tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72782547517857500972011-06-07T23:55:46.055-07:00the ramblings about the riepl family in laKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-20287346343914521332009-09-07T15:03:00.000-07:002009-09-07T15:06:52.490-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-44175947196345374472009-09-05T14:04:00.000-07:002009-09-05T14:05:25.960-07:00

iPhone video

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-4712947847233119342009-08-30T18:53:00.000-07:002009-08-30T18:54:13.158-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-74418487931619021992009-08-22T17:59:00.001-07:002009-08-22T17:59:37.198-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-15617489444527976142009-08-22T15:57:00.000-07:002009-08-22T15:59:11.149-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-42895836985060421972009-04-22T14:56:00.000-07:002009-04-22T15:01:15.838-07:00

Something that I was proud to be a part of. My friends Jeff and Paul mobilized everyone to put this production together. It is in response to the National Organization of Marriage's Gathering Storm ad against Gay Marriage.My contribution was supplying the background music to the clip.Watch, Listen, and Pass it on.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-50734145648993389292009-03-24T14:23:00.001-07:002009-03-24T14:23:35.684-07:00

one left Originally uploaded by kriepl1just wanted to share this pic, that was taken while I was at the canyon park for the valley shots

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-21694645860500784232009-03-23T08:52:00.001-07:002009-03-23T08:53:51.307-07:00

San Fernando_Panorama Originally uploaded by kriepl1Yesterday I went to the park at the top of topanga canyon and took this East to West panoramic shot of the valley. Of course it's compiled of 9 different separate images, but none the less....i think it turned out pretty good.if you'd like, here is a link to the FULL SIZE image.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-9116337131729688342009-03-08T16:57:00.001-07:002009-03-08T16:57:51.326-07:00

unable to read Originally uploaded by kriepl1guess some people just don't get it, huh?

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-17876147797664173102009-02-10T08:44:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:54:09.627-08:00

I woke up this morning to head out to Rite Aid. Went out side and sat in my car around 7:20am. There was FROST everywhere on the car. Of course the first thing that came to mind was, 'oh I'll just get out and scrape the ice off the windows....oh WAIT...I LIVE IN LA, I DON'T HAVE AN ICE SCRAPER!!!!!" So i turned on all the heat, and the seat heaters, got out of car, and went back into the house.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-50584555239466149322009-01-29T10:59:00.000-08:002009-04-22T14:56:01.280-07:00

this is just a collection of a few images. Only since 2002, since I have had a digital camera. I am sure there are plenty more that I have on regular film, but alas, i do not have a working scanner. And being that I have lived in LA since 2001, I only have pics from certain occasions, and visits to NJ.* more pictures were added to the slideshow, thanks to my Dad, who had scanned some pictures in

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-41377401549515085662009-01-27T08:27:00.000-08:002009-01-27T08:30:30.113-08:00

Ok, following a great suggestion from my Dad, I have started up a new separate blog JUST to display the pictures of my Twitter365 Flickr project. The reason I started this new blog, is so our main family blog does not become over bloated with pictures from every day...of my mug. So if you would like to keep up with the daily photos, feel free to head on over to ME IN 2009 and bookmark that puppy.

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Day 11 for Twitter 365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1

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Day 11 of T365Originally uploaded by kriepl1 on the flight back from NJ, if my bearings serve me correctly...i am heading due west :-)

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090124 T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1

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Day 9 of t365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1at parents house in nj, gettin ready to head to funeral home.

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Day 8 of T365 090122 Originally uploaded by kriepl1getting two new rear tires for the 300. Nothing like wakin up in the morning to the siteo f an unrepairable flat tire on your car.

