tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114408783012164722024-02-19T02:14:59.473-08:00Marchiondo's Shanghai SurpriseThe Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-63201870716572939422012-11-07T03:29:00.000-08:002012-11-07T03:29:10.812-08:00Lily's Celebration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before we headed back to the USA for the summer, we had a quick party to celebrate Lily.<br />
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Lily especially had a great time and it was wonderful to celebrate with some wonderful friends!<br />
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I guess it's time for me to wake up from my long summer's nap and start blogging again!!!The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-36750642434844085482012-06-10T16:19:00.002-07:002012-06-10T16:19:45.019-07:00Devin - Shanghai Slayers Football<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Devin decided to go out for football for a local city team. It was just spring training but he was excited. They had a game at the end of the season to get them pumped up for the Fall. They won and Devin was psyched that he passed(threw) the football for a touchdown! I tried to load the video but it didn't work.</div>
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Devin is the one on the far left with white legs. It made it easy for me to pick him out:)</div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-52620542049763694632012-06-10T16:15:00.002-07:002012-06-10T16:15:38.557-07:00Strawberries & a Crane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was shocked to see that we had actual strawberries on our plant on the porch. Jin Di and I rescued that plant from the trash last year:)<br />
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I saw a beautiful white crane flying outside our window.<br />
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The day finally came!!!! Lily officially became a part of our family on May 7, 2012. We traveled to Zhenghou to do the registration paperwork and obtain her Chinese passport.</div>
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Our CCAI guide, Rita, helping me with the final paperwork.<br />
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Lily and I with the orphanage director from Pingdingshan.<br />
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The official document stating Lily is a Marchiondo!!<br />
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We celebrated with a Merry go Round Ride.<br />
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During our walk, we saw that the local exercise park was quite busy!<br />
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It was nice to walk along the river and get away from the hustle and bustle a block away.<br />
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We had to go to the notary the next day and take our picture with her.<br />
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Outside the notary office with the other family with us - Joe, Allison and Lily too.<br />
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An interesting bird along the river.<br />
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We did a day trip to the Yellow River.<br />
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Allison was able to get a picture that is quite common for us. We get surrounded by people looking at Lily and looking at me because I'm not Chinese. They also comment on Lily's eyes because they are big.<br />
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We had a great meal at this restaurant. <br />
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We took a walk in the park with Rita, her son and mother in law.<br />
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Lily playing with Emma, just adopted by a nice couple from New York. We have flown to Guangzhou to handle paperwork for the Visa process to get into the USA.<br />
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A visit to a local temple.<br />
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Lily having a good time on the swing at the hotel.<br />
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Lily giving her new friend Lily a hug.<br />
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There was an artist at the market next to the hotel. We purchased a beautiful stone "chiseling" to remember this wonderful time.<br />
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She did that in less than 8 hours. <br />
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On our last night, we arrived at the 3 Gorges Dam. We couldn't stay up while we went thru the 7 or 8 locks. It took a while and was a bit noisy at times. <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is something what they have done and how cities were relocated. The picture on the right shows the model of the elevator that is currently being built to transport the boats/barges to the lower level.<br />
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A picture of our boat.<br />
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Miscellaneous pictures along the way.<br />
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A new boat being built.<br />
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Not much water fowl on the river. A bit weird.<br />
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I wonder how they got up there to erect that little thing.<br />
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Our waitress.<br />
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It is hard for me that during certain parts of the year, the water gets that high.<br />
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Our cabin.<br />
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Devin can be so funny!!! He was dying to use the restroom. So we asked the bus driver to pull over. This is very common to see men relieving themselves along the roads, sidewalks, etc. FYI - we are on a full size bus for the 7 of us and no one else was on the bus. Instead of going to the back of the bus where he couldn't be seen by anyone, he goes there in front. We couldn't stop laughing. Poor guy, he got stage fright and couldn't go. He had to hold it for another 20 minutes until we got to the airport. His reasoning for it all - "Didn't want to go on the vegetables growing on the side of the road. It was someone's garden."<br />
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We are always traveling when it is Lucas's Birthday. On the last night of the boat trip, we ordered him a cake and he had about 100 people singing him "Happy Birthday". The birthday boy is a bit camera shy.</div>
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They also had a demonstration from the artist on board. It is amazing how quickly he can paint/create a picture on paper or a glass jar.</div>
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Lily and Kate enjoying the entertainment. <br />
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During the cruise, they had different presentations. One of them was cupping which leaves a horrible bruise on your back.</div>
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The other one was acupuncture. <br />
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I think this was the 2nd gorge we went thru. I'm getting a bit mixed up with the pictures. Sorry!<br />
