What is it?
"Modern Mechanix
Yesterday’s tomorrow, today."
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Stuff I found while looking for other stuff:
Odd tools and stuff:
What is it?
"Modern Mechanix
What is it?
"Modern Mechanix
Pictures
The back bed in this picture is planted with strawberries that are desperately in need of weeding and the front bed has tomatoes and herbs. I still need to put up the trellis. The third bed has more tomatoes and peppers (bell and jalapeno). The fourth bed isn't yet planted but it has a trellis and will get a few pumpkin vines and lettuce and radishes that can be shaded by the vines.
YoungerDaughter had a Spellathon last week to raise money for the American Lung Association. They had a list of 100 words to study and got pledges for each word they spelled correctly. Three kids who spelled all 100 words correctly got goodie bags and a trophy:
And The Boy in action at the All-Stars game.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Catching up again
I had a very long post written out with photos planned to be inserted but I can't get the darn pictures out of my camera. I'll have to hook everything up to the other computer tomorrow and see if that one will work. I *love* tefhnology some days....
The Boy's team lost both of their All-Star games last weekend, but he played well and had fun. He has a game tomorrow when it's supposed to be 90 degrees out. It's days like that that I wish he'd play Ice Hockey instead!
Younger daughter had a game tonight and she played very well. She was more focused on the game than usual - we think it's because she was the "pitcher" where all the action takes place (it's coach-pitch softball, but the coach only pitches so she did the fielding .
I went to Home Depot today to buy topsoil and manure (I can't believe I actually paid money for ...manure). I actually had two employees offer to load the bags for me - one onto my cart and the other into my car, so all I had to do is get it out of the car. The Husband is presently useless as far as manual labor goes since he had a nasty growth removed from his middle finger last week and the dermatologist wants him to do nothing until it heals completely. And I actually heard her say it so I can't very well call him a liar.
I got two of the garden beds planted - one to go (pics are stuck in the camera), and the soil I bought is for a flower bed by the shed - because I need yet another project to work on, in addition to painting chairs, re-planting trees that died over the winter, painting the shed doors and the front door, re-stacking the bricks around the front tree that I knocked over with the tractor, fixing the dog-fence, replacing the siding that blew off the summer kitchen, and-and-and.... Oh, and school gets out next week :o(
The Boy's team lost both of their All-Star games last weekend, but he played well and had fun. He has a game tomorrow when it's supposed to be 90 degrees out. It's days like that that I wish he'd play Ice Hockey instead!
Younger daughter had a game tonight and she played very well. She was more focused on the game than usual - we think it's because she was the "pitcher" where all the action takes place (it's coach-pitch softball, but the coach only pitches so she did the fielding .
I went to Home Depot today to buy topsoil and manure (I can't believe I actually paid money for ...manure). I actually had two employees offer to load the bags for me - one onto my cart and the other into my car, so all I had to do is get it out of the car. The Husband is presently useless as far as manual labor goes since he had a nasty growth removed from his middle finger last week and the dermatologist wants him to do nothing until it heals completely. And I actually heard her say it so I can't very well call him a liar.
I got two of the garden beds planted - one to go (pics are stuck in the camera), and the soil I bought is for a flower bed by the shed - because I need yet another project to work on, in addition to painting chairs, re-planting trees that died over the winter, painting the shed doors and the front door, re-stacking the bricks around the front tree that I knocked over with the tractor, fixing the dog-fence, replacing the siding that blew off the summer kitchen, and-and-and.... Oh, and school gets out next week :o(
Friday, May 18, 2007
So much for an unscheduled weekend
On Thursday we learned that The Boy is on the All Star team again this year. We also learned that the games are this weekend. Tomorrow's game is at 10am and if they win they also play Sunday's game.
Next weekend he goes to Scranton for the regional MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition. He won the local hitting competion in his age group a few weeks ago and advanced to the second level.
Baseball is our life.
Next weekend he goes to Scranton for the regional MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition. He won the local hitting competion in his age group a few weeks ago and advanced to the second level.
Baseball is our life.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Girl Stuff
Older Daughter at riding lessons last week. To say that she enjoys it would be a *huge* understatement!
And here's Younger Daughter at her first softball game last Thursday. She got a base hit and later scored! And the game was mercifully short - about 45 minutes. So we were home by 7, which is the earliest evening we've had in ages.