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Day 6 of Twitter365 - 090120 Originally uploaded by kriepl1Well i was going to take a picture of myself with something pertaining to OBAMA as today is January 20th 2009, the Inauguration of President Obama. But alas, i got too busy with work in the studio....and forgot all about taking a picture today. So, I just threw on the wide angle lens, whipped out the strobe umbrella and snapped one off :-

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Day5_T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1Today, I was able to get out of bed a lot easier than the previous day. I made it into the studio and was actually able to sit in my chair and do a few things for work with tolerable pain in the lower back. But as time progressed through the morning, so did the pain. so now I am back in bed with heating pad for a short while and hoping i can back to the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-20247399373915671072009-01-19T11:18:00.001-08:002009-01-19T11:18:12.493-08:00

Day4_T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1well my photos for this day, and the upcoming days won't be too exciting. Saturday I threw my back out and am pretty much unable to do anything. So this pic as it is stated, is taken with my iSight camera in my laptop. I think tomorrow's won't be much different.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-43199493808594711312009-01-18T14:47:00.001-08:002009-01-18T14:47:49.536-08:00

Day 3 of T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1

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Day 2 for T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-23917526469665414502009-01-16T09:59:00.001-08:002009-01-16T09:59:44.286-08:00

Day 1 of T365 Originally uploaded by kriepl1joined a flickr group that requires me to upload ONE image of me every day for the year of 2009. Here is the picture from the first day of doing so. I found out about this little project on Jan 16th....so my small project should be called Twitter350. So hopefully I'll be able to have a new post/pic EVERY DAY for this year. HAH! here's hoping!

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-56090700896396733182008-11-18T18:10:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:11:44.341-08:00

Music4Games.net has included me in their "In The Studio With..." series.CLICK HERE TO READ

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I have abstained for a while to not post anything political on this blog, until now. As of late I am becoming more and more passionate and inspired by a certain candidate that I felt the urge to share this one clip. Which a fellow composer I know, created the music for.clicking HERE to go to YouTube will allow you to watch it with slightly hight quality video & sound.when all is said and done,

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-49702078857308210802008-08-19T12:56:00.001-07:002008-08-19T12:56:25.392-07:00

IMG_4324 Originally uploaded by kriepl1just wanted to share the latest in the series of star wars miniature pics.Follow the link to the flickr site and you can check out 2 more shots from this set up.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-46081475514649467652008-08-05T16:27:00.001-07:002008-08-05T16:30:16.804-07:00

ok all i need to say really is....go purchase and listen to Randy Newman's latest 'Harps & Angels'.It is pure genius....all around....music, arrangement, and lyrics.ok that's all. I hope you were not expecting a review.itunesamazon'the end'

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-5469586758950745532008-08-03T20:17:00.000-07:002008-08-03T20:19:20.216-07:00

a review of the music i wrote for a highly anticipated video game, HUXLEYhere, also is another review from back in may. 'click here'

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-11161591321691320852008-07-16T08:30:00.001-07:002008-07-16T08:36:53.477-07:00

IMG_3210 Originally uploaded by kriepl1Just wanted to share a pic from a set of photos I've been doing in my spare time. You can check out a larger image of this, by clickin on the link under the image. Also You can see the set up shot, at that same link. ENJOY :-)

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-55158902929694595392008-07-05T11:57:00.000-07:002008-07-05T12:06:30.679-07:00

ok....what is it with people saying the word HEIGHT, with an 'H' at the end of it....i.e Heighth. UH?I have encountered people my entire life who stick an H at the end of this word. The latest being our contractor that re-did our bathroom. Grant it, he was an interesting gentleman, but he is a contractor and deals with THIS word almost everyday. You would think he'd know how to say it correctly.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-86593538515286696942008-06-23T20:14:00.000-07:002008-06-23T20:23:09.471-07:00

Ok so it's been quite some time since I last blogged about recipes that I've been making. Well, it's partially due to most of the recipes I make have more than 5 ingredients which to those who read my blogging don't like to cook anything new with more than 5 ingredients. With that said, I have a new recipe that has 5 ingredients! Yes, you guessed right...it's ARUGULA PESTO! It's really quite

Tracynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-18360610323608763242008-05-29T20:42:00.000-07:002008-05-29T20:50:18.317-07:00

Ok so like my father in law I do not understand how gas on Wednesday can be $4.09 and then on Thursday morning it's $4.19. I just don't get it. Our gas station on the corner has the following prices: Regular is $4.19. Plus is $4.29. Premium is $4.39. This is completely ridiculous. I mean I don't drive as much anymore but you can bet I'd be even more ticked if I was still working full time and

Tracynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-78567625857897794042008-05-17T22:48:00.000-07:002008-05-17T23:09:00.069-07:00

Ok so FIVE years ago today Kevin and I got married. Tonight after the movie we wanted to go see was sold out we came home, sent the nanny home, poured a glass of wine, grabbed the chips & salsa, and took a trip down memory lane....Yes, we watched our wedding dvd. We haven't seen our wedding dvd since before the boys were born and before I was pregnant with the boys. It's always fun watching our

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the other day, we were getting the boys ready for baths. Before going into the bathroom...we take clothes and diapers off, and let them run around naked for a short while in the hall way. Well, the two of them were standing at the closed bathroom door waiting to go in. Kaeden, closest to the door, started peeing. The pee stream at first was hitting the bathroom door, which I think got his

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-62687314916348857612008-05-02T08:13:00.001-07:002008-05-02T08:24:47.064-07:00

Just wanted to share the video below with everyone...This seems to be the usual routine at night during story time before bed, when they both are a bit silly. This time it was Kaeden trying to tick off Quinton. I wasn't able to get the whole thing recorded. They were doing it for quite a bit, before i was able to get the camera.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-37297961392902439252008-04-25T12:39:00.000-07:002008-04-25T12:41:45.933-07:00

When you need to get cash do you say you're "going to the mac machine" OR do you say you're "going to the atm machine?" Apparently here in LA if you say "mac machine" people look at you like you have 3 heads....so I'm wondering if it's just an east coast thing to say "mac machine."By the way, I say "mac machine."

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May 22nd my friends....May 22nd. It has been a long time since Indy has graced the screen of movie theaters. Next month is going to be the first time in 19 years we get to join Henry Jones Jr. on yet another adventure. I honestly can't understand why movies like this are not made anymore...the story, the originality, the creativity, the music, emotion, acting...everything.I remember seeing each

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-45720786398719221422008-04-14T20:23:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:25:28.238-07:00

Newton's Folly Granny Smith Draft Cider! It's the closest in taste to Woodpecker Cider (only found on the east coast) that I love so much! I was shopping at Trader Joe's and decided to give it a shot and sure enough it tastes just like Woodpecker Cider! So, this can be added to my reasons for "loving" California.

Tracynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-39196830166672287432008-04-08T22:46:00.000-07:002008-04-08T22:59:42.987-07:00

Well thank you for all your broiler comments. Now let me explain or rather let me tell you my funny story. My parents had an oven where the broiler was a separate drawer at the bottom. My first apartment and everywhere that I've lived also had an oven where the broiler was at the bottom. Kevin and I moved into our current house 4 years ago this June. I distinctly remember (and so does Kevin) once

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Ok can everyone reading this please tell me where the broiler is in their oven? I will explain my question once I get a few comments.

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Ok so as I'm sure most of you know I've got this love/hate relationship going with California. The past few months it's been more of a hate relationship but the holidays are to blame for that. Since spring has come upon us it's slowly turning into that love relationship again. Let me explain why....#1 The roses on our patio are in full bloom. To think that just 4 years ago we planted this dinky

Tracynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-81970354866034692972008-02-26T21:17:00.000-08:002008-02-26T21:20:14.346-08:00

Isn't it great to have American Idol back again? I LOVE THIS SHOW!!