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Some various pictures while going "down the river".<br />
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This section made me feel like we were in Switzerland.<br />
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We transferred to a smaller boat that would take us to where we were going to have a boat ride on the Shennong Stream. Our tour guides for the boat ride.<br />
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That is a coffin in there.<br />
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Jason captured some great pictures of the river and the reflections.<br />
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They are building a new highway. What a project.<br />
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I was hoping those weren't our boats.<br />
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Ours were a bit bigger.<br />
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That is the home of one of the boatmen rowing the boat.<br />
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We were on the boat with a group from Austria.<br />
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The oarsmen could not have weighed more than 120 lbs!</div>
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The rope used if they needed to pull the boat thru the water. <br />
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Having a little race.<br />
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Another picture from the boat's photographer. We thought it was funny how we are all looking in different directions.<br />
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We had a nice day.The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-61571050293475973032012-06-10T14:51:00.005-07:002012-06-10T14:51:59.149-07:00Yangtze River Cruise - Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After Xi'an, we flew to Chongqing to board a boat that would take us down river on the Yangtze. The bar was well stocked with beer.</div>
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Jason and Lily enjoying the sights. It was a bit hazy the first day.<br />
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What a cutie!<br />
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I'm not sure what pagoda this is:)<br />
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Katelyn was pushed by one of the crewmen from the boat. He had his work cut out for him. There were some big hills to go up.<br />
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Our first stop was at the Shibaozhai Pagoda. It is known for how it is built into the mountain side. Jason captured a nice photo of another family:)<br />
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This is the bridge over to the pagoda.<br />
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The wall that was built around the pagoda to protect it.<br />
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Before they built the wall around the pagoda, the water level would get as high as the entrance into the pagoda at 75.1 meters high.<br />
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Just a picture taken from the boat.<br />
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Dinner is served:)<br />
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We shared our table with a nice couple from Australia.<br />
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The evening entertainment performed by the crew.<br />
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The biggest attraction in Xi'an is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses exhibit. Our first stop was to see a factory where they made "authentic" warriors.<br />
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We were waiting for the tour guide to buy tickets. Notice the couple on the left looking at us.<br />
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The trees were beautiful with blossoms.<br />
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The main building is huge. The crowd was huge too! It didn't help that it was a national holiday - Tomb Sweeping. The crowd on the right is how it was the whole way around.<br />
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A nice family picture with the trees.<br />
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Kate bought a book about the Exhibit written by the farmers that found the warriors. He signed her book and allowed a picture. I believe the government rewarded him for his find by compensating him one months salary - which wasn't very much $20. I think an arrangement was made and he is living a much more comfortable life now:)<br />
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There are 3 buildings in all at the grounds. The following 2 are the best pictures of some of the original, fully intact warriors.<br />
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Now that we have been there, I would like to sit down and watch a documentary on tv. <br />
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After Beijing, we flew to Xi'an. On our first tour day, we visited the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Of course, every where we went, there is always the markets selling "stuff". Jason was looking at some flutes. Dad captured some great pictures of the crowd building up around Jason and looking at what he was buying.<br />
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Then we headed to the City Wall of Xi'an and took a little walk.<br />
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We had fun trying to capture some good pictures at sunset. We took the next 2 pictures thru our sunglasses. I think they turned out pretty cool.<br />
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We ended the day with a dinner show. Lily and I didn't see much of the show. She was a bit afraid but everyone else enjoyed it.<br />
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The next day we chose to go visit the Great Wall early in the morning. We visited the Mutianyu section. It was once again a beautiful day but not as cold. It was a haul to get Kate up there but we did it! <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lily was getting tired and the sun was shining bright.<br />
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Our next stop was Temple of Heaven. That is actually a musical instrument the gentlemen is holding.</div>
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A great picture of dad and Jason. We were losing our blue sky.<br />
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An old tree.<br />
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This is very common to see electrical lines like this. Actually, this one looks pretty neat.<br />
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For dinner, we couldn't leave Beijing without having their favorite dish - Peking Duck. It's not one of our favorite dishes. However, we got a good laugh thinking about the scene from "The Christmas Story"!<br />
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Back in March, we had our first visitor that wasn't stopping in because of work related purposes! Dad arrived for a busy 2 week visit:) We were all excited to see him. He arrived on a Wednesday and on that following Friday we were flying to Beijing to begin an eleven day tour. It was the first time for all of us to be in Beijing except Jason. He had been there earlier in the year.</div>
