other morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. I didn't even realize this one. When I make a sandwich, I always give a piece of crust to the dog.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. When I get up in the middle of the night I still try to avoid stepping on the dog!</div><div><br /></div><div>5. In the last couple of years, Sammy really shedded a lot. There isn't dog hair everywhere!</div><div><br /></div><div>6. After 14, almost 15 years, its really weird not walking the dog in the morning. </div><div><br /></div><div>7. I still feel the need to go home in the afternoon and let out the dog.</div>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-90189106923110639102009-03-04T03:16:00.007-05:002009-03-04T04:11:15.797-05:00Sammy's Story June 1994- March 3rd, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx4hek3OZGl_3VMqDaY0URtw80GUskui5_iBewKreZvJnhV9chfKs21im8yFg9gDvEtK6G1jYLYbCFwb7FquigvcEbNsNhtynRaQYI6Lk8AnUUnWSm3drOWBypf2O994YBMJuumJoZEg/s1600-h/IMG_0940.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx4hek3OZGl_3VMqDaY0URtw80GUskui5_iBewKreZvJnhV9chfKs21im8yFg9gDvEtK6G1jYLYbCFwb7FquigvcEbNsNhtynRaQYI6Lk8AnUUnWSm3drOWBypf2O994YBMJuumJoZEg/s320/IMG_0940.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309257628560268514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOCRu82mH8mq-LF3alYPSwcTNAEPH7-kma3VePFBcf41K9IQ96RsKMAGwu7HuB_EVp5oEBEpRVTKU4WtFzLbv6h0RFk4c_tfrAYlAD6qUw5qKexDN2nQjeN4RsHwPK3Fo2YgWwYlvqOs/s1600-h/IMG_0939.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOCRu82mH8mq-LF3alYPSwcTNAEPH7-kma3VePFBcf41K9IQ96RsKMAGwu7HuB_EVp5oEBEpRVTKU4WtFzLbv6h0RFk4c_tfrAYlAD6qUw5qKexDN2nQjeN4RsHwPK3Fo2YgWwYlvqOs/s320/IMG_0939.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309257321260198098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Flit9GN5iYSJ2uB7iBETxlMQC2_rFeb5DHWHrbfUswc54V024RjvlrasZBatDGZA2AIuUgFfb_6nxAPHMkJuLFH8ptYZeZTNevBchA-BIMG9W9EbgoDNTS4p0KsaG26GeVALTFDzGY/s1600-h/IMG_0938.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Flit9GN5iYSJ2uB7iBETxlMQC2_rFeb5DHWHrbfUswc54V024RjvlrasZBatDGZA2AIuUgFfb_6nxAPHMkJuLFH8ptYZeZTNevBchA-BIMG9W9EbgoDNTS4p0KsaG26GeVALTFDzGY/s320/IMG_0938.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309257130186178626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNuUilqcQDhvZ3AbBxCXQBBRWdZTYPuVCNXH_vkaZ9xTlhctOaTp5Uiz94Z6zngNO4BM_1CvdAwJ_DsTVyVSgvx9sq0XBzVqNTPNsZ9f6NszMgPpaZvXc_ysWKfkqEgxphOdMLxva2Fc/s1600-h/IMG_0935.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNuUilqcQDhvZ3AbBxCXQBBRWdZTYPuVCNXH_vkaZ9xTlhctOaTp5Uiz94Z6zngNO4BM_1CvdAwJ_DsTVyVSgvx9sq0XBzVqNTPNsZ9f6NszMgPpaZvXc_ysWKfkqEgxphOdMLxva2Fc/s320/IMG_0935.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309256899168995458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jmYPzXjLPo9bpK_CCbviwthdOliucxe-sICF7qG7GJh1JDnFMb-wD5eCfRXaLVsP6A6ANJmZIA_v6Z2Qp9tjSUUttcO3s8cBlLhsCjdwfshRNtEZ6FcpbHKvFSR5j7JVuiEe8_x0UF0/s1600-h/IMG_0934.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jmYPzXjLPo9bpK_CCbviwthdOliucxe-sICF7qG7GJh1JDnFMb-wD5eCfRXaLVsP6A6ANJmZIA_v6Z2Qp9tjSUUttcO3s8cBlLhsCjdwfshRNtEZ6FcpbHKvFSR5j7JVuiEe8_x0UF0/s320/IMG_0934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309255280637848354" /></a><br />Shortly After buying my first house in June 1994 in Federal Hill in Baltimore, I wanted to finally get a dog. Pam and I looked at all the pounds but had a hard time finding a puppy that didn't have skin problem or some annoying bark.<div> </div><div>One weekend, we saw an ad in the paper saying lab/shepard puppies. (Craigslist didn't exist yet!) So we drove out to a house in Arbutus just off Route 1. There was a huge litter of puppies--maybe 10 puppies. Most were black and tan but one curious pup came over to Pam who also had a cute little white stripe on the side of her nose.</div><div><br /></div><div>We told the people we wanted to think about it. So we went to McDonald's and decided yes, this seemed like a nice pup. So we drove back and they had separated this little pup and she was sitting nervously on the driveway.</div><div><br /></div><div>We took the little pup to Petco to get some supplies. On the way there, this little 3 pound pup fell asleep on Pam's lap. This little pup turned out to only be 5 weeks old!!