tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798806596243371922024-03-12T18:36:36.788-06:00Color Theory for the Color BlindGagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-87245215780343660122010-07-17T16:56:00.002-06:002010-07-17T16:59:22.130-06:00Father's and Son's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu0fpzHv2avifZCCmRj8-2VinKAq5Ct6LLdTKs7FUllK2Y9dlvdPwi59jNPTuWjonfVRlmuAcec7zppb1hmnTp5Abc-s2YErBivz4jJwwxdC8bXxh5DA4OjxEhED3rahu7_csVfQOtnVP/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu0fpzHv2avifZCCmRj8-2VinKAq5Ct6LLdTKs7FUllK2Y9dlvdPwi59jNPTuWjonfVRlmuAcec7zppb1hmnTp5Abc-s2YErBivz4jJwwxdC8bXxh5DA4OjxEhED3rahu7_csVfQOtnVP/s400/IMG_2086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495013402081789314" /></a>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-22037260401265577602010-05-05T23:21:00.003-06:002010-05-05T23:39:39.810-06:00Wyoming, the Cowboy State<div>Not too long ago we bought an atlas of the United States for our boys. As we were going over the western states portion of the atlas we realized our boys had not been to Wyoming. What you say? How could that be? It is so close! So we packed up the car for an adventure.</div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't get a picture of the Welcome to Wyoming sign, but Evanston is only 4 miles away.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU7XIBxF7XH7mSow489jRDDWsEZOMw3I-BhIefN9Cy087EGt43XFXAxP9oUP-qxfl4MbgZ29peCSxprTsS5EKG7cf-ONXTKrgok_akGtZpPW6ttfJSJka-CUftCc_HFY7H5iLMMPRfHLW/s400/IMG_0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468024136201754098" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">You can see the excitement in their eyes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiT025BvGfZOSU1Q7yG5n6HEFZQSa7Qu43JbkfAIJkNUw_l5SxmIbQ2zT8d_wGFugqOa0A1TNZQ8s8sWalnrzJ959y6Xa7YfyNfKZgQLjjO2zJmyAvYH7gsUUaWMVGVIKA4dwMzMOHtru/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468024144507269554" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Here are the boys with a mounted bear in the grocery/hunting supplies store. They think of the greatest combinations in Wyoming, there was also a liquor store, but you had to go outside to access it. There were probably in excess of 100 trophies on the walls of this hunting store.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRBch_yzxIiTVKo5M2KoAi2qc8yzjG62cvs5FTRXdswiHb_zQsxgoLm3QPOn-ThQKgMB8mFquv_RSdSogfgp1_B5D2-vOrEdpgBjy4syINbUXkwDt8rjRMreVBp9qq4_ceYmRt8WZKOv6/s1600/IMG_0323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRBch_yzxIiTVKo5M2KoAi2qc8yzjG62cvs5FTRXdswiHb_zQsxgoLm3QPOn-ThQKgMB8mFquv_RSdSogfgp1_B5D2-vOrEdpgBjy4syINbUXkwDt8rjRMreVBp9qq4_ceYmRt8WZKOv6/s400/IMG_0323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468024175086066674" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the river walk, we didn't see the river, but we saw some tracks, lets see where the lead us.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8m96yE2-C7LhKlpAJWrb4mBeTY8eqk9LDjodNIi3DGDXL9VC1_iIYAshyphenhyphenRfs4qRIxUwXCVM5d3t7yBY6BcEaDJ4h5lQGLSAuqCW5ZiZsNNtgU2p-VHa0-Lu3cPOpodqZ1_NMdZm0vyv6/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8m96yE2-C7LhKlpAJWrb4mBeTY8eqk9LDjodNIi3DGDXL9VC1_iIYAshyphenhyphenRfs4qRIxUwXCVM5d3t7yBY6BcEaDJ4h5lQGLSAuqCW5ZiZsNNtgU2p-VHa0-Lu3cPOpodqZ1_NMdZm0vyv6/s400/IMG_0319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468024163251699794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A metal bear with a fish!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0T9o24kfIS1QTt6TD4DV9K_a48m_wdeJOMTZuOdjCO2PwKyeeobqFfEcmfh434Etb-DXKky_mb-H75wM1MOuQTvGEhUxcM2NxpVjQEa-9GCZ5SnDgfJEbGnDXR3uxOE9j2tk_goxvyM1/s1600/IMG_0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0T9o24kfIS1QTt6TD4DV9K_a48m_wdeJOMTZuOdjCO2PwKyeeobqFfEcmfh434Etb-DXKky_mb-H75wM1MOuQTvGEhUxcM2NxpVjQEa-9GCZ5SnDgfJEbGnDXR3uxOE9j2tk_goxvyM1/s400/IMG_0321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468024155145020098" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We didn't see the river because it was cold and windy. As you can see I had no jacket and the younger boy wanted to be carried (no surprise there), so not trek to the river.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The worst part of this whole experience is that I didn't even get any fireworks. What was I thinking, I saw at least four different places I could have bought them, maybe next time.</div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-73395538402223337982010-03-31T23:39:00.002-06:002010-04-01T00:00:35.934-06:00Christmas Fun... What?<div>So my <a href="http://pannzy.blogspot.com/">sister</a> didn't want more junk to shove into her 300 square foot apartment so she was given activities this year. A while back she and I took Miles to the symphony and then we made <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ring-from-a-Silver-Coin">rings</a> from silver coins. Hers was made from a quarter, I made mine from a half dollar.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here we are pounding the coins to flatten the edges, this was a rather tedious step and later I found out our neighbor thought her washing machine was broken because of the noise.