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ok so the other day i was changing kaeden's diaper and found a pea stuck in his belly button. literally stuck in his belly button. :-)

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i just wanted to post a thank you to the owners of coffee bean & tea leaf... thank you thank you thank you for your green tea ice blended. it's the bomb and i love me some green tea ice blendeds! it really is my favorite drink.if you are reading this and you have never tried a green tea ice blended, then stop reading & go out & buy yourself one! ok - i'm done.me2

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So this is my first blog for 2008 and I have just a few things to say.....It seems to have been quite a busy year already for me & the boyzzzzzzzzz. And when I say boyzzz I am referring to Kaeden, Quinton, AND Kevin. As you saw from Kevin's blog we bought K & Q their first pair of shoes a few weeks ago....and guess what? Q has already outgrown his shoes! He only wore them like twice! I still

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Yesterday was a big day for the boys. We took them to the mall to get fitted for their first pair of shoes at Stride Rite.Of course, of all times, Daddy forgets to bring along his camera...DOH! So I was left with utilizing the camera in my iPhone. Which from the results didn't turn out to be too horrible. The boys were not big fans of some strange lady cramming their tiny feet into a little white

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-68536315668288804012007-12-07T12:54:00.000-08:002007-12-07T18:46:05.994-08:00

does anyone else think the Wal-Marts of America play a huge roll in the rise of lead paint incidents? Not to mention being influential in other economic woes??I saw a news report on tv a few weeks back about one of the lead paint toy recalls. The news reporter was in the parking lot of a store asking a customer what she thought of this most recent recall. She went on to say how concerned she was

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-61232079336753608402007-12-03T22:12:00.001-08:002007-12-03T23:49:09.757-08:00

Whenever I go out alone with the boys the one thing that drives me nuts is how completely rude and self involved this world has become. (oh my god have I become kevin? LOL) Seriously though and I know Lauren can back me up on this one. It drives me insane when I am pushing a double stroller into a store and no one offers to hold a door open for me & the stroller. Now let's get one thing straight

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This is the BEST recipe. I got it out of "The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook." Anywhoo, I thought I would share it with the blogging world..Butternut Lasagna9 to 11 lasagna noodles, preferably whole grain (I used regular lasagna noodles)1/2 onion, minced2 tsp olive oil2 cloves garlic, minced8 cups chopped kale, chard, or other dark green leafy vegetable (I used kale)3/4 cup chopped walnuts or

Tracynoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-12078020860060341382007-11-27T21:16:00.000-08:002007-11-27T21:20:27.739-08:00

you know being 3 hours behind on the west coast really STINKS sometimes! let me explain.....so anyone who knows me knows that i'm a HUGE reality show watcher. dancing with the stars is one of my favorites. the finale comes on at 9pm. anyway, at 830pm (west coast time) i went online to check my yahoo email account....so i go to yahoo to sign into my account and on the yahoo homepage showed the

Tracynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-3860354299796388972007-11-25T19:55:00.000-08:002007-11-25T20:04:08.734-08:00

It's official folks - Christmas time is here and in high gear!I couldn't be more excited! I LOVE this time of year!I LOVE to sing Christmas songs. I've secretly been singing Christmas songs to the boys just before bed....white christmas, jingle bells, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, and santa claus is coming to town. Kevin and I watched "White Christmas" last night and watched "A Christmas Story"

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Today I was eating some vegetarian green curry. One of the ingredients of the dish were those little corns...you know... the ones that look like little teeny tiny corns on the cob. I cracked myself up (as I usually do) thinking that there is some little teeny tiny farmer out there growing little teeny tiny corns on the cob. Imagine a little farmer guy harvesting his little teeny tiny corns so

Tracynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-73189485373483879722007-10-25T17:59:00.001-07:002007-10-25T18:29:34.111-07:00

Massive recall on scissors through out the United States. The ASI (Agency for the Safety of Ignoramuses) has put out a recall for millions upon millions of scissors to be voluntarily turned in...due to a new discovery that one, if not many persons, may be seriously injured if said person runs with the sharp scissor device.The Agency says, "We have had many lawsuits and complaints of people