And today for Mother's Day the kids have been weeding the garden while I sat and supervised. Meanwhile, The Husband assembled the new weedwhacker. He began cutting around the garden beds then stopped when he miraculously spotted this:
Peter is a lucky rabbit because he not only has all four rabbit feet but he is virtually unscathed. We spotted a tiny spot of blood on the tip of one ear, but otherwise all is well. After a few minutes of calming he hopped off. Her rested for awhile under the maple tree then disappeared (probably to underneath the shed). And we will be totally paranoid about weedwhacking forevermore!
And here's Younger Daughter at her first softball game last Thursday. She got a base hit and later scored! And the game was mercifully short - about 45 minutes. So we were home by 7, which is the earliest evening we've had in ages.
And today for Mother's Day the kids have been weeding the garden while I sat and supervised. Meanwhile, The Husband assembled the new weedwhacker. He began cutting around the garden beds then stopped when he miraculously spotted this:
Peter is a lucky rabbit because he not only has all four rabbit feet but he is virtually unscathed. We spotted a tiny spot of blood on the tip of one ear, but otherwise all is well. After a few minutes of calming he hopped off. Her rested for awhile under the maple tree then disappeared (probably to underneath the shed). And we will be totally paranoid about weedwhacking forevermore!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
One Hour
Yikes! I didn't realize how long it's been since I've posted.
In the past hour I have:
taken the dogs out
dug a hole for the new apple tree
banished the two big dogs to their crates for not listening to me and crossing the road
emptied the dishwasher
refilled the dishwasher
chiseled jelly off the kitchen table
ran a load of laundry
loaded pizza dough in the bread machine
taken a shower
(most of those things have been MUCH easier to do with the two dogs locked up!)
We've been keeping busy with baseball and softball practices. The Boy started games a few weeks ago but Younger Daughter has her FIRST softball game tonight. She's very excited to say the least.
I can't find the photo that I wanted to post so here's one of my favorites fo the 3 monsters from about 4 years ago.
In the past hour I have:
taken the dogs out
dug a hole for the new apple tree
banished the two big dogs to their crates for not listening to me and crossing the road
emptied the dishwasher
refilled the dishwasher
chiseled jelly off the kitchen table
ran a load of laundry
loaded pizza dough in the bread machine
taken a shower
(most of those things have been MUCH easier to do with the two dogs locked up!)
We've been keeping busy with baseball and softball practices. The Boy started games a few weeks ago but Younger Daughter has her FIRST softball game tonight. She's very excited to say the least.
I can't find the photo that I wanted to post so here's one of my favorites fo the 3 monsters from about 4 years ago.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
The traditional two-weeks-after-Easter photo
Because Easter Sunday was *freezing*. I got the girls to wear their Easter clothes to church yesterday but I knew there was no hope to get The Boy to wear a dress shirt and pants twice in one month!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Excellent Book Sale next week
Friends of Parkland Community Library
Troxell School Building
2219 N. Cedar Crest Blvd.
(Rte 22, exit at Cedar Crest Blvd., turn right and proceed north for 1.4 miles; building on right. Parking at rear of building.)
610-398-1361
April 21 - 28
* 17th ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE
* 75,000 to 80,000 Items!
o Hardbacks, Paperbacks
o Children's Books
o Videos
o Audio Cassettes
o CD's and DVD's
* Preview:
o Saturday April 21, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. $10 donation per adult, $3 donation per child
o Free Entry: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* General Sale - April 22 to 28
o Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
o Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
o Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* Directions: PA Rt. 22, exit at Cedar Crest Blvd, turn right and proceed north for 1.4 mile. Troxell Building is on right. Enter on lower side of bldg. Used Book Sale entrance and parking in rear of bldg.
* Presented by Friends of Parkland Community Library
Troxell School Building
2219 N. Cedar Crest Blvd.
(Rte 22, exit at Cedar Crest Blvd., turn right and proceed north for 1.4 miles; building on right. Parking at rear of building.)
610-398-1361
April 21 - 28
* 17th ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE
* 75,000 to 80,000 Items!
o Hardbacks, Paperbacks
o Children's Books
o Videos
o Audio Cassettes
o CD's and DVD's
* Preview:
o Saturday April 21, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. $10 donation per adult, $3 donation per child
o Free Entry: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* General Sale - April 22 to 28
o Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
o Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
o Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* Directions: PA Rt. 22, exit at Cedar Crest Blvd, turn right and proceed north for 1.4 mile. Troxell Building is on right. Enter on lower side of bldg. Used Book Sale entrance and parking in rear of bldg.
