After a busy day on Saturday, we took today off and enjoyed lunch by the pool with the kids — — it was a nice, quiet, relaxing lunch — until testosterone took over — and when testosterone takes over — and you are sitting by the pool — it’s probably best if you are wearing … Read More
Camera Dump
Finally got some help with this new lens I’m about to pay for…. and learned what I was doing wrong. Let’s just say it was a humbling moment. I’m home alone tonight…without a car to go shopping, so I took a few minutes tonight to try the lens. and I love it! It’s a Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D can … Read More
Aunt Minnie’s Secret Recipe
Last week we had accrued more eggs than we could use and it was time to take some serious action. We had to make something with eggs! Something that used more than a few eggs. Something like……egg salad…..or deviled eggs. My kids LOVE deviled eggs. But they don’t like MY deviled eggs. They like their … Read More
Say “Whiskey” !
We had out of town dinner guests tonight. Actually, it was more like we had a couple of our “kids” come home for the evening. This is the first time these “kids” came back with offspring of their own! This is Natalie. She‘s two. She’s also a “firecracker” that talks up a storm and never stops moving. She’s a … Read More
Meet My Sister
It’s a different world these days! Last week Danae introduced Mike to her sister. Unfortunately Cara wasn’t in Rochester for the meeting. She was in Cincinnati sitting on her bed, and Mike was in Rochester, sitting on Danae’s bed. They met each other via “Skype” – on the computer screen! There’s been more than a … Read More
Weekend Progress
DIY Guy and I are making some good progress on our list of things to get done this month and THAT’S a GOOD THING. Because…next weekend we are having a party here for the Arts Team (at church). The artists. The drama queens and kings, musicians, vocalists, tech team, planners, directors…etc. Basically, all the creative … Read More
Happy Independence Day! The first Independence Day celebration took place the following year, July 4, 1777. Although the signing of the Declaration of Independence was not completed until August, the Fourth of July has been accepted as the official anniversary of United States independence. By the early 1800s, the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks … Read More
DJ’s Four B’s
Danae managed 4 – “B’s” in one day . . . Best Friend Baseball Bingo Boy All while at Mike’s baseball game. He plays for the Rochester Blues… Royals defeat Blues for city bragging rights 6/29/2009 8:20:28 AM Comments (0) By Guy N. Limbeck Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN The veterans got the best of the youngsters … Read More
Repairs
If the situation wasn’t so frustrating, annoying and time consuming, we’d almost have to laugh I‘m pretty sure this is where most of the trouble started…back in April or May. I think it all started within a matter of minutes from when the above photo was taken. DIY Guy ran into a bit of a … Read More
mess’n
I had plans for a bigger post tonight. However many things got in the way…Like a movie to watch, invites to make, a phone call from Cara, and a computer program that isn’t cooperating!So, you get to see one photo Two ways Sometimes you just gotta let nature stand on its own, and not mess … Read More