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Parker Orton Graduates – June 29, 2011

markorton — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:21:44 +0000

Parker graduated from Montgomery Academy Wednesday June 29, 2011. Karen and I attended with Ed, Meredith, and Maggie.

It was quite personal since there are only twelve graduates. Special gifts were awarded to each with amusing commentary concerning some quirk or talent.

It was especially nice to meet some of Parker’s school friends and some of his teachers. Unfortunately, I only captured a name here or there. Apologies.

Here are a few photos.

The Procession

Parker listening to remarks before receiving gift

Parker with his teacher Adel

Maggie, Meredith, Ed and Parker

Mark, Maggie, Meredith, Ed, Parker, Karen

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Thanksgiving Festivities and Feline Fun in Berkeley Heights

markorton — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:56:33 +0000

We went off to our traditional Thanksgiving with Ed, Meredith, Maggie and Parker in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Part of the required activities include appearing at the football game between Governor Livingston High School (Meredith’s place of employment if not enlightenment) and New Providence High School. This year the affair was on hostile territory in New Providence, the next town over. On the way we had a few troubles getting organized for a group photo.

Ultimately we got to the game, mostly for free due to Meredith’s teacher’s badge and old fart status for some who don’t want to be identified as such except in ticket lines.

It sort of looked like football. But the fact of the matter is revealed by the score at halftime. The game closed out at 35 – 13. GL High School had a dreadful 0 – 9 season. Maybe this is another high school coach headed for the peewee league.

And, we were deterred further from lolly gagging around by the cold wind and snow flurries. Anyway, we had heard enough of the disgusting fawning and groveling by students (Meredith insists that there was no groveling) at the site of “Oh, Dr. Morgan!!”.

Time to go home.

Turkey day was capped off by a quite traditional fare wonderfully commanded by Meredith. This year, because there were no additional guests we ate “buffet style” in the kitchen, thus avoiding the arduous task of clear the rubble from the dining room table.The only innovation to the fare was Ed’s roasted Brussels sprouts and radishes. Of course, Mr. Wonderful recreated his all-American dish of sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows – a particular favorite of Parker.

You’re probably are wondering about the feline story. Well, after we stuffed ourselves we had the entertainment of watching Tigerr, one of the resident cats eye the turkey leftovers and then make a leap for it.

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Outsourcing Strikes While On Vacation – Done In By Family

markorton — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:58:22 +0000

For more than a decade we have rented a beach house on W Street in Hull, MA on Nantasket Beach. A long standing component of this is one evening that features a lobster fest. It has always been my role to cook the steamers and lobsters along with the corn. This year, when the discussion turned to lobsters, I was stunned by a proposal from my brother Ed, quickly seconded by sister-in-law Meredith, and voted into action before I could even raise some question of my traditional role that we simply call up Stop & Shop and order the lobsters all cooked!

So, in one thoughtless moment, without even acknowledgment that I had served as chef de lobsters for over a decade, and leaving me bereft of any function other than just being Mr. Wonderful, I had been relegated to the dust bin, made redundant, generally caste off.

Well, I have thought further about how to achieve revenge next year….. just wait.

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1998-12-26 Brunch at 52 Kinnaird

markorton — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:55:03 +0000

Brunch Photos from 12/26/98

Here are a few pictures taken with our new toy, a Nikon Coolpix 900 digital camera.
Most were taken at a “brunch” held at 52 Kinnaird on 12/26/98.

Meredith (Back of head ), Karen, Danielle (Dan), Andrea, John

Jonathan and Ed

Andrea and John

Maggie and Parker playing with “GOO”

- where is the picture of Uncle Mark cleaning it up?

Ed and Maggie at the playground…. Parker pulling from off-stage.

Several of the inmates have taken to flight and

landed in this year’s edition of the Yule tree….

Freeway, the albino cat, sneaking up on Neuron, the mouse, with a host of onlookers.

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