* Presented by Friends of Parkland Community Library
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Rumor has it
that Spring will actually be happening in the coming week. I'll believe it when I see it. Last night Younger Daughter had softball practice. Now tell me - do you really think that second graders can actually learn softball fundamentals properly while wearing winter coats/scarves/hats and jumping in place trying to keep warm?
Things are drying out around here following the Nor'easter. New Jersey was hit far worse than we were. Our garage didn't flood, which it is prone to do in heavy rain. I don't think there was very much flooding in Easton, either (where we cross the Delaware River into NJ). But we're keeping the flooded communities in NJ in our prayers - I think Bound Brook had 7 feet of water on Main Street and Manville didn't do much better.
It's cloudy and icky so we've had a lazy day. We watched the first half of 'The Music Man' (the Matthew Broderick version), and 'Annie Get Your Gun' is next in line.
I have some pictures to post if the camera ever shows up...
Things are drying out around here following the Nor'easter. New Jersey was hit far worse than we were. Our garage didn't flood, which it is prone to do in heavy rain. I don't think there was very much flooding in Easton, either (where we cross the Delaware River into NJ). But we're keeping the flooded communities in NJ in our prayers - I think Bound Brook had 7 feet of water on Main Street and Manville didn't do much better.
It's cloudy and icky so we've had a lazy day. We watched the first half of 'The Music Man' (the Matthew Broderick version), and 'Annie Get Your Gun' is next in line.
I have some pictures to post if the camera ever shows up...
Saturday, April 07, 2007
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Thursday, April 05, 2007
I'm a blog neglecter
partly because there hasn't been much to report and partly because I tend to break computers. Now the light in my laptop's monitor has died so I have had to hook up the laptop not only to the ginormous docking station (and mouse and keyboard) but also to a huge boat anchor formerly known as a 17" CRT monitor (the big heavy ones). And for about a week I couldn't find the keyboard so I had to use the onscreen keyboard that is part of windows. It's no fun to type more than 3 words at a time using the OSK....
The Boy started baseball last week (his team is the Yankees again) and Younger Daughter starts softball on Tuesday. Tonight (Maundy Thurday, unfortunately) The Husband is taking the older two to the home opener of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees, the NY Yankees new AAA farm team. We got 3 ticket packs for 10 games that include free parking and all you can eat from the concession stand (and a line for those ticket holders so we don't have to wait with the people who have to actually have to pay for their food. Even so, The Boy informed me that he wants to have a "small dinner" before he goes....
Meanwhile Younger Daughter and I will be dining at our finest local diner (since we don't have an IHOP which is where she wanted to go) then returning home for a private screening of the new Charlotte's Web DVD. She's extremely excited - she bounced into our room first thing this morning giggling because she was so excited.
How do you clean soap? The other night Wilma was sitting on the bed with "the look" on her face - she gets this odd look when she's hiding something in her mouth. Normally when you tell her "out" she will drop it, but this time she wouldn't even open her mouth. I had to pry her jaws open (with much resistance) and found a whole bar of soap! Fortunately it was the bar that The Husband uses, not mine :o) Either way it was gross.
The Boy started baseball last week (his team is the Yankees again) and Younger Daughter starts softball on Tuesday. Tonight (Maundy Thurday, unfortunately) The Husband is taking the older two to the home opener of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees, the NY Yankees new AAA farm team. We got 3 ticket packs for 10 games that include free parking and all you can eat from the concession stand (and a line for those ticket holders so we don't have to wait with the people who have to actually have to pay for their food. Even so, The Boy informed me that he wants to have a "small dinner" before he goes....
Meanwhile Younger Daughter and I will be dining at our finest local diner (since we don't have an IHOP which is where she wanted to go) then returning home for a private screening of the new Charlotte's Web DVD. She's extremely excited - she bounced into our room first thing this morning giggling because she was so excited.