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdbNzrU113RjU4EZAMScYeMgSd7377nHZRlMRzEwe_DyK4x2xkrfJTP64dd4G7MvKY3EfpAY7WxHtNkFVIWj7spH1_xzuqXFUR1Ldh29n-JVuoFFoI6SYpe4l3BUOwnbl48YG2MoMA02V/s1600/IMG_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdbNzrU113RjU4EZAMScYeMgSd7377nHZRlMRzEwe_DyK4x2xkrfJTP64dd4G7MvKY3EfpAY7WxHtNkFVIWj7spH1_xzuqXFUR1Ldh29n-JVuoFFoI6SYpe4l3BUOwnbl48YG2MoMA02V/s400/IMG_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040274918321122" /></a>Here I am using the drum sander on my dremel to open up the middle of the ring.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig1PYuGChiiKC01fwpZDmwa6s2xEt5HGWZpPyAZlNxdHFZEmRfI5JqMM0bQ7meFY9HYRbyVhldpHgByfkrkeHJYWZBOGLSsH3TgI9P7dYbuq3Zc64mJN4fubm8ZDjH1ABWz3mo0nW7GX2/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig1PYuGChiiKC01fwpZDmwa6s2xEt5HGWZpPyAZlNxdHFZEmRfI5JqMM0bQ7meFY9HYRbyVhldpHgByfkrkeHJYWZBOGLSsH3TgI9P7dYbuq3Zc64mJN4fubm8ZDjH1ABWz3mo0nW7GX2/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040266202757906" /></a>It is pretty cool that the writing is still legible, here's the quarter.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYOUwW1U3sZIDsOEzjOZYR9WLtw-PvJRjDLI8wdR4UIgV78sApUDZ7jL1pH5Mb4xb7Bmr4SJ7HRodp1MlHH1pm5uBIQEN33utdJiHd4py5MC6ri-QblRtvJqIzMh0cvY2YG0kghJqyUIG/s1600/IMG_0452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYOUwW1U3sZIDsOEzjOZYR9WLtw-PvJRjDLI8wdR4UIgV78sApUDZ7jL1pH5Mb4xb7Bmr4SJ7HRodp1MlHH1pm5uBIQEN33utdJiHd4py5MC6ri-QblRtvJqIzMh0cvY2YG0kghJqyUIG/s400/IMG_0452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040257727895794" /></a><br /></div><div>I finished mine later, you can see that it still says half dollar.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fQ9ZFCPICs4R1vknxmmEw_3QZnf8yvzMWVfRX0djATeDk2yK2iCGgDC6r-5mMm9dCvhy1hjzRAHsp7e7Lvp2AUVEGmhrrYajsDBvUV4z7lIIf1f2L8vu7MMCmc_i-nb9bCOrcHRHqyKk/s1600/IMG_0957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fQ9ZFCPICs4R1vknxmmEw_3QZnf8yvzMWVfRX0djATeDk2yK2iCGgDC6r-5mMm9dCvhy1hjzRAHsp7e7Lvp2AUVEGmhrrYajsDBvUV4z7lIIf1f2L8vu7MMCmc_i-nb9bCOrcHRHqyKk/s400/IMG_0957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040249775280610" /></a>Liberty</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2l8UPiyqLiR10tEw69WpxHRVtxa3WUQpCzukRhXpqfhUgnJoIGxgtq3vwdLYe23Kr0iqtj-_lMzmL3R7VzKDA1DPdIFuVC0BMU0zm4jufendV0fjTqR-QapMWJmEK9uLoB2QS3VN0nsu/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2l8UPiyqLiR10tEw69WpxHRVtxa3WUQpCzukRhXpqfhUgnJoIGxgtq3vwdLYe23Kr0iqtj-_lMzmL3R7VzKDA1DPdIFuVC0BMU0zm4jufendV0fjTqR-QapMWJmEK9uLoB2QS3VN0nsu/s400/IMG_0958.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040247315554898" /></a><br /></div></div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-75829786851366958032010-03-02T22:58:00.002-07:002010-03-02T23:18:15.370-07:00Some photos of my weekend in SoCal<div>This is what I saw Saturday morning.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGfTGv3khoDQ4zxotCUgI6FlUpNTKDZZtTtcs0aENlTl9z-7wTwujCUykWzPlQ93JE6tuz2U0ln_R55ZA-P2yBJPC13OXCd2o1eZP4Tr8OALXpHIPzVsaOpobt0-OaEn8nT7ilgCdBJ7H/s1600-h/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGfTGv3khoDQ4zxotCUgI6FlUpNTKDZZtTtcs0aENlTl9z-7wTwujCUykWzPlQ93JE6tuz2U0ln_R55ZA-P2yBJPC13OXCd2o1eZP4Tr8OALXpHIPzVsaOpobt0-OaEn8nT7ilgCdBJ7H/s400/IMG_0686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444286031605348114" /></a>Bob the Builder with me and my boys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TvhIwPiVGnoMJJg2HOcf9gYj2iK-z0uZk2kvmIF7f_fb_xh_JxCpZX1weZ2KKbqXqpO1ttAJw_0eLdlbw8JxcA6D_P12s_IGlcrBvF-dJ3r3vc6SoinN2YHF22zvyLN-hrZHsuwcnfpf/s1600-h/IMG_0238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TvhIwPiVGnoMJJg2HOcf9gYj2iK-z0uZk2kvmIF7f_fb_xh_JxCpZX1weZ2KKbqXqpO1ttAJw_0eLdlbw8JxcA6D_P12s_IGlcrBvF-dJ3r3vc6SoinN2YHF22zvyLN-hrZHsuwcnfpf/s400/IMG_0238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444286020280452018" /></a>E taking the Lego Volvo for a spin around the track.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hJ-wXKUAn3Hhfhm8E5N2hLlHYBi3x1ofX-lfQhPjb77mhEXZ2iHTwpTqboi-vq75WjL_lyYiCj7l1T8xFpIknyGGEDJHDrqdjIQX9po1y6r3-KXvgx6znSGrjFvdhSJXbamalKIXaryV/s1600-h/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hJ-wXKUAn3Hhfhm8E5N2hLlHYBi3x1ofX-lfQhPjb77mhEXZ2iHTwpTqboi-vq75WjL_lyYiCj7l1T8xFpIknyGGEDJHDrqdjIQX9po1y6r3-KXvgx6znSGrjFvdhSJXbamalKIXaryV/s400/IMG_0170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444286012052837714" /></a>M driving exactly along the line of track because that's the kind of boy he is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWSWO8V-EWgvqcJ1UcbB-OqsvTS4NBvHVVNP2XcxYD_uSvMgjN1HwyyM0-wpL3PU9zOCSBGpUwsm61J6jRdkAuylofn7QXmhPJRGT7lpHMxCEzEVDeI5JCUBjSiaDN7xQOd3udVrFz4f9/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWSWO8V-EWgvqcJ1UcbB-OqsvTS4NBvHVVNP2XcxYD_uSvMgjN1HwyyM0-wpL3PU9zOCSBGpUwsm61J6jRdkAuylofn7QXmhPJRGT7lpHMxCEzEVDeI5JCUBjSiaDN7xQOd3udVrFz4f9/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444286002968943426" /></a>Meeting a Lego family outside Legoland.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdMdoXux5eX-BWHcWxseb5u0zr6UKJrCm2709xLY9ziYjjvc3p0_aMv7nr-BlpfaA_1xj_8sNM0SA_S3NgHT6v2kApzvZGqOHP3asgD8N_jOi-2aqNucrQWiE_m1vjFt1ofvDOR3GKBg0/s1600-h/IMG_0150.