</div><div><br /></div><div>We got some dog food and brought her home. She proceeded to take one piece of food at a time from her bowl in the kitchen to the living room where she would gnaw and eventually eat it.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a few days, we still didn't have a name. Now Pam will dispute this story--but here's how it happened to me. Jason came over to visit and said, "You have to have a name... now!" So I looked at my cd collection (that's how people listened to music back then --we used something called a "5 disc cd-changer") and saw one of my albums Sam Phillip's "The Indescribable Wow" So I named her Sam as in Samantha.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pam will come up with some crazy story about how she named her Sam. </div><div><br /></div><div>So its my first Monday morning with this new dog "Sam" and I decide its time to walk her at the park. So I attach my new leash and take my new dog to the park. I took one step off the curb and Sam falls off the curb. She was so small she couldn't make the step! So I carried the puppy the five blocks to Federal Hill Park. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dogs were running, people were having fun, and Sam sat there not knowing what to do. After a couple weeks I remember the day, like a proud father, that Sam could run faster than me. And thus began doggie adolescence. Sam was growing and running and would refuse to come back to me if I let her off the leash. I was late for work on a regular basis trying to catch the dog.</div><div><br /></div><div>By late summer, Sam was making her first "bark". I use quotes because someone would come to the door and she would make the most pathetic little chrip "aaakk!"</div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't used to the responsibility of a dog. Jason and I were filming a mountain bike movie but I didn't want to leave the dog all day so I brought the dog in a small bag which I carried with me. She slept in that black bag wherever I went!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also had the good fortune of working downtown and on my lunch break I went home to let out the dog. </div><div><br /></div><div>We lived in Federal Hill until 1998 when we moved to our Hampden house. Sam was four and I was 28. We were both still pretty young. By this time Sam had accompanied us on camping trips (running up to 15 miles a day!) mountain biking and fishing trips. After a long run Sam would be totally recharged after a 30 minute nap!</div><div><br /></div><div>At about the age of five Sam was no longer interested in playing with other dogs. Young pups wanted her attention but she wanted nothing to do with it. Sam was starting to get older. One day Jason was playing with her in the front yard and she came up lame. Of course we just blamed Jason. Its turned out this was the begining of some arthritis.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2004 we moved out to Stevenson, MD-- sort of in the country. She started to really slow down. We took her to the vet and it turned out she had contracted Lime's Disease. So we got her treated for that ($$$!) and she did improve slightly. This is when we started to notice that Sam would not hear us as well anymore. Pam came home one day and went all the way upstairs into the bedroom before the dog woke up! As a pup Sam would hear the tinest of noises.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the time we moved down to Miami in 2007, Sam was almost 13 years old. Her face had grayed and here joints were swollen. She didn't have the best of times, it was difficult for her in the Miami heat. </div><div><br /></div><div>But she soldiered on but in the last year she was diagnosed with Kidney failure, and in recent month was loosing control of her bowels. </div><div><br /></div><div>It kind of came to a head last night when Pam was using a night light to clean up dog poop and vomit so as not to wake up the baby. It became too much. Pam had to take home the baby sick from daycare and there was more vomit and poop all over the house.