Nebraska Discoveries 4: The Nebraska State Fair
Today we paid a visit to the last day of the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. Unlike the North Carolina State Fair, this is somewhat smaller, mainly because most of the competitions are for youth, through their 4-H organizations. The highlight for me was the demolition derby. We never made it to any of the … Read more
Just About Settled In Here…
Hi! We are well here – Dave is MUCH improved from his surgery, although yesterday morning we paid a visit to the ER once again for a migrane that crept up on him. We wanted to rule out that it wasn’t related to anything from the surgery. Now he seems much better. He’s definitely ready … Read more
More Perler Bead Fun
I did this while the boys were playing outside…Timmy thinks it’s great.Pardon the poor quality, this is an iPhone picture.
Shameless Pitch #574
Today I felt like a pretty good Mommy. I started bringing the boys’ crafty stuff out of their closets, starting with Moon Sand. If you remember my previous gripes right after the holidays about Moon Sand, now I can set them out on the back patio and cleaning up is an absolute minimum! Yay! (The … Read more
Nebraska Discoveries 3: The Pros and Cons
“So, Major Mom, how would you sum up Nebraska so far?” I’ve gotten that question a lot this week. From neighbors and friends who have been calling to check up Dave’s surgery recovery. So here are the pros and cons of Nebraska, and our new lives near an Air Force base. Pros: 1.) Nice People. … Read more
"I Feel Like Shmoo"
That’s what Dave said about his not being able to exercise, except for the occasional walk around the block, since the surgery. (Side note: He does NOT look like Shmoo, nor will he. He has a fitness test this fall.) I couldn’t stop laughing, I hadn’t heard about Shmoo in years! This will refresh your … Read more
Some Good Nebraska News…
I got some good news today. “FINALLY! You’re going to tell us something good that happened to the Vollmer Family in Nebraska?” Now wait a second — I posted this a couple weekends ago. “Yeah, but then you were hit with that flat tire on the bike ride over to watch the airshow itself.” I … Read more
Timmy the Tagger
So here’s the side yard. It’s quite nice. See? There’s an apple tree — and the apples aren’t bad, either. Quite tart, I see a pie in our near future. And here’s Timmy marking up the fence to the right of the apple tree. He did this with some sidewalk chalk, thankfully it’ll wash right … Read more
Dave is coming up with a sign for one of his model railroad businesses and wanted something 70s-looking. When I was looking for some vintage ads, I happened across this one. You’d NEVER see such ads today. That’s all I have to say ’bout that…