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdMdoXux5eX-BWHcWxseb5u0zr6UKJrCm2709xLY9ziYjjvc3p0_aMv7nr-BlpfaA_1xj_8sNM0SA_S3NgHT6v2kApzvZGqOHP3asgD8N_jOi-2aqNucrQWiE_m1vjFt1ofvDOR3GKBg0/s400/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444285985482165426" /></a>Cajun jambalaya pasta for dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMNRxzQ0fhErv6YtYk3m2kU6FAwjjSzsmVTkbnx1_6QD4TyrA0NK_PyVEq7Pq4M0sM54iNnZM_Q3pGijCUocjQikRTP6vA-mtqIS_2Xpxejewlsk40lCLBAQKYO2tgrap2nnuBFlCeyGP/s1600-h/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMNRxzQ0fhErv6YtYk3m2kU6FAwjjSzsmVTkbnx1_6QD4TyrA0NK_PyVEq7Pq4M0sM54iNnZM_Q3pGijCUocjQikRTP6vA-mtqIS_2Xpxejewlsk40lCLBAQKYO2tgrap2nnuBFlCeyGP/s400/IMG_0732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444284394293673986" /></a>Learning how to hold the reigns to drive a team of horses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWKykq5m5kAojFec-YO8Ee42g8lStkAC_Hx6AcsXRMs0oGjB9fIsaGGPWuzkxmQOThcjoG07VI79F3GFQKfudibP9s38W10pd21FgAsItDvT7vUcuiVFXW-od__P5y6utHSSaqlqUhB0K/s1600-h/IMG_0759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWKykq5m5kAojFec-YO8Ee42g8lStkAC_Hx6AcsXRMs0oGjB9fIsaGGPWuzkxmQOThcjoG07VI79F3GFQKfudibP9s38W10pd21FgAsItDvT7vUcuiVFXW-od__P5y6utHSSaqlqUhB0K/s400/IMG_0759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444284374345387154" /></a>Trying to open the locked jail cell.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT1Ty4fDcGEvi_VHZZ8wxznKLzQfxRUW2Fp7rIfOjTtb5sB9aEs9rxg1b-p1g0yKi4gGncMWZ-Vc4neu8kEtsqPYl4Ycd1vfhs85CCoQq5s7n5SqCHz1X1R5oaud4k7qZtH56FF4rWr0P/s1600-h/IMG_0771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT1Ty4fDcGEvi_VHZZ8wxznKLzQfxRUW2Fp7rIfOjTtb5sB9aEs9rxg1b-p1g0yKi4gGncMWZ-Vc4neu8kEtsqPYl4Ycd1vfhs85CCoQq5s7n5SqCHz1X1R5oaud4k7qZtH56FF4rWr0P/s400/IMG_0771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444284364043170082" /></a>Three days of fun, what more could I ask for? maybe a week or more.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-22623369545321292522010-02-14T19:28:00.004-07:002010-02-14T19:48:40.179-07:00The Joy of Fatherhood<div>On Monday I was asked to make a Robin Hood/Peter Pan hat with some specific instructions. It was to be green and it needed a red feather. I don't know that I have ever made or seen a paper Robin Hood hat, but I think I made it successfully, or at least good enough for a 3 year old. He has been wearing it most of the time for a week now.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0xqewQ0O1x-l-dnwku-AYwagzJaFkT-rx5htwliMH8VYaVf3ozlYdd9Gv5EYBhKOLdGLnc45C6lJW8jeizwRuMYw5XvFL1PDYyj0S05xseGROSElJreftPZ1HuUrgyJXGRYR1CjL1qxj/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0xqewQ0O1x-l-dnwku-AYwagzJaFkT-rx5htwliMH8VYaVf3ozlYdd9Gv5EYBhKOLdGLnc45C6lJW8jeizwRuMYw5XvFL1PDYyj0S05xseGROSElJreftPZ1HuUrgyJXGRYR1CjL1qxj/s400/IMG_0109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438295415933372834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The results</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oJf-RqJAZsUnlWL7qJ7RXz4pdPx9_yiRuXh0dGMcKK9EueNEAEvQAdYW2Z2RtxQvoYkyn2PXOq7M2XJkUNNxKKsddefYHh0amd2zfs3RYBCMmy9nP1PzBu7z6aoPWAl-v3n5j8zKSck-/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oJf-RqJAZsUnlWL7qJ7RXz4pdPx9_yiRuXh0dGMcKK9EueNEAEvQAdYW2Z2RtxQvoYkyn2PXOq7M2XJkUNNxKKsddefYHh0amd2zfs3RYBCMmy9nP1PzBu7z6aoPWAl-v3n5j8zKSck-/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438295408712079058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wearing it opening a Valentine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_RYywkGkC-0pnVt9MAjC3DGM_kkOoPQfbYUzyAZUO1CZEb4r_Mg8pqWd1fTsec8vIKEstD46_6z7RaUaahAPQGzuNIZizL8LNGq47NMVL2bpStcnK7S7QXBQbGVEla0bRny2KpbR2M15/s1600-h/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_RYywkGkC-0pnVt9MAjC3DGM_kkOoPQfbYUzyAZUO1CZEb4r_Mg8pqWd1fTsec8vIKEstD46_6z7RaUaahAPQGzuNIZizL8LNGq47NMVL2bpStcnK7S7QXBQbGVEla0bRny2KpbR2M15/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438295402198220210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wearing it eating Valentine M&Ms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqORh7DQWW9smRvoomtIEUnTlAKd9acKQgTKtjTtJPV61Znam0_ax-c6fy02l2n-9dOOJR2AQC0t-w25-1FAikhe9-HbOgpy9jIqdMX4gLODX_S6pqLv7XHdD28YqOsGkPc5-B3wJ50_VM/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqORh7DQWW9smRvoomtIEUnTlAKd9acKQgTKtjTtJPV61Znam0_ax-c6fy02l2n-9dOOJR2AQC0t-w25-1FAikhe9-HbOgpy9jIqdMX4gLODX_S6pqLv7XHdD28YqOsGkPc5-B3wJ50_VM/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438295387674434226" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Posing for a photo wearing it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGKycsROABMeULBy4HdMz2Y8eTHAkQ_PR0AEv-1wn5a_bl-y9cnXoIYmcqXBTDteA6xkycGWFuC8j8F99QdV6ZNb4_Nuk1DkWLFDRuxqu_FiI6PU689ksv-H0q693OYOXG5YxCeXeSKYu/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGKycsROABMeULBy4HdMz2Y8eTHAkQ_PR0AEv-1wn5a_bl-y9cnXoIYmcqXBTDteA6xkycGWFuC8j8F99QdV6ZNb4_Nuk1DkWLFDRuxqu_FiI6PU689ksv-H0q693OYOXG5YxCeXeSKYu/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438295384833496146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Who knows what he's trying to do here</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">I think the hat has a couple days left before it's torn apart from all the use it has seen, but it's easy enough to make another.