Here's my Joelle at her 1st Adventures meeting. Can't wait until she gets her little uniform - she'll be SO cute!!!
Monday, September 26, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
A Little Hero
Here's more of the fire story.
Turns out that some neighbors (Mother & 8 year old son) were driving past Larry & Sandra's house and saw a little smoke. They thought it was Larry & Sandra burning leaves, so they kept going. She sat down to watch a DVD and the boy was just playing. Well - at some point he got 'mad' at his mom and stomped outside to play. When he got outside, he saw lots and lots of smoke and went back inside to tell his mom. She said, "Maybe they're burning tires." He said, "Mom, you've got to see this."
She came out - and boom, lots and lots of smoke - a quick call to 911 and help was on the way.
Glad that little guy got mad at his mom - probably divine help - and persisted she come out to see.
What a cool little hero!
Turns out that some neighbors (Mother & 8 year old son) were driving past Larry & Sandra's house and saw a little smoke. They thought it was Larry & Sandra burning leaves, so they kept going. She sat down to watch a DVD and the boy was just playing. Well - at some point he got 'mad' at his mom and stomped outside to play. When he got outside, he saw lots and lots of smoke and went back inside to tell his mom. She said, "Maybe they're burning tires." He said, "Mom, you've got to see this."
She came out - and boom, lots and lots of smoke - a quick call to 911 and help was on the way.
Glad that little guy got mad at his mom - probably divine help - and persisted she come out to see.
What a cool little hero!
Friday, September 23, 2005
A Tale of Two Fires
What a DAY it's been.
Yesterday, the girls were out playing when I got home from work and they had a stuffed animal outside playing like they were camping and had gathered small sticks from the yard to make a little 'campfire'. Oh, it was cute. I promised Joelle that tonight we'd start her little campfire tonight.
Today, at work, Doreen calls and asks me to stop by the store and pick up a bag of marshmallows. She's set the tent up outside for the girls to play in - which they did most of the day with blankets, books, pillows and toys! :) So, I pick up some marshmallows to toast over the campfire.
After arriving at home, we decide to gas up both vehicles completely because of the damage that hurricane Rita may do and the damage to our budget when the gas execs decide to 'gouge' the country for their profit. Yesterday I put gas in one of Iggy's two tanks and paid, $2.49. Today I filled the 2nd tank and the van and paid $2.74. A quarters difference in 24 hours - ouch! (The first station I tried going to was out of regular and super, all they had left was premium. WOW!)
I get home again and decide to snooze for a few minutes - the girls meanwhile go out and gather more 'sticks' for the campfire.
Just before supper - Doreen's reading some study materials, I'm copying pics from a SD Card to the computer and the phone rings. I can't hear the words, but I hear my mother-in-law, clearly upset. Then Doreen gets that exact frame of mood. What's up???
My in-laws garage had just burned to the ground. They had picked up a Monte Carlo they had owned and they had work done on it in a shop, parked it in the garage - jumped in their little Ford Ranger and went shopping for light fixtures for the garage they are having built down here in Chattanooga. They buy some, then stop for supper and head home. Sandra saw the 'smoke' from quite a distance as they headed home... and as they got closer realized it was in the vicinity of their place... then realized it was their neighborhood, then turned on their road, up the hill and realized it was their (unattached to the house) garage. When they got there, they saw 3 or 4 fire engines and a BUNCH of people around.
The house has minimal damage, except for the siding near the garage completely melted and dripping to the ground, the back door has some damage, 4 windows are cracked because of the heat and the house could double for a meat smoke house right now. One of the firemen did mention that had they been about 4 or 5 minutes later, probably not much could have been done for the house. When they arrived on the scene originally - the first thing they did was to hose the house down to keep it from burning, then put the other fire out.
I guess the garage has only one post still standing. It's completely gone, except for the 'char' and the lumps for the frame of the Monte Carlo, and the remains of the air compressor, power washer, sharpening wheel, a couple of ladders, a couple of containers with power tools, a set of car ramps, all the equipment from the back of the FedEx Truck (Larry had been working on the floor and everything was in the garage) and 3 tool boxes. Wow, that is just awful. Doreen and I have just been sick about it.
The thing is - they can't touch any of it until an Insurance Adjuster or two comes out for a visit. Yuck!!!
By the way - nobody can pinpoint the exact cause yet. I kinda think it was the car, but 'who is to be knowing.' Maybe the adjusters can.
Anyway - Amazing - everything can be gone in just a few minutes.
That's the bad side of fire.
Tonight we ate outside (in 90 degree weather) at our little campfire - that we moved waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back from the house and really enjoyed the evening - all things considered. We roasted some marshmallows and just relaxed.
That's the good side of fire.
So that's my tale of two fires today! :)
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PS:
It's amazing the roller coaster that life puts you one;
UP - We got an AWESOME deal on some new furniture...
Down - Our car engine goes kaploowie...
UP - We got an awesome opportunity just ahead of us...
Down - DHL loses a very important package. It's supposed to be in Kansas and turns up in Lousiana.
UP - Larry & Sandra Get the Monte Carlo Fixed
UP - Larry & Sandra figure out a way to finance the complete job to finish the garage here - immediately.
Down, Down - Their garage burns to the ground.
I think I'm getting sick... :)
Hope you have an UP weekend! :)
Yesterday, the girls were out playing when I got home from work and they had a stuffed animal outside playing like they were camping and had gathered small sticks from the yard to make a little 'campfire'. Oh, it was cute. I promised Joelle that tonight we'd start her little campfire tonight.
Today, at work, Doreen calls and asks me to stop by the store and pick up a bag of marshmallows. She's set the tent up outside for the girls to play in - which they did most of the day with blankets, books, pillows and toys! :) So, I pick up some marshmallows to toast over the campfire.
After arriving at home, we decide to gas up both vehicles completely because of the damage that hurricane Rita may do and the damage to our budget when the gas execs decide to 'gouge' the country for their profit. Yesterday I put gas in one of Iggy's two tanks and paid, $2.49. Today I filled the 2nd tank and the van and paid $2.74. A quarters difference in 24 hours - ouch! (The first station I tried going to was out of regular and super, all they had left was premium. WOW!)
I get home again and decide to snooze for a few minutes - the girls meanwhile go out and gather more 'sticks' for the campfire.
Just before supper - Doreen's reading some study materials, I'm copying pics from a SD Card to the computer and the phone rings. I can't hear the words, but I hear my mother-in-law, clearly upset. Then Doreen gets that exact frame of mood. What's up???
My in-laws garage had just burned to the ground. They had picked up a Monte Carlo they had owned and they had work done on it in a shop, parked it in the garage - jumped in their little Ford Ranger and went shopping for light fixtures for the garage they are having built down here in Chattanooga. They buy some, then stop for supper and head home. Sandra saw the 'smoke' from quite a distance as they headed home... and as they got closer realized it was in the vicinity of their place... then realized it was their neighborhood, then turned on their road, up the hill and realized it was their (unattached to the house) garage. When they got there, they saw 3 or 4 fire engines and a BUNCH of people around.
The house has minimal damage, except for the siding near the garage completely melted and dripping to the ground, the back door has some damage, 4 windows are cracked because of the heat and the house could double for a meat smoke house right now. One of the firemen did mention that had they been about 4 or 5 minutes later, probably not much could have been done for the house. When they arrived on the scene originally - the first thing they did was to hose the house down to keep it from burning, then put the other fire out.
I guess the garage has only one post still standing. It's completely gone, except for the 'char' and the lumps for the frame of the Monte Carlo, and the remains of the air compressor, power washer, sharpening wheel, a couple of ladders, a couple of containers with power tools, a set of car ramps, all the equipment from the back of the FedEx Truck (Larry had been working on the floor and everything was in the garage) and 3 tool boxes. Wow, that is just awful. Doreen and I have just been sick about it.
The thing is - they can't touch any of it until an Insurance Adjuster or two comes out for a visit. Yuck!!!
By the way - nobody can pinpoint the exact cause yet. I kinda think it was the car, but 'who is to be knowing.' Maybe the adjusters can.
Anyway - Amazing - everything can be gone in just a few minutes.
That's the bad side of fire.
Tonight we ate outside (in 90 degree weather) at our little campfire - that we moved waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back from the house and really enjoyed the evening - all things considered. We roasted some marshmallows and just relaxed.
That's the good side of fire.
So that's my tale of two fires today! :)
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PS:
It's amazing the roller coaster that life puts you one;
UP - We got an AWESOME deal on some new furniture...
Down - Our car engine goes kaploowie...
UP - We got an awesome opportunity just ahead of us...
Down - DHL loses a very important package. It's supposed to be in Kansas and turns up in Lousiana.
UP - Larry & Sandra Get the Monte Carlo Fixed
UP - Larry & Sandra figure out a way to finance the complete job to finish the garage here - immediately.
Down, Down - Their garage burns to the ground.
I think I'm getting sick... :)
Hope you have an UP weekend! :)
Great Quote
Found this quote this morning as I was prepping for the radio show. It made me laugh, but yet is quite direct. Hope you enjoy it! :)
"I think I'll belive in Gosh instead of God. If you don't believe in Gosh too, you'll be darned to heck!" - Unknown
"I think I'll belive in Gosh instead of God. If you don't believe in Gosh too, you'll be darned to heck!" - Unknown
Remote CONTROL
It is funny how different Doreen and I are when it comes to the remote control for the TV. (DISCLAMER: By the way - this is all in fun, this is not a serious matter - just a topic of the difference between men and women, between Doreen and I!!!)
Last night we were watching the premier of the Apprentice and then during the breaks watching King of Queens. (Sidebar: Kevin James is Hilarious!!!) Anyway, so during the time that we've got KoQ on - she'd check back to see if the Apprentice was back. That's good!
Now, when I've got the remote - it's just instinctive (He, he, he)- when to flip back. A number of times she flipped right when a punch line is just about to be zinged. So it's like, leaves ya hanging. You're ready to chuckle, but can't. You watched/listened to the set up - then missed the best part! What a let-down.
Another thing is when the main program we're watching hits a break, it takes a 'moment' or two for Doreen to make the flip to the 'other' show or just to check things out. Of course, some ads are fun to watch - but 99% aren't so move on! NOW! :) He, he, he!
Then, then like last night, instead of watching something else interesting, (After KofQ was over) she happend to flip by Prime Time Live and we ended up watching an interview with Barbara Striesand. UGGGHHHHHH! Borrrrriiiiinnnngggggggg! Now, the rule is - whoever has the remote gets to choose what to watch - but dang, Barbara Striesand? Aye yai yai. Good thing I had a Louis La'more book at hand to read.