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On our first day, we began at Tiananmen Square. It was a chilly day but nice. We actually saw blue sky because of the wind.</div>
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The square is huge. There were lots of people and quite a bit of military. In the following picture, we have the "Forbidden City" entrance behind us. I should also mention that it was Lily's first time to join us on a family vacation.<br />
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I don't think you can get the feel of exactly how big it is until you actually visit it yourself! It is the biggest palace complex in the world.<br />
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Jason captured a nice picture of my dad and I. I think I resemble him quite a bit! <br />
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Late morning, we rode on a rickshaw around the Hutong Area. It was so cold that Jason did some bargaining for a few pairs of winter gloves.<br />
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They took us to a small house. I think they have been remodeled for the sole purpose of making tourists think that they are actually eating in an authentic Chinese home.</div>
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The Summer Palace sits on a big lake. I believe those are guard towers up on the hill.<br />
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We were walking fast around the palace. We could have taken a boat ride. The air coming off the lake was quite chilly. We opted to walk fast to try to keep warm. Lily was able to fall asleep. <br />
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The artwork/painting in this covered walkway was beautiful. I think if it was a warmer day, it would have been nice to really look at the pictures.<br />
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A Marble boat that has never set sail - I think that is what the tour guide said????<br />
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Well, it's been so long since I've been on to blog that blogger has made changes. The page to publish posts looks different and the way to add pictures...... I have another thing to get use to!!!!</div>
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Anyway, it's been a while since I posted to say the least:) This past winter was very rainy in Shanghai. I don't think we saw the sun for 2 months. It wasn't very pretty and not much to blog about.</div>
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The end of February came around and we had some "excitement". Kate came down with a fever but everyone was having fevers around us. Just figured she had a virus because she didn't have any other symptoms. 2 days after she started the fever, she fell and started complaining that her arm hurt. So I took her to the ER and the X-ray didn't show anything. We thought it was just a bad sprain. Went back to the hospital 2 days later with her in terrible pain and still fever. Xray showed nothing but no one could even get close to her arm without her screaming. Blood tests were abnormal but could reflect a virus. We were sent home but scheduled to go back the next day for more blood work and follow up. She felt much better the next day but still had fever and swelling in arm. She was sitting at the table working on homework and I was seriously considering canceling the appointment because she seemed so much better. </div>
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They did a MRI and showed she had osteomyelitis in her arm. Crazy!! We weren't expecting that one. I don't know what it is but Kate likes to test out the health systems in the country we are living:) She was admitted to the hospital and they immediately began the IV antibiotics. The good thing is she responded very well to the antibiotic and showed great improvements within 2 days. The hospital, doctors and nurses were all wonderful. In China there is no home health care so we had to stay in the hospital. The hospital would never want to send you home with a line for fear of infection. We still aren't sure how she got this infection.</div>
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After 10 days, she was sent home with oral antibiotics and didn't have to spend her "11" Birthday in the hospital. That was the best present she got. Happy Birthday Katelyn!!!</div>
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<br />The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-21193248734094616332012-02-02T18:51:00.001-08:002012-02-02T20:07:50.083-08:00A Day in Suzhou<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5_lQNTcFt_x6GtWHZJAo4_giC64I4pXm53wApE7TEWQ-ywRLvWOpz87re3m2fdYORuiBs3e3m4B-4Iq21Or68hu226gBbQmXJCPqKdRyEnzYbZT97NQMi2O0A_Nn5rLYE38FNpsKXUFa/s1600/DSC01999.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 88px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704740056249385618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5_lQNTcFt_x6GtWHZJAo4_giC64I4pXm53wApE7TEWQ-ywRLvWOpz87re3m2fdYORuiBs3e3m4B-4Iq21Or68hu226gBbQmXJCPqKdRyEnzYbZT97NQMi2O0A_Nn5rLYE38FNpsKXUFa/s400/DSC01999.JPG" /></a> Happy Chinese New Year! We decided to welcome the Year of the Dragon by spending the day in Suzhou. Jason works there everyday but we have never gone to do some sightseeing. It's a good hour away but an easy drive. Suzhou is a very old city - founded around 600 BC. It was a prosperous trading area and the silk industry boomed. It is known as "Venice of the East".<br /><br />Our first stop was "Lion Grove".<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeurxb_5W7cPhIFba3yrCIZxzYZQCcQs9a_-s9y2znlMtspCXHSA1TsZ-yU3Kxb8slAEYXIgnXUAHPUXku7fE_Z1yZg4U79rW9uKujb3rV10t28Fc4aOqY7zR9f85OUmv656C0sxBlZa3/s1600/DSC01998.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704740051376568850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeurxb_5W7cPhIFba3yrCIZxzYZQCcQs9a_-s9y2znlMtspCXHSA1TsZ-yU3Kxb8slAEYXIgnXUAHPUXku7fE_Z1yZg4U79rW9uKujb3rV10t28Fc4aOqY7zR9f85OUmv656C0sxBlZa3/s400/DSC01998.JPG" /></a> It was busy but a very nice day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrua7bBiv8mDFWD75nJ_vuHwFgBqgkTgGDqO-kDipbP3Il1vAMWDQV27pISABnQ2k5aNLL_yjCP4kgcB4njn7mUdkm372MEfPtRfvhs9ramCXHjTE2b3VnzuF-AJQj1iUKex8HjELEbjT/s1600/DSC02005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704740043010365298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrua7bBiv8mDFWD75nJ_vuHwFgBqgkTgGDqO-kDipbP3Il1vAMWDQV27pISABnQ2k5aNLL_yjCP4kgcB4njn7mUdkm372MEfPtRfvhs9ramCXHjTE2b3VnzuF-AJQj1iUKex8HjELEbjT/s400/DSC02005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX5hFHQ9jgMaNNwrCqJY6xuEF8JH2eS7hn3UyXLskH01qUronGcrUd3cTUmzlZGYsQIDTJPtncWfgGb-4cTT61c8tCoQ5eQcMwjXLUbdGm2929f9A-GoicDEPcxq-eouC3fKaaFEgiIuf/s1600/DSC02014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704740041214422642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX5hFHQ9jgMaNNwrCqJY6xuEF8JH2eS7hn3UyXLskH01qUronGcrUd3cTUmzlZGYsQIDTJPtncWfgGb-4cTT61c8tCoQ5eQcMwjXLUbdGm2929f9A-GoicDEPcxq-eouC3fKaaFEgiIuf/s400/DSC02014.JPG" /></a> The rooms were quite pretty. I don't think I would want to sit very long on that couch.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739736163268306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEapcxxjn32XJocYEsLOlyOWOl9inNdTopDxiM0zfzdVyEdx7ijUVxAkZB0wYyD_oZ28h4Mn7ozJ0e9L9XSIHuHuiPT15Q0b-G3n9HBQQoNsE_uNUIsyflvy7N55WNxYKHWjiu0VlIlsR/s400/DSC02033.