</div></div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-22250662536032682142010-01-01T00:23:00.001-07:002010-01-01T00:24:16.427-07:00Out with the old......and onto a new year that's hopefully happier and all together better than the old.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-57359002565039606982009-12-24T05:27:00.003-07:002009-12-24T05:47:34.829-07:00The hopes and fears of all the years a met in thee tonight.<div style="text-align: left;">At this hour of the morning when I usually prefer to be sleeping soundly I came across a <a href="http://segullah.org/daily-special/o-come-o-come-emmanuel/">blog post</a> that was comforting to me as my first Christmas with a significant loss is about to begin. The other day I was very sad at the thought of having lost Nolan and that Christmas just wasn't going to be all that good this year. I started thinking of Christmas a the celebration of Christ's birth and what Christ did for us. It was relieving. I can't say that this christmas will be what I thought it would be 3 months ago, but I have a new view of what it will hold for me this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpEspzJEr0UBSc4djWFPzDi_W6xpJfE3r4sn-VgvWeEzC715LDoleqNtF9zZcHO0T7aYwDA3uaHY-KzXHSdBJtnurLn_YtGsrSXX_MYgO468REWjbimwvtnJlsdLJOL2IC3CyEwr4aKbl/s400/Boys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418782476854938914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Take a moment to think of the significant role Christ has had in your life.</div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-19973090393280449312009-12-17T22:19:00.003-07:002009-12-17T22:34:29.596-07:00Oh Christmas Tree<div style="text-align: left;">Our trees through the years</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r3WrAllBRVn-KWyFH6CgC3Ggo2349O3vsGXus3Ktl6JFRGNV-BTATQNFPrJE1xGn3DvwWepg0eMwEsO62y5Ati7sn3HbUIf1VNflCit1vDbsItzbpUzXKbJjdjpvdrxqfKuQo99B5y_Z/s400/P1010022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442353238473650" /><div style="text-align: center;">2003</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDry37fVqgP_aSrwVyMUjLH4xb5eWsDk6BWoLDfo2SUjpm8yljZmVwf3s0tQB87_MtOEyarRJpEKQc_fRnAfIxKz-ZPvvejMIpFzO7L5C4868y8maVZM2-XFEuacGnfFgO9nX9f-poTXb/s1600-h/PC190006.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDry37fVqgP_aSrwVyMUjLH4xb5eWsDk6BWoLDfo2SUjpm8yljZmVwf3s0tQB87_MtOEyarRJpEKQc_fRnAfIxKz-ZPvvejMIpFzO7L5C4868y8maVZM2-XFEuacGnfFgO9nX9f-poTXb/s1600-h/PC190006.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDry37fVqgP_aSrwVyMUjLH4xb5eWsDk6BWoLDfo2SUjpm8yljZmVwf3s0tQB87_MtOEyarRJpEKQc_fRnAfIxKz-ZPvvejMIpFzO7L5C4868y8maVZM2-XFEuacGnfFgO9nX9f-poTXb/s400/PC190006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442970889288226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">2004</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WD0h8O8QHyoB8m8eDXb9touMAO8HNgC1PmC0hQHwaP4U9fWDOC7_DWIWbBfhQB-7ixkzZBnsRyRXv1Bnnr07XFspgzF2cMRm0BN_jalnbKa657hVPd9pRaZtI2zZ_DOrd2jNKUqJYAiG/s400/PC040001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442376112279954" /><div style="text-align: center;">2005</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEvgtnFXuERBm_aHKQR0ZGZ6Ni7H_HLSbMhuhB0NzTk2DyGCAtt2DyczuChxPHOB5gUnJ9cFAsS4GKvBU3L1NZ7-9VVWXlalyLOyPMRRnXDWq8giyRfqen9gGQR6c_ijXQsLl9Yx0yX_L/s400/PC030001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442372420744690" /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">2006</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aKM5DN4kVhmfCN6gQRZ7OWXv1i2jss1pg9mXjRjVv7MHK1i8hXdHHmkQJ8lA21ozQq4o1nb1T2byH6_64P-MFWn04KKX6sIDmLD-eMwsFlYS4_RkTncSC1EuEvtlbwyWNb-QFdelp3zr/s400/PB240025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442362446828114" /><div style="text-align: center;">2007</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB7JneAqdDlOO9BxSycpkswU5nTWnpbjCBrXvjLgxhkDtXyBU8sTMkWiWpRbp22-MR4GPhML-4VbdxM7txkmYrAj9lQaolWHfFH0d8OouubQOVH50dN0hmwDH8koR3YdB30V8FPqHYyjJ/s1600-h/PC140123.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB7JneAqdDlOO9BxSycpkswU5nTWnpbjCBrXvjLgxhkDtXyBU8sTMkWiWpRbp22-MR4GPhML-4VbdxM7txkmYrAj9lQaolWHfFH0d8OouubQOVH50dN0hmwDH8koR3YdB30V8FPqHYyjJ/s1600-h/PC140123.