Maybe I ought to start a class on how to properly run a remote! He, he, he!
It's just kinda funny when you think about Remote CONTROL! :)
Have a great weekend!
Last night we were watching the premier of the Apprentice and then during the breaks watching King of Queens. (Sidebar: Kevin James is Hilarious!!!) Anyway, so during the time that we've got KoQ on - she'd check back to see if the Apprentice was back. That's good!
Now, when I've got the remote - it's just instinctive (He, he, he)- when to flip back. A number of times she flipped right when a punch line is just about to be zinged. So it's like, leaves ya hanging. You're ready to chuckle, but can't. You watched/listened to the set up - then missed the best part! What a let-down.
Another thing is when the main program we're watching hits a break, it takes a 'moment' or two for Doreen to make the flip to the 'other' show or just to check things out. Of course, some ads are fun to watch - but 99% aren't so move on! NOW! :) He, he, he!
Then, then like last night, instead of watching something else interesting, (After KofQ was over) she happend to flip by Prime Time Live and we ended up watching an interview with Barbara Striesand. UGGGHHHHHH! Borrrrriiiiinnnngggggggg! Now, the rule is - whoever has the remote gets to choose what to watch - but dang, Barbara Striesand? Aye yai yai. Good thing I had a Louis La'more book at hand to read.
Maybe I ought to start a class on how to properly run a remote! He, he, he!
It's just kinda funny when you think about Remote CONTROL! :)
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Regression OR Decreased Pain Or Changes on Hold
So we're back to pull-ups at night with Joelle. She had a straight week of dry pull-ups, then had 5 nights in panties with no accidents. The last two nights we've had to get up in the middle of the night and clean up a wet bed mess. (I really hate that after doing it for a year with 16 guys at Odyssey Harbor - state faciliy for abused children - during my sophomore year in college.) ICK!!! Hopefully it'll click soon, very soon and we'll get back to the dry bed at night thing!!!
So the possible upcoming changes have been put on hold because of DHL. Amazing, losing a very important package and delaying everything! ICK!!! :)
So yesterday afternoon and today is really the first time in a LONG time I've not been dealing with pain in my wrist. The last Monday in Colorado (Labor day) I went to ride motorcross with Scott and Brian and about 15 minutes before we had to load up the dirtbikes and leave, I hit a little jump. So, I see this 'larger' jump next to it, I loop around and gun it. I hit the jump in 3rd gear, full throttle and went'a flying. Man, it felt great, I got the right amount of pull on the bars to have a slightly upward launch and then kinda curve the front end over to land - but I went waaaaaay to far and landed on the flat. And I landed HARD. Didn't wreck the bike - thankfully - but when I landed, I hit so hard I lost my grip with my right hand, (Don't ask how I kept the bike upright - I have NO idea) and hyperexteneded my thumb and jammed my wrist into the brush guard. I severly sprained it. OW-WIE! It's taken it's time in healing. I've been able to do things - but it's been an almost constant pain. Well, it's healing and feeling much, MUCH better - thankfully!
So on the way into work this morning, I stopped to fill the pickup. I paid $2.49. It's about time that it get back down to at least under $2.50. (Isn't it sad to that I'm 'happier' it's under $2.50 - that's still high if'n you ask me!!) $3+ was outrageous. I'd like to see it back under $2 someday, but we know that's never happening. We'll probably never see it for under $2.40 again. That is awful. When we left for Colorado, gas was $2.39, so I decided to wait until we got back thinking that Labor Day will be over and the 'summer price hike' will be removed and it'll be back down to a more reasonable amount. Of course Katrina hit and the gas execs took advantage of the situation to gouge us and pumped the price over $3 a gallon, so I've been taking it easy with the 'gas guzzling' truck lately so as to not to have to fill it that often, cuz basically - I can't afford it! :) Basically I'm just glad to see it come down some. Hurts though, because I remember buying almost 5 gallons of gas for my mini-bike with my $2 allowance - years, decades, eons ago! (That gas would last me almost 2 1/2 weeks riding that little Honda 80 for hours upon hours, upon hours! :)
So the possible upcoming changes have been put on hold because of DHL. Amazing, losing a very important package and delaying everything! ICK!!! :)
So yesterday afternoon and today is really the first time in a LONG time I've not been dealing with pain in my wrist. The last Monday in Colorado (Labor day) I went to ride motorcross with Scott and Brian and about 15 minutes before we had to load up the dirtbikes and leave, I hit a little jump. So, I see this 'larger' jump next to it, I loop around and gun it. I hit the jump in 3rd gear, full throttle and went'a flying. Man, it felt great, I got the right amount of pull on the bars to have a slightly upward launch and then kinda curve the front end over to land - but I went waaaaaay to far and landed on the flat. And I landed HARD. Didn't wreck the bike - thankfully - but when I landed, I hit so hard I lost my grip with my right hand, (Don't ask how I kept the bike upright - I have NO idea) and hyperexteneded my thumb and jammed my wrist into the brush guard. I severly sprained it. OW-WIE! It's taken it's time in healing. I've been able to do things - but it's been an almost constant pain. Well, it's healing and feeling much, MUCH better - thankfully!
So on the way into work this morning, I stopped to fill the pickup. I paid $2.49. It's about time that it get back down to at least under $2.50. (Isn't it sad to that I'm 'happier' it's under $2.50 - that's still high if'n you ask me!!) $3+ was outrageous. I'd like to see it back under $2 someday, but we know that's never happening. We'll probably never see it for under $2.40 again. That is awful. When we left for Colorado, gas was $2.39, so I decided to wait until we got back thinking that Labor Day will be over and the 'summer price hike' will be removed and it'll be back down to a more reasonable amount. Of course Katrina hit and the gas execs took advantage of the situation to gouge us and pumped the price over $3 a gallon, so I've been taking it easy with the 'gas guzzling' truck lately so as to not to have to fill it that often, cuz basically - I can't afford it! :) Basically I'm just glad to see it come down some. Hurts though, because I remember buying almost 5 gallons of gas for my mini-bike with my $2 allowance - years, decades, eons ago! (That gas would last me almost 2 1/2 weeks riding that little Honda 80 for hours upon hours, upon hours! :)
Looking back
This is a meme I saw on Cheryl's site. Looked like fun, here goes...
(1995) 10 Years ago I was:
*working at 3ABN...
*getting settled into our 1st home (getting out of an apartment)
*caught up with 'studying' the Bible with a group that was a bit extreme
*unhealthly thin because of eating the 'eden diet' of ONLY fruits and nuts. OUCH! :(
*doing lots of camping and hiking with friends
(2000) 5 years ago
*getting settled into my new radio job...
*trying to have a baby
*spending quality time with friends
*back in an apartment
(2004) 1 year ago
*on vacation in Colorado realizing how much I love the Rockies and my family...
*struggling with the process of a president change at work
*enjoying time with my 3 girls, Do, Jo & Na!
*doing lots of things around our home (no more apartment)
Yesterday
*hosting the 1st 4 hours of a sharathon at work (we raised almost $10,000 during that time...
*took the girls out to the greenway to 'bike' a distance for the first time to get them into it. (Natalie ended up walking and I squeezed up and rode her bike *grin*)
*Did some grocery shopping
*Watched Indiana Jones, The Raiders of the Lost Ark
*Stayed up till 1am watching "Sleepless in Seattle."
5 snacks I enjoy
*popcorn
*chips
*mint chocolate chip ice-cream
*buffalo wings
*tuna & crackers
*cheese (Dang am I unhealthy or what! *grin*)
5 songs I know all the words to
*Don't worry, be happy, Bobby McFerrin
*Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Jefferson Starship
*Mercy Said No, Greg Long
*Open Arms, Journey
*I can only Imagine - Mercy Me
Bonus *The Itsy Bitsy Spider - he, he, he
5 places I like running away to
*home
*DollyWood
*Colorado
*Any Book
*The movies
Bonus *going Geocaching with Friends
5 items you'll never see me wear
*leg warmers
*a speedo
*bell bottoms
*tattoos or earings
*A Cat in the hat hat :) (Couldn't think of anything else right now. He, he, he)
5 biggest joys in my life
*Do
*Jo
*Na
*Parents & Inlaws
*Any day away from work (Especially right now)
My 3 favorite toys
*Computer
*GPS
*PDA
Bonus *DVD Player :)
(1995) 10 Years ago I was:
*working at 3ABN...
*getting settled into our 1st home (getting out of an apartment)
*caught up with 'studying' the Bible with a group that was a bit extreme
*unhealthly thin because of eating the 'eden diet' of ONLY fruits and nuts. OUCH! :(
*doing lots of camping and hiking with friends
(2000) 5 years ago
*getting settled into my new radio job...
*trying to have a baby
*spending quality time with friends
*back in an apartment
(2004) 1 year ago
*on vacation in Colorado realizing how much I love the Rockies and my family...
*struggling with the process of a president change at work
*enjoying time with my 3 girls, Do, Jo & Na!
*doing lots of things around our home (no more apartment)
Yesterday
*hosting the 1st 4 hours of a sharathon at work (we raised almost $10,000 during that time...
*took the girls out to the greenway to 'bike' a distance for the first time to get them into it. (Natalie ended up walking and I squeezed up and rode her bike *grin*)
*Did some grocery shopping
*Watched Indiana Jones, The Raiders of the Lost Ark
*Stayed up till 1am watching "Sleepless in Seattle."
5 snacks I enjoy
*popcorn
*chips
*mint chocolate chip ice-cream
*buffalo wings
*tuna & crackers
*cheese (Dang am I unhealthy or what! *grin*)
5 songs I know all the words to
*Don't worry, be happy, Bobby McFerrin
*Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Jefferson Starship
*Mercy Said No, Greg Long
*Open Arms, Journey
*I can only Imagine - Mercy Me
Bonus *The Itsy Bitsy Spider - he, he, he
5 places I like running away to
*home
*DollyWood
*Colorado
*Any Book
*The movies
Bonus *going Geocaching with Friends
5 items you'll never see me wear
*leg warmers
*a speedo
*bell bottoms
*tattoos or earings
*A Cat in the hat hat :) (Couldn't think of anything else right now. He, he, he)
5 biggest joys in my life
*Do
*Jo
*Na
*Parents & Inlaws
*Any day away from work (Especially right now)
My 3 favorite toys
*Computer
*GPS
*PDA
Bonus *DVD Player :)
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Auto Taps - Double Meaning there!
