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Yorba Linda Country Club, California
The funny thing about Southern California is while it is usually 90 degrees on Christmas it can very easily be cloudy and a cool 65 degrees on the first day of Summer vacation. Newscasters around here like to call it ‘June Gloom’. But it never stops my kids from diving right in to Summer.
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(A SkyWatch photo submission)
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In an attempt to distance themselves from their Uncle Castro back in Cuba, the sisters added the ‘De-‘ to their last name when they came to America.
The helmet hair and bushy eyebrow trend can only be considered passive revenge for the whole Bay of Pigs thing.
We retaliated with The Jonas Brothers.
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Orange County, California
It was game 3 of the Little League playoff championship and we came prepared to show our spirit. While our Tucker warmed up for the big game, Jack was put in charge of decorating the stands. And this big brother is just as invested in this baseball team as Tucker. He has attended all 25+ games and a million more practices willingly. He has carried bat bags, chairs and blankets. He has made runs to the snack shack for sodas and pretzels. He has helped to set up the field and clean up the dugout.
And through it all he has shown 100% support for his sport loving little brother.
And then they WON.
Jack was as excited as the team. He jumped. He shouted he lifted his brother into the air.
Tucker’s win was Jack’s win.
Because they are brothers.
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Even though Elna had added the blue ribbon, Rigmor knew it was her old ‘Hot-Dog-on-a-Stick’ hat.
And no matter how hard she sat and prayed it was still there when she opened her eyes.
“How would anyone take their music seriously with a hat like that?” she thought.
Something had to be done about Elna’s rock star attitude.
‘Pray harder’ thought Rigmor.
PRAY HARDER.
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8: 47 PM ~ Newport Beach, California
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It was a long shot. Literarily. A photo taken on faith.
It was all but totally dark, and I stood on the Newport pier next to the night fisherman setting up for the evening. As I watched them cast their lines with glowing lures to guide the way I leaned against the pier railing. I steadied myself as much as possible, took a deep breath and clicked. The exposure time was LONG so I knew as long as I didn’t breath I might be able to stay still enough to capture this view. See the black specks at the shore line in the water? Night swimmers, who I deemed must be INSANE to be in the cold water on a night like this. As I headed back to the parking lot I saw these people drying off and packing their stuff into their car with a Nevada license plate. I imagined this was the first time they had visited the ocean, and they wanted to get the most out of their day here. Even if it meant braving the crashing waves in the dark.
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Ronald was sure his European stamp collection would impress the lay-dees.
He couldn’t understand why his penpal stopped writting after he sent her this photo.
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This weekend we ventured out on another Family Field Trip. It has been a while since Little League, tennis, soccer and the damn pig have consumed our weekends the last few months. And since The Husband was back from Korea and off to Guatamala this week- we thought we should make the most of our Sunday together. Jack has been wanting to find a good vintage clothing store- and I knew the perfect place to go; my old ‘hood. I lived off Melrose Ave. for close to 4 years in my pre-baby/husband life and it is a street full of great vintage shops. So off we went. Jack was able to find a few great things to add to his vintage look, and we all had a good time looking at the silly clothes that find their way into second hand stores. Oh wait the next store isn’t open? Just stand there by the obnoxious red wall while we wait and let me get a photo k? Look how thrilled they are to model for me. By now the kids were starving, because it had been like a whole HOUR since they ate last so we decided to head to downtown to visit Coles. Coles was opened in 1908 and has REMAINED open all that time. Oh and they invented this sandwich you may have heard of; THE FRENCH DIP. The place looks like you are stepping back in time, and the food does not disappoint. I highly reccomend this place if you find yourself anywhere near downtown LA. Oh and take it as a warning that when a resturant calls their special sauce 
“Atomic Mustard” the emphasis is on ATOMIC. Hot hot stuff. Of course that didn’t stop me from using it.
Mmmmm. I love L.A.
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Welcome to Sincerely Fro Me to You!
Read guidelines for entry here. Its really very simple. And a quick note to let you know I will be moving the FRO to a monthly linky. I am hoping this will give participants more time to gather/scan old photos and get their posts up. (will be 2nd Thursday of the month) And I am still getting so many email questions about scanning-so I want to encourage everyone to use this service. It is cheap and fast and so reliable. And now…on with the show.
This is part of my chilhood neighborhood ‘gang’.
And I am the one in the driver seat. Although I am certain I was just placed there by my mom for the shot. My dad made that killer go-kart…and everyone on our street used it for years. The cute boy I am sitting on? That is my big brother Steve. The blonde at the left? That was the girl who used to try to knock me off my big wheel by throwing basket balls at me. Yeah, real nice. Recently Tucker and I have been looking for plans to build a wood go-kart for our summer wood project (I try to do one a summer with the boys. Ya know. To make them manly and because it makes them think I am way cool) so I pulled this jewel up for him to see. And the main thing he was interested in? The key necklace around the next of the neighbor-girl in the back. So I had to explain ‘latch-key kid’ and how times have changed. And I thought I had done a pretty good job….until Tucker just said “Naw. That can’t be true. She is just wearing it to look cool”. I giggled and understood. Because sometimes it is hard to believe how different things are…and at the same time how much hasn’t changed.
Now. LINK UP. I can’t wait to see what you bring to the party!
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To this day if Susie is sitting on an older man’s knee, listening to records, while being read to with the smell of coffee and Brill cream in the air she almost always thinks of SEX. Well that and her bizarre childhood- but usually just sex.
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Okay, all together now …. ”Aaaawwkkwaaarrrddd”.
And really? Was the sit-on-the-knee really necessary for this shot? Really?
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Brea, California
Originally I took this photo because The Husband’s name is Edward. And after I looked at the image later, I realized I had captured a pretty nice California sky as well.
I love it when something good, turns into something better.
Sorta like The Husband come to think of it.
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Happy SkyWatch to all my fellow friends with their head in the clouds.
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