Part of why you guys saw a series of posts about Magic Rocks was because the Raleigh area was under smoke from the “Evans Road” wildfire. The fires are originating near the east coast of NC and today’s easterly winds brought the smoke plume RIGHT OVER Raleigh. It was definitely hazy, with visibility down to … Read more
I have started watching “Weeds” on Showtime. I seem to be attracted to these twisted shows that have a hint of black humor. Since “Six Feet Under” finished on HBO a couple years ago, there’s been some close ones (Nip/Tuck on FX), but nothing close till I caught my first full episode of Weeds a … Read more
We’re back at it again…it’s been a personal mission for me to get the water flowing at a bare minimum while still giving the kids the slippery surface. I think a lightly misting sprayer hose at the top at a bare minimum with misting sprinkler in the middle is our winner.
Hi again! Eventually I’ll get around to writing about what’s REALLY going on in my life: keeping the boys happy, planning our trip to Nebraska, and keeping all of the contractors working on our house straight. Today should be a relatively relaxing day — the termite treatment is done, the remnants of our home inspection … Read more
This week was graduation week at my boys’ preschool. I attended Timmy’s end-of-year picnic on Tuesday by myself, as Jake was in class and Dave was in Nebraska getting us a house. I didn’t get many good pictures of Timmy, he was being too crazy. Jacob’s ceremony, on the other hand, was way more emotional. … Read more
Wow — I was nervous about posting the wooden bat thing, but I guess I might have spoken out on something that may have been on many of our minds in the first place.I thought I might have been the only one seeming so heartless. Not that this holds a candle to the New Jersey … Read more
Hi friends, I happened across this story on Foxnews.com this morning. While I’m sympathetic with the family for their tragedy, what will sueing the baseball bat manufacturer, the sporting goods store AND Little League accomplish? I understand they might need some financial assistance for the medical needs the young man has now. But to sue … Read more
Greetings from South Carolina again! For the first time, I brought Timmy with me on a drill weekend to South Carolina. Dave and Jacob are with a group of Pennsy N-Scale Model Railroaders in Central PA, folks he’s had many conversations with via his Railwire discussion group. In fact, here’s a post discussing what these … Read more
I’m stoopid tired again. It started with another yard sale this morning. So once again I was up at 6am on a Saturday. It was lousy this time around: $20 in 3 hours. Compared to $300+ in 6 hours last Saturday. We ended up giving away our two largest items — Dave’s old model train … Read more
Paul did it again! He’s pointed out some crazy website to me and I’m now addicted. NOTE: My affinity for The Pioneer Woman’s site is all his fault! Presenting: the Do-It-Yourself Demotivational Poster Generator Dave and I have always gotten a kick out of those motivational posters, such as this one: But we get MORE … Read more