Our Car is DEAD!
Dead as a door-nail.
Friday we were coming home from Madisonville and had to stop about half way down at a rest area for the girls to potty. I stayed in the car and heard a little knocking sound. So I popped out and looked under the hood etc. Didn't see a thing though.
When we got home - the knocking was worse. So we parked it and didn't go to church Sabbath because of the lack of a vehicle.
Sunday I drove it to a mechanic to look at - and he got back with me. It's a lower rod bearing going bad. That's at the bottom of the engine and it'd cost $4000 to repair or $4300 to replace it with a new engine that had a 3 year warranty on it.
The car is a '99 Pontiac Grand Am with 89k miles on it. It's worth $6,700 according to Kelly Blue Book - I can't put $4,000 into a new engine. So thankfully my father-in-law knew of two shops in Madisonville, one that can supply a good/guarantee'd engine for $1000 and the second that can install it for $300 to $500. Much MUCH more reasonable. The other place was just killing me!
Anyway - hope to get the car loaded on a trailer and hauled up Monday when the engine is here and ready to get loaded in!
Other than that - we're just living life. Joelle started "Adventurers" last night. (Pre-cursor to Pathfinders - or co-ed Scouts). She LOVED it and so this should be fun every other Tuesday when we take her. Maybe I'll be able to finish my Master Guide as she does Adventurers.
Yesterday and today has been our annual Sharathon at LifeTalk. So extra work! Up at 4a, in the office by 5:15a, on the air live between 6 and 10a. I've got a bit of a break now - but back to the grindstone later this afternoon.
Have a great day!
Dead as a door-nail.
Friday we were coming home from Madisonville and had to stop about half way down at a rest area for the girls to potty. I stayed in the car and heard a little knocking sound. So I popped out and looked under the hood etc. Didn't see a thing though.
When we got home - the knocking was worse. So we parked it and didn't go to church Sabbath because of the lack of a vehicle.
Sunday I drove it to a mechanic to look at - and he got back with me. It's a lower rod bearing going bad. That's at the bottom of the engine and it'd cost $4000 to repair or $4300 to replace it with a new engine that had a 3 year warranty on it.
The car is a '99 Pontiac Grand Am with 89k miles on it. It's worth $6,700 according to Kelly Blue Book - I can't put $4,000 into a new engine. So thankfully my father-in-law knew of two shops in Madisonville, one that can supply a good/guarantee'd engine for $1000 and the second that can install it for $300 to $500. Much MUCH more reasonable. The other place was just killing me!
Anyway - hope to get the car loaded on a trailer and hauled up Monday when the engine is here and ready to get loaded in!
Other than that - we're just living life. Joelle started "Adventurers" last night. (Pre-cursor to Pathfinders - or co-ed Scouts). She LOVED it and so this should be fun every other Tuesday when we take her. Maybe I'll be able to finish my Master Guide as she does Adventurers.
Yesterday and today has been our annual Sharathon at LifeTalk. So extra work! Up at 4a, in the office by 5:15a, on the air live between 6 and 10a. I've got a bit of a break now - but back to the grindstone later this afternoon.
Have a great day!
Monday, September 19, 2005
Mini Horses 1
Last week we spent an afternoon with friends that raise mini-horses. We had a ton of fun and the girls loved it!
Artsy Fartsy 1
Ok - here's a shot for Scott. Some mini-horses running through the hay out of a barn!
Girl with Colored Measles
Joelle was coloring in her coloring books nicely, then something happened. The markers went crazy or something and she ended up with 'colored' measles! :)
Working Girls
Doreen, Joelle & Natalie workin on our new bed trying to get it ready to put together soon.
Artsy Fartsy 2
Ok - while the girls were fishin - I took this artsy fartsy pic for Scott's enjoyment. A beautiful lilly pad with a flower. Neato! :)
Saturday, September 17, 2005
DRY!!! :) or Broken Again
Hey, hey, hey - what a day!!!
It's Sabbath and we're just kickin' at home relaxin - very nice. We had plans to go to the Ooltewah church, but last night on the way home from Madisonville, our car started knocking, very, very bad. So we'll take it in tomorrow morning and hopefully get it fixed!
Went up to Madisonville yesterday right after work to pick up some furniture. A friend is moving to SC and was gettin rid of stuff - so we ended up getting a nearly new bedroom suite and dining room set for a very, VERY fair price. What a blessing! Larry & Sandra (my-in-laws) came home Thur to help us move the stuff in their FedEx truck. Better than renting some junky U-haul or taking 3 trips in Iggy with fuel as expensive as it is!
Anyway - the most important news is that we are completely out of 'pull-ups' now! No more diapers/pull-ups for us anymore. Both my daughters are completely 100% potty trained! Yeeeeee haaawwwwwww! Now for the next phase - aye yai yai! :)
Have a great weekend!
It's Sabbath and we're just kickin' at home relaxin - very nice. We had plans to go to the Ooltewah church, but last night on the way home from Madisonville, our car started knocking, very, very bad. So we'll take it in tomorrow morning and hopefully get it fixed!
Went up to Madisonville yesterday right after work to pick up some furniture. A friend is moving to SC and was gettin rid of stuff - so we ended up getting a nearly new bedroom suite and dining room set for a very, VERY fair price. What a blessing! Larry & Sandra (my-in-laws) came home Thur to help us move the stuff in their FedEx truck. Better than renting some junky U-haul or taking 3 trips in Iggy with fuel as expensive as it is!
Anyway - the most important news is that we are completely out of 'pull-ups' now! No more diapers/pull-ups for us anymore. Both my daughters are completely 100% potty trained! Yeeeeee haaawwwwwww! Now for the next phase - aye yai yai! :)
Have a great weekend!
Friday, September 16, 2005
The Week back
You know, it seems that we just get busier and busier and busier. Last week after getting back from Colorado - was just GREAT! We did a few things - played a bit, relaxed a lot, and just generally enjoyed things and life.
But lately - this past week, getting caught up at work, all the things we've had to get done at home and then a couple of extra things, both very VERY good have been thrown into the mix has served to keep us swamped.
Oh well - I guess we'll get over it.
Doreen and I caught the Premier episode of Survivor - Guatamala last night. (Had to time shift it cuz of 3 dozen other things - so it seemed - to do.) We were surprised to see they brought back two former survivor contestants, Stephanie & Bobby John. I know that Doreen would REALLY like to see Stephanie win, and well - I have to agree with her!
Well - I better pay closer attention to the radio/tv show I'm directing!
Have a great weekend!
But lately - this past week, getting caught up at work, all the things we've had to get done at home and then a couple of extra things, both very VERY good have been thrown into the mix has served to keep us swamped.
Oh well - I guess we'll get over it.
Doreen and I caught the Premier episode of Survivor - Guatamala last night. (Had to time shift it cuz of 3 dozen other things - so it seemed - to do.) We were surprised to see they brought back two former survivor contestants, Stephanie & Bobby John. I know that Doreen would REALLY like to see Stephanie win, and well - I have to agree with her!
Well - I better pay closer attention to the radio/tv show I'm directing!
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 15, 2005
A Bit of Anxiety
I'm looking into my future and seein' a few changes comin. I'm cool with them, VERY cool - but with every change you feel a little bit anxious about it. Tell ya all about it soon enough!
Happy Thursday!
Happy Thursday!
Word Verification
By the way y'all, I've been getting tagged with a bunch of 'spam' comments on my site lately. So I've turned on a security system called word verification so that when one of you leave a comment - and I love all your comments, sarcastic, informitive, responsive or kind - you'll have to type in the letters to some 'freaky' word so people can't just spam my site. Sorry about the pain of the extra step - and after a few weeks I'll trying turning it off again. But Thanks for understanding and still commenting! :)
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
What's Your Pizza Personality?
It's been a while since I've done one of these! :) This one seemed pretty appropriate!
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
| Pepperoni Pizza |
 Robust and dominant. When you go for something, you go full force. You tend to take control of situations easily. And in return, you get a ton of respect. |
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Sunrise over the Mountains
Couldn't pass up this shot. I saw it and hurried to grab my camera before the plane rolled to far and lost the beauty of this shot. We left Montrose super early and caught the sunrise as we were getting ready to fly over the grandure of the Rockies. It was uplifting because of the beauty and sad because it meant we were leaving Colorado and family. (By the way Scott, you inspired this shot! And probably more to come in the future! He, he, he! Thanks for reminding me of the fun of shooting lots of 'other' things!)
Wonderfully Relaxed 4
We sure had a WONDERFUL vacation visiting Colorado. Had to get one more family photo in Telluride before we left the state the next day.
The Fingered Photo
At one of the Geocaches, my Bro-in-Law, Scott, took a couple of photos for me of the area as we're climbing down the hillside with the kids. He was being funny with this one by purposely sticking his finger over the lens! *GRIN* We had an argument over 'artsy fartsy' photos vs the standard 'people pics.' It was hilarious!
The Non-fingered view!
Ok - here's the 'artsy fartsy' shot Scott took. Pretty good eh? Beautiful!!! I LOVE Colorado!!!!
Here's Your Sign
I got a good laugh over lunch.
Doreen went to get the oil changed in my in-laws van this morning so we can take a quickie turn-a-round trip to North Carolina this weekend.
When she pulled up to the door, the guy walked out to her and asked, "Need an oil change." Her answer could have been, "No I just came to donate blood, or I just like to sit in front of your door and smell the oil, or nope - just hangin out." Of course she wanted to get the oil changed. Why else would she pull up to the door like that.
It's like when we were in Colorado standing in line for Lunch at Taco Bell. While waiting some 'friends' obviously bumped into each other in line and started talking. Eventually one person asked the other, "So you coming to Taco Bell for lunch today?" Uh - DUH! "No I'm standing in a long line in Taco Bell just cuz I feel like it. Uh, no, the voices in my head just told me to come stand in this spot at this time." He, he, he - you know sometimes to have 'noise' we ask some of the silliest questions.
Reminds me of the song by Bill Engvall & Travis Tritt called "Here's Your Sign." Here's the lyrics for you to read - hope it gives you a chuckle for your day! :)
I just hate stupid people They should just have to wear a sign that says "I'm Stupid!" That way you wouldn't rely on them, would yah? You wouldn't ask them anything, "Excuse me? Oh! Never mind, I didn't see your sign."
