Company A’Comin

We have a busy couple of weekends coming up…not to mention a few special days! Liam’s 9th birthday is Monday. In honor of his special day, we are taking him to the dentist to get his cavity fixed. Isn’t that sweet of us? My question is…do you load him up on “birthday sugar” before or after he gets drilled?

Then, next weekend, Mom and James and Steve and Carolina are coming up to visit! :) We are looking very forward to seeing them! Add to that Maggie’s birthday the following week and the OHIO STATE FAIR and things are looking exciting despite the job hunting drag! We are hopeful that we are going to be getting a break on the job front soon. There are some promising signs. Prayers would not go amiss!

Jon has been very busy today, patching and taping and fixing things around the house. Trying to get it ready to put on the market if we come to that.

Baseball is over! Sam’s team did actually win one of their tournament games, much to our surprise. In all they won 3 games all year. Which was 3 more than we thought they would given how young the team was. It was a tough year for him though. And I, personally, am relieved to have it over. Ready to move on to the next thing…just as soon as we know what the next thing is!

Love you all!

A Few Things…

1. I really, really, really need to get Jet a pawdicure. His nails are longer than mine.

2. Liam’s tournaments start today. Start and potentially end. He has 2 games scheduled today win or lose and it’s a double elim. tourney. For his sake, I hope he wins…for my sake, well…better not hope it out loud.

3. My recovery is going very well. I am on track and feeling loads better. When I went in for my check up Dr. Ruiz gave me my pathology report. I have the dubious honor of being a gall bladder he will never forget. I had “more than one hundred stones”.

4. I could not care less that LeBron James went to Miami. So obviously, not everyone in Ohio hates him.

5. We have had no news on the job front. More submissions for more jobs, but I think we’ve gotten to the point now where submissions do little to encourage us. Or at least I have. Spirits are at an all time low.

6. I love you all!

A Waiting Game

Today, we are making homemade ice cream. The kids are waiting…very impatiently.

As a matter of fact, while a watched pot may never boil…

…watched ice cream will indeed spin.

And Liam will indeed continue to sit and watch. Which is a good thing…he keeps having to chase Jet away. Jet enjoys stopping and having a taste of the ice and salt on the sides.

Goofy dog.

Meantime, I have NOT been doing a very good job of taking it easy since my surgery. Consequently, I’m very tired and my belly is very sore. But, still…making some progress. And despite the soreness, I do feel better. I’m glad to have that silly ole gall bladder gone.

Love you all!

Things I Never Knew About NASCAR

While in North Carolina the last couple of weeks I had an educational experience I’m just dying to share with you all.

NASCAR!

Never, In ALL my 36years (and 10 months) did I ever think I might enjoy a NASCAR event…So obviously, #1 has to be…

 

1. NASCAR IS FUN!!!!!

and SO terribly entertaining! For instance did you know…

2. NASCAR is a color-loving hobby photographers dream.

‘Tis true. The colors really popped! I had a wonderful time taking pictures. And even chose my favorite car based on color alone.

Which apparently, according to many, has led me to pull for the “bad guy”.

But, hey, I don’t care…how can you hate a driver who has M&M’s on his car?

Anyone who’s a fan of M&M’s is ok in my book!

3. The center of the track is an alternate world.

 

Yes, for real. An alternate world in which otherwise respectable 9-5 men (and women) sit on platforms and drink themselves stupid, shirtless and in the line of wreckage fire. And they furthermore, I’m told, will pay $1000’s of dollars for the “privilege” of doing so. I’m fairly certain these people would make for an intriguing case study.

4. You can drive well over a 100 MPH, this close to a wall and not die.

Or even hit it.

I further learned that any time I witness someone driving that fast, that close to a wall I lose the ability to breath for a couple seconds.

 

 

5. Not everyone misses the wall every time.

6. NASCAR fans are a sick lot.

I mean, really sick. I know I have a twisted and warped sense of humor…but even I was mildly disturbed at how delighted the crowd was when drivers crashed.

7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first Pole Position in the 2000 Coke 600.

He didn’t place so well in this one though.

8. The drivers are apparently trained to always enter the grass in the same spot when regaining control of an out-of-control car.

Now, I don’t know this for a fact, but I found it mighty interesting that both “wrecks” we witnessed regained control of their cars in an incredibly short amount of time and also both entered the grass (I’m assuming to avoid hitting a wall) in the EXACT same spot.

Uncanny?

Or skilled driving?

I’m going to go with the latter.

And here he is entering the grass. Same spot as the previous driver. Coincidence?

I think not.

9. My personal observation is that on the Charlotte Motor Speedway, you gotta watch out for turn 4!

Preferably, with a telephoto lens and your camera set on continuous shot.

(Again, photographers dream)

10. NASCAR IS LOUD!!!!

One car at at time was loud. I cannot imagine listening to 40 cars on that track at the same time! Can anyone say “Excedrin”?

 

I have lots more to come…will be trying to catch the blog up over the next few days.

I love you all!

Cute is in the Eye of the Beholder

The kids were very excited to make a birdy discovery last week.

Liam noticed some stuff hanging out of my pear tree and went to investigate.

Upon closer observation, he found a nest. And has been keeping one eye on it ever since.

He and Maggie were sad the day they found that one egg was missing. Some birdy didn’t make it to B-day.

But today, Liam came flying in to announce birdy births.

He and Maggie promptly went to check on the new babes and pronounced them “so cute”.

So, of course, I grabbed my camera and headed out…

 

and was brought to the conclusion that “so cute” is like beauty.

It’s in the eye of the beholder. These two are decidedly NOT cute, if you ask me!

I love you all!