Last night our microwave shot craps. Today I bought a new microwave. Greg is installing it. He hung a template: He does not speak Spanish. This should be interesting....
Archives - May 2009
Mild Trepidation.
Thursday, May 28 2009 - Funny Stuff
Memorial Day, 2009 – Table Rock Lake
Wednesday, May 27 2009 - Travel
The number of times we’ve gone camping this spring: 2. The number of times it has rained on us while camping: 2. It’s becoming clear that we are magnets for cruddy camping weather; after all, the one time there was rain in the forecast and we actually canceled our reservations, the sun shone like a mocking...
A Conversation with Laurel – The Unibrow
Friday, May 22 2009 - Funny Stuff
Me: “Laurel, when you get older, you’ll probably want to tweeze your brows.” Laurel: “What?! Why would anybody do that?” Me: “High fashion. It’s fashionable. Without it, you’ll have a unibrow.” Laurel: “Unibrows…I think they’re cool.” Me: “You think they’re cool ?” Laurel: “Yup.” Me: “Um, well...
Winding Down.
Wednesday, May 20 2009 - Family
We’re winding down from another school year, and couldn’t be much busier. Between book fairs, vacation plans, and school functions, we’re about beat. Last weekend we had the chance to blow off some steam at the school Spirit Festival. I was really looking forward to it, even though we had to get up very...
How to Gauge BBQ Success.
Saturday, May 09 2009 - Family
If you had a successful barbecue, your son looks like this 45 minutes past bedtime: Note the grease-stained shirt; the orange soda mustache; the oversized hat. The smile. He’s sleeping in that hat tonight, he says....
Never Again.
Thursday, May 07 2009 - General
Never again will I take Vinnie to the vet I took him to on Monday. Vinnie is scared to death of people outside the family. He’s become a little aggressive in his old age, but it’s mostly fear driving it. He’s not really a mean dog. Still, there have been times when I’ve been just a little concerned about...
Grant’s Farm, Spring 2009.
Wednesday, May 06 2009 - Family
Last weekend, after canceling our camping plans due to rain forecasts only to find it dry, we fought cabin fever on Sunday with a trip to Grant’s Farm. When we go to Grant’s Farm we take advantage of Grant’s Trail. Parking down the line, we ride our bicycles to the Farm. We packed a picnic lunch and...
Laurel’s Presidential Encounter Video
Tuesday, May 05 2009 - Family
Here is live footage of Laurel’s question from our local NBC affiliate, KSDK. I think they did the best job (that I saw) of capturing what happened live, panning the audience, etc.:...
Her Day in the Sun.
Friday, May 01 2009 - Family
As most readers of this blog already know, Laurel asked the final question of President Obama at Wednesday’s town hall meeting. And oh, the surrealism that ensued. Two days prior to the meeting, I registered online for tickets. If we were chosen, the website stated, we would receive a call after 3 p...
