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Block Arch

2011-02-18T18:03:00.001-08:00

We made this cool arch out of foam blocks.

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Wake Up To Snow

2011-02-08T11:05:00.000-08:00

When I opened the garage door this morning snow fell into the garage.

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Eyes crossing

2011-02-06T11:02:00.000-08:00

I was helping Anna eat lunch, when she just started crossing her eyes. Glad I got these photos!

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Sunday Morning Creation

2011-01-31T08:33:00.000-08:00

This started as a tower but ended as a home for Thomas the Train. It was fun to destroy.

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My "Collection"

2011-01-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

Anna and I had fun making "Collections." No idea why she calls them that, but it's pretty cute.

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Merry Christmaszzzzzz......

2010-12-24T16:41:00.000-08:00

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Ginger Bread House

2010-12-09T20:00:00.001-08:00

Anna decorated a Ginger Bread House this year. It was fun watching her decide where to put all the candy.

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Nicholas Olsen Baldwin

2010-11-23T20:52:00.000-08:00

Meet my son!

Nicholas Olsen Baldwin
Time: 21:43
Weight: 9 lb 1 oz
Length: 20 inches
Head: 37 cm

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All Gowned Up

2010-11-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

We're going to go in for a C-section shortly. It won't be long now. Stay tuned!

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Checked into Labor and Delivery

2010-11-23T19:13:00.000-08:00

We're all checked in at the hospital, and hooked up to the monitors. Baby's heartbeat is 150. Dialated to a 2, 70% effaced.

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Water just broke

2010-11-23T17:25:00.000-08:00

I was doing the dishes when Julie's water broke. Baby Nicholas is on his way.

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We start 'em off early

2010-11-15T19:38:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not, she likes doing dishes.

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Daddy Daughter Date

2010-11-13T18:29:00.000-08:00

Popcorn and Robin Hood (Disney version) is Anna's idea of a good time.

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Napping

2010-11-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

I came home to my girls taking a nap on the couch (Julie was faking it) and a pizza in the oven.

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Anna's Birthday Lunch

2010-11-04T18:34:00.000-07:00

Anna loves Arby's. So, we took her there for her birthday lunch.

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Birds Hittig the Windows

2010-11-04T12:49:00.000-07:00

These birds keep hitting our windows. This one is still breathing. Hopefully he'll fly away soon.

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Jelly Side Down

2010-10-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

I was helping frost the cupcakes when one jumped out of my hand. I didn't even try to stop it. And, of course, it landed jelly side down.

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Once there was a snowman.

2010-10-07T17:30:00.000-07:00

We got our first hail storm today. Anna and I made a snowman out of the pile at the bottom of the spout.

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Drawing Conference

2010-10-03T09:21:00.000-07:00

This is how Anna enjoys conference. She changes activities about every 5 minutes, but she made it.

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Like Father Like Daughter

2010-09-29T06:01:00.000-07:00

Julie and Anna came to visit me at work yesterday. Anna had a blast typing and playing with the mouse.

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So Tired

2010-09-25T20:13:00.000-07:00

Anna had a long, busy day, and couldn't last on the way home. Notice how the sunglasses are on upside-down

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Nice Boots!

2010-09-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

I think she fills my shoes quite nicely.

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Princess Leia to Medussa

2010-09-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

Words cannot describe.

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It's been a while.

2010-09-24T06:57:00.000-07:00

Ubuntu has done a lot since I last took it for a spin. I have miss it! The improvements look fantastic.

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Goodbye little condo.

2010-08-24T03:56:00.000-07:00

We're all moved out of our condo. A couple of lucky guys will be moving in later this week to fill the void.

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Moving

2010-08-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

We're moving.

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Nothing Runs Like a Deere

2010-08-05T20:56:00.000-07:00

She's hooked. This is what we do when mom's at a Relief Society thing.

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Hi Ho Silver!

2010-07-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

I think she likes to ride horses.

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Ultrasound.

2010-07-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

Can you tell the gender?

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Nice Hair

2010-07-07T19:37:00.001-07:00

Don't you wish you had hair like this? I do!

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Window Shades

2010-06-25T11:06:00.000-07:00

What's wrong with this picture?

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Merry-go-round

2010-06-23T05:19:00.000-07:00

This was Anna's view of the merry-go-round at Orem fest.

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Symmetrically negative yolk

2010-06-23T05:18:00.001-07:00

I had a fried egg last night, and this is what it looked like.

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Sweet Ride

2010-06-10T12:21:00.000-07:00

This is the perfect bike to learn on. There are no pedals or training wheels, so the child can learn balance. Anna loves it!

You can find info about them here: http://www.stridersports.com/

We got it on Amazon.com.

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OrangeSoda Sign

2010-06-09T21:06:00.000-07:00

We got a sign! Look for it on the east side of I-15 just south of the American Fork 500 East exit

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First trip to Instacare

2010-05-26T20:25:00.001-07:00

I sort of dislocated Anna's Elbow tonight. The doctor called it "Nursemaid's Elbow." It's a common thing among kids her age.