It's Like before my wife and I moved from Texas to California, our house was full of boxes, there's a U-Haul truck in our drive-way My friend comes over and asks,
"Hey, you movin?" "Nope. We just pack our stuff up once or twice a week, just to see how many boxes it takes" Here's your sign
Travis Tritt:(chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
A couple of months ago, I went fishing with a buddy of mine, we pulled
his boat into the dock. I lifted this big ol' stringer of bass, this idiot on
the dock goes; "You catch all them fish?" "Nope. Talked em into givin' up"
Here's Your Sign
I was out in the front yard, with my boy the other day and he was playing with his little friend, and he hit his friend, and I went up to him and said, "Hey! *smack* We don't hit" He looked at me like... "Here's your sign dad"
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
I was watching one of those animal shows on the discover channel There was a guy inventing a shark bite suit. There's only one way to test that. "Alright Jimmy, you got that shark suit on. looks gooood. They want you to jump in this pool of sharks, and you tell us it hurts when they bite you" "Well Alright, hold my sign, I don't wanna lose it."
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
Last summer I was on my way home, I was driving around, I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into those side-of-the-road gas stations, the attendent walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I swear to god he went,"Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist.
I said "Nope, no- I was driving around and all of a sudden the other 3 just swelled right up on me" Here's Your Sign
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
People with them little bitty, teny, weeny, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
We were trying to sell our car about a year ago, guy comes over to the house, drove the car round for about 45 minutes. We get back to the house, he gets out of the car, reaches down and grabs the exhaust pipe. He goes, "Damn that's hot!"
See if he'd been wearing a sign, I could have stopped him.
Doreen went to get the oil changed in my in-laws van this morning so we can take a quickie turn-a-round trip to North Carolina this weekend.
When she pulled up to the door, the guy walked out to her and asked, "Need an oil change." Her answer could have been, "No I just came to donate blood, or I just like to sit in front of your door and smell the oil, or nope - just hangin out." Of course she wanted to get the oil changed. Why else would she pull up to the door like that.
It's like when we were in Colorado standing in line for Lunch at Taco Bell. While waiting some 'friends' obviously bumped into each other in line and started talking. Eventually one person asked the other, "So you coming to Taco Bell for lunch today?" Uh - DUH! "No I'm standing in a long line in Taco Bell just cuz I feel like it. Uh, no, the voices in my head just told me to come stand in this spot at this time." He, he, he - you know sometimes to have 'noise' we ask some of the silliest questions.
Reminds me of the song by Bill Engvall & Travis Tritt called "Here's Your Sign." Here's the lyrics for you to read - hope it gives you a chuckle for your day! :)
I just hate stupid people They should just have to wear a sign that says "I'm Stupid!" That way you wouldn't rely on them, would yah? You wouldn't ask them anything, "Excuse me? Oh! Never mind, I didn't see your sign."
It's Like before my wife and I moved from Texas to California, our house was full of boxes, there's a U-Haul truck in our drive-way My friend comes over and asks,
"Hey, you movin?" "Nope. We just pack our stuff up once or twice a week, just to see how many boxes it takes" Here's your sign
Travis Tritt:(chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
A couple of months ago, I went fishing with a buddy of mine, we pulled
his boat into the dock. I lifted this big ol' stringer of bass, this idiot on
the dock goes; "You catch all them fish?" "Nope. Talked em into givin' up"
Here's Your Sign
I was out in the front yard, with my boy the other day and he was playing with his little friend, and he hit his friend, and I went up to him and said, "Hey! *smack* We don't hit" He looked at me like... "Here's your sign dad"
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
I was watching one of those animal shows on the discover channel There was a guy inventing a shark bite suit. There's only one way to test that. "Alright Jimmy, you got that shark suit on. looks gooood. They want you to jump in this pool of sharks, and you tell us it hurts when they bite you" "Well Alright, hold my sign, I don't wanna lose it."
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
Last summer I was on my way home, I was driving around, I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into those side-of-the-road gas stations, the attendent walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I swear to god he went,"Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist.
I said "Nope, no- I was driving around and all of a sudden the other 3 just swelled right up on me" Here's Your Sign
Travis Tritt: (chorus)
Why can't they get the picture
Why don't they understand
We're not dealing with the planet of apes
We're talkin' 'bout the modern man
So you people with them itsy, bitsy, tinsy, wentsy, tiny minds
People with them little bitty, teny, weeny, tiny minds
Here's Your Sign
Bill Engvall:
We were trying to sell our car about a year ago, guy comes over to the house, drove the car round for about 45 minutes. We get back to the house, he gets out of the car, reaches down and grabs the exhaust pipe. He goes, "Damn that's hot!"
See if he'd been wearing a sign, I could have stopped him.
Valley View Cache
We hit a geocache this weekend at home. It ain't the Colorado mountains, but it is a beautiful Tennessee valley vista!
Riding the Gondola Again
After hanging out in Telluride for a bit, we were gettin' ready to hop back on the gondolas and head to the truck to head home! Look at the marvelous mountains in the background! Awesome!
Worm Poop Cleanup Master
He, he, he - Long story short is that Cindy and Jim had bait in the cooler that dumped over - so Doreen's job was to clean all the 'worm poop' off everything in the cooler before we used it! :)
The Phantom of What or I'm Just a Simple Man
Ok - so what is the deal with the Phantom of the Opera? Can someone please explain it to me? I DON'T, DO NOT, IN ANYWAY understand that crazy thing.
Yeah - it's a screwball love triangle - I got that. But I don't understand the goofy songs, and what is with the 2 dirty old guys who buy the opera house? and why does the 'Phantom' take for granted that Christine would want him after all his psychotic actions? Of course that explains much of it - he's just psycho!!!
Why do people think this movie is 'all that?' Can someone please help me understand. I was 'BORED' to tears watching it last night and frankly - just don't understand it! At all.
Help??!!
No wait - I don't need help - I really don't care. It's one of those 'artsy fartsy' things that don't make much sense and 'many people' for some 'strange' reason really really enjoys.
I get simple things. Family, sports you know, and many other simple enjoyable things!
Oh well, tonight we watch either the "Saint" or "Master and Commander." Something that I'll enjoy!
Have a terrific Tuesday!
:)
Yeah - it's a screwball love triangle - I got that. But I don't understand the goofy songs, and what is with the 2 dirty old guys who buy the opera house? and why does the 'Phantom' take for granted that Christine would want him after all his psychotic actions? Of course that explains much of it - he's just psycho!!!
Why do people think this movie is 'all that?' Can someone please help me understand. I was 'BORED' to tears watching it last night and frankly - just don't understand it! At all.
Help??!!
No wait - I don't need help - I really don't care. It's one of those 'artsy fartsy' things that don't make much sense and 'many people' for some 'strange' reason really really enjoys.
I get simple things. Family, sports you know, and many other simple enjoyable things!
Oh well, tonight we watch either the "Saint" or "Master and Commander." Something that I'll enjoy!
Have a terrific Tuesday!
:)
Monday, September 12, 2005
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Aaaahhhhh - Good weekend, and it ain't even over!
It has been nice being home with little or nothing to do. I mean, we've got stuff we could do around here...
...clean leaves off the sidewalk
...Move the dirt in the driveway island
...move dirt around the garage
...bring mulch in for flowerbeds
...weedwack
...etc
But we've just decided to take it easy before I get back to work - and what a blessing that has been.
Friday we took the mail up to Doreen's folks and spent the night then to church. While up there we sat, relaxed and talke and read. I finished Clive Cussler's book, "Sahara." I tell ya, it's no wonder he's suing the movie company for the flick they man. It in a very, VERY small way resembles the book. Of course the book is a bunch, BUNCH better!
Went to church, potluck then hit 4 geocaches. Natalie fell asleep after the 2nd one, so we mostly left her sitting in the car for the last two. We were very close to the caches anyway.
Last night the girls, all three of them, crashed early, so I stayed up and watched Matrix Reloaded. Not NEAR as good as the original Matrix, but a good movie nonetheless.
Today, we're chillin a bit. Gotta go to Wal-mart to have some pics made for Doreen's Uncle who will be celebrating his 70th b-day next Sunday. We'll drive over to NC to spend the day with them as they celebrate.
Hopin to get some NFL watchin' in today as well. Yeah baby. Oh - by the way, Pigskin Pics' '05 has begun. It'll be interesting to see what happens. I've been the family champ for the last 3 years. I'd love to make it a 4-peat. He, he, he!
Dreading, DREADING going back to work tomorrow. I'm gonna make today last as long as possible before returning to certain stress and much discontent!
Looking forward to next weekend already!
Have a GREAT day!
...clean leaves off the sidewalk
...Move the dirt in the driveway island
...move dirt around the garage
...bring mulch in for flowerbeds
...weedwack
...etc
But we've just decided to take it easy before I get back to work - and what a blessing that has been.
Friday we took the mail up to Doreen's folks and spent the night then to church. While up there we sat, relaxed and talke and read. I finished Clive Cussler's book, "Sahara." I tell ya, it's no wonder he's suing the movie company for the flick they man. It in a very, VERY small way resembles the book. Of course the book is a bunch, BUNCH better!
Went to church, potluck then hit 4 geocaches. Natalie fell asleep after the 2nd one, so we mostly left her sitting in the car for the last two. We were very close to the caches anyway.
Last night the girls, all three of them, crashed early, so I stayed up and watched Matrix Reloaded. Not NEAR as good as the original Matrix, but a good movie nonetheless.
Today, we're chillin a bit. Gotta go to Wal-mart to have some pics made for Doreen's Uncle who will be celebrating his 70th b-day next Sunday. We'll drive over to NC to spend the day with them as they celebrate.
Hopin to get some NFL watchin' in today as well. Yeah baby. Oh - by the way, Pigskin Pics' '05 has begun. It'll be interesting to see what happens. I've been the family champ for the last 3 years. I'd love to make it a 4-peat. He, he, he!
Dreading, DREADING going back to work tomorrow. I'm gonna make today last as long as possible before returning to certain stress and much discontent!
Looking forward to next weekend already!
Have a GREAT day!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Home Again - Jiggity Jog OR Coincidences
Hello once again from Tennessee.
We're back home. It was, and is always great visiting and traveling, but it is also very, VERY nice to sleep in ones own bed etc.
We had the most awesome trip! It was wonderful visiting with my family there in Colorado. Glad my Sis took a week off to hang with us. I sure enjoyed playing 'motorcross' with my Bro-in-law. (Right up to the time I hit a jump, got big air and landed flat and severely jammed my wrist!) Visiting my other sister and husband at a lake on Grand Mesa was very, VERY cool! And just hanging with my Mom and Grandma was just, nice!
