We were off to the dive shop early once again so we could get a two-tank dive in again today. This was Lisa’s first duo-tanker, and I was glad to have her along. There’s just something comforting about having your…

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Lisa and I took our first Scuba dive today in Grace Bay on the leeward coast of Provinciales. The location was called cathedral due to the shape the box canyon that drops to about 100 feet. The plan was to dive just over the edge of the shelf and hit a depth of about 60 feet, but we ended up doing a 40 minute dive to about

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I thought it was going to be simple to sum up our second day here: breakfast, beach, scuba class, dinner, sleep. And in fact the beginning of the day started out just like my summary. By dinnertime though, the action heated up with a tear-filled dinner, a father-daughter moment of a lifetime and some high-tech shenanigans that turned Emily into a ghost.

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The first day of our week-long vacation to Beaches Resort on Turks and Caicos was an extremely long travel day filled with anticipation. The kids were on edge constantly with an energy that overcame their lack of sleep. Patrick slept on the plane, probably more than anybody. The adults slept when and where they could: Beth on the hard

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Emily and Patrick dazzled the crowds at this year’s Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby competition with their unique hand-crafted racing vehicles. Patrick sanded until his

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Todd and Marci Schaffer joined us this weekend at the cabin. We were awarded with the warmth of long-time friendships as the Cooks joined us for dinner on

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Although many nights of doing homework look like this for Emily, she really enjoyed her first creative writing paper. It was a 1-week assignment. Here is her paper in its entirety:

Invasion of the Talking Pets

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Yes, once a year Steve digs out the tights and pointy ears and dresses up as Santa’s number-one elf. It makes for a long day once I get the Halloween walls (which double as Santa’s workshop) put away in the garage. But it makes for a great

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Check out Animoto for making free 30 second videos like this one. I think I might start using these on McClellandfamily.com.

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Here’s the gag:

You: “Hey, you’ve got updoc on your face.”

Them: “What’s updoc?”

You in your best Bugs Bunny voice: “Nyaaa, not much. Want a carrot?”

We’ve all heard that one before, and we’ve all told our best friends that we once knew a guy who had

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