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-88660555782127961652007-10-21T21:48:00.001-07:002007-10-21T21:58:09.098-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-7446866973493833942007-10-21T08:13:00.000-07:002007-10-21T08:31:57.867-07:00

ok so "the view" had an entire show dedicated to breast cancer awareness & survivors this past week. having a grandmother who lost the battle to breast cancer made me watch. very interesting show. the part of the show that really caught my attention was one of the guests. her name was lori benson. she is a breast cancer survivor. she made a documentary about her battle with cancer. the name of

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Every once and awhile I will sit back and think about all the things in life that I'm thankful for...things that make me smile and instantly put me in a good mood......the obvious ones always come to mind first...Kevin, Kaeden, Quinton, my family, my friends, my health, technology........ I thought I would share a few of the others with the rest of the blogging world....1. sunshine2. peanut

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One...I am posting this because...people seem to have forgotten about blogs and what they are for. There has been a serious decrease in posts among the/our blog community. C'mon people life isn't THAT busy or boring that there is no time or topic to post about. Does anyone even read posts anymore? My lovely wife posted information about her going back to work...something that is very important to

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-80436282717590176322007-09-24T11:10:00.000-07:002007-09-24T12:09:48.690-07:00

There comes a time in every man's life, where he finds something better...something more suited to his needs, a better all around woman. It has been a fun experience together, Picasa. For the time we spent as partners, you filled my every need. At that time you were very innovative. You offered for free, what many charged for. And even though you were designed for another platform, you worked

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-18016749305277543912007-09-18T19:29:00.000-07:002007-09-18T19:46:17.772-07:00

Today was my official "first day back to work." For those of you that didn't know...yes, I am back to work on a part-time basis just a few days a month. I am doing the same thing I was before...sales & marketing for upscale hotels.....working for an LA based company, JH Hotels. I prepared my clothes the night before, woke up extra early to get ready, my hubby made me coffee to go, kissed my boys

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One thousand visits to our blog! AMAZING! you really do like us! you really do!!!of course about 700 of those visits are probably me checking and re-checking the site when I am creating a new post. None-the-less...the counter's not at "0". See the counter (at bottom of page) WAS actually at 1000 when i started creating this post...then checking re-checking and then going back to add the image

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-60924832833958932652007-09-01T21:28:00.000-07:002007-09-02T08:16:50.100-07:00

shall i do a play by play or just give a brief synopsis of the events of friday night? hmmm.....As you might be able to tell from the post title, we were with out power here late friday night into saturday morning. The power outage was due to the over and increased use of air conditioners in the 115-120 degree heat here in LA....especially here in the west valley.We were cautioned on thursday by

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-73764315261033304182007-08-27T13:41:00.001-07:002007-08-27T13:41:52.644-07:00

so where do they come from?

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for me photoblog :-)If anyone could spare a moment, go rate my photoblog over at coolphotoblogs.com.Now that I am maintaining a daily photoblog, I am doing what I can to drive traffic to it. So I started posting it on some photoblog community sites in order to amp up the visitors. The higher and more ratings I have the more chance people will visit. The reason I'd like this to happen is, when

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-13271212136364681972007-08-21T21:06:00.000-07:002007-08-21T21:17:00.087-07:00

Things I'm looking forward to....39 days until the Clerkins arrive in California.52 days until my brother arrives in California.71 days until Kaeden & Quinton get dressed up for their first Halloween.93 days until Thanksgiving, my second favorite holiday of the year. (Easter is my favorite for those wondering.)96 days until we decorate our house for Christmas. 126 days until Kaeden & Quinton's

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For those that have been to our house you've seen our living room. In our living room is a shelf of nothing but CD's...and lots of them. Kevin and I are sick of this shelf...it looks sophmoric for our oh so mature lives that we're leading. :-) Kevin came up with a brainiac of an idea....import the CD's into our computers! Here I am thinking how easy it will be to import 867,423 CD's. Well, I