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB7JneAqdDlOO9BxSycpkswU5nTWnpbjCBrXvjLgxhkDtXyBU8sTMkWiWpRbp22-MR4GPhML-4VbdxM7txkmYrAj9lQaolWHfFH0d8OouubQOVH50dN0hmwDH8koR3YdB30V8FPqHYyjJ/s400/PC140123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442967312896850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">2008</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEGjfpKrFYtZdKx4p2hJm0ep27zy6rgRSzVKQ8L1VtOqQzTYcAc3n5lLx4n5XZzaX6LrmjPQ9iESBJdPOGtp5GtMQWIg211nQmmxI2fDKjHYz43j0rqt8tiahRWqauuTz_3BhE_Zsy7e5/s400/PC080146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416442389535594578" /><div style="text-align: center;">2009</div></div></div></div></div></div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-68352542198322013752009-12-14T22:38:00.002-07:002009-12-14T22:48:54.660-07:00Doing those things we don't love to doI just got around to the annual cousin letter. I've always been a procrastinator when it came to the letter, but this year I really didn't want to write anything. I think everyone around me knows that Nolan passed away the day he was born and that it was the most challenging experience of my life. I have written a few things about it, mostly for myself, so I'll remember and so others will know how I feel. I didn't want to revisit those feelings to share with the family too much, but I got something out and it's been a challenge even in its brevity. That's that, so I'm just gonna say it now. If I have another year like this one was I'm not writing anything.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-78824039446517027332009-11-10T14:15:00.001-07:002009-11-10T14:23:15.901-07:00Is there something wrong with my tastes?<span style="font-family:georgia;">Nabisco, what’s going on with you guys? Why can’t you make a proper Mint Oreo cookie to meet my needs?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I got hooked on the idea of a Mint Oreo when those stupid </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.keebler.com/">Keebler Elves</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> quit making their old Grasshopper cookies that were essentially a Mint Oreo, not the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookiepages/thinmints.html">Girl Scout</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> cookie knockoff that they market as a grasshopper now.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I really liked the Mystic Mints, which evolved into Fudge Covered Mint Oreos. From what I could tell this was an Oreo with a minty filling covered in fudge. But that was discontinued and they introduced a Milk Chocolate Covered Mint Oreo, it wasn’t nearly as good as the Fudge Covered Mint Oreo.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">As best I know that, eventually, disappeared too.</span><br /><p style="font-family: georgia;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;">A while back there was an Oreo Double Delight, the filling was green and white.<span style=""> </span>I was supposed to be minty and creamy, it was tasty, but the consistency of the filling was off. Now there are Cool Mint Oreos, they taste the same to me as the Double Delight Oreos and the filling is off on these too.<br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Much to my pleasure, the other day I was at the grocery store and I say a limited edition Mint Fudge Covered Oreos. They aren’t quite as good as I remember the original, but still a nice find that I will savor for the time they are available to me.</p>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-32585311359712804682009-11-02T11:35:00.002-07:002009-11-02T11:42:08.196-07:00Just know, I'm really not sureIf you ask me how I'm doing, I'll probably tell you I'm OK all things considered. The truth is I'm not sure how I'm doing, I've never been through anything like this before. I'm getting by, I go to work, I'm trying to do other things that I've always done. Just know that it is alright to talk to me, I am still me and I still like to being social. I may not want to talk about everything that has happened though.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-14805716236872403882009-09-30T14:42:00.001-06:002009-09-30T14:46:03.693-06:00Now you can test for yourselfI came across <a href="http://www.biyee.net/v/color_vision_test/index.htm">this</a> colorblind test and thought it would be fun for you to see where you fall in the spectrum. Maybe you're colorblind and don't even know it, but probably not.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-61474302670176681302009-09-24T13:11:00.011-06:002009-09-24T13:22:26.138-06:00Something Fresh, Something Exciting!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">While trying to figure out what I should be posting about to generate more interest in my blog I noticed lots of lists on other blogs.</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hmm, what could I make a list about?</span><br /></span><p style="font-family: arial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">10 Top ten David Letterman top ten lists? No, I haven’t watched that show consistently for years and have no idea where my brother’s book of top ten lists went. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">9 List of things I thought of listing? I think that’s been covered before by many others.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">8 Why I’m glad to be the Cubmaster and not the Scoutmaster? No, I’ll just be put in as Scout Master if I make a list like that.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">7 Best Moments on <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13">Fresh Air</a> with Terry Gross? Ok, I know I’m grasping at straws here.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">6 Things I’ve overheard at stores? I actually wanted to make this list, but I forget the funny stuff I hear before I can write it down.