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739730875962610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6zOYvQpR22tcvZKYEt0VqZY_3-QdAxjzaFk_BsDRfhl1m_RbwaQ2XCvqcUTEwPyp8UK6RUUSihy6dQ9eVOCrc36gdYoneLaxF-JBGTuEL9Iix-07ie_qkm0Fs5RMybb0AEqweiIup0D_/s400/IMG_1830.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Wow - blue sky. I don't remember seeing it so blue that day:)</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739725234192450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TQCv5vgBJ6Z-RHYTr_mFkDxe9vN52WZTMKDXVg7eT3vOVC_eVHFXL2FUfytEbvKnKX1LJfNr93HScQN4C1lQNy_bGHkGDYqHBezJ2M_7nuTNmv44hv04eV543SL2ZMBbn9i-glmPgoh4/s400/IMG_1851.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Outside the garden, there were some vendors. One was selling popcorn and popped rice.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyGXqIzDwJTxCDqPVRrg1_MJD2F1rCbTb2TfgNO-9k1t-scr3nxaGRaNkssUqiLINPLiqjuRthRMhJ3t3MGVfsNnwZk1BxfitBGSTPeln7JSB47tMnBn5i8ewA4xEjSh-NC4ZGY3nWrxm/s1600/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704740041356907474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyGXqIzDwJTxCDqPVRrg1_MJD2F1rCbTb2TfgNO-9k1t-scr3nxaGRaNkssUqiLINPLiqjuRthRMhJ3t3MGVfsNnwZk1BxfitBGSTPeln7JSB47tMnBn5i8ewA4xEjSh-NC4ZGY3nWrxm/s400/IMG_1868.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>It seemed a bit expensive - a little bit over $2 / bag. Rice is cheap here. It was definitely a healthy snack - no additonal toppings were added. FYI - the bags of popcorn were filled directly from the cage, not the sidewalk:) I was surprised, the popped rice was the favorite amongst everyone.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7CyqBDygn5Ciawdjo60bsTXDaPBVcofLqoUrZesFXJZzZSdbub_-vFboXT0gi2Ags_Vs44356RQVOtcogJ7RP4bQ9A0M4Tp2Ij56cds9n-XamMyH7VYrXlzEuOIcNFqFFZBhrC6F4t50/s1600/IMG_1854.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739722220356162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7CyqBDygn5Ciawdjo60bsTXDaPBVcofLqoUrZesFXJZzZSdbub_-vFboXT0gi2Ags_Vs44356RQVOtcogJ7RP4bQ9A0M4Tp2Ij56cds9n-XamMyH7VYrXlzEuOIcNFqFFZBhrC6F4t50/s400/IMG_1854.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaVkMCnpGuJy23ulqDugNCGzVARb6f57kaM_TEY4aWVRp0U5ge5hvPqzQRbqsDzn9jtxU_SLFTjco1aXTf_6N-d1uD5zHslLE5gm7rH3R6mQSHkK5IFDhPcZJcVQxFYJZq4vRCVnABIpr/s1600/IMG_1860.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739233615246738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaVkMCnpGuJy23ulqDugNCGzVARb6f57kaM_TEY4aWVRp0U5ge5hvPqzQRbqsDzn9jtxU_SLFTjco1aXTf_6N-d1uD5zHslLE5gm7rH3R6mQSHkK5IFDhPcZJcVQxFYJZq4vRCVnABIpr/s400/IMG_1860.JPG" /></a> Suzhou is also known for its embroidery.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_JuIJZ8I8BeAn7eer-wMDUjd8a9GLRa2Zg6-EJ4pQVFJxG7J8UKObA8UsHOxEUzfhCD2QPgvWs81Hm6fnE81nFpO5FZKoNUsN__Ihh_PYqmJqDT9gVgso6nVnyPfY1c6FmsKk0iP6f66/s1600/IMG_1869.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739228811530434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_JuIJZ8I8BeAn7eer-wMDUjd8a9GLRa2Zg6-EJ4pQVFJxG7J8UKObA8UsHOxEUzfhCD2QPgvWs81Hm6fnE81nFpO5FZKoNUsN__Ihh_PYqmJqDT9gVgso6nVnyPfY1c6FmsKk0iP6f66/s400/IMG_1869.JPG" /></a> We then headed to Tiger Hill Park. The 1,000 year old Yunyan Pagoda sits on top of a hill. There are quite a few steps to get up there so we decided to admire it from afar. The tower has been leaning since before the Qing Dynasty and has become one of the symbols of Suzhou.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioewam4FdmxBH2l5luHADbpBC3FmHmMfvTvYxWwt6cnqUOzZNTYnw12ZTfblhloNvFhqaCco-XZTh0oe-vTs-rxQANqpncoJhbCcyAvv4cTpsdAHJBhbLFwLzahfILLBPTswqUW1fzGGk3/s1600/DSC02048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739218510490610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioewam4FdmxBH2l5luHADbpBC3FmHmMfvTvYxWwt6cnqUOzZNTYnw12ZTfblhloNvFhqaCco-XZTh0oe-vTs-rxQANqpncoJhbCcyAvv4cTpsdAHJBhbLFwLzahfILLBPTswqUW1fzGGk3/s400/DSC02048.JPG" /></a> There were also quite a few people visiting that day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUF1Y0cDuy0Rh3A_M-E4jLNdg0JnUw4lG2iCexglnfTSiw461KbchYmKG435e-sN9KInp0QMVNXpg3c6L8_CIP8Qz7d_GjmhRp-cQlsQIGl2t-JRzuFrx7XB9VMW9WRpkTijtLVpxWyDP/s1600/IMG_1884.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704739215022753458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUF1Y0cDuy0Rh3A_M-E4jLNdg0JnUw4lG2iCexglnfTSiw461KbchYmKG435e-sN9KInp0QMVNXpg3c6L8_CIP8Qz7d_GjmhRp-cQlsQIGl2t-JRzuFrx7XB9VMW9WRpkTijtLVpxWyDP/s400/IMG_1884.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrMdH3n-hM_-itdatA-nvGz8H-4j3yT7CYcurHSt4PrBb94ZXY6qIBIrehuy7o9_UpH0MMv24FvqyxfLnGpPMM70bjukjTcxvjzBBIeGleWKF_0AZOQp4uqWLHlDWkKQl-sCZSpFfmblJ/s1600/IMG_1875.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704738502317946754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrMdH3n-hM_-itdatA-nvGz8H-4j3yT7CYcurHSt4PrBb94ZXY6qIBIrehuy7o9_UpH0MMv24FvqyxfLnGpPMM70bjukjTcxvjzBBIeGleWKF_0AZOQp4uqWLHlDWkKQl-sCZSpFfmblJ/s400/IMG_1875.JPG" /></a> The water canals were quiet.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSumo15HltYcVg2D4hDOaZIypsoXWybxKTESZZCQ3ThZACf0jHE-lPEGdLeEwzShyeBhvxOOfAQRib077qaVWvKwiraOqV9QRFocS7lSzdojVkQucuImL6NCRryWIFoJLMM5tTccFsBbT/s1600/DSC02078.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704738498334286594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSumo15HltYcVg2D4hDOaZIypsoXWybxKTESZZCQ3ThZACf0jHE-lPEGdLeEwzShyeBhvxOOfAQRib077qaVWvKwiraOqV9QRFocS7lSzdojVkQucuImL6NCRryWIFoJLMM5tTccFsBbT/s400/DSC02078.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704738491359594530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l4NX-u9wYujIziujJqFT1KMiDPhyJZzyizQkN0EX9qCmL3VTIi2ALe9gYEc1Plxo2z7pWQYv3Z4gehVxa84HZpMZnqCc3wUYot5VU_xW5V8KGG_p8T2sXEI7lfehi1EX_Vj-ZCo_xnYH/s400/IMG_1898.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>The streets were busy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPBek1HzmQ9RVF_lHFq3ON_YD7b2aiurgb1Z4sBSn30tAAIbAKiDFTDtlpNcNJYsfOnQn54TZ4ciUu9hTNSQr4FdzJEdMmCOwuy6KijmzMBCHze5NBu0RSXHisTiVUAMPNjexDCBOcvV/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704738495605981890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPBek1HzmQ9RVF_lHFq3ON_YD7b2aiurgb1Z4sBSn30tAAIbAKiDFTDtlpNcNJYsfOnQn54TZ4ciUu9hTNSQr4FdzJEdMmCOwuy6KijmzMBCHze5NBu0RSXHisTiVUAMPNjexDCBOcvV/s400/IMG_1892.JPG" /></a>There is quite a bit to see in Suzhou. We decided to save it for another day - when it is warmer like the Spring time. We had a delicious dinner at our friend's Carlos & Bethe. They prepared a couple of their favorite Peruvian dishes. It was a fun night.<br /></div><br /><div>We finished the day with a light show that takes place every night on the lake. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLn6e0pdFTrra7zXS9vb1SW0_h6ZZpnrGhfHhNQvNefhr7p20r8MhYCp55B40z4DP2tKpbvtl_SqfZAKGVwCM9SGS-4nglnqWmKzIm-0C0F_DhWQrMEPvRY1wRm1MbHLwc2-oZS4mfWZq/s1600/IMG_1903.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704738487825566242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLn6e0pdFTrra7zXS9vb1SW0_h6ZZpnrGhfHhNQvNefhr7p20r8MhYCp55B40z4DP2tKpbvtl_SqfZAKGVwCM9SGS-4nglnqWmKzIm-0C0F_DhWQrMEPvRY1wRm1MbHLwc2-oZS4mfWZq/s400/IMG_1903.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-67774134628280980392012-01-19T19:28:00.000-08:002012-01-19T19:47:10.082-08:00Team Work!I received an email from Katelyn's teacher this past week that I want to share with you. It brought a smile to my face. Katelyn has made some wonderful friends like she always does and has been fortunate to be in such caring school environments.