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The more and more i photograph, the more and more I desire to hone my skills at it. Not only with the camera but also with the post processing of the images. So in order to share, what i think are some cool and interesting photos, I have started a photo blog. If you are interested, there will be a different image posted daily for viewing. Hopefully the photos can remain less mundane and a tad

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-90275552520804983632007-08-05T11:24:00.000-07:002007-08-05T11:44:43.597-07:00

Yesterday we ventured out to a new park, Lazy J. Ranch Park, in West Hills. We still have no idea why it is call such a name. It was one Tracy heard about through one of the mom groups she belongs to here in the valley. Considering how beautiful it was here yesterday, you would think the park would be filled with a decent amount of patrons...possibly one or two more than us. But nope....we had

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-42517095172737648672007-08-01T21:18:00.000-07:002007-08-01T21:20:00.783-07:00

Misc. PicsMore pictures added to the miscellaneous gallery.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-52037359154330256322007-07-29T14:15:00.000-07:002007-07-29T14:17:21.761-07:00

[click HERE for full gallery]

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-62616422914143949342007-07-28T18:40:00.000-07:002007-07-28T20:17:48.285-07:00

All it took was one measly hair. Oatmeal this morning....sat down to eat it...first scoop...HAIR!!!!! It luckily did not make it to the mouth. 'twas not mine, I have none....not my wife's...it was not a dark hair. But that's all it took for me to waste an entire bowl of oat meal. I was disgusted and grossed out.What is it about one foreign hair that turns us off and initiates the gag response? Is

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-66265227282581992572007-07-23T21:29:00.000-07:002007-07-23T21:37:54.938-07:00

ok, so she beat me to it....the complimenting that is.I could not be married to a better woman! It just amazes me from day to day the stuff she does.She is an awesome mother to the boys and still has time to do laundry and cook dinner :-) Simply amazing, and most of the time she does it with a smile....yes most of the time :-) Something as simple as, my coffee mug ALWAYS being cleaned and in the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-37660417808088617962007-07-23T21:14:00.000-07:002007-07-23T21:16:04.065-07:00

my husband is a pretty awesome guy! he's just fan-frickin-tastic. awesome. ok - i'm done.

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instead of commenting on it...i will just share the link :-)July 20, 1969

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-89675713725770547852007-07-20T08:25:00.000-07:002007-07-20T09:14:48.662-07:00

Today is Friday.....All DAY, do you believe it??? what a boring post...ok back to work.one more thing....even though I didn't grow up in the era...what happened to good shows, like Dragnet, M*A*S*H, CAR 54, The Jack Benny Program, Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, The Odd Couple...or pretty much EVERYTHING that's on the TVLAND channel. I mean, c'mon, are our kids, or our kid's kids...going to one

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-22850024061203589612007-07-17T12:58:00.000-07:002007-07-18T08:43:50.244-07:00

This has got to be one of my favorite photos that I took while visiting New Jersey this past June. I don't know what it is about this picture that just grabs me. Maybe part of the fact that it wasn't a planned picture. I snapped it in the midsts of the hectic commotion trying to get everyone setup for the big family picture. My nephew Dylan seems impervious to the loud talking and babies crying

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-40884772420456676602007-07-17T10:00:00.000-07:002007-07-17T10:01:31.715-07:00

A new Black & White gallery is up for those interested.I will be continuously adding to this gallery as I take and edit pics.Black & White

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-73072797427917281182007-07-16T20:54:00.001-07:002007-07-17T14:10:48.357-07:00

Tracy, my lovely hungry wife....had nine and a half of these bad boys in less than 24 hours. Wow, breast feeding really gets that appetite going!!