How do you clean soap? The other night Wilma was sitting on the bed with "the look" on her face - she gets this odd look when she's hiding something in her mouth. Normally when you tell her "out" she will drop it, but this time she wouldn't even open her mouth. I had to pry her jaws open (with much resistance) and found a whole bar of soap! Fortunately it was the bar that The Husband uses, not mine :o) Either way it was gross.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Aahh Spring
Mud Season is in FULL swing here. The yard right off of the back porch consists of about 6 inches of mud that the dogs keep tracking in. We decided that we're going to sod the area because with 3 kids and 3 dogs grass seed doesn't stand a chance. On the plus side the kitchen floor got a good cleaning yesterday when I let the muddy dogs in and none of them would listen and stay by the door. All 3 of them pretended to be deaf as The Husband and I both hollered and grabbed at fur.
The Husband has been complaining about how much I've torn up the lawn with the van (it's the only way I can drive into the garage at the moment). Well since he drove home from church on Sunday there is no more grass in that area - and the ruts are 8" deep. Consequently he finally agreed with me that we need to actually make that area driveway (I've been trying to convince him of this for 2 1/2 years).
Younger Daughter and I have started planting seeds so I guess it's time to get the Christmas garland down off the deck. The ice is finally gone so I can get out there without breaking my neck.
Other than that everything around here is status quo (and I'm not complaining about that!).
The Husband has been complaining about how much I've torn up the lawn with the van (it's the only way I can drive into the garage at the moment). Well since he drove home from church on Sunday there is no more grass in that area - and the ruts are 8" deep. Consequently he finally agreed with me that we need to actually make that area driveway (I've been trying to convince him of this for 2 1/2 years).
Younger Daughter and I have started planting seeds so I guess it's time to get the Christmas garland down off the deck. The ice is finally gone so I can get out there without breaking my neck.
Other than that everything around here is status quo (and I'm not complaining about that!).
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Too busy to blog!
Well, actually too lazy to blog... Nothing much going on around here. We had a snow day yesterday - there were about two inches of snow and ice. At first they called for a 2 hour delay so Younger Daughter was getting ready to go to the bus when Sassy Neighbor called and alerted us. So the two younger kids played in the snow for most of the morning and much of the afternoon while Older Daughter, who had a room-cleaning reprieve last weekend because of illness, got to clean her room.
We Netflixed "For Your Consideration", the latest Christopher Guest "mockumentary" and found it rather dissappointing. The others were far more entertaining (A Mighty Wind is my favorite).
I'm taking an online class (not for credit) in Old Testament History from Covenant Seminary (PCA). The best part is that it's FREE, as are two dozen or so other courses that they offer. I looked into auditing some classes from a local seminary but just to audit one class would be almost $700! Click on the link above and look in the left-hand column for their other courses. Lectures are in MP3 format and notes are in PDF format.
We Netflixed "For Your Consideration", the latest Christopher Guest "mockumentary" and found it rather dissappointing. The others were far more entertaining (A Mighty Wind is my favorite).
I'm taking an online class (not for credit) in Old Testament History from Covenant Seminary (PCA). The best part is that it's FREE, as are two dozen or so other courses that they offer. I looked into auditing some classes from a local seminary but just to audit one class would be almost $700! Click on the link above and look in the left-hand column for their other courses. Lectures are in MP3 format and notes are in PDF format.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I'm seriously in love!
Yep. With my supermarket! I did my grocery shopping last night in my PJs. Today The Husband and I went and picked up the order. Since grocery shopping wipes me out I was thrilled to have someone else get everything I needed, bag it and load it in my car for a $10 service fee. 
I didn't even have to set foot in the store - the clerk came out to me. I didn't have to haul dog food and 15 bottles of PowerAde (on sale) and 4 cases of Diet Pepsi, and make sure that I didn't pile any of that on the eggs and bread... And it helps that it's the store with the best prices in the area so I shop there several times a month even though it's 20 minutes away and Giant is only 5 minutes up the road. Definitely worth $10 once in awhile - especially when The Husband can pick up on his way home from work.
It's 7pm and it's still 38 degrees out. The hard white stuff started melting today and turned to the consistency of a Sno-Cone. I hope to get the van out of the garage someday soon!
I didn't even have to set foot in the store - the clerk came out to me. I didn't have to haul dog food and 15 bottles of PowerAde (on sale) and 4 cases of Diet Pepsi, and make sure that I didn't pile any of that on the eggs and bread... And it helps that it's the store with the best prices in the area so I shop there several times a month even though it's 20 minutes away and Giant is only 5 minutes up the road. Definitely worth $10 once in awhile - especially when The Husband can pick up on his way home from work.It's 7pm and it's still 38 degrees out. The hard white stuff started melting today and turned to the consistency of a Sno-Cone. I hope to get the van out of the garage someday soon!