A couple of days before leaving I actually had a quick thought of work, and it made me sick to my stomach! Aarrgh! Not looking forward to that. Not to mention that one of my guys called and some 'funny business' has been going on - lost one computer and 2 hard drives off another - among other things just has me dreading my return on Monday.
But for now, we've got a couple of days off here at home to rest and recouperate and to get things back in order after being gone for a couple of weeks.
The trip back went extremely well. We had a quick flight from Montrose to Denver. I slept the entire way. The flight between Denver and Chicago O'hare was great and Natalie slept the whole way. We got into Chicago 20 min early and had to sit on the tarmac waiting for the other plane to back out of the gate so we could have it! :) Oh well.
Got some fries and a lemonade for a snack with some dried fruit we had in our back and then got some wiggles out riding a nearby escalator. (Alligator according to Natalie! He, he, he!) We boarded our Chicago to Knoxville plane and then about 15 minutes later the Captain came on and said, "Welcome to United Air Lines flight 8082 from Chicago to Knoxville, and that's ALL I know about this flight."
Turns out Chicago O'Hare, that day, had implemented some new baggage, fueling, and turnaround flight procedures and so there we sat for an hour with our luggage sitting on a cart outside, no fuel in the plane and a flight crew with no paperwork.
Finally they loaded us up with fuel and luggage, then we took off and Joelle and I slept the whole way back to Tennessee.
While I was getting out stuff at the baggage return, Doreen called her folks who are in town this week - and who were just getting back from a trip visiting their other daughter and family in Minnesota - to see where they were and if we could hook up for supper. (We were dying for a real meal!!! **GRIN**) Turns out they were passing the airport at that exact moment on their return trip, so we loaded up super quick and met them at one of our favorite mexican resturants and had a delicious meal and caught up with them on everything from their trip and ours.
When we finished we headed home and just practically crashed!
Today we've gotta do some grocery shopping, get the mail and etc!
It was a good vacation - and it's good to be home!
It's good, it's all GOOOOD!
We're back home. It was, and is always great visiting and traveling, but it is also very, VERY nice to sleep in ones own bed etc.
We had the most awesome trip! It was wonderful visiting with my family there in Colorado. Glad my Sis took a week off to hang with us. I sure enjoyed playing 'motorcross' with my Bro-in-law. (Right up to the time I hit a jump, got big air and landed flat and severely jammed my wrist!) Visiting my other sister and husband at a lake on Grand Mesa was very, VERY cool! And just hanging with my Mom and Grandma was just, nice!
A couple of days before leaving I actually had a quick thought of work, and it made me sick to my stomach! Aarrgh! Not looking forward to that. Not to mention that one of my guys called and some 'funny business' has been going on - lost one computer and 2 hard drives off another - among other things just has me dreading my return on Monday.
But for now, we've got a couple of days off here at home to rest and recouperate and to get things back in order after being gone for a couple of weeks.
The trip back went extremely well. We had a quick flight from Montrose to Denver. I slept the entire way. The flight between Denver and Chicago O'hare was great and Natalie slept the whole way. We got into Chicago 20 min early and had to sit on the tarmac waiting for the other plane to back out of the gate so we could have it! :) Oh well.
Got some fries and a lemonade for a snack with some dried fruit we had in our back and then got some wiggles out riding a nearby escalator. (Alligator according to Natalie! He, he, he!) We boarded our Chicago to Knoxville plane and then about 15 minutes later the Captain came on and said, "Welcome to United Air Lines flight 8082 from Chicago to Knoxville, and that's ALL I know about this flight."
Turns out Chicago O'Hare, that day, had implemented some new baggage, fueling, and turnaround flight procedures and so there we sat for an hour with our luggage sitting on a cart outside, no fuel in the plane and a flight crew with no paperwork.
Finally they loaded us up with fuel and luggage, then we took off and Joelle and I slept the whole way back to Tennessee.
While I was getting out stuff at the baggage return, Doreen called her folks who are in town this week - and who were just getting back from a trip visiting their other daughter and family in Minnesota - to see where they were and if we could hook up for supper. (We were dying for a real meal!!! **GRIN**) Turns out they were passing the airport at that exact moment on their return trip, so we loaded up super quick and met them at one of our favorite mexican resturants and had a delicious meal and caught up with them on everything from their trip and ours.
When we finished we headed home and just practically crashed!
Today we've gotta do some grocery shopping, get the mail and etc!
It was a good vacation - and it's good to be home!
It's good, it's all GOOOOD!
Friday, September 02, 2005
What an Awesome Way to End a Week!!!
We just got back from the Ouray Hot Spring pool. Man, was it so worth it! For an hour and a half we just relaxed in complete comfort and peace. Of course my daughters, the little dolphins they are, were jumping, flipping, floating, diving and just using up incredible amounts of energy - but having a blast!!! We got there a bit earlier than we have before and it was just marvelous to lay in a warm pool (about 98 degrees) and look up at the grandure of the mountains all around. Wooowww!
It was very, VERY nice. I must say.
Actually, it's been a great week altogether. I'm not missing work one bit! :)
Lets see, we've been golfing twice, bowling once. (You ought to see cute little Natalie after she's 'rolled' the ball down the alley, push herself back on her knees to the starting line to wait again for the ball to be returned.) We've gone geocachin a couple of times and up to Grand Junction to the Kid Plex and Olive Garden. One morning we just chilled and swung on the tree rope then jumped on the trampoline. We've watched a few movies, new and old, took naps and generally had a wonderful time visiting family here in Colorado.
We've only got a few days left, so we're going to try to make the most of it - but yet - not wear ourselves out! Got lots to do after we return home to Tennessee.
Gotta tell ya a cute story about my daughters tonight at supper. We're trying to teach them to be discrete about burps and toots and to politely say excuse me. Well, for some odd reason at the dinner table, Natalie burped and Joelle tooted at the same time. They both, at the same time, politely said excuse me then promptly got into an argument about who did what! It was at the same time, agravating and hilarious!
Kids - funny, funny, funny!
Have a blessed weekend all! :)
It was very, VERY nice. I must say.
Actually, it's been a great week altogether. I'm not missing work one bit! :)
Lets see, we've been golfing twice, bowling once. (You ought to see cute little Natalie after she's 'rolled' the ball down the alley, push herself back on her knees to the starting line to wait again for the ball to be returned.) We've gone geocachin a couple of times and up to Grand Junction to the Kid Plex and Olive Garden. One morning we just chilled and swung on the tree rope then jumped on the trampoline. We've watched a few movies, new and old, took naps and generally had a wonderful time visiting family here in Colorado.
We've only got a few days left, so we're going to try to make the most of it - but yet - not wear ourselves out! Got lots to do after we return home to Tennessee.
Gotta tell ya a cute story about my daughters tonight at supper. We're trying to teach them to be discrete about burps and toots and to politely say excuse me. Well, for some odd reason at the dinner table, Natalie burped and Joelle tooted at the same time. They both, at the same time, politely said excuse me then promptly got into an argument about who did what! It was at the same time, agravating and hilarious!
Kids - funny, funny, funny!
Have a blessed weekend all! :)
Monday, August 29, 2005
Get the Quarterback!!!
Mom gave this to me yesterday and I cracked up when I read it and thought you football fans might enjoy it! :)
"A guy took his girlfriend to her first footballgame. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.
Oh, I really liked it, she replied, especially the tight pants and all the big muscles. I just couldn't understand though, why they were killing each other over 25 cents.
Dumbfounded, her date asked, What do you mean?
Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of teh game, all they kept screaming was; Get the quarter-back! Get the quarter-back. I'm like... hellooooooo??!!! It's only 25 cents!!!
He, he, he!!!
Have a Maaaavelous Monday!
"A guy took his girlfriend to her first footballgame. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.
Oh, I really liked it, she replied, especially the tight pants and all the big muscles. I just couldn't understand though, why they were killing each other over 25 cents.
Dumbfounded, her date asked, What do you mean?
Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of teh game, all they kept screaming was; Get the quarter-back! Get the quarter-back. I'm like... hellooooooo??!!! It's only 25 cents!!!
He, he, he!!!
Have a Maaaavelous Monday!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
An Awsome Rocky Mtn Weekend
Man, this weekend was the best!!!
It's good to be on vacation, it's even better to be with family, it's fabulous to be away from the stress at work!!!
So today, was just, tremendous. It was very, VERY full and busy though and I've come away with a sunburn on my face and neck, but most definetly worth it!
The morning started off with an early round of golf at my favorite par 3 course here in Montrose. The really neat thing was my 7 year old nephew, Brian, hit closest to the hole off the 7th tee. That was cool.
After golf, we had brunch and then headed out to do some GeoCaching. We had a couple of false starts in finding the one we were looking for, but persisted because we wanted the kids to really, really like it. So eventually Brian and I found it and guided everyone else in. We traded a bunch of trinkets and then headed home for lunch.
After lunch we played on a slip in slide in the front yard, what a blast, but dang, they've got COLD water here! :) At home, it runs for a few minutes and it's lukewarm, here - it's like ice. Awesome!
When the kids were wore out we laid them down for naps, then Doreen, my sister, her hubby and my dad headed to Flat Top to ride their dirt bikes. Awesome. We hit all sorts of little jumps and bumps and dips, then we took a quickie ride around the Mountain. It had some pretty severe hills we went down and up. Makes your stomach jump into your throat and do some flip-flops! It was fun, FUN, FUN! (Boy am I gonna 'pay' for all that fun, tomorrow in many new aching muscles - definetly worth it though.)
Got done, headed home, put the bikes away, had a neat family supper, played some dominoes, ran an errand and now we're going to watch the extras on Scott's new Top Gun, collectors edition, DVD.
Man - what a day. Tomorrow we're gonna have to take it easy!! :)
Good Night!!!
It's good to be on vacation, it's even better to be with family, it's fabulous to be away from the stress at work!!!
So today, was just, tremendous. It was very, VERY full and busy though and I've come away with a sunburn on my face and neck, but most definetly worth it!
The morning started off with an early round of golf at my favorite par 3 course here in Montrose. The really neat thing was my 7 year old nephew, Brian, hit closest to the hole off the 7th tee. That was cool.
After golf, we had brunch and then headed out to do some GeoCaching. We had a couple of false starts in finding the one we were looking for, but persisted because we wanted the kids to really, really like it. So eventually Brian and I found it and guided everyone else in. We traded a bunch of trinkets and then headed home for lunch.
