Rod's Goin' to Finland

Rod, Ivana and his new camera are headed to Helsinki (conference/vacation/visit with Ivana's Finnish friend, Aki) for a couple of weeks, including a few days in Estonia!

Take a look at this Iowa Images web site

http://www.iptv.org/lii/iowaimages.cfm
And be sure to notice the composer mentioned with this particular Iowa photo - Gayla Drake from Linn-Mar (Laura's class).

IOWA made the Snopes.com website!

http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/iowarock.asp
Interesting story. Highway 25 is near Greenfield, not too far from Des Moines. "Bubba" has his own website: http://bubbazartwork.com/ And, as you can tell, he went to Iowa State!

And Heeeeeere's Laura's New Bike....

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She's in training for the September Black Diamond Triathlon at Nolte Park.

What's a Badonkadonk?

We knew what thunder thighs and blubber were - when the couple orders at the drive-through in the Subway TV ad - but we didn't know what a badonkadonk was. So, to the computer to check it out.

Badonkadonk Definition from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Badonkadonk is a slang term for a woman's buttocks that are voluptuously large and firm, yet bouncy. Women who possess this feature have a small waist that flares dramatically into round, peach-shaped buttocks with deep cleavage.
The term is based on the imagined rhythm of a sexy gait, an example of non-auditory onomatopoeia.

Originally, the word was hip hop slang. It first appeared in mass media in 2001 in a line by rapper Keith Murray in the song "Fatty Girl": "You got a badonkadonk, girl, don't hurt nobody!" The term gained a wider audience in the fall of 2002 through Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's #2 hit "Work It" which includes the lyric "keep your eyes on my ba-bump-ba-bump-bump, and see if you can handle this ba-donk-a-donk-donk."

Jack Comforts Noah

Noah's ears get uncomfortable from time to time, so Jack comes to the rescue and gives Noah an ear licking/massage.

Elmer Showing Vacation Slides (circa 1960)

1) Look at the number of slide cartridges, 2) Check out the facial expressions, 3) Notice the feet positions.

I came across this photo when I was helping Justin with an assignment! And it's definitely one of my favorites!

L to R: Me, my dad's foot, my cousin Helen, Dolores Koehler (her facial expression and feet position are my favorite!), Elmer, Papa Koehler, my aunt Edna Dixon, and Grandma Koehler. Naida probably took this photos, and my mom is most likely just outside the photo's perimeter.

Kara & Garrett Are Graduating

Kara plans to go to Renton Tech, and Garrett will be going to Wartburg College, in Waverly, Iowa

And Heeeeeere's Jen's New Car....

Dave and I went with Jen to test drive a Honda CRV and a Subaru Tribeca - both of which she discovered she really didn't love. And the used Volvo didn't meet her requirements either. As you can see, the Toyota 4Runner is the chosen one with plenty of cargo space for palm trees (fake, I think) and other props! And, she said she did her wheelin' & dealin' via email - pitting one car dealer agains another!

Bryan's Fish!

I think this is a steelhead - one of the 12 or 20 (I don't remember) fish Bryan caught when he and Laura went flyfishing near Cle Elum in April. (Laura, or Bryan, you need to clarify this?) UPDATE: Okay, Laura said this is a rainbow trout. And Bryan's total was 12. Phew - now I got that straight!

OUR FAMILY - Christmas 2006

Well, Ivana wasn't actually at our house for Christmas 2006, she was in Iowa or Minnesota. But then, maybe she had an out-of-body experience....