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we decided to take her to the vet and "put her to sleep". I hope Sammy will forgive us.</div><div><br /></div><div>I like to remember her when she was young, running through the forest, finding a rotten log, and tearing it to shreds. See you on the other side Sam.</div>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-23892434820754552422009-03-03T21:16:00.004-05:002009-03-03T21:25:08.013-05:00Good bye old friend.<div>Sam the Wonder Dog; June, 1994-March 3, 2009; R.I.P.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSzyQSMIiSfWREmNZCMyrcHjdR1hAlCxZL-H83j7LuWiCeXkqDSTBJINFjt4t9T7QVweSIAihieipt9j6rpd7HxODje32ovItsVSyx_Y5k09ztxV5FvwAUHLvaYN_idJQ3DCNYPqONao/s1600-h/sammyfootballsnow.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSzyQSMIiSfWREmNZCMyrcHjdR1hAlCxZL-H83j7LuWiCeXkqDSTBJINFjt4t9T7QVweSIAihieipt9j6rpd7HxODje32ovItsVSyx_Y5k09ztxV5FvwAUHLvaYN_idJQ3DCNYPqONao/s200/sammyfootballsnow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309152435279800066" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedT-D_B06vx-ozHAfpEysEj7HawnWblSTgUxejZ6koSsk0kPBQytiU2CU4CNddh1Ig8wKNehYuRn5lXilE_k_1_q7FMsFfIsoteERjCHYxUSrN2UUH-moee6Q4AvUKrozhpQCIsojM9o/s200/sammykellerhouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309152430106758082" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo4kSmZ2ANv4oHgIu7ixkKskUaUP5v5fZPWeW1_5N3DvPSGVgAwHdK5BUX8RV_cu925L6RgIHxZ6PG7swil4G_GaowyaH7v0Y9pzeUTaXsvuG10OfJDPSdMFZzweU2ggxb8lEBOasafE/s200/sammyboat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309152426450268706" /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OQuj_EcBvtR7xyNwmLW3joVkx_h9p7a25UTLChLgggF89QQdrKiJS2Jf8fBVvxa5nmfvUj4dsOh9D28OWysZg_NiDloesYGlKaFTssr7TC-jF_AqFJPWW1AMZZ4fpq-kcU1s6nCpXUU/s1600-h/sammyandsteve.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OQuj_EcBvtR7xyNwmLW3joVkx_h9p7a25UTLChLgggF89QQdrKiJS2Jf8fBVvxa5nmfvUj4dsOh9D28OWysZg_NiDloesYGlKaFTssr7TC-jF_AqFJPWW1AMZZ4fpq-kcU1s6nCpXUU/s200/sammyandsteve.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309152419447995106" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCfCqBxtHq6o-diFt4CPpKMVHILG6_aHNuypv-nSrlrbePOb3tMSLwFXkFr442Uu7fo59DnhfSWpP5CQMX0h5SRQALvHFJ0EZSnAgfEJ4OVVnf9r01-ajO5CtUwIFvxmwEMuIIkUOlwc/s200/sammysnow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309152415681437378" /><br /><br /><div>Today we had to make a tough decision. Sammy's health had been getting worse and worse. Last night she became ill. Today we made the decision to put her down. We are very sad and in a state of grieving - it is like losing a member of the family. But we have to keep reminding ourselves that she did have a good, long life (nearly 15 years). Despite her often hard to understand disposition, we will greatly miss her presence.</div><div><br /></div>Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835996784218450735.post-24624710744817126742009-02-18T22:18:00.017-05:002009-02-18T22:40:28.769-05:00Lake Okeechobee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeEqdrlvXA0hn2hismnV5kXn93T6SPMssW7SWWiVrrgCKkewGfzl8vrBqEKNcJVuQ5o7yZJeYsFPRiUbySIkOD3_FOEb0uYVpQqPRSE5Q_-ZP2UTBO4z3A9-TTKqJZT_xWKPo7AzryBk/s1600-h/piano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeEqdrlvXA0hn2hismnV5kXn93T6SPMssW7SWWiVrrgCKkewGfzl8vrBqEKNcJVuQ5o7yZJeYsFPRiUbySIkOD3_FOEb0uYVpQqPRSE5Q_-ZP2UTBO4z3A9-TTKqJZT_xWKPo7AzryBk/s200/piano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304343691616016834" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday we drove up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Okeechobee">Lake Okeechobee</a>. We stayed the night and then went out on our rented pontoon boat at <a href="http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com/">Roland Martin Marina</a>. Here are some great pictures of our trip.<br /><br />Here is a photo of Raina in the hotel room playing on one of her favorite toys. (Only $1.95 from the <a href="http://redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com/">thrift store</a>!