After lunch we played on a slip in slide in the front yard, what a blast, but dang, they've got COLD water here! :) At home, it runs for a few minutes and it's lukewarm, here - it's like ice. Awesome!
When the kids were wore out we laid them down for naps, then Doreen, my sister, her hubby and my dad headed to Flat Top to ride their dirt bikes. Awesome. We hit all sorts of little jumps and bumps and dips, then we took a quickie ride around the Mountain. It had some pretty severe hills we went down and up. Makes your stomach jump into your throat and do some flip-flops! It was fun, FUN, FUN! (Boy am I gonna 'pay' for all that fun, tomorrow in many new aching muscles - definetly worth it though.)
Got done, headed home, put the bikes away, had a neat family supper, played some dominoes, ran an errand and now we're going to watch the extras on Scott's new Top Gun, collectors edition, DVD.
Man - what a day. Tomorrow we're gonna have to take it easy!! :)
Good Night!!!
Friday, August 26, 2005
Rocky Mtn High
Hey hey hey,
We're here and 'a lovin it. Got in at 9:30p Mtn, which is 11:30p eastern, the girls were tired. But they both woke up from the last leg and were excited to see Grammy & Poppy! Yeee haw! Not to mention I didn't want to have to carry both of them and all our stuff off the plane! :)
Enjoyed the flight in - however it was kind of disappointing because on the puddle-jumper we fly from Den to Montrose we usually get warmly welcomed by the majestic rockies, but it was night and dark and no way to see 'em. Boo hoo hooo - so we're gonna have to take a trip and see 'em this morning! :)
On the last flight in we saw what looked like rain as we crossed the Rockies, but it wasn't - it was SNOW!!! :)
Oh yeah - "Hey it's good to be back home again, yes it is!"
We're here and 'a lovin it. Got in at 9:30p Mtn, which is 11:30p eastern, the girls were tired. But they both woke up from the last leg and were excited to see Grammy & Poppy! Yeee haw! Not to mention I didn't want to have to carry both of them and all our stuff off the plane! :)
Enjoyed the flight in - however it was kind of disappointing because on the puddle-jumper we fly from Den to Montrose we usually get warmly welcomed by the majestic rockies, but it was night and dark and no way to see 'em. Boo hoo hooo - so we're gonna have to take a trip and see 'em this morning! :)
On the last flight in we saw what looked like rain as we crossed the Rockies, but it wasn't - it was SNOW!!! :)
Oh yeah - "Hey it's good to be back home again, yes it is!"
Thursday, August 25, 2005
A blog from 20,000 ft
A blog from 20,000 ft between Knoxville and Chicago. The girls are loving it all. Next stop Denver after a quick bite & long walk 2 the next gate.
Ready, Ready to Fly!
Hey ya!
We've got the car loaded, the house cleaned up, the refrigerator empty of everything perishable, the trash out - now we're just waiting...
...waiting for the time to come to leave.
I tell ya - I'd MUCH rather be waiting, than going NUTS trying to squeeze it all into a time frame it doesn't usually fit! :)
Doreen just finished her shower and the girls are taking a nice long bath. After they're done we'll hang out a little more, try and get more wiggles outta some girls, then head to Knoxville and the first leg of three flights today. Knoxville to Chicago, Chicago to Denver, Denver to Montrose!
Up, up and away we go! :)
We've got the car loaded, the house cleaned up, the refrigerator empty of everything perishable, the trash out - now we're just waiting...
...waiting for the time to come to leave.
I tell ya - I'd MUCH rather be waiting, than going NUTS trying to squeeze it all into a time frame it doesn't usually fit! :)
Doreen just finished her shower and the girls are taking a nice long bath. After they're done we'll hang out a little more, try and get more wiggles outta some girls, then head to Knoxville and the first leg of three flights today. Knoxville to Chicago, Chicago to Denver, Denver to Montrose!
Up, up and away we go! :)
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Tough Day at Work
Today, was a tough day at work.
For starters, I had to get things set up and run 3 strands of 100' of cable down a hole, through a wall through two other holes and about 5 pieces of ceiling tile to a new camera location on the radio set. Not a quick and easy job, plus I got all itchy from the insulation! OUCH!
Secondly, we had to get the TV studio all cleaned up from all the construction we've had going on. The mess just compounded - and I wanted it spotless before I left today - so cleaning we did!
Third, I had a tough meeting with management as plans were suddenly changed and from 140+ student workers hours per week, I've been dropped to 80. That really hurts.
Finally, the really bad part is I had to 'let go' one of my guys today. I hated that. He was a good dude, and the fact that managment idea changes have affected not only me, but others 'under' me as well just bugs! Not to mention they spring it on me about 2 1/2 hours before I leave on vacation. Dude, that is mondo rough!!!
Anyway, I am GLAD to be on vacation and don't have to put a foot in that place for at least 2 weeks. Wheeeewwwww!
Out!
For starters, I had to get things set up and run 3 strands of 100' of cable down a hole, through a wall through two other holes and about 5 pieces of ceiling tile to a new camera location on the radio set. Not a quick and easy job, plus I got all itchy from the insulation! OUCH!
Secondly, we had to get the TV studio all cleaned up from all the construction we've had going on. The mess just compounded - and I wanted it spotless before I left today - so cleaning we did!
Third, I had a tough meeting with management as plans were suddenly changed and from 140+ student workers hours per week, I've been dropped to 80. That really hurts.
Finally, the really bad part is I had to 'let go' one of my guys today. I hated that. He was a good dude, and the fact that managment idea changes have affected not only me, but others 'under' me as well just bugs! Not to mention they spring it on me about 2 1/2 hours before I leave on vacation. Dude, that is mondo rough!!!
Anyway, I am GLAD to be on vacation and don't have to put a foot in that place for at least 2 weeks. Wheeeewwwww!
Out!
Packing & Funny Movie Moments
Tonight, we pack up. We've got a bunch of other things done in making preperation to get ready to go. Now the time has come! I can't wait for tomorrow. We get to sleep in, load up and head to Knoxville to fly west. Yeeeaaaaa haaaawwwwww!!!
So as I've been doing stuff lately I've watched 3 movies. "Mannequin," "Hitch" & "Bruce Almighty." Those are very good flics!!!
A funny series of movies. Here's just a 'highlight' of each of what cracked me up the most! :)
"Mannequin" - "Hi, I'm Hollywood Montrose, OW doesn't it just sing?" That one get's me every time.
"Hitch" - The scene when Hitch watches Albert's dance moves. Waaaa ha, ha, ha!
"Bruce Almighty" - The scene when Bruce, after he gets his powers, messes up Evan's newscast. Everytime I see it, I laugh and laugh and laugh! He, he, he!
Love to hear the moment in a movie, in any movie, you think is funniest.
Have a good day!!!
So as I've been doing stuff lately I've watched 3 movies. "Mannequin," "Hitch" & "Bruce Almighty." Those are very good flics!!!
A funny series of movies. Here's just a 'highlight' of each of what cracked me up the most! :)
"Mannequin" - "Hi, I'm Hollywood Montrose, OW doesn't it just sing?" That one get's me every time.
"Hitch" - The scene when Hitch watches Albert's dance moves. Waaaa ha, ha, ha!
"Bruce Almighty" - The scene when Bruce, after he gets his powers, messes up Evan's newscast. Everytime I see it, I laugh and laugh and laugh! He, he, he!
Love to hear the moment in a movie, in any movie, you think is funniest.
Have a good day!!!
Saturday, August 20, 2005
"Commence Countdown"
Yesterday we started a countdown. We went to Wal-mart to pick up a few necessities and also we let the girls pick out a new toy to take with them on the airplane. We're getting ready to 'leave' on vacation to Colorado for two glorious weeks! So - as of right now we've got...
5 Days
122 Hours
7,320 Minutes
439,200 Seconds
...before we get in that United Airlines jet and head west.
Boy - we can't wait! :)
5 Days
122 Hours
7,320 Minutes
439,200 Seconds
...before we get in that United Airlines jet and head west.
Boy - we can't wait! :)
Friday, August 19, 2005
"That's a Wrap" --- Thank goodness
I am GLAD this week is officially OVER.
Joelle, Natalie and I have been sick since last Sabbath and it's like taking eons to get over this crud. Runny noses, coughs, congestion - the whole works!!!
So with that and a bit of 'pressure' over some must-get-done-now stuff at work, I am relieved this week has come to a close.
I have also be doggedly 'studying' for a test, of sorts, that I had to take Thur afternoon. Passed with flying colors aparently - although for the hour and a half I was in the test taking process I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, to quote a crazy cliche'! :) I've not done this type of stuff, save for one time, in the past 5 1/2 years. It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, comes from this. Y'all in blogland, website readers, will be among the first to know!
I did take a day and a half off trying to rest and recouperate - for what good it did while I was back. But I did get a couple of books read. Clive Cussler's "Blue Gold" and Louis L'amour's "Tucker." Great books!
Well - Doreen and the girls are headed to church tomorrow. I'm gonna rest up some more and try and kick this thing early this week.
Thursday - we fly west to the great state of Colorado to hang out with family. Should be a very, VERY good time! I'm really looking forward to it!
Have a GREAT weekend y'all!
Joelle, Natalie and I have been sick since last Sabbath and it's like taking eons to get over this crud. Runny noses, coughs, congestion - the whole works!!!
So with that and a bit of 'pressure' over some must-get-done-now stuff at work, I am relieved this week has come to a close.
I have also be doggedly 'studying' for a test, of sorts, that I had to take Thur afternoon. Passed with flying colors aparently - although for the hour and a half I was in the test taking process I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, to quote a crazy cliche'! :) I've not done this type of stuff, save for one time, in the past 5 1/2 years. It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, comes from this. Y'all in blogland, website readers, will be among the first to know!
I did take a day and a half off trying to rest and recouperate - for what good it did while I was back. But I did get a couple of books read. Clive Cussler's "Blue Gold" and Louis L'amour's "Tucker." Great books!
Well - Doreen and the girls are headed to church tomorrow. I'm gonna rest up some more and try and kick this thing early this week.
Thursday - we fly west to the great state of Colorado to hang out with family. Should be a very, VERY good time! I'm really looking forward to it!
Have a GREAT weekend y'all!
