February 2008 - Posts

Sharing Scanned Pictures

I got a few pictures from Uncle Mike today.  They were slides he had scanned from Grandma's house.  They were very cool and it got me to thinking that we need to have a place to share pictures.  To that end I created a new blog today. The...
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Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:09 PM by Louie Prete
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Happy Birthday Party Day Matt!

Yesterday was Matt's birthday party.  His birthday was actually last Sunday, but since Daddy works on Sundays, it makes it a little difficult to have the party that day.  So, after several complaints from Matt throughout the week such as "I...
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Posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:34 PM by Jenny Prete | 1 comment(s)
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Digitizing Old Photos

Scanning Tips for Digital Photos 1) Check your photos for dirt, lint, or smudges. Gently remove surface dust and dirt with a soft brush or lint-free photowipe. Canned air, available at most office supply stores, helps to blast away dust and lint from photographic...
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Posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:01 PM by Louie Prete
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Louie Can Read!

Louie read a story to me tonight!  A long story with some pretty big words like "Dentist" and "Toothbrush".  It was a new book, Jenny had read it to him once, and it was the second time Louie had read the story (he read it to...
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Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:57 PM by Louie Prete
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Soccer Drills for small children

Tip: Keep team numbers reasonable (avoid long boring lines), for example use two goals for two different groups so lines are half as long. Run and shoot Have the players in two lines by the center circle. Have a player from one line start moving towards the...
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Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:51 PM by Louie Prete
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'Hide & Seek' or 'Young Man, It's After Your Bed Time'

Ok, so the boys went to bed tonight with out issue. Well ok, the I got the normal complaints: The bedtime story was too short, please read another. I forgot to tell Mommy something. Can I have a drink? I want to kiss Mommy good night (for the 20th time) I...
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Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:31 PM by Louie Prete
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Photo Archive Back Online...

  Today I feel a small sense of accomplishment...My server has been having problems since last January, been a real nightmare keeping things going...First I lost a disk and then another. Somehow I never really lost much data - just a few documents and...
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Posted Friday, February 08, 2008 12:21 AM by Louie Prete
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LOST is Back! The Beginning of the End

LOST Season #4 premiered tonight, man I've been waiting on this one...The action was awesome, and I am pretty sure that the "Flash-Forwards" are going to work just as well as the "Flash-Backs" of previous seasons. Man I love this show...
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Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 12:40 AM by Louie Prete | 1 comment(s)
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