| February A bike ride in Renton, then we go crazy taking pictures because we got a new camera (Canon Powershot S45)!
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| Biking under the I-405 underpass.  We were on the Cedar River Trail, which is pleasant only if you don't go along the section that parallels the Maple Valley Highway. |  | We stopped by the Renton Historical Museum - used to be a fire station | 
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| Talked to the friendly ladies selling tickets.  They have a really old cash register there. |  | Along the way to Lake Washington was an exercise.  I found to my chagrin that I can't do the monkey bars anymore  - and I used to be a champion on them when I was a kid!  I guess I lost too much upper body strength. | 
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| And now - pictures taken with the new camera!  Eating breakfast at the Maltby Cafe, where you don't get a plate, you get a trough. |  | Their cinammon roll was about the size of a dinner plate. | 
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| Went to a cat show in Monroe.  There was judging going on all the time.  It wasn't really a place where you could pet a lot of cats, though - lots of them had "please don't touch" on their cages. |  | We were able to pet this one.  Now this was a funny looking cat. | 
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| The finalists |  | Saw this book laying around.  Now that's something I've never seen before | 
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| After the cat show, we went to an RV show.  Someday we'll own one of these suckers. |  | We headed straight for the Airstreams, my favorites.  I'm not sure they're worth the extra money, though.  Plus, they don't seem to be as efficient at using space. | 
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| This airstream was cool and retro. |  | | 
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Still, I think they emphasized style over funcionality.  For instance, they wasted about 3 inches of potential storage space in the bottom of these cabinets in order to have built-in counter lighting. |  | 
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | This "Cozy Cruiser" was interesting looking, but I can't say I think it's a whole lot better than a tent. |  | 
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