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Chattanooga 'Kids' Museum
Last week we went with some friends (Doreen, Tracy, Joelle, Natalie Climbin', Anna & Cheryl) to a 'free night at the Chattanooga 'Kids Discovery Museum.' It was a very cool place and not only for kids. I tell ya we adults had a ball too. They had tons of cool things to see and do. Read on and see more!
"N"esting
Natalie, Joelle & Anna are 'r'esting in Woodstock's nest! They even left room for the little guy to join them soon - see??!! :)
At the museum - they had a special Charlie Brown Section - read more to check out a bunch of cool stuff they had there! :)
Accomplished Players
Anna, Joelle & Natalie are playing Schroder's piano as well as he could. Good thing it's a 'player' piano! He, he, he!
You should have seen Natalie's face when she touched the keys the first time and 'it' started playing. Cute, cute - very cute! :)
In a Box
Natalie, Anna and Joelle are puttin on a cute TV show for us. It's called "Who can grab the Mic from who?!!!"
Very, VERY funny!
Doreen & Lucy
Here's my favorite girl with Lucy. I must say that Doreen is nicer, prettier and a much MUCH better sports player! :)
I JUST wanna 'Help' You! :)
If I can be of service and help in any way - I'd like to - besides, I'm relatively inexpensive!
Of course the return visits are killers! :)
Saturday, August 13, 2005
"Dip" Our Gov't at work...
...NOT!!!
Yesterday we headed up to Madisonville, our old city of residence, to mow my in-laws and neighbors (our former home) yard. The neighbor mows it while my in-laws are out of town, but the neighbor is out of town for a couple of weeks and it needs to be mowed - so we went up there to mow, stay at their place and attend our old church. (A 25 min drive from Mad'Ville an hour drive from Chattanooga.)
So just before the last 'bend' in the road before we turn off to the street they live on, we see this sign that says 'dip.' Sure enough we encounter a pretty BIG dip in the road. Before we moved, we had been kinda waiting for them to fix that dip and the rest of the road that is pretty quickly going to pot-holes.
Instead of doing what needs to be done and spending the money to fix the road - they put a sign that says "Dip." Well - what a bunch of DIPS!! Yuck, that just really irritates me! Actually the guy who we bought the property from to put our former house on was the County Road Commissioner and I talked to him about it before we purchased and he said he'd see that it was taken care of. What a 'dippy' politician. Yuck, yuck, YUCK! I really, REALLY don't like politicians - local, state or federal. They're all pretty much the same with a few exceptions that are very, VERY rare!!!
So, Joelle, Natalie and I have all gotten sick this weekend with runny noses and sore throats. Hope it passes quickly - I hate blowing my nose again, and again and again and again and again! AAaarrrggghhhhh!!!
Tomorrow is just gonna be a super lazy day to rest and recover!
Have a good weekend!
Yesterday we headed up to Madisonville, our old city of residence, to mow my in-laws and neighbors (our former home) yard. The neighbor mows it while my in-laws are out of town, but the neighbor is out of town for a couple of weeks and it needs to be mowed - so we went up there to mow, stay at their place and attend our old church. (A 25 min drive from Mad'Ville an hour drive from Chattanooga.)
So just before the last 'bend' in the road before we turn off to the street they live on, we see this sign that says 'dip.' Sure enough we encounter a pretty BIG dip in the road. Before we moved, we had been kinda waiting for them to fix that dip and the rest of the road that is pretty quickly going to pot-holes.
Instead of doing what needs to be done and spending the money to fix the road - they put a sign that says "Dip." Well - what a bunch of DIPS!! Yuck, that just really irritates me! Actually the guy who we bought the property from to put our former house on was the County Road Commissioner and I talked to him about it before we purchased and he said he'd see that it was taken care of. What a 'dippy' politician. Yuck, yuck, YUCK! I really, REALLY don't like politicians - local, state or federal. They're all pretty much the same with a few exceptions that are very, VERY rare!!!
So, Joelle, Natalie and I have all gotten sick this weekend with runny noses and sore throats. Hope it passes quickly - I hate blowing my nose again, and again and again and again and again! AAaarrrggghhhhh!!!
Tomorrow is just gonna be a super lazy day to rest and recover!
Have a good weekend!
Friday, August 12, 2005
Thursday, August 11, 2005
"A Canyon Inferno"
Just talked to dad on the phone a few minutes ago about a few topics. One really caught my attention and since we've got quite a few truckers in the family, thought you all would enjoy this one.
A canyon inferno,
Truck with explosives tears out a 30-foot crater on U.S. 6
Here are some highlights,
A truck with a team on it and 35,500 pounds of explosives goes around a corner too fast on a road near Spanish Fork, Utah, lays over on its side, catches fire, 3 minutes later explodes creating a 30 foot deep by 70 foot wide crater! WWWWWOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHH!!! Approximately 9 are injured - none seriously.
The real bug-a-boo about this is the Utah State Patrol admitted that this is a bad corner. At least one truck a month gets into a wreck there.
"And they haven't changed it 'WHY'???" Amazing.
Anyway - if you have some time check out the article - very interesting story! :)
A canyon inferno,
Truck with explosives tears out a 30-foot crater on U.S. 6
Here are some highlights,
A truck with a team on it and 35,500 pounds of explosives goes around a corner too fast on a road near Spanish Fork, Utah, lays over on its side, catches fire, 3 minutes later explodes creating a 30 foot deep by 70 foot wide crater! WWWWWOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHH!!! Approximately 9 are injured - none seriously.
The real bug-a-boo about this is the Utah State Patrol admitted that this is a bad corner. At least one truck a month gets into a wreck there.
"And they haven't changed it 'WHY'???" Amazing.
Anyway - if you have some time check out the article - very interesting story! :)
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Aaaahhhhhh... NFL!
The NFL is BACK. Yeah Baby!
Watched my first game last night as the Bears eventually beat the Dolphins. Granted - it's just a pre-season game, but it was a NFL game on TV nonetheless!
It was also cool seeing Steve Young and Dan Marino and their induction to the NFL Hall of Fame. Awesome! They were showing some of the highlights of their careers - man, fantastic players. These are truly good guys!
So - Doreen calls me yesterday at work and says that Joelle's eyes are looking pretty bad - again. So this time we take her to the Dr and sure enough, bacterial pink eye. ICK! Looks bad, itches and I'm sure Natalie will eventually get it. Don't know where Joelle picked it up from - but it's happened and thank goodness for the meds to get rid of it!
Well - better get back to work!
Have a terrific Tuesday y'all!
Watched my first game last night as the Bears eventually beat the Dolphins. Granted - it's just a pre-season game, but it was a NFL game on TV nonetheless!
It was also cool seeing Steve Young and Dan Marino and their induction to the NFL Hall of Fame. Awesome! They were showing some of the highlights of their careers - man, fantastic players. These are truly good guys!
So - Doreen calls me yesterday at work and says that Joelle's eyes are looking pretty bad - again. So this time we take her to the Dr and sure enough, bacterial pink eye. ICK! Looks bad, itches and I'm sure Natalie will eventually get it. Don't know where Joelle picked it up from - but it's happened and thank goodness for the meds to get rid of it!
Well - better get back to work!
Have a terrific Tuesday y'all!
Monday, August 08, 2005
Another - interesting - but good weekend!
Hey - According to our last post - we were still in Dollywood. Well, we left Thursday afternoon and came home! :) Would have liked to stay there though. Lots of cool things to do!
Friday - it was back to work. Boooo hooo hoo! :)
Sabbath we got up to go to another church here in the Chattanooga area with some old friends who have 3 kids around our girls ages. But when I got Joelle out of bed, her eyes were all matted and red and had lots of discharge. So we got nervous - called a Dr to see if she had pink-eye and got ready to head to the do the pediatrician. But after she got out of the shower, it all completely cleared up and she looked 100% fine - so we decided to skip the Dr visit and all the extra charges.
We were extremely late for church so we just headed out for a family day walking around about 3 different parks in the Chattanooga area and did some exploring. It was good. Then lunch and naps for all.
We got up - and my in-laws who are in town came down - and we all just hung out together for a while. Then the girls had an invitation to a slumber party. So we dropped them off and headed out for an adult evening. It'd been a while since we'd had one of those! :) We went to the Olive Garden - waited 45 min, with no stressing over what our kids were getting into so or them getting antsy. Finally got seated and ordered - then the salad and breadsticks arrived, which we devoured and waited and waited and waited for our meal to arrive - again, with no stress of keeping kids amuzed while waiting. On the way home, we stopped and got some ice-cream and then watched "In Good Company" - pretty good movie - ate ice-cream, and relaxed. The in-laws took off at that point, Doreen played Boggle on the computer and I read a book until 1am. Then we crashed.
We slept in a little - got up made breakfast - didn't have to tell the girls to eat, or quit playing or eat - which was a nice break - then headed over to our friends to pick the girls up.
Turns out they had a fun time too watching movies and eating pizza, that they made, and then crashed late at night.
It was a good time for us all.
At home we all just lounged around a bit - the girls were kinda tired - so we put 'em down for a nap and continued lounging ourselves.
Of course - Doreen was in kind of a funny mood. She was singing "Peter picked a peck of pickles" in a "B" rated opera singers voice. Aaarrrggghhhh. He, he, he - it was actually hilarious and scary at the same time! :)
They got up and ate. Since it was raining - we headed to the mall to play at the play place. I think everyone else had the same idea. The mall was a jam-packed mad-house. But the girls had a blast playing. Doreen just chilled - I got a cable to connect our GPS to the computer and then got back and finished up my book. Then home to play a little more - hook stuff up to our computer and then beddy bie for the girls.
I watched the Indy race - I'd recorded while we were gone, Doreen played Boggle, more and then we crashed at a very decent hour!
Aaaaahh - what a good weekend!
Hope yours was just as fufilling!
Have a good week!
Friday - it was back to work. Boooo hooo hoo! :)
Sabbath we got up to go to another church here in the Chattanooga area with some old friends who have 3 kids around our girls ages. But when I got Joelle out of bed, her eyes were all matted and red and had lots of discharge. So we got nervous - called a Dr to see if she had pink-eye and got ready to head to the do the pediatrician. But after she got out of the shower, it all completely cleared up and she looked 100% fine - so we decided to skip the Dr visit and all the extra charges.
We were extremely late for church so we just headed out for a family day walking around about 3 different parks in the Chattanooga area and did some exploring. It was good. Then lunch and naps for all.
