Our Top Three List - Things We're Looking Forward To

We're gearing up around here to hit the road, and our thoughts are turned to wandering.  Today during lunch we got to talking about things we're looking forward to.  Here's some we came up with:

OWEN: 1. Going up in the Eiffel Tower.  2. Hiking up this awesome mountain on the Mediterranean coast I saw on a dvd, and looking out across the whole Mediterranean.  3.When I get home it's going to be really awesome seeing my friends again.

ELEANOR: 1. Tasting all the pastries in France.  2.  Climbing up the Eiffel tower. (Brenna - who is writing this - has just been informed that there is a secret plan afoot concerning the Eiffel Tower.  Brenna knows nothing of this.)  3.  Seeing the Rose Window in Notre Dame 

BOB:  1.  Seeing things I've seen before through my children's eyes.  2. Learning how to curse in Serbian.  3.  Our first blog on the road.

BRENNA:  1. Haunting vintage and thrift shops in Europe.  2. Watching Eleanor bite into her first French croissant.  3.  Watching Owen make friends with yet another kid in the village square.

Tell us what yours are!  If you've been places we should see, (and for sure eaten places that we should eat!!) post them.  Maybe we'll get there.

Haiku Results And News!

Our Great Haiku Garage Giveaway #1 has a winner!  Here it is:

For many years now,
You've taken crap from others.
Now, to give it back!

Congratulations to Todd and thanks to everyone for playing. 

We've had super entries for the Haiku #2.  Click here to vote for your favorite Candlestick Haiku.

Haiku #3 is up and running!  Go here to read all about it. 

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A Day In The Life Of Sibling Rivalry

Today Owen and Eleanor were both in the bedroom, doing schoolwork. Owen was taking a math quiz on-line, and Eleanor was working on her writing.  She was proudly telling me about her newest sight word when Owen chimed in.

"How old was I when I started learning to read?" he asked.

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Haiku Giveaway #2 Starts Today!

Check out our new giveaway (Tiffany Candlesticks!), and vote for a winner from last week's entries.

Seth Godin's Blog

We like Seth Godin.  Bob "discovered" him a few years ago. (No, not like Lana Turner at Schwab's, but he has contributed a great deal to Seth's success by buying nearly every book he's written.) Godin is a distiller of marketing concepts -- a pop-marketing genius.

Why are we so fascinated by a marketing guy? Maybe because we're all

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