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-47483241444527362662007-07-16T15:13:00.000-07:002007-07-16T19:07:04.487-07:00

A couple of months ago I was watching an Oprah Winfrey show...there was a whole week of shows dedicated to helping the environment, what you can do to help save the environment, and one show in particular had the authors of "the green book." At the time the book wasn't released yet and just a few weeks ago I went out and purchased one figuring let me see how I can start living green. Much to my

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You would think, that going to the gym three days a week, doing cardio and working out, would some how prepare my body for a half day of manual labor. This morning, after doing the landscaping work out front yesterday, it feels like a truck hit me. I am 32 years old, soon to be 33...this should not be happening....yet.I suppose my 6 years at BFGoodrich Aerospace took some sort of toll on my back

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-83091032609066741532007-07-15T18:08:00.001-07:002007-07-16T12:01:14.420-07:00

This weekend I have added a bit more to the landscape project that I started to do last week. I originally was just going to purchase more retaining wall bricks to raise the height of the wall and to extend it back a few feet along the side of the house. However, when I was at the Depot, I started getting ideas on what flowers, trees, & shrubs would work well in this new area. After returning

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-86328152365656350182007-07-12T08:46:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:50:35.852-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-46012522611596809322007-07-09T19:05:00.000-07:002007-07-16T12:02:02.943-07:00

This post is pretty much a simple, boring one, just to share some pics. The pics were taken over the weekend where we basically did nothing... The pics below are from Sunday, of us hanging out in the morning and on the patio in the afternoon. The high chairs we have are extremely convenient. they can attach securely to any chair. making it easy to prop the boys up anywhere.Click HERE to View Full

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-49052580772848412062007-07-06T07:21:00.000-07:002007-07-06T10:10:40.324-07:00

For any who are interested, the music I wrote for the XBOX 360 game, Gears of War, is finally getting a soundtrack cd release.You may find a bit more info here on the release: IGNAnd if you are interested in pre-ordering, you may do that here : AMAZON.com

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-11452871785634250892007-07-05T10:41:00.000-07:002007-07-06T06:48:23.424-07:00

It seems as though our boys whine and are cranky only when they are completely bored out of their minds. This isn't the biggest revelation in the world but we seemed to have come to this conclusion during our july 4th festivities. For the 4th, my friend Adam (adam and I became friends when I worked with him on the ABC series 6 Degrees this past fall) and his wife Jeannie invited us to their house

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-76045583382233158142007-06-30T11:47:00.000-07:002007-07-01T17:10:35.978-07:00

Ok...so I couldn't wait....what else is new.Well, I was originally going to wait and see what everyone thought of it before I had made my purchase, but as the release date got closer and closer...I started salivating more and more. I still upheld the fact that I was not going to wait in any lines and that I would check the Apple Store online to see if I can just purchase and have it shipped via

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-13671603994486945832007-06-28T09:06:00.000-07:002007-06-28T20:28:30.600-07:00

when you can't control the views, knowledge and opinions of the public on wikipedia.com what do you do?Why of course!...You create your own site.... conservapedia.com

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-78548422339084665552007-06-27T21:39:00.000-07:002007-06-27T21:42:10.761-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-47126574164001083252007-06-26T15:01:00.000-07:002007-06-26T15:04:13.246-07:00

For a few days now Quinton has been doing the Atlanta Braves "chopping" motion accompanied by the appropriate "ohhhh ohhh ohhh ohh." We hope he's not an Atlanta Braves fan....well, things could be worse...he could be a Red Sox fan! LOL!!

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If you didn't know already, I joined a "moms of multiples club." .... Anywhoo, today was our first playdate!!!! Me, Kaeden & Quinton met up with 2 other moms of twins. One set was twin girls and the other set were boy/girl twins. We all met at Lake Balboa Park and had a blast! The sun was shining and there was a cool summer breeze. We're looking forward to our next playdate! I might try this

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there is nothing like eating walnut chocolate chip cookies at night. kids are sleeping so i dashed to ralph's to buy soymilk, cookies, sweet potato chips, and vanilla cream soda. kev preheated and put them in the oven. after a very long 11 minutes kev decided they weren't done yet so they're back in the oven. they smell good. i bet they taste good too. i want a cookie right now.