We got up - and my in-laws who are in town came down - and we all just hung out together for a while. Then the girls had an invitation to a slumber party. So we dropped them off and headed out for an adult evening. It'd been a while since we'd had one of those! :) We went to the Olive Garden - waited 45 min, with no stressing over what our kids were getting into so or them getting antsy. Finally got seated and ordered - then the salad and breadsticks arrived, which we devoured and waited and waited and waited for our meal to arrive - again, with no stress of keeping kids amuzed while waiting. On the way home, we stopped and got some ice-cream and then watched "In Good Company" - pretty good movie - ate ice-cream, and relaxed. The in-laws took off at that point, Doreen played Boggle on the computer and I read a book until 1am. Then we crashed.
We slept in a little - got up made breakfast - didn't have to tell the girls to eat, or quit playing or eat - which was a nice break - then headed over to our friends to pick the girls up.
Turns out they had a fun time too watching movies and eating pizza, that they made, and then crashed late at night.
It was a good time for us all.
At home we all just lounged around a bit - the girls were kinda tired - so we put 'em down for a nap and continued lounging ourselves.
Of course - Doreen was in kind of a funny mood. She was singing "Peter picked a peck of pickles" in a "B" rated opera singers voice. Aaarrrggghhhh. He, he, he - it was actually hilarious and scary at the same time! :)
They got up and ate. Since it was raining - we headed to the mall to play at the play place. I think everyone else had the same idea. The mall was a jam-packed mad-house. But the girls had a blast playing. Doreen just chilled - I got a cable to connect our GPS to the computer and then got back and finished up my book. Then home to play a little more - hook stuff up to our computer and then beddy bie for the girls.
I watched the Indy race - I'd recorded while we were gone, Doreen played Boggle, more and then we crashed at a very decent hour!
Aaaaahh - what a good weekend!
Hope yours was just as fufilling!
Have a good week!
Thursday, August 04, 2005
We're at Dollywood today.DP &
We're at Dollywood today.DP & I just rode the TN Tornado. 3 flips 70mph @ 4g's. Very cool. Up next-Daredevil falls fastest H2O ride in US! AARGH!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Oh yeah! It's about Time!
Also on yahoo sports, I saw this awesome bit of news. Steve Atwater Joins "Ring of Fame"
He was a defensive back for the Denver Broncos for years and had a buzillion ferocious hits on any receiver or running back who came over the middle. He'll probably not make the ring of fame - but it's awesome they're inducting him into the ring of fame!
Oh Yeah!!!
He was a defensive back for the Denver Broncos for years and had a buzillion ferocious hits on any receiver or running back who came over the middle. He'll probably not make the ring of fame - but it's awesome they're inducting him into the ring of fame!
Oh Yeah!!!
Over $59,000 Per Day - WOW
Logged onto my yahoo this morning to grab e-mail and check up on the news and saw O'Neal signs $100 million, 5-year deal with Miami. Wow - that is a boatload of money. He makes more a day than I make in a year and half. Ouch!!!
Oh well - with that kinda cash, I'd probably become some sort of alcolholic, druggie, womanizer and die at a very young age, alone, unhappy and detached from the world.
So - I guess its' good I make what I make!
Oh well - with that kinda cash, I'd probably become some sort of alcolholic, druggie, womanizer and die at a very young age, alone, unhappy and detached from the world.
So - I guess its' good I make what I make!
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Uggghhh!!! I'm ILL!
Man 'oh man!
Have I eaten TOO many blueberries lately!
As soon as I got home from work, started to feel the urge to hurl. (Course, probably some of it is from a heightened amount of stress at work today! Argh!) Never did - but the urge is still there.
Oh yeah, and the other end. Well, let's just say that we all know what eating too many blueberries does the the coloration of "it" and the "almost but not quite" consistancy.
Ok - loggin' off to go lay down and be still, very, VERY still.
Ou.....
oh, man!
...t!
Have I eaten TOO many blueberries lately!
As soon as I got home from work, started to feel the urge to hurl. (Course, probably some of it is from a heightened amount of stress at work today! Argh!) Never did - but the urge is still there.
Oh yeah, and the other end. Well, let's just say that we all know what eating too many blueberries does the the coloration of "it" and the "almost but not quite" consistancy.
Ok - loggin' off to go lay down and be still, very, VERY still.
Ou.....
oh, man!
...t!
Iggy is ILL
Hey ya.
My pick-up truck is sick. Had to take it to the pick-up-truck hospital this morning.
On Friday the girls and Doreen loaded up the last of the broken bricks in the yard. When I got home we unloaded them then parked the truck for the weekend.
I go to get in Monday morning to drive to work and the drivers side window is busted in. Completely shattered - glass EVERYWHERE. So I walk back in the house and tell Doreen I'm taking the car.
Last night I clean up the mess and this morning we drop it off at the auto glass place to get it replaced. (And to patch the leaky holes in the rubber around the windshield. In Colorado where my folks had it - they don't get much rain - here however, we get a TON of rain and so every time I drive it in the rain the windshield leaks like a sieve!)
After we pick it up tonight or in the morning, we're going to take it right to the brake place and get those fixed. I parked at a golf course last Thur afternoon (My first golfing trip since our last vacation in Montrose with Dad and Scott.) When I parked on the hill and talked with my friend a moment or two while getting all the gear together - the truck started to creep forward. Aye, yai, yai! So I put a block under the tire and have ever since that time.
After I get it back - I'm gonna build a speaker box to stash behind the seat so I can actually listen to my radio w/out all the extra buzzing. Currently the 'magnets' in the speakers are holding them to the back wall of the truck!
Iggy is a work in progress and someday I hope to have it in classic - tip, top shape - but for now - I just need it functional!
Out!
My pick-up truck is sick. Had to take it to the pick-up-truck hospital this morning.
On Friday the girls and Doreen loaded up the last of the broken bricks in the yard. When I got home we unloaded them then parked the truck for the weekend.
I go to get in Monday morning to drive to work and the drivers side window is busted in. Completely shattered - glass EVERYWHERE. So I walk back in the house and tell Doreen I'm taking the car.
Last night I clean up the mess and this morning we drop it off at the auto glass place to get it replaced. (And to patch the leaky holes in the rubber around the windshield. In Colorado where my folks had it - they don't get much rain - here however, we get a TON of rain and so every time I drive it in the rain the windshield leaks like a sieve!)
After we pick it up tonight or in the morning, we're going to take it right to the brake place and get those fixed. I parked at a golf course last Thur afternoon (My first golfing trip since our last vacation in Montrose with Dad and Scott.) When I parked on the hill and talked with my friend a moment or two while getting all the gear together - the truck started to creep forward. Aye, yai, yai! So I put a block under the tire and have ever since that time.
After I get it back - I'm gonna build a speaker box to stash behind the seat so I can actually listen to my radio w/out all the extra buzzing. Currently the 'magnets' in the speakers are holding them to the back wall of the truck!
Iggy is a work in progress and someday I hope to have it in classic - tip, top shape - but for now - I just need it functional!
Out!
Monday, August 01, 2005
This was one of the geocaches we found on Sabbath afternoon with our friends. One reason we love geocaching is beause too many times we'd say, "Lets go somewhere." The other would then say, "Where." Then the great debate on where to go would ensue. With Geocaching we see ALL sorts of COOL locations - actually get out and see them up close and personal and really enjoy all the neat stuff around us. We learn lots of things as well. For instance the 'cache' that Tammi (Green shirt, 2nd from the left back row) is holding is actually a 2 liter bottle before it is 'expanded' to it's actual size and filled with soda. They transport them small to save on space and money. Isn't that cool??!! It's awesome to learn stuff like that.
What an AWESOME weekend!
The only bad about it - it ended! :)
Our weekend was fabulous!
Sabbath we went to 1st church, then Sabbath School, then we were free for the day. We ran home changed and picked up food then headed to a park to picnic with some friends. After the picnic we spent the rest of the afternoong geocaching on Southern's campus. We found 5 hides. What a blast!
After we finished that we all went to our house, had a lite supper and sat around and talked in the cool of the a/c and relaxed. Everyone split a bit later and we put our girls to bed early - cuz they were plum tuckered out! I spent some time on the web, Doreen read, then we watched a movie together - Jerry McGuire - then crashed.
We all slept in a bit Sunday morning. I made waffles for breakfast. Yummy! We organized the girls toys - got a bunch of them sorted to to give to my mom for the next trip to Mexico, then did a bit of cleaning around the house. Joelle and I went out to the 'garage/storage unit' my in-laws are having built and climbed on the wood a bit, then she rode her bike and I was on the scooter and we went round and round and round. What fun!
Ate a quickie lunch and then all took naps. Oh yeah!
Got up, changed and headed back out with some friends to hit one more geocache for the weekend then to Grandma M's house to get together with other friends and went blueberry picking! It rained on us - but that was ok because it cooled things down tremendously and was quite comfy then. The girls just ran around the blueberry patch occasionally picking, mostly eating just having tons of fun.
Got home super late, whipped the girls through a bath, got everything in the house, cleaned the 10 quarts of blueberries we picked a relaxed for a bit then crashed to end the weekend!
And what a good weekend it was! Truly!
Our weekend was fabulous!
Sabbath we went to 1st church, then Sabbath School, then we were free for the day. We ran home changed and picked up food then headed to a park to picnic with some friends. After the picnic we spent the rest of the afternoong geocaching on Southern's campus. We found 5 hides. What a blast!
After we finished that we all went to our house, had a lite supper and sat around and talked in the cool of the a/c and relaxed. Everyone split a bit later and we put our girls to bed early - cuz they were plum tuckered out! I spent some time on the web, Doreen read, then we watched a movie together - Jerry McGuire - then crashed.
We all slept in a bit Sunday morning. I made waffles for breakfast. Yummy! We organized the girls toys - got a bunch of them sorted to to give to my mom for the next trip to Mexico, then did a bit of cleaning around the house. Joelle and I went out to the 'garage/storage unit' my in-laws are having built and climbed on the wood a bit, then she rode her bike and I was on the scooter and we went round and round and round. What fun!
Ate a quickie lunch and then all took naps. Oh yeah!
Got up, changed and headed back out with some friends to hit one more geocache for the weekend then to Grandma M's house to get together with other friends and went blueberry picking! It rained on us - but that was ok because it cooled things down tremendously and was quite comfy then. The girls just ran around the blueberry patch occasionally picking, mostly eating just having tons of fun.
Got home super late, whipped the girls through a bath, got everything in the house, cleaned the 10 quarts of blueberries we picked a relaxed for a bit then crashed to end the weekend!
And what a good weekend it was! Truly!
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