<br /><br />"We had an interesting one today. The lift broke and Katelyn was in an activity on the 5th floor. As I went up to get her I found six of her friends helping her down the stairs and carrying her chair for her. Love it that they all helped each other, worked together and took initiative to solve the problem themselves. Was a moment !"The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-77860404395840719072012-01-19T19:03:00.000-08:002012-01-19T19:28:28.184-08:00Yum, Yum - Chicken Soup!<div align="justify">Last weekend, Jason received a text from a co-worker who has a farm near Suzhou. Her family is going away for the Chinese New Year Holiday and she had tons of food to give away! Everything always tates delicious from her place. We are always well stocked with eggs and vegetables.</div><br /><div align="justify">We had a surprise this time. She asked Jason if we wanted some chickens - dead or alive? Jason and I got a kick out of that because we could just imagine the scenario if she arrived with "live" chickens!</div><br /><div align="justify">Fortunately for us and the chickens, they arrived dead. I'm sure they had a much quicker death than if we were to do it:)</div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0s-d14L7bQdCwdURxe1el8vDSaa2sLpe3xjRB8H2_CK7Ct897-c5Ds0Q5QtATIFtAPndEOYJTUfy6eFfvdCIBXCjiPbqsNjrSpXIa1mxgk3d4_eAPK2UaK-MV5gh35y7PAQWsLCDeMUJ/s1600/IMG_1787.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699544911048543858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0s-d14L7bQdCwdURxe1el8vDSaa2sLpe3xjRB8H2_CK7Ct897-c5Ds0Q5QtATIFtAPndEOYJTUfy6eFfvdCIBXCjiPbqsNjrSpXIa1mxgk3d4_eAPK2UaK-MV5gh35y7PAQWsLCDeMUJ/s400/IMG_1787.JPG" /></a> Let me add a head shot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNKdKx7VrBE7fLzpGhLac0Mym2DtI4TQ52lkrKBD7DoBfAJlDJYdYN-t-fAoOdImj3amW8oH9m2iy_qASrtRxalrYkguAMFvIXzNq4M0HoAutZj9o28hQDSKzkxWa-oAlo9Lgx0GZnLYc/s1600/IMG_1790.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699544912394954610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNKdKx7VrBE7fLzpGhLac0Mym2DtI4TQ52lkrKBD7DoBfAJlDJYdYN-t-fAoOdImj3amW8oH9m2iy_qASrtRxalrYkguAMFvIXzNq4M0HoAutZj9o28hQDSKzkxWa-oAlo9Lgx0GZnLYc/s400/IMG_1790.JPG" /></a> Needless to say, I had no idea what to do with them. So I called Jin Di (ayi) to come to the rescue:) I'm sure she and her family are getting some good laughs from the Marchiondo's! She told me that I didn't have the right knife and all my knives were too good to use for cutting up the chickens. So she took them home to her husband and she brought back the breasts and thighs in Ziploc bags:) We definitely were not going to have pickled feet! I can definitely say that Jin Di has made our lives in China so much easier - we will definitely miss her when the time comes for us to move on.<br />Homemade Chicken Soup was the first recipe.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8FJCS6COkLv7FJVoUexjlrmSyrcbtne7bCnyToMnUHmtY_1oRVkfNNn5yL8oXVfi8mtJ5_XKNKWLe65mR0QmzS9NLp7vRvf9HbuO72p01TcLCcMmmCMq5UNra1lBx5-F-kpsdDuLe383/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699544908475185954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8FJCS6COkLv7FJVoUexjlrmSyrcbtne7bCnyToMnUHmtY_1oRVkfNNn5yL8oXVfi8mtJ5_XKNKWLe65mR0QmzS9NLp7vRvf9HbuO72p01TcLCcMmmCMq5UNra1lBx5-F-kpsdDuLe383/s400/IMG_1816.JPG" /></a> It tasted pretty good for that rainy day but I was missing a spice. I'm not exactly sure which one that should be. I had fresh celery, carrots and onion in there but I think I should have added some parsley maybe? I need to do some research. It sure was a fun experience.</div><br /></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-91083853167089614392012-01-04T17:34:00.001-08:002012-01-04T17:40:24.552-08:00New Year Walk thru townHappy New Year - 2012!<br /><br />It's funny, we have lived here for over a year and have never walked thru this little town that isn't much more than a mile away from where we live. If you look real close, in the haze in the center you can see the buildings that are being built right beside us. It was a holiday and very busy but it was fun to finally walk the area. The only thing we bought were some good strawberries!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn6XntVXbjLcJ2HPdXn1Qiq-igpfoureO5CjUKPUzav_EIri9sU3ZoH9V1yPZmkxKs5tf12wWwc0hJmtZr7FboAKnXnXJgr8s0L9GGkZVkIdHOa2Xog63BSiIzIa6wgOc8eTpOlFxHjh-/s1600/DSC01989+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693955929067673522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn6XntVXbjLcJ2HPdXn1Qiq-igpfoureO5CjUKPUzav_EIri9sU3ZoH9V1yPZmkxKs5tf12wWwc0hJmtZr7FboAKnXnXJgr8s0L9GGkZVkIdHOa2Xog63BSiIzIa6wgOc8eTpOlFxHjh-/s400/DSC01989+-+Copy.JPG" /></a>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-82160278391089294592011-12-29T20:06:00.000-08:002011-12-29T21:02:28.276-08:00Christmas 2011It's hard to believe that we have been in China for a year. Time is going by fast!<br /><br />Jason had the week before Christmas off. We were taking it easy - shopping, baking and tennis. Our little Lily woke up on the Wednesday before with a little cough. That night she had a high fever and did not feel well at all. The next day, we decided to take her to the clinic here at the club. She definitely wasn't feeling well by the time we left the clinic. They sent us to the hospital and she had a chest xray. Pneumonia. Poor thing - she felt awful. She spent 2 nights in the hospital. We were all thrilled when she was discharged on Christmas Eve. She was doing so much better and the fever was gone. She was back to being the happy, playful little girl that we all love so much!<br /><br />We arrived home by 2:00 in the afternoon. I had everyone helping me in the kitchen. We made Chicken enchiladas for dinner, the stuffing for Christmas day, sugar cookies and Ravioli filling all by 5:00. It was a bit crazy but lots of fun. After dinner I made the dough for the raviolis and Jason started rolling it out. At the same time, Katelyn and Devin were working on decorating the sugar cookies.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX286kvGDY56qBP8nqH2Ebjo18-OqBhny-PajvXKxS1rcwH7YN_X74FOl5X-izx5T4oYQ0Z0OMON22NCZTG-4RPgM-ulj3mR_yKmlOByGHvfOZQznl42_9Enboqn2RI0tlJYVctFUispf/s1600/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691774172684557266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX286kvGDY56qBP8nqH2Ebjo18-OqBhny-PajvXKxS1rcwH7YN_X74FOl5X-izx5T4oYQ0Z0OMON22NCZTG-4RPgM-ulj3mR_yKmlOByGHvfOZQznl42_9Enboqn2RI0tlJYVctFUispf/s400/IMG_1552.JPG" /></a> They were delicious and did not last long. I should say that Devin made the dough for the cookies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtvW3m6mD-f5l6u1ayHzMlvuawhh8sXjXYda7vZFnI-QtCzc3peMT5l0xioNOtoFy2elsdVsHtNqk9-kmgvgVICOreVqi_-hpGtdCCu4WbnqRiSKcmhsBxfJyXxk_SZf_p4RH5H9ZcbYv/s1600/IMG_1553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691774171164366978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtvW3m6mD-f5l6u1ayHzMlvuawhh8sXjXYda7vZFnI-QtCzc3peMT5l0xioNOtoFy2elsdVsHtNqk9-kmgvgVICOreVqi_-hpGtdCCu4WbnqRiSKcmhsBxfJyXxk_SZf_p4RH5H9ZcbYv/s400/IMG_1553.JPG" /></a> I was really running on fumes. I don't think I had more than 12 hours of sleep total in the previous 3 nights.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFV9i-1-cYIpBFOuZZ-yvNa_87CCtlSLXkABuG8mmiDZnVZYQkWEziRImBm8qmZv14XdHZKWm7IKLRuCj6V3C-gsWFJOnH-ObajstibROEG1BCJJ7sX4A35m3xX5mWEodoKHD6Vse-G5K/s1600/IMG_1554.