• packing for Europe … repacking actually … “checked” bag now 47.5 lbs, “carry-on” bag now 38 lbs … third bag now “empty” #
• @timpmartin Yes 2. I was essentially dared. Karen wants to have one carry on just in case.. thus, the weight dilemma #
• @timpmartin Ambivalent. I am humbly following orders, but I fear the hair dryer will put us over the edge. #
• @timpmartin 15 yrs of marriage and haven’t rid myself of it yet. For richer/poorer… Apparently I should have included for damper or drier #
• @timpmartin we’ve got a dress or two with sensible shoes for both. Nothing super fancy #
• can you get a decent hamburger in Italy? Lunch at Mojo Burger today just in case #
• have been advised to take Ranch Dressing packets to Italy. Anyone got a good supplier? And TSA security issues? #

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It was certainly inevitable that the mobile cameras from Google’s Street View system would eventually get to our house. They did, and you can find us … if you know our address, of course

Certainly the odds were against the picture being very interesting … and it is not. Although it is slightly out of the ordinary. I am famous … having recorded my own 15kb of fame on Google! Amidst tales of other great moments captured by the roving vans, my appearance is pretty mundane.

Although fairly blurry, I appear just coming out our front door, probably on my way to the recycling bin. You can see the picture if you have Flickr privileges, and from there you can go to the Google link. Move up and down the street and you can catch me further along my route, carrying the trash. Enjoy!

• pre-Italy spa day… Kiana & Felicia here at Balloon Cuts while Karen – Jenni – Ange getting a manicure. J holding out for ChocMousse. #
• off to Campbell Farmers Market … corn anyone? #
• no technical difficulties … but I’ll be delay my start of the Euro Final until later this afternoon. #
• While @KarenMKeller picks sunglasses for trip, girls are als trying on sunglasses at Target. Cute. #

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• doing the Friday night dinner out …. grabbing Subway for the kids and Aqui for grown-ups. then delivery to SJS&RC #
• @Dowbiggin If no luck at Farmers Mkt, try Ravizza’s on Minnesota … don’t know if they are still selling http://tinyurl.com/3zpbbo #
• ordering sandwiches is incredibly complex for my girls. But I’ve got the Quizno’s at Branham/Meridian totally trained. This Quiznos FTW! #
• PetCo is hosting kitten adoption today. 4yoF won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. our current cats would not be amused #

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• 9yoJ has acquired a big sheet of cardbord and is designing a ‘play town’ … J: “If I make one every summer, pretty soon I’ll have a state” #
• @misfitmom Love in an Elevator or Working in a Coal Mine? #
• at AAA getting Intl Drivers Lic. … total scam … 13 mins for flimsy cardstock hand-scrawled “license” … but they did throw in free map #
• Blog Update by Popular Demand (@KarenMKeller): Here’s a faster-moving video from another activity at Great America http://tinyurl.com/4a828s #

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• back on the Centrifuge. F: “It’s fun to be squished, isn’t it?” #
• now enjoying the slowly spinning Sky Tower aka Swirling Dervish of Certain Death #
• totally random … just ran into my step sister Christina, who’s at GrtAmer today-tomorrow. Green and purple wonders, as @lfletche might say #
• and finally … dinner at Red Robin #
• at Almaden Lake Park … Felicia managed to get out of the house with two shoes, but each is from different pairs. #
• Forgot bathing suits … Pondering wearing clothes into the swim beach … #
• gonna ride a paddle boat .. The girls of course think it’s no big deal … All of us in orange lifevests, and alas no camera #
• paddle baot update: girls now passengers. Exclusively. #

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• dinner with Nana & Papa … followed by cookies to mark Papa’s birthday later this month … #
• in the car .. Jocelyn is singing out loud to mp3 player Felicia and I can’t hear. F is singing along with J anyway #
• VBS pick-up … Kiana carpool drop-off … followed by Great America #
• have arrived at the Fletcher-Keller Cousin meet-up at Great America #
• first cousin ride together: Runaway Reptaur #
• Sort of not really very efficently. Mother’s is better #
• Runaway Reptaur x3 … x4 … and counting? #
• in queue for Survivor Ride … Have J – C – B with me … F hanging with G&G (@lfletche) #
• a *line* for the one-way Delta Flyer … what’s up with that? #
• on the Rip Roaring Rapids … We’re soaked but the ride is stuck with us still on it … So it’s now a Lazy River Ride :-/ #
• Rip Roaring Rapids officially Rip Roaring again. #
• Felicia is tall enough for the swing ride in KidzVille! Everyone’s riding! #
• splitting up … Camden and David in line for Psycho Mouse. Others still in KidzVille #

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We spent Wednesday afternoon at the Great America theme park, where we joined forces with the other Keller Cousins (continuing their vacation with Grandee& Grandpa.

Early on, I took Jocelyn and Camden on “Survivor: The Ride” and afterwards the kids tested their mettle on the three-way immunity challenge poles. Jocelyn had to climb on the totem pole.

We took lots of still pictures, along with some cool video. We Twittered a big chunk of the day, too. Enjoy!

Updated by Popular Demand (Karen): Here’s a faster-moving video from another activity that day. Hold on tight and watch closely. If you are prone to dizziness, you might want to skip it …

With the calendar all messed up by travel and other assorted distractions, we decided to celebrate Papa’s Birthday this week (it’s possible we were actually observing Father’s Day … it wasn’t entirely clear).

The Girls made a birthday hat for him to wear, which he kept on for most of the night. Since our upcoming family vacation to Italy is on everyone’s mind, the hat accidentally (or perhaps subconsciously) suggested that the world had a new Pope.