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">5 Why Reaganomics was so good for me and the country? I didn’t have a clue what economics or Reagan’s policies were while he was in office, so I’m not going to go there now.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">4 Poor grammar and why it bugs me? It really does bother me when then and than get mixed up, but I am no master of the English language and grammar in general (as I’m sure you’ve noticed by now).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3 Why The Simpsons is such an enduring television show? I love this show, but I mostly watch it out of loyalty to my reputation as a Simpsons fan.<span style=""> </span>The show is no longer what it used to be.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">2 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Movies Ever!</span> according to Gage? That just generates questions or invites criticism and I don’t want either of those.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">1 Bologna and the many ways to pronounce it? Now that’s and idea that came from a David Letterman top ten list, so It’s already been done.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I guess I have made my own top ten list of lists, so suck on that Mr. Letterman!</span></p>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-88417966696205797882009-09-03T20:49:00.002-06:002009-09-03T20:57:02.449-06:00Gotta use what you can<div>I took my boys to the zoo this afternoon, it was a fun outing, even if the Utah St., Utah game made the drive home difficult. There was a Snow Leopard cub at the zoo and this sign. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKORXynSHxBN_NjG4mSvaXCul3GfCUipca7yxhmGatmEwYEYW15N4nNWVvyddiaOh7-pVNp5oW72QnprgB_2Xkjny-wDINinkSd4NqpdyGrMUPyVCtSV8cAxNe8a6FtnJgRXt9IsJYmedv/s1600-h/P9030112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKORXynSHxBN_NjG4mSvaXCul3GfCUipca7yxhmGatmEwYEYW15N4nNWVvyddiaOh7-pVNp5oW72QnprgB_2Xkjny-wDINinkSd4NqpdyGrMUPyVCtSV8cAxNe8a6FtnJgRXt9IsJYmedv/s400/P9030112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377439423382973442" /></a><br /><div> I thought it was a good way to advertise the new <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Apple OS</a> and help the zoo out at the same time.</div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-5000127877390657812009-08-09T13:26:00.003-06:002009-08-09T13:38:33.730-06:00Some Random Thoughts with Pictures<div style="text-align: left;">It was the <a href="http://pennylongstockings.blogspot.com/">DWs</a> birthday a couple weeks ago. I built her a cake for the occasion. It's an orange cake that I made from scratch. Here's the frosting in progress. I've made this cake for her birthday before and I'll probably make it again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKV9KLj0q2uebEA2KgCHFCS8CLxLgobtdmcG9-APc9KIRMF3el885Qd0WmcXVV57vZGpEBAfN8H-zA0clOHStAJN1TxjoryMkhwVhmlO7YGeurSyqj0QkaQRfaqEMK8mhejU7LOMoGI-K/s400/P7280023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368048616681797794" /><br /><div>It's summer and pretty nice outside when it's not too hot. The boys love to spend time outside whenever we will let them. The enjoy eating lunch or any meal for that matter at their picnic table.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLJTl5gIh86ztrkEVckF9Y7pHD9tmfKU3wd56dSgvDEIc-NtJ2Nh4D9pXLDTL8QfreLBS4jTG5Wo2SJNG_l-LLMk0-tacLu6FRCt2YLczqn-zxik9Vs6J6fWONOhJfVFfPVeDKoNiNLgR/s1600-h/P7270008.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLJTl5gIh86ztrkEVckF9Y7pHD9tmfKU3wd56dSgvDEIc-NtJ2Nh4D9pXLDTL8QfreLBS4jTG5Wo2SJNG_l-LLMk0-tacLu6FRCt2YLczqn-zxik9Vs6J6fWONOhJfVFfPVeDKoNiNLgR/s1600-h/P7270008.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLJTl5gIh86ztrkEVckF9Y7pHD9tmfKU3wd56dSgvDEIc-NtJ2Nh4D9pXLDTL8QfreLBS4jTG5Wo2SJNG_l-LLMk0-tacLu6FRCt2YLczqn-zxik9Vs6J6fWONOhJfVFfPVeDKoNiNLgR/s400/P7270008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368048633005097538" /></a><br />The other day the DW and the boys went no a tour of the <a href="http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1863-1-1-1,00.html">Beehive House</a> and looked around Temple Square. They have been obsessed with vests and cowboy hats. This is what they were wearing for the tour, cowboy hat ad fishing vest for one and cowboy hat, cowboy vest and fake pull over cowboy boots for the other.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98Z8D4ejgY30JUZU6HT5y1lfmRn43_l3BLSNvYE_yRPuYklGntd1_RMHccwRxpiII5iAWghc37ZgFdK7_g_pfrNfFdy0IJVEgmj84gXgawTzWlgtqCH65-1fccHdKGIRHqkPOwVwmEQgo/s1600-h/P8040096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98Z8D4ejgY30JUZU6HT5y1lfmRn43_l3BLSNvYE_yRPuYklGntd1_RMHccwRxpiII5iAWghc37ZgFdK7_g_pfrNfFdy0IJVEgmj84gXgawTzWlgtqCH65-1fccHdKGIRHqkPOwVwmEQgo/s400/P8040096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368048609210193922" /></a><br /></div><div>I hope you enjoy the pictures.</div></div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-25195179455303312842009-06-16T20:09:00.000-06:002009-06-16T20:11:02.520-06:002 Car GarageTwo months in the new place and we can get two cars in our garage.