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Anna's Secret

2010-05-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

She just couldn't keep the secret any longer.

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Sliding

2010-05-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

She's got the slide down.

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Don't ask.

2010-05-07T20:17:00.001-07:00

Yes, she is scrolling with her elbows. Long story.

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Monday Night Doughnut

2010-05-03T18:33:00.000-07:00

This is Anna after she enjoyed her chocolate sprinkled doughnut. Fantastic!

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Cargo

2010-04-09T17:15:00.000-07:00

Which do you think would fall off first? The Saddle or the dog?

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Hiding

2010-03-21T08:36:00.000-07:00

Anna decided to hide this morning. She kept saying "Hiding. Hiding."

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Reading Winnie-the-Pooh

2010-03-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

Look at how she licks her finger to turn the page (even if she doesn't use the licked finger to turn the page). She learned that from me,

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T06:54:00.000-07:00

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Light Reading

2010-03-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

I'm glad she sees a picture of Jesus and says it's me. The kisses are priceless.

She then turned the page and pointed to a boy, said it was daddy and gave him a kiss. We'll see what becomes of the kisses.

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Ta Da!

2010-03-08T20:11:00.000-08:00

She learned how to do this all on her own a few months ago. Finally got it on video.

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Sleep Eating

2010-03-07T13:50:00.000-08:00

This is what 11:00 church does.

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Fun with Forks

2010-03-06T18:51:00.000-08:00

Look who's figured out her fork. It usually doesn't take this long to stab her food.

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Multi Tasking

2010-03-06T14:18:00.000-08:00

Some are just born with it.

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Gopher was right.

2010-03-05T06:20:00.001-08:00

Glad he was, too. I have some ski tickets I haven't used yet!

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Video Test

2010-02-27T17:50:00.001-08:00

My phone just updated to enable video capture and editing. I've attached one to see if it works.

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Cemented in

2010-02-17T18:18:00.001-08:00

While Anna was distracted, we "cemented" her in to the bean bag basket. She stepped right out when she was done.

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Rockin' Chair

2010-02-15T22:34:00.000-08:00

Absolutely loves her chair. Best toy we ever bought.

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Code Red

2010-02-15T22:32:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been in WalMart and heard "Code Red" over the PA? Well, we were paying for our groceries when we got a "Code Red" followed by by "We have a small emergency, please evacuate the building." We asked our checker what "Code Red" meant, and he told us it is a small fire (even though he isn't supposed to tell us).

Couldn't they be more original? How about "Cotton balls are on sale 10 for $5." How about "Garden hoses are on clearance. Spigots are in the back of the building."

Enjoy the pics.

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You're never too old

2010-01-27T19:17:00.000-08:00

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a pair of iPhones being manipulated by a pair of retirees. Never have I seen such a sight. Nor do I expect to see until Julie and I are that pair of retirees.

They seemed to have the contacts app down pretty well!

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Cereal, anyone?

2010-01-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

10 for $10 at Maceys

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Nintendo DS Addict

2009-12-31T18:46:00.001-08:00

Anna's cousin is teaching her how to play the DS. She was very content just sitting in his lap and watching.

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Full Dumpster

2009-12-25T15:43:00.000-08:00

The sad part is that the garbage man came last night.

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Feat.

2009-12-17T17:44:00.000-08:00

This is our center piece at the OrangeSoda Christmas party. Micah is the architect, and we all pitched in to put it together. I hope we win!

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Two types of people...

2009-12-06T21:46:00.001-08:00

I realized this morning that there are two types of people in this world. Those who can blow their nose while rinsing with Listerine, and those who can't.

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Nice Hair!

2009-12-05T06:23:00.001-08:00

Franke the night hair dresser had fun last night!

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Prank

2009-11-20T16:13:00.000-08:00

Glad I didn't go to Hawaii for a week!

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Applebees Dessert

2009-11-18T17:48:00.000-08:00

Because I deserve it.

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Artist

2009-11-05T18:02:00.000-08:00

Anna likes to put as many Crayons in her hand all at once, then throw them across the table. It's been a long time since I've expressed my artsy side. You?

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Passed by a clock

2009-10-24T20:42:00.001-07:00

We were driving down state street today and this thing passed us. I found out that it's a Mercury Sable underneath. I wonder what kind of gas mileage he gets.

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Our Little Car Fanatic

2009-10-24T11:15:00.001-07:00

We went to the skating rink this morning and gave Anna a ride on the car. She loved it. She turned the steering wheel and shifted gears even.

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Condorman

2009-10-16T20:37:00.001-07:00

That's right. We own Condorman on DVD.

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It wasn't me!

2009-10-14T10:29:00.001-07:00

Evidence.

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Pedometer results

2009-10-12T22:05:00.001-07:00

I walked (roughly) 6290 steps today. More than 5000 were taken at work.

Sorry the photo is upside down.

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Highway to Hale

2009-10-10T10:16:00.000-07:00

We ran the Highway to Hale this morning. Julie got 5th place overall in women's. Anna was nice and cozy.