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691774170715394306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFV9i-1-cYIpBFOuZZ-yvNa_87CCtlSLXkABuG8mmiDZnVZYQkWEziRImBm8qmZv14XdHZKWm7IKLRuCj6V3C-gsWFJOnH-ObajstibROEG1BCJJ7sX4A35m3xX5mWEodoKHD6Vse-G5K/s400/IMG_1554.JPG" /></a> I am so glad the Raviolis turned out delicous!!!! It was worth staying up late and working.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGc5n7eRuIaIywDOnqokZuUnkycxc1mIVrG6RUF5fqVCyIBbWO9me2dfhSCfqnWwnbMU8y3OThyphenhyphenyL34wzcuFNBFmNV5pXvFn5Qxx4ETbfnt0NKPCOjUtmQD6LTt-zMmqw1CoyT429isMF/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691774165407989954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGc5n7eRuIaIywDOnqokZuUnkycxc1mIVrG6RUF5fqVCyIBbWO9me2dfhSCfqnWwnbMU8y3OThyphenhyphenyL34wzcuFNBFmNV5pXvFn5Qxx4ETbfnt0NKPCOjUtmQD6LTt-zMmqw1CoyT429isMF/s400/IMG_1555.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGn4sBB5TYxKuZuHeF8vk3bMnnwOZMsjEjbUu9rQ4DBaLSUCale7ylUzOuRjXuDYyBpoDvS-g8Xub_oqXDsCNTTdaWVdu7lMEJScEcqEwfklXVnnrhHTsvIg6cA7XzUCDIkOPsA5pHRXs/s1600/IMG_1557.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691772676591566930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGn4sBB5TYxKuZuHeF8vk3bMnnwOZMsjEjbUu9rQ4DBaLSUCale7ylUzOuRjXuDYyBpoDvS-g8Xub_oqXDsCNTTdaWVdu7lMEJScEcqEwfklXVnnrhHTsvIg6cA7XzUCDIkOPsA5pHRXs/s400/IMG_1557.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLisngKIQoRszVvXoGpo8RzynZ6UVwsieujwuDC156undm4SDKYfQj8cuaX_c5S6TKPhnhjuhVTHgsov_SQSDZ4Ipr14zG6yQN82fJ7TLvZgz5wQVN5tpMrHqVYiOkvyyW0EZIcob5YA7h/s1600/IMG_1559.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691772667439984178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLisngKIQoRszVvXoGpo8RzynZ6UVwsieujwuDC156undm4SDKYfQj8cuaX_c5S6TKPhnhjuhVTHgsov_SQSDZ4Ipr14zG6yQN82fJ7TLvZgz5wQVN5tpMrHqVYiOkvyyW0EZIcob5YA7h/s400/IMG_1559.JPG" /></a> Jason had decided to only shave some of his face over the holiday:) We all just kept looking at him and shaking our heads. I finally figured whom he reminded me of and is was Mario from the game station. He put on my Swiss red hat and sure enough that was it. His mustache didn't get real thick but you can see it. He looked too old!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Ig3uz3naVyqceRVNHqcWWKJSlsysA2R2ZEwDbbSp09LGDA4by9kfoY6PbsanplELa69C1JaNkRC6FMQMY621gIV0_qHdXsLtEMyTILxPBXoDz2LpGli63GI6LBZRTTOP7PxT2nC_7BR/s1600/IMG_1682.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691772661925675138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Ig3uz3naVyqceRVNHqcWWKJSlsysA2R2ZEwDbbSp09LGDA4by9kfoY6PbsanplELa69C1JaNkRC6FMQMY621gIV0_qHdXsLtEMyTILxPBXoDz2LpGli63GI6LBZRTTOP7PxT2nC_7BR/s400/IMG_1682.JPG" /></a> We had our friends Carlos, Bethe and their 2 daughters for Christmas dinner. It was a fun day. I was able to fit the turkey in the oven but it was a bummer not having more than 1 shelf for heating up the stuffing. It still tasted delicous and everyone loved the raviolis.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSih4ik7XxMOqVTIZkBDZyP4eSrSrIF255gZpv6meDJCutHOmTZIMVPK-DY-Cq6TYCrJH6OYy_OOwL4i61cTMNC4kBhLlF1-2aFOyP-YDDmhycZNdDG866iSUBFARC1_B0MuCtdHcrRbGg/s1600/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691772646553123906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSih4ik7XxMOqVTIZkBDZyP4eSrSrIF255gZpv6meDJCutHOmTZIMVPK-DY-Cq6TYCrJH6OYy_OOwL4i61cTMNC4kBhLlF1-2aFOyP-YDDmhycZNdDG866iSUBFARC1_B0MuCtdHcrRbGg/s400/IMG_1693.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOVin5CnIEI27rEQfF1YiTehmbC9ici1a336WfxlNQs0IyIxb-V52LoAt2eBZg9DqTZw2SBqpZ5C_nvhhQ1uwtBkzc2pJeV1TNjUxBQPxrU-LPMMELWPrVObF2mY11sj0ZQd5Y-8ojtvz/s1600/IMG_1697.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691772642162735602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOVin5CnIEI27rEQfF1YiTehmbC9ici1a336WfxlNQs0IyIxb-V52LoAt2eBZg9DqTZw2SBqpZ5C_nvhhQ1uwtBkzc2pJeV1TNjUxBQPxrU-LPMMELWPrVObF2mY11sj0ZQd5Y-8ojtvz/s400/IMG_1697.JPG" /></a> Cheers! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>P.S. Jason shaved the mustache off before the dinner:)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-67661519005753094572011-12-29T17:37:00.000-08:002012-01-19T20:57:00.310-08:00A Night of Ballet in SuzhouJason and I decided to attend the ballet in Suzhou for a fun, quick getaway before Christmas. We stayed at the Intercontinental which is a very nice hotel. It has a beautiful view of the lake. That is what I was trying to capture in this picture (not Jason during work while on a fun day off!)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691730821235555442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFsN3bNbpk8U2U8RkbaA7EH4KD5GaAtaUBPGEXbaV7itJViARk-2EI_qbM-mfu2-p4OENsHRb8tzd786XkJpzqgFezP2RB6211a8RKHZ88l_udMik3gfncjETNsS6OpzLYXlOzzD9iYNw/s400/photo.JPG" /><br />I took advantage of that sun coming thru the window for a while. We just don't get that very much.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691730052379285378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbWMCeO6FP1r1HqJBRBjvaQxpGyVe_P4Dd1lWqca2t4mvCBZ6qsf-Rf0caftr-ICzx7yJ4VqwbuZZFSwGFQiXR9aYQkG-T2fXWSyq3efshqsomJY0GxYCih9c2HEnEqvtcSunemUDQXp2/s400/photo3.JPG" /><br />The lights that night on the lake and the surrounding buildings were beautiful. I was surprised to see that I was "dressed" up more than the majority of people at the ballet.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691730034937576322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8yPpExxCUzUuVHAZDDWH2jJvpvHC8nBuShdNow0c85LGC5ttYUZSWBNWQXXoWDuqkxFdCJNzG6fGQkiHPoqby2nX9VtgPI1VLpOFJLf_STeiEFWdDWT9UYZdzyALV6fxdeUVICsK8vaC/s400/photo_3.JPG" /><br />The ballet took place at this mega-structure that houses quite a few shows. It has an IMax and maybe 3 other movie theaters. It was a hopping place and on the chilly side. It was a good 15 minute walk from the hotel on a nice cold night:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZawNpTiEuzuLb4nKDPewqExJ_VK_bH_qHVE4-apslJLUjrRI36dgEDapx2nATFQofYtJtMkmZ2ytehuYiB5QEnlsVYU3pGMh9XQ5MwVp6U5zXhGEKoElpLSig3aNKr3__ExiBYb1kqQv/s1600/jnc.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699569658792025826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZawNpTiEuzuLb4nKDPewqExJ_VK_bH_qHVE4-apslJLUjrRI36dgEDapx2nATFQofYtJtMkmZ2ytehuYiB5QEnlsVYU3pGMh9XQ5MwVp6U5zXhGEKoElpLSig3aNKr3__ExiBYb1kqQv/s400/jnc.gif" /></a> Our playdate ended and we had to get back home to reality. It was a fun evening. The hotel gave Jason a nice parting gift - fruit and wine basket.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK2Kja-IgPWlbjlLoAqFC0TUG0kTL0qvjWKemeP2KJ0_Eg4Z-NTGr1d1hm2M2RZu9sOOKODVUhvXzjfsJaLNg9DA-E-0ByaOsXyCvjzSJr-DD3ZAWKqjh8TC6nU6zbckohfx5czQ6kmk4/s1600/IMG_1514.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691730052535540066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK2Kja-IgPWlbjlLoAqFC0TUG0kTL0qvjWKemeP2KJ0_Eg4Z-NTGr1d1hm2M2RZu9sOOKODVUhvXzjfsJaLNg9DA-E-0ByaOsXyCvjzSJr-DD3ZAWKqjh8TC6nU6zbckohfx5czQ6kmk4/s400/IMG_1514.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-89775023058319004732011-12-29T17:20:00.000-08:002012-01-19T20:36:52.163-08:00Quick trip to BeijingJason made a quick business trip to Beijing at the beginning of November. I just wanted to share some pictures that he took. They had some snow and fog. The airport was actually shut down for a couple of days because of the fog. Jason was lucky enough to get out before then.