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1W-ykYbVqBHIE32F_NoXBP0jJOoIXQ1rbX1lAvgCfaQoXU6EGM-OzkvpmR63B4y_8ehyphenhyphenAOAWIJJShhnmd87i2S_ApgNLQfEYFXnfGe_saJ9fd4kyRpeC7SNGTb2gKXUVOaX9bZ9X387P/s1600-h/P6160032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1W-ykYbVqBHIE32F_NoXBP0jJOoIXQ1rbX1lAvgCfaQoXU6EGM-OzkvpmR63B4y_8ehyphenhyphenAOAWIJJShhnmd87i2S_ApgNLQfEYFXnfGe_saJ9fd4kyRpeC7SNGTb2gKXUVOaX9bZ9X387P/s400/P6160032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348113092299511970" /></a>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-83878536470523353402009-05-27T13:20:00.003-06:002009-05-27T13:26:44.093-06:00I have an idea for a family photoRecently the <a href="http://lucyvpelt.blogspot.com/2009/05/need-laugh.html">Big Sis</a> posted a funny link about an awesome shirt. A <a href="http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1249.html">web comic</a> that I like reading had a reference to said shirt that I thought was priceless. I'm now considering getting the whole family some of the shirts for a family photo that will be worthy of <a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/">this</a> blog. Enough with the links.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-41635465812563350022009-05-19T07:18:00.006-06:002009-05-19T13:20:31.547-06:00More from around the house<div style="text-align: left;">I spent Saturday working on all sorts of project around the house. I started off putting some shelfs up in the closet in the office/nursery. I was able to clean up some of the boxes and other clutter sitting on the floor.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhwTvK7Z7JA1yW0d-SBPjMfW5AFjOdoYDKysfViq8omuXw8Nz33JHhZPHMrEqLeODSzRcvdDQfEYg94c405c2FHR5LxM9N990dXcXsHXkbjK4wInQ2PpcFup0eVmJzBcq0Oppyyfo861i/s400/P5170084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337524353059239010" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next I moved on to installing dimmer switches in our bathrooms. These are the best ever, you don't have to have the light blindingly bright at night or any other time of day for that matter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_m1DwiDGfU6fy8UEKKHk-RjpNJwE5OLEZSMO2jCDaAlemmoE6i45p_61V-x04_Oa4evMXeVl3qhZE64JgGhk9jYR_pNntaTGCQG3K5elu7epYy-2K5SQCDC4BH82uLH8elXlQ5iuFA9mD/s1600-h/P5170083.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_m1DwiDGfU6fy8UEKKHk-RjpNJwE5OLEZSMO2jCDaAlemmoE6i45p_61V-x04_Oa4evMXeVl3qhZE64JgGhk9jYR_pNntaTGCQG3K5elu7epYy-2K5SQCDC4BH82uLH8elXlQ5iuFA9mD/s400/P5170083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337524780557013410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now this is the stage of my blog where electrician should look away. I installed an outlet in the area Kinsey has set up for sewing in the basement. She had run several extension cords to get power where she needed it and I thought a proper outlet would be more appropriate. I added the splitter because she needed more than two outlets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN3gBsU_3fiTKogee2Vw4C0-IYbXmX9PspvLDv_jrRykMDZh-NwQx5wC_p6LvePLUnazh9ztM8EmdASrlcGzsywu2nJCfcrkiMo5ZBWjwX38xu48lduGkpdLlaArY8ZPcy9CwqLdATlm1/s1600-h/P5170078.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN3gBsU_3fiTKogee2Vw4C0-IYbXmX9PspvLDv_jrRykMDZh-NwQx5wC_p6LvePLUnazh9ztM8EmdASrlcGzsywu2nJCfcrkiMo5ZBWjwX38xu48lduGkpdLlaArY8ZPcy9CwqLdATlm1/s400/P5170078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337524355480149778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Many pictures, shelves and other decorations were put up as well. It's really starting to look like our home here.</div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-73907009585420365702009-05-06T13:50:00.002-06:002009-05-06T13:58:39.402-06:00And the home improvement beginsWe spent a week in our new home before heading off for a week of vacation and now reality is setting in. There are no big projects to do just yet, but I've officially started on one of the little ones. Today while I was home for lunch, I started patching small holes from nails and other such things in the walls. The best was the entryway from the living room to the Kitchen. The corner bead had been hit pretty hard and dented. It was covered with scotch tape and painted very poorly. I wanted to get at least some of the patching done at lunch so I could get it better filled after work. I went to all the effort of patching and painting at the old place just to do it again in the new place. Once the patching and touch up is complete I'll move on to replacing the kitchen sink and faucet. It's just more fun than I should be allowed to haveGagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-78974543337177353982009-04-28T22:12:00.003-06:002009-04-28T22:26:10.084-06:00Reporting as a Citizen of Disneyland<div>My family as become Honorary Citizens of Disneyland! If you look at the picture closely you will see that the boys are wearing buttons that say Honorary Citizen.