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Shop-a-holic

2009-10-03T16:40:00.000-07:00

Anna got ahold of my wallet today and went strait for t credit cards. I can't wait 'till she's 16.

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Transmission Pan

2009-10-02T19:40:00.000-07:00

This is the transmission pan to the Subaru. It turns out that directly behind the two holes are some servos that were damaged. In order to have the car running perfectly, the transmission will need to be tuned by Subaru.

The cost of repair is up to $3,000, not including the transmission tuning. Thank goodness for good insurance!

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Road Hazard

2009-09-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

Looks like a salvage truck dropped something. We ran over this, and damage was done to our oil pan and transaxel. Trip to Idaho: cancelled.

Oh, there were two other cars that were rendered undrivable. One was on it's roof. There were about 3 flat tires besides. That's a lot of damage.

Nobody was hurt. The lady in the upside-down car was fine too. Anna slept through most of it.

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

2009-09-23T18:22:00.000-07:00

Just waiting for the show to start. You should come with us next time.

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My little spud

2009-09-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

Anna loves playing with potatoes. I never consiered them toys, but it looks like my home state has rubbed off. Either that or she has gotten bored with her other toys. Oh, she also loved playing with an empty egg carton.

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Pancake Art

2009-09-17T13:46:00.001-07:00

Just a few more months...

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Cutting bread will never be the same

2009-09-11T21:35:00.000-07:00

It will be much, much better!

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Peach Julius

2009-09-11T21:28:00.001-07:00

I made up a recipe today, and boy was it delicious! I'm calling it Peach Julius. Here's how you make it:

Ingredients:
16-20 oz Peaches, frozen
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
7 ice cubes

1. Peel and cube about 16-20 oz of peaches, place in plastic container, and freeze.
2. Put all ingredients in a blender, and pulsate 10 times, then blend on a high setting until smooth.

Fantastic!

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Book lover

2009-09-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

This girl loves her books!

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A Few Pics

2009-09-04T17:33:00.001-07:00

Here's a few photos I snapped tonight.

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Bed Face

2009-09-03T14:40:00.000-07:00

This is the print on Anna's face after her nap. I wonder how it got there.

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Lima Bean

2009-08-30T20:23:00.001-07:00

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Leftovers

2009-08-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

This is what we're having for lunch today. We've got pasta salad, french toast, steak, Arby's roast beef sandwich, mashed potato and a baked potato. It all goes to the same place, right?

Oh, Anna had peas.

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Partners in Crime.

2009-08-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

Anna and Liz started working together taking the books off the shelf. Anna would take them off and hand them to Liz. It was fun to watch.

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Dragon Tamer

2009-08-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

She loved it... For 1 minute.

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Snow Kitty

2009-08-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

I'm about 45 minutes away from enjoying the best OS ever made.

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Package Received

2009-08-28T09:47:00.001-07:00

Thank you, Apple, for allowing me to be one of the first to enjoy the Snow Leopard goodness.

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Burger Voice

2009-08-25T13:24:00.001-07:00

This is how BurgerVoice.com is run, ladies and gendlemen.

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Good night

2009-08-24T18:58:00.001-07:00

This is what the baby monitor looks like when the baby isn't crying. Tonight was the first night Anna has gone to sleep by herself without a peep. We read to her, sang, prayed, put her in her crib and left. No tears.

It looks like the experience of many has worked well. Thanks all for your help!

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Waiting for a train

2009-08-24T10:42:00.000-07:00

I've passed this RR crossing a few hundred times, and this is the first time I've seen a train using it. Glad it works!

On a side note, the train whistle scared the tar out of me on my return trip.

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Fountain is finished

2009-08-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

Peter did a fantastic job.

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Solve Windows Problems...

2009-08-20T08:53:00.001-07:00

Okay, seriously? Why cause the problems in the first place?

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Daddy's little helper

2009-08-18T20:57:00.001-07:00

Forget having a tea party, my little girl wants to get dirty and play with tools. This was her helping me change the belt in our vacuum.

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Trap...

2009-08-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

Somehow, no matter how 'natural' I made the row of Cherrios look, Anna somehow knew all along that it was a trap.

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Sea Base

2009-08-14T15:47:00.001-07:00

Kevin and I went scuba diving to Sea Base.. These are the nurse sharks during feeding. Now I can say I've swam with some sharks!

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Heber Creeper

2009-08-09T13:17:00.001-07:00

This was the first time I'd ever seen the Heber Creaper, and we got front row seats! We had to wait for it on the way to our picnic spot on Saturday.

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Better get used to these bars, kid!

2009-08-09T13:02:00.001-07:00

We're trying to teach Anna how to fall asleep on her own. This is how she's reacting.

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Cables

2009-08-05T06:45:00.001-07:00

Anna, like most children, I'm sure, loves cables. She gets herself in tight places making it difficult for her parents to fetch her.

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I love my job

2009-08-04T11:55:00.000-07:00

Not sure if I'd like this guy's job.

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Out of business

2009-08-03T10:08:00.001-07:00

I've never seen the parking lot this empty. This is the old Smith's on State in American Fork.

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