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxxfRs4SncWZxp4IeJYYWcaGy37rKMGCJuMKN09lgM0gGI3qg8hCckQ9H6rLxmb05e0MST797mkVieuVRuq8gQ5vNzuvz_lXc1tvtjC8zmFaNUMqSv5oauefjaKw0v-IYC94e-WsM2JrY/s1600/DSCF0199.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699567465992574482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxxfRs4SncWZxp4IeJYYWcaGy37rKMGCJuMKN09lgM0gGI3qg8hCckQ9H6rLxmb05e0MST797mkVieuVRuq8gQ5vNzuvz_lXc1tvtjC8zmFaNUMqSv5oauefjaKw0v-IYC94e-WsM2JrY/s400/DSCF0199.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdEBSQfBmhvgF_gLBu0vgVAMnVsyOA_fDt-uAh2A4q0jK9q1Y8bh23nVut9xduGS5wozXChjg4jBUVeO1xOpuIlMTSmr742CG5Zmp_24ZWK-HaUh8c1Qqrg9-oXkhXHwXqiNHSbGSFmxQ/s1600/DSCF0209.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699567462664074258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdEBSQfBmhvgF_gLBu0vgVAMnVsyOA_fDt-uAh2A4q0jK9q1Y8bh23nVut9xduGS5wozXChjg4jBUVeO1xOpuIlMTSmr742CG5Zmp_24ZWK-HaUh8c1Qqrg9-oXkhXHwXqiNHSbGSFmxQ/s400/DSCF0209.JPG" /></a> Olympic Stadiums - The Cube<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPkskX55KNZRvk9JCyXMzRvVyUsGRAHVIMmxGhhWATh3ZPJJl0vWIViDMjMWrrgDVXiRzmtEAa2ZUTJMBbLvjNX37LapNeK5Fq6RD6bHQ_YDDgpYA7y-IKfgzpuAR0p7kFpy_zfYl_Wi6/s1600/cube.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699567456755563474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPkskX55KNZRvk9JCyXMzRvVyUsGRAHVIMmxGhhWATh3ZPJJl0vWIViDMjMWrrgDVXiRzmtEAa2ZUTJMBbLvjNX37LapNeK5Fq6RD6bHQ_YDDgpYA7y-IKfgzpuAR0p7kFpy_zfYl_Wi6/s400/cube.jpg" /></a> The Bird's Nest<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn4gvOWb5junz6TwiHnzWgRklxgTKxW9fzT9tw_UClWALqF8B7L2uiM2rp7MYfW0uG7B_GuWOcmTWdsSw7E6MeXudThI4AEjS20cn7Z0NU3CQXeXJF3une9WFMOxcPkAXw54qacpnkqUH/s1600/bird+nest.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699567453417792466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn4gvOWb5junz6TwiHnzWgRklxgTKxW9fzT9tw_UClWALqF8B7L2uiM2rp7MYfW0uG7B_GuWOcmTWdsSw7E6MeXudThI4AEjS20cn7Z0NU3CQXeXJF3une9WFMOxcPkAXw54qacpnkqUH/s400/bird+nest.JPG" /></a></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-38986479700024778862011-12-20T16:14:00.001-08:002011-12-29T17:37:15.956-08:00It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!We actually started decorating a bit early this year for Christmas. Since we were going to have the party for Phil, I decided to have the house decorated for the party. It was a bit early but Kate and I were excited to get the decorations out.<br /><br />I was excited to be able to order a stocking for Lily that matched the others. I was afraid that it wouldn't make it but I was wrong. It arrived within 2 weeks! It was so fun for all of us to see her stocking with all the others.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPGqNubQRo_134ipR_6mDuKpDCmWnBmygEAFv-gKGxOxaQS9iDT4NcWmReKds98vV8doFnEAZjSLtM5wxaALZ1L6M29_cpi640_UAswkqBoX4cKy85KCVOL4mar8VDOkZK2zBhnSTllb4/s1600/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688368671635425394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPGqNubQRo_134ipR_6mDuKpDCmWnBmygEAFv-gKGxOxaQS9iDT4NcWmReKds98vV8doFnEAZjSLtM5wxaALZ1L6M29_cpi640_UAswkqBoX4cKy85KCVOL4mar8VDOkZK2zBhnSTllb4/s400/IMG_1410.JPG" /></a> Kate trimming the tree.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c6c-AbrgWvjJTqDcxWyPk8yjj9cg3UkDnwiTVLBquna77AXO7XoXakZfaNYv2Mn9noU1NFOzWmdfWk8EuHszRpB23k0RXIzEhIKXRIMvmWgVA0_036mo2do-0wUODngrYLeV7ruEE5Uh/s1600/IMG_1412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688368667846218514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c6c-AbrgWvjJTqDcxWyPk8yjj9cg3UkDnwiTVLBquna77AXO7XoXakZfaNYv2Mn9noU1NFOzWmdfWk8EuHszRpB23k0RXIzEhIKXRIMvmWgVA0_036mo2do-0wUODngrYLeV7ruEE5Uh/s400/IMG_1412.JPG" /></a> Kate had to do a presentation on symbols and traditions for Christmas. We made some pizzelles for her to take to her class. Our place smelled like Grandma Millie's.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jXejPROdPT5y1Vpp60KqFGSng011HViKBJIuW4v1I6GbgPBBqeo5QzOI_DWdYtvirzU9JCbO1kgW6DAKyOcBmZaK441dYYAtDq57MhRzrIDKkw0bu0Yrk9t-SCjoJCtyIP2kVNgPuUsT/s1600/IMG_1466.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688368659565414194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jXejPROdPT5y1Vpp60KqFGSng011HViKBJIuW4v1I6GbgPBBqeo5QzOI_DWdYtvirzU9JCbO1kgW6DAKyOcBmZaK441dYYAtDq57MhRzrIDKkw0bu0Yrk9t-SCjoJCtyIP2kVNgPuUsT/s400/IMG_1466.JPG" /></a></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-82608359005052421742011-12-20T16:10:00.000-08:002011-12-29T17:05:56.275-08:00Kate's Christmas programKate had her Christmas program at school for Grades 3, 4, & 5. It was a fantastic show - Papa Panov. Kate was the messenger. In the picture with Kate is Mr. Klein - Director of the school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-XIlwQPRKO9xtTyzwsxsSbzeH7GGu6mHDqL7cBh3-14kWjJgz0yMjSdGRtgf6duk8kMCpmo3-Yv4eLwC7iyqoKPiTl8FdLi1w6A_CguMo7DMLIuizixrHNrz6pxnh76iCWlhBtkMIY6D/s1600/IMG_1483.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367988133771074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-XIlwQPRKO9xtTyzwsxsSbzeH7GGu6mHDqL7cBh3-14kWjJgz0yMjSdGRtgf6duk8kMCpmo3-Yv4eLwC7iyqoKPiTl8FdLi1w6A_CguMo7DMLIuizixrHNrz6pxnh76iCWlhBtkMIY6D/s400/IMG_1483.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74BBvGJj0fCmmbLcf0vw3xxfDSYo1DSZVkYS2iG3r7PsZnwgFEn7u_DHeapeqHbqAEZmBKx5BDu4nrRj-HOFwSfQ_nwy8Wa4RJjGtLOH9eiRVjz2FGO_mIiyWB_eXFTl_qRKYgrrS5hMc/s1600/IMG_1484.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367984102540850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74BBvGJj0fCmmbLcf0vw3xxfDSYo1DSZVkYS2iG3r7PsZnwgFEn7u_DHeapeqHbqAEZmBKx5BDu4nrRj-HOFwSfQ_nwy8Wa4RJjGtLOH9eiRVjz2FGO_mIiyWB_eXFTl_qRKYgrrS5hMc/s400/IMG_1484.JPG" /></a> Grade 5 did a great job dancing and having some lead roles in the play.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2QsCljpbb6W9m6nxDLO4oO941lpskCKAYuzpss8AAP8Kmn27NB2Jw6xZrDWT-wBOc8hiUYm3lrfloYXevfjou7mv2pI20diYIO3HvDQJLdfgTAHP5_RWuMpX3_DAqHkVQPex2DiguqnA/s1600/IMG_1496.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367972340164418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2QsCljpbb6W9m6nxDLO4oO941lpskCKAYuzpss8AAP8Kmn27NB2Jw6xZrDWT-wBOc8hiUYm3lrfloYXevfjou7mv2pI20diYIO3HvDQJLdfgTAHP5_RWuMpX3_DAqHkVQPex2DiguqnA/s400/IMG_1496.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1bi5qgdH4d2UTF1kM0ei8HVibElyEPyTWAAPY2BMtbZVwU9hevZ4pfPotYSXb2Z6Y1eFAt11Bp89YnYwCvB3qM_TyC1V56eWpkdOY9j4F5BBQpUgoxsEClPKuSxxfEus2gOBKPExY9zl/s1600/IMG_1497.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367974344642674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1bi5qgdH4d2UTF1kM0ei8HVibElyEPyTWAAPY2BMtbZVwU9hevZ4pfPotYSXb2Z6Y1eFAt11Bp89YnYwCvB3qM_TyC1V56eWpkdOY9j4F5BBQpUgoxsEClPKuSxxfEus2gOBKPExY9zl/s400/IMG_1497.JPG" /></a>The music was beautiful and Kate had a great time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxoIn7bEK_2gmbODnCQPxuDV6QVuj0uZoZCwcdG9nQhblhhEJ2D9boglJhZ1iIYXXuyIpXVXCFmKNYfFhX0C0UcbArXbQfSqyHbzNZDwjE7IAJGF5znWbffRYQ-hKG1tfOyrQb6Qiz6gV/s1600/IMG_1510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367968945479330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxoIn7bEK_2gmbODnCQPxuDV6QVuj0uZoZCwcdG9nQhblhhEJ2D9boglJhZ1iIYXXuyIpXVXCFmKNYfFhX0C0UcbArXbQfSqyHbzNZDwjE7IAJGF5znWbffRYQ-hKG1tfOyrQb6Qiz6gV/s400/IMG_1510.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-54897184940483774572011-12-20T16:09:00.001-08:002011-12-28T00:52:56.615-08:00Lucas Played in a Tennis TournamentLucas had decided to continue with tennis lessons when we moved here. We are living at a great tennis facility - 6 indoor and 7 outdoor courts.