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Just another nail in the coffin of society's social interactivity. Another device to help people become more isolated from human contact. ...to provide people with the means to constantly bug and contact you... to minimize the excuses for not being reachable...and the best yet device to help further along the Colony Collapse Disorder of bees. Gah, who am I kidding...i'll damn sher be gettin one!

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-34811601121717972007-06-21T17:29:00.000-07:002007-06-21T17:33:02.707-07:00

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-17581823713246172832007-06-21T08:29:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:46:22.625-07:00

We received our online proofs yesterday of the portraits we had taken by Chris Marconi, while visiting NJ.WOW they came out great! As you can see when you visit the portrait site, he does really great work.If you would like to check them out and possibly place an order...go to Marconi Photographyclick links, then your portraitsuser: rieplpw: 5846

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-58954272573979936342007-06-21T08:11:00.001-07:002007-06-21T08:39:01.383-07:00

Posting this one from a widget on my  mac.Just trying it out to see how it works!i have become the uber geek with too much time on my hands....i need to work!!!

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-6014050727870745682007-06-20T15:44:00.000-07:002007-06-20T16:12:33.224-07:00

**not my actual x-ray"oh boy those MUST come out!" says the dentist!! An extremely nice dentist she is i might add...but hearing those words out of any dentist, nice or grumpy....is not fun. I will not lie, i haven't been to the dentist in quite some time...maybe about eight years.I take great care of my teeth and I have always been told by my dentists (when i did go) that i had really healthy

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-189337056070214222007-06-20T15:39:00.000-07:002007-06-20T15:44:29.397-07:00

Father's day was our first full day back from our trip.We got up and went to breakfast at good ol' Jerry's Famous Deli. Ya can't go wrong with a breakfast at Jerry's.The rest of the day was rather relaxing...the boys were on their best behavior...THANKS GUYS.and mommy did all the picture taking that day. ( i wasn't allowed to )

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-81275348375346496012007-06-20T15:04:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:07:03.713-07:00

our last 4 days in NJ were spent at my sister's house in monroe, nj. I am really glad tracy and I made a decision to stay there with them. It was long over due. we haven't seen them in a year and a half. TOO DAMN LONG. We were able to see our 11 month old nephew aidan for the first time, and they were able to see (in person) their nephews for the first time! And most important, the 4 boys, Dylan,

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-24553712311510427362007-06-20T14:43:00.000-07:002007-06-20T20:28:35.613-07:00

Saturday after the wedding...tracy's brother jim was kind enough to host a family bbq. family consisting of sarno's and chlebicki's.Every once and while tracy's family tries to get all the cousins together for a hang out. A lot of times it doesn't pan out due to conflicting schedules and out of state relatives. Seeing that everyone was in town for the wedding, it made it easier to get together.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-65571900916801233992007-06-20T13:48:00.000-07:002007-06-21T17:43:03.026-07:00

...or for those who have 4 month old twinsWell going to weddings is A LOT different now. especially being in them. Although, it was an excellent time, even with the limo driver getting lost in between pictures and cocktail hour, causing the entire bridal party, bride and groom, to miss the cocktail hour....aside from that...it was a blast. Being that we were staying at my parents, they were kind

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406337602099260735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278254751785750097.post-88585692718698980022007-06-20T09:25:00.000-07:002007-06-20T22:41:32.259-07:00

**NOTE** as you may be able to tell already...this blog basically consists of me rambling on...a lot of times in run on sentences and fragments...i dont care :-) so don't try and correct me or my spelling. Well, our first weeks stay in nj was at my parents house...or should i say grandma & grandpa riepls..hehe.It was great staying there, but it took about 2 nights for the boys to get adjusted to

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