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHxHmsxr6OJpHL25qk4d8FGkDTF4mccdPxRelgMHheFI9QessMx6yoc3b5-DQ9Q5Lonj9ZI-g1oAeXSPGD42-g7jNpB7Ajsn2Z2n-qol4KHQLJmFH6m1n3Ln3Tc46Vm4i9nWaoH08y6Q/s1600-h/ontheboat1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHxHmsxr6OJpHL25qk4d8FGkDTF4mccdPxRelgMHheFI9QessMx6yoc3b5-DQ9Q5Lonj9ZI-g1oAeXSPGD42-g7jNpB7Ajsn2Z2n-qol4KHQLJmFH6m1n3Ln3Tc46Vm4i9nWaoH08y6Q/s200/ontheboat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304344062539881698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We bought a life jacket for Raina at the <a href="http://www.basspro.com/">Bass Pro</a> on the way up to Lake Okeechobee. She didn't mind it for a while. Yes, it's pink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP4qNta2zOFCFk5RRhNWGaX_gsSBe8J_Hpa3k6QMon-llqTV7Lz-x5OL8FpklBkGhW9epH8FfRuc_OAtc4EcdQB0_HXmFGe51FxhAWqQjz3aNBFEKNKRrUmo76nrOpm7Dn3P8EvDVAvY/s1600-h/throughthelock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP4qNta2zOFCFk5RRhNWGaX_gsSBe8J_Hpa3k6QMon-llqTV7Lz-x5OL8FpklBkGhW9epH8FfRuc_OAtc4EcdQB0_HXmFGe51FxhAWqQjz3aNBFEKNKRrUmo76nrOpm7Dn3P8EvDVAvY/s200/throughthelock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304344552673327970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There is a lock at Lake Okeechobee that is used to control flooding. This is us going through the lock to get to the main part of the lake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WsS0f75d1grkD9qvNDEHCg76bpj0bxki0ECY3KTX3nQgafbYn4NU0YcYODzLJYtsP9iebKERgfXPHi3DWLa7_zyxbzDn6ZpA02rN_Xta6TlcmGJ2H2B03w63Preknu6svRntoCm_Wz4/s1600-h/abloogill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WsS0f75d1grkD9qvNDEHCg76bpj0bxki0ECY3KTX3nQgafbYn4NU0YcYODzLJYtsP9iebKERgfXPHi3DWLa7_zyxbzDn6ZpA02rN_Xta6TlcmGJ2H2B03w63Preknu6svRntoCm_Wz4/s200/abloogill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304345056303360738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Steve <span style="font-weight: bold;">did</span> catch fish! Sure, it's a blue gill, but it is fish. Steve caught several pan fish and one small bass.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOPPmOZ771egfU4E0_nitve6ZCdbSKE5hCKQY1yPjOmptxJz6Adcyq7sbdWpVI_jrW_dcR4FA3Nh_nOXSeEQGjdRCZ-Zbhvob7sJcrDWKFJoZUudZrX1qMIxbjnpJQjCUSwMs5-9aws0/s1600-h/fishingwithdaddy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOPPmOZ771egfU4E0_nitve6ZCdbSKE5hCKQY1yPjOmptxJz6Adcyq7sbdWpVI_jrW_dcR4FA3Nh_nOXSeEQGjdRCZ-Zbhvob7sJcrDWKFJoZUudZrX1qMIxbjnpJQjCUSwMs5-9aws0/s200/fishingwithdaddy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304345477206735874" border="0" /></a>Fishing with daddy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhvR6D5AfdV6LrQEjk_AT0PH0_QbXAFIWdYCD1d6ifyJQqZnCryKMRsvUJhwuTL3dnVfbkGqkP-GzQAgrywH878q9LOp89z7MghHb2ZwL1FVfub1epn6kbWHTMr3_CTwRNMjxcIqWI1I/s1600-h/fishingwithdaddy2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhvR6D5AfdV6LrQEjk_AT0PH0_QbXAFIWdYCD1d6ifyJQqZnCryKMRsvUJhwuTL3dnVfbkGqkP-GzQAgrywH878q9LOp89z7MghHb2ZwL1FVfub1epn6kbWHTMr3_CTwRNMjxcIqWI1I/s200/fishingwithdaddy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304345717963356738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzMr49RTe3OrcslCp4L0ct688Vcg9sqaA7sj_KSVwR7gk89t8QVL7GT18rV72PZQQAp7X22H7j0HChAwvEFgsfLxmDuiFKhiFWTaogx03BQlIukSdFUXzFQ6YkuArRVgMfse_gz1F8c4/s1600-h/catchoftheday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzMr49RTe3OrcslCp4L0ct688Vcg9sqaA7sj_KSVwR7gk89t8QVL7GT18rV72PZQQAp7X22H7j0HChAwvEFgsfLxmDuiFKhiFWTaogx03BQlIukSdFUXzFQ6YkuArRVgMfse_gz1F8c4/s200/catchoftheday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346538192348562" border="0" /></a><br /> Catch of the day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5KF6HWuchmRzUHhyphenhyphenrPiKYhIPezXjgJMVGVNVPZMK1FMGMH_wXGkIx_tvYrIO2UU_Okrh-T8GrYknCKwr5aOuQZhHdWQ70qubsljgz1yKwimHtIUQkcG3cHC6w4MrRUQZXG6-D9epwnY/s1600-h/sharingthebed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5KF6HWuchmRzUHhyphenhyphenrPiKYhIPezXjgJMVGVNVPZMK1FMGMH_wXGkIx_tvYrIO2UU_Okrh-T8GrYknCKwr5aOuQZhHdWQ70qubsljgz1yKwimHtIUQkcG3cHC6w4MrRUQZXG6-D9epwnY/s200/sharingthebed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346806137146466" border="0" /></a>Back home sharing the bed.Pam & Steve Johansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799103327137532719noreply@blogger.com0