Saturday, February 17, 2007
We made it home!
We spent Tuesday night at the InLaw's house helping them out after Dad's procedure. We didn't get a lot of snow, either there or here at home, but we did get about 2 inches of white stuff that resembles snow but that feels like ice.
Wednesday in the sleet The Husband took his Mom to the spine doctor to have her brace tightened (and he showed us how to do it). She's doing well and goes back in 6 weeks. Unfortunately, without us being there to beat her into submission she's going to be doing way too much bending and picking stuff up off the floor...
We decided to stay there Wednesday night figuring the kids would have at least a delayed school opening, plus I was too wiped out to drive home. As it turned out school was closed Thursday, too. So Aunt L came to keep The Grandparents in line so we could go home. We got home Thursday around noon and The Husband attempted to pack down enough snow/ice with the truck to enable me to get into the garage. He was minimally successful, but I did get into the garage without too much difficulty. I don't, however, expect to get back out much before April.
Today we're just hanging out and watching movies. The kids were out sledding for an hour or so and I baked a Birthday Cake for church tomorrow night. We're having a Birthday Party for everyone and I volunteered to make the October cake.
Oh, Older Daughter has been given notice. Her disasterous room is to be in reasonable condition by the end of the weekend of I will be posting a photo here. Stay tuned...
Wednesday in the sleet The Husband took his Mom to the spine doctor to have her brace tightened (and he showed us how to do it). She's doing well and goes back in 6 weeks. Unfortunately, without us being there to beat her into submission she's going to be doing way too much bending and picking stuff up off the floor...
We decided to stay there Wednesday night figuring the kids would have at least a delayed school opening, plus I was too wiped out to drive home. As it turned out school was closed Thursday, too. So Aunt L came to keep The Grandparents in line so we could go home. We got home Thursday around noon and The Husband attempted to pack down enough snow/ice with the truck to enable me to get into the garage. He was minimally successful, but I did get into the garage without too much difficulty. I don't, however, expect to get back out much before April.
Today we're just hanging out and watching movies. The kids were out sledding for an hour or so and I baked a Birthday Cake for church tomorrow night. We're having a Birthday Party for everyone and I volunteered to make the October cake.
Oh, Older Daughter has been given notice. Her disasterous room is to be in reasonable condition by the end of the weekend of I will be posting a photo here. Stay tuned...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
How cold is our house?
Yesterday I stopped at Dairy Queen after grocery shopping for a soda at 2pm. I went to the carwash before going home (boy was my van happy!). At 7pm I picked my cup up to throw it out and it still had ice in it.
We seem to have a major storm rolling in - there's nothing happening yet, it just started snowing but the schools have early dismissal and I'm assuming a snow day tomorrow. The Husband spent last night at his parents' house in order to drive them to the hospital this morning for Dad's procedure. He's finished but after talking to the doctor The Husband and his Mom (who's in a neck brace) feel that he should stay with them tonight, too. So I'm going to pack up the kids and dogs and head over there later today
I've been waiting for winter to finally arrive...be careful what you wish for (and when!)
We seem to have a major storm rolling in -
I've been waiting for winter to finally arrive...be careful what you wish for (and when!)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Thursday
Nothing much happening here. The kids actually went to school at the regular time (there was only one school delay on the news this morning - the past 3 days there were 120+). But it's still cold...11 degrees this morning, 20 now. And windy.
I'm gonna get a hernia carrying this laptop up and down the stairs! And the keyboard is driving me crazy and opening things while I'm typing. Maybe I should read the manual, huh?
LOST returned from hiatus last night with a great episode. Unfortunately ABC moved it to 10pm which is wayyyy past the time that I can easily follow a plotline, much less LOST's plotline. Here's an article on the Top 50 LOST Loose Ends that many of us are waiting for answers to (yup, ended that sentence with a preposition).
I'm gonna get a hernia carrying this laptop up and down the stairs! And the keyboard is driving me crazy and opening things while I'm typing. Maybe I should read the manual, huh?
LOST returned from hiatus last night with a great episode. Unfortunately ABC moved it to 10pm which is wayyyy past the time that I can easily follow a plotline, much less LOST's plotline. Here's an article on the Top 50 LOST Loose Ends that many of us are waiting for answers to (yup, ended that sentence with a preposition).
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