tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26602249332366800322012-02-16T07:42:15.554-08:00even the longest journey starts with a single stepKirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-54577471460141524752009-11-14T10:30:00.000-08:002009-11-14T10:31:41.658-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/Sv73WLhVWRI/AAAAAAAALCY/PZI_dCDZ9cQ/s1600-h/early+November+morning+2009+062.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/Sv73WLhVWRI/AAAAAAAALCY/PZI_dCDZ9cQ/s320/early+November+morning+2009+062.JPG" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-5457747146014152475?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-17787709799266447282009-02-25T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-25T11:04:12.979-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SaWV-0lf69I/AAAAAAAAGbc/GJm4q0clpWM/s1600-h/DSC07318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306812642426350546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SaWV-0lf69I/AAAAAAAAGbc/GJm4q0clpWM/s320/DSC07318.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>One of my favorite pictures. Taken out the window of an Alaska Airline flight to Long Beach, CA.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-1778770979926644728?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-18779171145377111812009-02-25T10:54:00.001-08:002009-02-25T11:00:53.723-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SaWVVuQVsRI/AAAAAAAAGbU/oeXF2nL-hEM/s1600-h/DSC07714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306811936352350482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SaWVVuQVsRI/AAAAAAAAGbU/oeXF2nL-hEM/s320/DSC07714.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Rainy the last day or two. Still hasn't stopped me from running. Last night I was out for 38 minutes and did 20 stairs at KL.<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Meghan studing for her driver's license</li><br /><li>Kyle deep into basketball</li><br /><li>Jacob getting ready for little league </li><br /><li>Emily studying to be a computer programmer.</li></ul><br /><p>"That which you persist in doing becomes easier to do. Not that the nature of the thing has changed but the power to do has increased." -Emerson</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-1877917114537711181?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-7326904356465515342009-02-24T14:55:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:58:27.416-08:00In the running groove now. This past Saturday I ran 4.6 miles. Training for the Seattle Rock-nRoll half marathon in Jun. Some of the most precious moments in my life have involved my New Balance running shoes hitting the pavement.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-732690435646551534?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-28519273621301762712009-02-19T11:25:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:28:56.919-08:00<div align="center"><strong><span >Four Kirkham kids: l-r Emily 4, Jacob 7, Kyle 14, Meghan 17</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SZ2ydinxczI/AAAAAAAAGaY/fjCSzB4FHgw/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+and+Family+2008+139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304592156691886898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SZ2ydinxczI/AAAAAAAAGaY/fjCSzB4FHgw/s320/Thanksgiving+and+Family+2008+139.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-2851927362130176271?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-23962013778543441652008-10-20T14:52:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:54:00.625-07:00The world's greatest smile! Meghan Marie before Kentwood homecoming 10.18.08<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SPz9wn1YDtI/AAAAAAAAEV0/ZXM6m0VIAOM/s1600-h/Homecoming+08+003[1].JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259357476630302418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SPz9wn1YDtI/AAAAAAAAEV0/ZXM6m0VIAOM/s320/Homecoming+08+003%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-2396201377854344165?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-15965684418898354602008-10-06T09:05:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:10:16.362-07:00Well now I'm officially 44. We had a good weekend:<br /><ul><li>Meghan and the Dazzlers performed at Kentwood halftime in the rain. She did an awesome job.</li><li>Kyle played in his first two Jammin' basketball games on Saturday. They were in Lynnwood. Kate and Anne came and watched</li><li>Jacob's Falcons lost 1-0 but he had a good time.</li><li>Emily went to her first Sunday school class at St John's. </li></ul><p>44 is middle age? I could live to be 88! That would be acceptable. There's still alot to do in 44 years.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-1596568441889835460?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-54257717075694611772008-10-03T07:44:00.001-07:002008-10-03T07:46:43.881-07:00One of the greatest rock and roll guitar players of all time was born on this day back in 1954.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOYvzXpyP1I/AAAAAAAAEAc/Q0gPZlcaKUc/s1600-h/StevieRayVaughan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252938574943371090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOYvzXpyP1I/AAAAAAAAEAc/Q0gPZlcaKUc/s320/StevieRayVaughan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-5425771707569461177?