8.14.2009

iweb blog

Hi there-

Not sure if anyone even ever knew about this little attempt at a blog that I started, but just in case, I'll officially I'll let you know that I'm no longer updating this blog.

Please see my other site at :
http://web.me.com/angileek/Leeks_life/Leeks_life.html

5.24.2009

porch with daddy



Originally uploaded by angileek

I don't really know what to say except that I just love love love this picture. Love it!

This was Jason and Madeline on the porch a few months ago. We blew bubbles just after this & I got a few more cute pictures.

5.23.2009

walk to get groceries



Originally uploaded by angileek

I love being able to walk to get groceries.  This picture was from a walk we took a few months ago.  It's nice to have our local grocery store within a few walking blocks.

 See more pictures from our walk here. 


5.21.2009

this is the life


this is the life
Originally uploaded by angileek

Ah, this is the life.

This was dinner on top of the place we stayed in Honolulu.
We went to the local Japanese superstore grocery store and picked up a bunch of fresh sashimi and some sake & sopporo & had a nice dinner while we watched the sunset.

Ahhhhhhhh

I'm getting ready to finish sorting through my pictures from my trip & will post them soon!

Flickr

This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

4.30.2009

general updates

I haven't really let people know about this new blog attempt because I'm still trying to get the kinks out of learning the new format.

But I did send the link out to a few people & I'm starting to post links to it from other places - so I just thought I'd post a quick update since I haven't posted anything in a bit and since I can no longer post pictures on my old website.

Unfortunately, my old site is kaput.  I spent over an hour on the phone with mac support last weekend and we did finally determine that there is some corrput file somewhere that is preventing me from posting new stuff (or editing old stuff, for that matter). I'm pretty bummed about that - I've loved having that site for the past few years and I'm sad that it's all done. I do have some ideas about how to recreate it, but it will be a time consuming process & free time is not something that I have an abundance of right now - so I'm not sure if that'll ever happen or not. Meanwhile, the old site is still available for viewing if you want to see it.

Now I'm tring to use this new format - but I.m running into some roadblocks with the format here on blogger. I may be missing something that will allow me to arrange the posts in a better way, but so far I can't find it.  I've spent a few hours trying to get it right but it's still not working out the way I want.

So - the jury is still out as to weather I'll continue to use this blogger format or if I'll try to ressurect/redo my old site on the familiar iweb format that I've known for the past few years.

I do like that I can access this from work! That's a plus!!

We're off to Hawaii next week for a little vacation. It'll be Maddie's first time there in person (she was there with me just a few weeks before she was born. )  We're looking forward to it! Pictures coming soon.

4.27.2009

this week

I'm at a crossroads with my website issues.  I have determined officially that my old website is kaput, it will not publish any changes or new posts.  Bummer.  I do have some ideas about how to recreate it, but it will be time consuming to do so and free time is not something that I have an abundance of right.  I'm not sure what I'll do - but at least I can still see what was published previously.

So I'll keep posting here & hopefully I'll figure out the kinks in the layout of this new format.

Meanwhile, here's Madeline on our porch Friday night.
She loves her pig tails!














 

4.12.2009

Maddie & Jason this evening





Just some random moments from our evening.  We were home from the beach and I just captured a few sweet moments of Madeline winding down for the night with her dad.  See a few more pictures here.   

Sunset at the beach





We went to the beach this evening right around sunset time.  Maddie had fun running around in the sand, then up on the Bluff park.


4.02.2009

Madeline reading Madeline



Madeline loves reading.   She's just starting to have an interest in reading the volume of Madeline stories.  I loved this book when I was a kid and I'm sure that had some influence on me picking that name for her.  It's fun to see her learn that story. 
See a few more pictures here

3.21.2009

Anza Borrego










We spent the weekend camping in the desert. The plant life was like nothing we've seen before.  Lots of wildflowers blooming, cacti everywhere! 
See the album here

3.08.2009

Sunday evening at the beach





We took Madeline to the beach this afternoon in her red wagon.  Click here to see a few more pictures

3.07.2009

Malibu Creek Hike




We took a hike to Malibu Creek state park on a nice spring day in March.
We saw a lot of pretty scenery.  The hike was through some old ranch land that was used by some studios to film sets for TV & Movies.  Most notably - M.A.S.H was filmed here, and we saw some remnants of the set - pretty cool!  Madeline liked seeing the critters and hearing all of the different sounds of nature.  It was nice for us to get out and see some of the beautiful landscape that is right here within the greater Los Angeles area - who knew?  I'm glad we found this place - it was really a beautiful hike.

You can see the whole album from our day by clicking here