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367360060241042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7TmfLSQ5aHgoXKD_U6vTswEhaVSjOWX17y1Upz9IQZdUDyaWRBQ0-Ai6DC0dL0MQ-PxNXuDffv8S-KFFRVxt1QuJSLL7xOyyzJVu8Pt6ABwd70sU3Q6xjRqsGMJxjzs92gHk3nkACftP/s400/DSC01953.JPG" /><br />He has improved quite a bit and really enjoys the game.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367354656206882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye7RWZVlOR3PtvwkzcjTbctxLN-OT7XnTPiMtjxDN2LwOTUS7umbGkptLTJE8yTBr9qCsqBzEyVGJx-PqSwmvsp_k_ntXarIlqw89GnrEvohroUK0mDwmww8xHzMQTNWaWQkJOph2By6-/s400/DSC01961.JPG" /><br />It's not Wimbledon but it is very nice!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367351326652354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkxIAFZMnzMzDIEWFUK977qO1i1oW4su3jhIVpKFmv5fNvkUClDqMe4x4462xWwY23k3oKyxcaMAqJUlzC4VKuo-gFc7UyUGrJJJMGUDxye7k31m08e5nh3PL5Q2N_LEHmkvJviwusAcF/s400/DSC01969.JPG" /><br />He had some nice shots.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688367343878798866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFEwjloALwpQHRKb6UXDhb80MTCZ3jrpz_5CojJgl3mq7cPjwPb-lS8E0wBIzfenIosP0i80wX8lIiBphNHK9zbRUMidoA_DC3wVk0Z-FgcMmKIp4DeSdtKo4KtbLN-G5VVnlC0QbHGwm/s400/DSC01971.JPG" /><br />He didn't win very many games but had lots of fun. He did come away with a nice trophy for "Best Sportsmanship". Jason and I had to chuckle at first and were a bit amazed. This kid was the one that always was banging his head on the hard tile when he was 3 years old and didn't get his way! Hee Hee We are very proud of him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh8KMcSqVdrF8IlK9tB599xuE3Xuxl6Yfi5xvCdbIz7Rm5fIE_-D77eYEJsSMb5vwAVgwbAxBMWRhxCFBptcbai-AfSiP-EPObE7PZ7m0l9DM1kSNwxmBgWIS5TpQKt77v8NAI3NyeLn4/s1600/IMG_1728.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691096927397184834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh8KMcSqVdrF8IlK9tB599xuE3Xuxl6Yfi5xvCdbIz7Rm5fIE_-D77eYEJsSMb5vwAVgwbAxBMWRhxCFBptcbai-AfSiP-EPObE7PZ7m0l9DM1kSNwxmBgWIS5TpQKt77v8NAI3NyeLn4/s400/IMG_1728.JPG" /></a>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511440878301216472.post-30315969461373616252011-12-20T16:01:00.001-08:002011-12-28T00:35:40.614-08:00Our Skyline is Changing!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrld-Xcl7jU5RLEF2kMmy3xyqrtfuaflJ5GYnSE-_QU1mlPaHlsVoGJoFOQy5NMYOn9ikaPPB3uMKXMTVNSx7cea4yH5J_S_ls6zW8Febz3ooJqdG1bnu-iAHirtadKWDgUf9e_5YRsVBV/s1600/IMG_1390.JPG"></a>When we moved here a year ago, the apartments by the freeway were being built. Then in March or April, they began doing some drilling.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8a-PUhlavtF96aTpyPKLUSoi4kQuHP447rCtlobc8FuSm5Ip8Kwp7kWXxxt5W_t8e38C4yRh1RX9Hd1_9DTTWhmuR0QTZKV0f5cl23u6uFbiQsEuv9XPhfUfeRJ4nFr2t2zeZrEq1Poy/s1600/DSCN9339.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688366039062849986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8a-PUhlavtF96aTpyPKLUSoi4kQuHP447rCtlobc8FuSm5Ip8Kwp7kWXxxt5W_t8e38C4yRh1RX9Hd1_9DTTWhmuR0QTZKV0f5cl23u6uFbiQsEuv9XPhfUfeRJ4nFr2t2zeZrEq1Poy/s400/DSCN9339.JPG" /></a>In May and June they were hauling tons of dirt away. When we arrived back after summer vaction in July, there were huge holes in the ground. I actually shot this picture because a huge monsoon was suppose to hit.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg3gAO6zK4y3LwCv3IuPXSCCicjxQ-U5cJaLuc_61NiwGP1-b8fp9Vg7hz5HumE_R8QLkkvPWXLJk8xj7UOH8oh7ZlWfiu-0MyXAphX91TW-9BVlbIGFXfm-uhVQEUVnnY2Fe712OZhu4/s1600/IMG_0487.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688366033083318258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg3gAO6zK4y3LwCv3IuPXSCCicjxQ-U5cJaLuc_61NiwGP1-b8fp9Vg7hz5HumE_R8QLkkvPWXLJk8xj7UOH8oh7ZlWfiu-0MyXAphX91TW-9BVlbIGFXfm-uhVQEUVnnY2Fe712OZhu4/s400/IMG_0487.JPG" /></a> Now it is December and we have 8 huge buildings in our view and at least 8 more that we can't see. It's amazing how fast they went up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJJeOxW4H5V6Jb7ouaJoUQ-hb6RdE8uDqLkbXDKI4-WVV7YkCsnChacd9qS73tx8m9-qwOCrQNv6et5fq1Mbtgz2kwrsAtuf6XHVcp6Z0LBMWcUWTh2pF8TTEpQjN4sCMr6yDYtkeLwO3/s1600/IMG_1384.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688366028465187330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJJeOxW4H5V6Jb7ouaJoUQ-hb6RdE8uDqLkbXDKI4-WVV7YkCsnChacd9qS73tx8m9-qwOCrQNv6et5fq1Mbtgz2kwrsAtuf6XHVcp6Z0LBMWcUWTh2pF8TTEpQjN4sCMr6yDYtkeLwO3/s400/IMG_1384.JPG" /></a>I was able to capture some men on the bamboo scaffolding.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlmXJ3qCvcMiptbksJbq3WM6nA8MM3YlvaPnyi77OM8WEjgkYUwm7UwHST0ea82HYtx6PAD7pQJ9Sra_gOQfOMeZ_hyeyTgSIFo_wXfZNv3gJ0PuYINZFKumCWaX1xpt2X9IoYhl3IOt_/s1600/IMG_1386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365553140944450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlmXJ3qCvcMiptbksJbq3WM6nA8MM3YlvaPnyi77OM8WEjgkYUwm7UwHST0ea82HYtx6PAD7pQJ9Sra_gOQfOMeZ_hyeyTgSIFo_wXfZNv3gJ0PuYINZFKumCWaX1xpt2X9IoYhl3IOt_/s400/IMG_1386.JPG" /></a> Now look at them in relation to the top of the building.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nMXtBoGMPbY4c8s5RQK3jFlhSMK7DCwCiDA2qJEcFZB4VggAvv-ZFn0nDyWhjwn4yYflVOgYovmahHLlqZP5PAnVAvLH2NOVdJLfcYNMUt9eGobFHQKiJPsLeOPCt2kkrDtZMvuuohkV/s1600/IMG_1388.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365550220339890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nMXtBoGMPbY4c8s5RQK3jFlhSMK7DCwCiDA2qJEcFZB4VggAvv-ZFn0nDyWhjwn4yYflVOgYovmahHLlqZP5PAnVAvLH2NOVdJLfcYNMUt9eGobFHQKiJPsLeOPCt2kkrDtZMvuuohkV/s400/IMG_1388.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1oBqZ3Yh4xoRomR9JAWK7RnCvQiQboXMlobyebTXQdoiyNZesBx8Bv7zLpPPTXIV7k5lVNnnKs_ElwCa9JwMK37bUinjNbhKXNz9W7mZenfYBr2GHLAjCYAx6eA47D4cRJ0oOegHBvIG/s1600/IMG_1389.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365548313520194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1oBqZ3Yh4xoRomR9JAWK7RnCvQiQboXMlobyebTXQdoiyNZesBx8Bv7zLpPPTXIV7k5lVNnnKs_ElwCa9JwMK37bUinjNbhKXNz9W7mZenfYBr2GHLAjCYAx6eA47D4cRJ0oOegHBvIG/s400/IMG_1389.JPG" /></a> The cranes are huge too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa4qyvaGppMY4QFryPwntQLVw38OZ9Xry7zv2tT99qbWoIj1Y_aXZHaEedeGX09moBY8tUzRSRGdhSspCkQYLWS-micIlYEKFveHdWRobI3yMTAnDZBMeQXhPm14SE5Ww6CbitSQRldzK/s1600/IMG_1390.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365545283517746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa4qyvaGppMY4QFryPwntQLVw38OZ9Xry7zv2tT99qbWoIj1Y_aXZHaEedeGX09moBY8tUzRSRGdhSspCkQYLWS-micIlYEKFveHdWRobI3yMTAnDZBMeQXhPm14SE5Ww6CbitSQRldzK/s400/IMG_1390.JPG" /></a> I was watching the crane one morning and it was moving so fast while moving a load of plywood sheets. It was crazy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZc5FO_y_-0g8PlGBpVBkjRnphulJ6zvl_NN82HQZPe-yyssJbsdmWe6bVgllx2PK0UFFy-_rDhwN298H0hi0xFJblUCv_5iGz-R3qGvLednRkzSyCDUdv6OAHABm296MvtpLhsmAZU_F/s1600/IMG_1392.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365541685846658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZc5FO_y_-0g8PlGBpVBkjRnphulJ6zvl_NN82HQZPe-yyssJbsdmWe6bVgllx2PK0UFFy-_rDhwN298H0hi0xFJblUCv_5iGz-R3qGvLednRkzSyCDUdv6OAHABm296MvtpLhsmAZU_F/s400/IMG_1392.JPG" /></a> We have had fun watching them go up. I'll be following up with new pictures.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Marchiondo Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810072695014304545noreply@blogger.com0