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBZFSFyY4nnVfhP5JdAyUYemNWt_0xAwVI2md47ARmgPJrBwoAzsdkZlmAA5nC9FqrpiCl3H7aeaoT-7HU_KYZoVJzkzhInMye_yeTI_j4L2fkAZoERt3z1iBW7KwIZKgYTcFkc7GVw4B/s400/P4280129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329962176521685106" /><div><br /></div><div>We were all given these (everyone in our family that is). We ended up getting to the park before we planned and were at the head of one of the entrance lines. A worker (or cast member as the are called) came out and asked us how we were doing, he then asked if we wanted to help open the park. He then gave us the buttons and and a book to sign our name and where we were from. He said he'd be back later for our help. When it was time for the park to open we got to go inside the gate to be introduced and welcome everyone for the day. Pretty exciting, huh?</div>Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-85436668750415134392009-04-24T10:45:00.002-06:002009-04-24T10:53:10.165-06:00Ah, the IntermawebAfter a week with no internet of our own, we are back on line. Stupid Qwest with their capacity limitations wouldn't let us transfer our service all of four blocks. I'm pretty sure we were freeing up as much broadband spectrum as we would have been taking up again. Don't even get me started on the prices Comcast charges either, it's no bargain. We decided to try a wireless broadband ISP in the area. They have decent speeds and good prices. I'll let you know what we think of Digis once we have had a chance to try it a little longer.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-17957263445824425492009-04-13T09:08:00.002-06:002009-04-13T09:12:05.782-06:00Happy Birthday to my Little Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF4Gjx2GYWta3I7pxiqCamDaaSQamq0IYtL87zm3deuiU7K0B91EvxICG2-0m_mh-p6AYYzRYIZi37RUTQjxE5MVUCE7im7ckYX_bFbA0LZ4pSwum5tAP-66U-mh88Rpk6XW1bTgPej0u/s1600-h/P4140008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF4Gjx2GYWta3I7pxiqCamDaaSQamq0IYtL87zm3deuiU7K0B91EvxICG2-0m_mh-p6AYYzRYIZi37RUTQjxE5MVUCE7im7ckYX_bFbA0LZ4pSwum5tAP-66U-mh88Rpk6XW1bTgPej0u/s400/P4140008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324193480253073746" border="0" /></a><br />This little guy turned three today! He savored the birthday cake breakfast and has been having fun with the presents, if only I could be home having fun with him today.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-13626202330811210272009-03-31T08:25:00.002-06:002009-03-31T08:35:11.031-06:00Utah loves Woot!Ever since I learned about <a href="http://www.woot.com/">Woot</a>! from my brother, I have been loving this site. Judging from the map below, Utah loves Woot! too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NvsqPirKkuIsEgfAcXaKwKuTjdNWILFBI0FutBltTuJpRcHIl_oH8e4zq9xPznyM5UEYHUg4oHW4aWntzjmLK3Agrt2n7QYDAIQJbXYG3PsNpkLJeFOZzvRP59jy0FoTSFFp7iqt9TAn/s1600-h/Woot.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NvsqPirKkuIsEgfAcXaKwKuTjdNWILFBI0FutBltTuJpRcHIl_oH8e4zq9xPznyM5UEYHUg4oHW4aWntzjmLK3Agrt2n7QYDAIQJbXYG3PsNpkLJeFOZzvRP59jy0FoTSFFp7iqt9TAn/s400/Woot.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319358053642187394" border="0" /></a><br />The map illustrates the number of sales to a state. Wyoming, right next to Utah, has no love for Woot! for some reason. Utah is the brightest state and therefore <3's Woot! I've only made two purchase so far, but it's exciting to see what random item they will offer each day. Every coupple of months they have a Wootoff where they sell items one right after another. At some point durring a Wootoff, they will offer a "Bag of Crap", it's a grab bag of leftovevers basically. I got one once and I can tell you that it was, infact, crappy stuff, but exciting none the less.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-28052553211972282102009-03-20T20:20:00.003-06:002009-03-20T20:30:16.646-06:00I've become obsessed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-iU4a9gQ8LiUOuKlmDIO0Zz3oKjjabIbsUWpp5ZIWBFfvwcRJGhvtb-zsahYRIF_TbGgZMQzOoeNjg8vcXmGz220uCU1lzifQU7kEkZml3yVIlZln7tfRh0y66cZVsOWcIk9G9tO92ey/s1600-h/TTR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-iU4a9gQ8LiUOuKlmDIO0Zz3oKjjabIbsUWpp5ZIWBFfvwcRJGhvtb-zsahYRIF_TbGgZMQzOoeNjg8vcXmGz220uCU1lzifQU7kEkZml3yVIlZln7tfRh0y66cZVsOWcIk9G9tO92ey/s400/TTR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315461498579770146" border="0" /></a><br />Since actually trying this game for the first time I have been wanting to play it more and more. It's fun and challenging, you built your train routes across the country or continent, there are several variants. You have go to try it. If you are a friendless looser you can play online, if you have a significant other or friends you can play the board game. It's great either way.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979880659624337192.post-26172711562272405442009-03-11T16:31:00.002-06:002009-03-11T16:35:38.017-06:00The Doldrums of MarchIt's March, I've been sick, our house hasn't sold, so on and so forth. The snow is gone, for the most part, and nothing has really come to life yet. It just isn't all that exciting, but I'll get through it somehow. I hope everyone else is having a better March than I am.Gagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267313952855784852noreply@blogger.com0