July is in full swing and the Wiktors are knee deep in adventure again. The 4th of July allowed for a little extra time off of work which is always welcome! “Mumsie” came to town for a little over a week and we spent most of the time she was here working on projects and…
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Embracing Some Aloha
Our busy spring was rounded out by a wonderful family vacation to Maui. It all started with the thought of taking a trip with Phil before all our chaos begins this fall. The idea was then made even better when the entire Wiktor/Case clan was able to come as well. Thanks to Bill and Elaine’s…
Wrapping Up Spring
Maybe it’s the May grey, June gloom SoCal weather but I can’t believe summer is right around the corner. Where is 2012 going? Spring found us busy with some small but important projects around the house and was rounded out by my parents’ visit for Sophia’s birthday. The first project was a minor kitchen renovation…
Spring Has Sprung!
We might not have had the spring heat wave the rest of the country experienced, but spring is here and the Wiktors are enjoying every minute. As Phil mentioned in the last post, he has been busy on his second batch of home brew. The other weekend Phil spent a Saturday night crunching numbers so…
From the Top of Africa
It all started a few years back with a comment from my dad that went something like “I’d like to climb a mountain someday.” Mike and I somehow figured it would be best to get involved and five years later, we boarded a plane bound for Tanzania. My brother, Mike, my dad, and I would…
Jolly Days
Earlier in the year we decided to stay in California for Christmas. When we heard Mike and Heather were doing the same, the Wiktor families decided it would only be appropriate to join forces in Santa Cruz. Kathy and Carolyn couldn’t be left out and made plans to join us as well. We were set…
Grand Rounds
We’re back! We were sorry to see that we’ve been somewhat MIA from our website lately. We went through our photos trying to figure out what we did during the month of August; we’re still not quite sure. That probably means we were busy with work/flying, our never ending yard project (more to come on…
Top Ten of Tahoe
We had our first Wiktor/Case family vacation this summer; destination – Lake Tahoe. In an effort to keep this brief, here’s our Top Ten of Tahoe: 10. Photog – Photography that is. Many of us seem to have the photog bug and it was the perfect setting to snap away. Credit to Mike for many…
Pretzel-palooza
At the request of someone in the house who enjoys a good pretzel with his beer, the Wiktors decided to have a May-toberfest complete with beer from boots, sauerkraut, and of course, fresh hot pretzels. Utilizing the latest and greatest in pretzel making technology (Kitchen-aid mixer) and a recipe pilfered from someone’s food blog, we…