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-376486271606982482008-10-01T21:26:00.000-07:002008-10-01T21:27:59.084-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SORNlXwEijI/AAAAAAAAD-w/ocK3Bz2hvT8/s1600-h/Mattson++vs+TB+football+2008+049.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SORNlXwEijI/AAAAAAAAD-w/ocK3Bz2hvT8/s320/Mattson++vs+TB+football+2008+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Aug 19th Jeannie and I were married 19 years. I love her <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-37648627160698248?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-78210176942518460992008-10-01T21:23:00.000-07:002008-10-01T21:23:18.243-07:00Kyle goes 5-8 as Mattson beats Tahoma 35-14<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SORMtQRrSuI/AAAAAAAAD-o/Akjje0rH5G4/s1600-h/Mattson++vs+TB+football+2008+108.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SORMtQRrSuI/AAAAAAAAD-o/Akjje0rH5G4/s320/Mattson++vs+TB+football+2008+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-7821017694251846099?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-75211029766748544592008-10-01T09:25:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:26:57.599-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOOkqvvbQlI/AAAAAAAADts/S7qvM3We2N0/s1600-h/image001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252222644720976466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOOkqvvbQlI/AAAAAAAADts/S7qvM3We2N0/s320/image001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-7521102976674854459?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-16700062677612682482008-10-01T07:31:00.000-07:002008-10-01T07:38:34.942-07:00First day of October. Foggy. Mudcrutch playing on the iPod. Woke up this morning with a head cold. Last night I went home teaching with Kelly Bishop. Good guy.<br /><br />Our family remains busy and active:<br /><ul><li>Meghan got asked to homecoming last night</li><li>Kyle plays QB this afternoon as Mattson takes on Tahoma</li><li>Jacob is loving science in 2nd grade</li><li>Emily is dancing and singing her way into everyone's hearts</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-1670006267761268248?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-31006764762004835752008-09-30T21:51:00.001-07:002008-09-30T21:52:32.111-07:00The smile of an angel<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMB-EtskdI/AAAAAAAADtI/UM8lL2j3SA0/s1600-h/9.7.08+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252043756373053906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMB-EtskdI/AAAAAAAADtI/UM8lL2j3SA0/s320/9.7.08+083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-3100676476200483575?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-72836913345905001812008-09-30T21:43:00.000-07:002008-09-30T21:45:02.616-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMASHzWCnI/AAAAAAAADs4/kQVlm5BaBkI/s1600-h/Mattson+football+2008+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252041901776177778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMASHzWCnI/AAAAAAAADs4/kQVlm5BaBkI/s320/Mattson+football+2008+044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The starting QB for the Mattson Mustangs</div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-7283691334590500181?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-34139061836613893422008-09-30T21:40:00.000-07:002008-09-30T21:42:14.105-07:00Just you try and catch me!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOL_frYxSSI/AAAAAAAADsw/wKwbhfj8ZwI/s1600-h/Sunset.Moon.+Mattson+scrimmage+9.08+123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252041035155065122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOL_frYxSSI/AAAAAAAADsw/wKwbhfj8ZwI/s320/Sunset.Moon.+Mattson+scrimmage+9.08+123.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-3413906183661389342?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-54690426929393218082008-09-30T21:32:00.000-07:002008-09-30T21:47:34.360-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMA3hbbVgI/AAAAAAAADtA/ZTyY613pN1Q/s1600-h/9.7.08+247.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252042544310343170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOMA3hbbVgI/AAAAAAAADtA/ZTyY613pN1Q/s320/9.7.08+247.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOL-rvNr0NI/AAAAAAAADsg/zaES2aRoiWU/s1600-h/Sunset.Moon.+Mattson+scrimmage+9.08+095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252040142829113554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="175" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qc7lihrudKM/SOL-rvNr0NI/AAAAAAAADsg/zaES2aRoiWU/s320/Sunset.Moon.+Mattson+scrimmage+9.08+095.jpg" width="279" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Jacob has scored two goals in the last two games as the Falcons are 2-0 so far this season. He is an aggressive forward and a great team mate.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-5469042692939321808?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660224933236680032.post-2364783935494569772008-09-30T11:01:00.000-07:002008-10-01T21:24:45.338-07:00I will be 44 in three days. Looking back it has been a great life so far. The next 44 will be even better<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2660224933236680032-236478393549456977?l=thekirkhamjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kirkhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711056259401104508noreply@blogger.com0