2007 Renn Faire

Some pictures from the Renn Faire. There would have been more but my batteries were almost dead and I didn't have any spares. :)



A little MayPole action ...

Scene from "Fight School"


Learning about "QuarterStaffs"


Elephants to Ride ... Maybe they were used to haul in some of those ladies who were busting out of their costumes. :)



Looking down one of the many lanes ...


Another direction ...


Celtic, Irish, Scottish music ... By Molly.


the dancer on the left danced the Irish jigs.


This young Lass was good as she danced to the Scottish music. I was impressed how fast she went and the floor of the stage was painted and unfinished two X fours. No indoor dance stage for her. If memory serves me, she could beat out 170 steps a minute.


My Favorite ... The O'Danny Girls ...


A little closer ... but far enough away to keep it PG.


All in all it was a grand time to be had by all. Till next time or next year ...

Fall is near.

Well, another weekend is upon us. I survived the week with minimal damage. The weather is so nice I find myself wishing I had a good reason to go back to the Renn Faire. It is mid-70's, low humidity and lots of sun. Not sure what is on the weekend agenda. I think tonight is Logan's Road House. Beer and beef ... God's staple for the real man.

Two months until the December cruise.
Six months until Nationals in Albuquerque NM.
Eight months till a Graduation Cruise to somewhere.

Work is the same. Several hardware changes are in the process of getting setup and should provide me a chance for some unpaid overtime. What a country! Tom has been in Charlotte NC. all week goofing off, actually he is supposed to be attending a convention but he will never tell.

Wild Mom is fine and preparing for her #2 son to come home from England for a few weeks.

Lady is fine. She is enduring the audit and staff meetings. I wonder if I could convince her to quit and runaway with me?

#1 will be here in two weeks. What can we do to entertain him? Hmmmm.

#2 continues to work a schedule that bounces all over the clock and days. But it is work. And he gets to deal with all the new games, could we say perpetual childhood?

Princess is still in school. She has missed a few days due to personal stuff. I haven't heard much on how school is going or her personal life lately. Who knows, maybe one day I will. Booger is still the same crap-colored pain in the tush.

Sure hope I can see Lil Princess and Lew this weekend. It is a bummer when mom works all the time. I miss those evening visits.

Not much from Kritty this week. She is driving that new car all the time and she hasn't figured a way to get Internet in the car yet. Maybe by December the newness will wear off and she will drop by again.

Ashley is working hard at her new job so that is why she hasn't been by.

My friend Blue is recovering from a medical problem in Terra Haute Indiana. Get well, dude and hurry back to Virginia.

And You Thought I Was One of a Kind!!!!

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Arrrrrgh

Well, the Renaissance Faire was a blast. Where else can you see great scenery and entertainment? The theme this weekend was Pirates. We went to several shows featuring Celtic, Irish, Scottish and gypsy music. The crowd was larger this year but we managed to see all we wanted too. The O'Danny Girls are still my favorite followed closely by Fight School. Lady liked the men in tights, it appeared that there were more of them this year. I still believe some of the women walking around the faire have no business wearing a corset that small. One old woman had them squeezed in so much the blood veins were popping out. My theory on being so tight is that if you squeeze them enough even the wrinkles will disappear.

Wild Mom is all ready to go but a small cloud dampened the fun as Bubbles passed on. We will miss the dog. Therefore, Wild Mom now has a green light to travel. I wonder if she can wear the motor home out before my brother gets there. Hmmm.

Lady enjoyed the weekend and I still could not get her to buy that women's breastplate to wear. She is a special woman and one I am proud to be around and a part of her life.

#1 is barely two weeks away from coming home. Work is busy as they apparently are consolidating inventories.

#2 continues to work and refine his plans to spend money.

Princess is near to finishing the move. Let me see, how long has it been? School is her favorite time and she is constantly trying to find new assignments to complete. Booger is his normal obnoxious self. Princess now wants to go to the renn faire one weekend before they close in October. We will start a lottery to see if you can guess how many times she will fall off or get bucked off her horse when we do the beach ride at Cozumel.

Kritty has a new car but we will not hold it against her that it is a FORD. She did well!

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Good old Washington Redskins ... bragged all week on how they would be 3-0 against the hapless NY Giants. Guess what ... 24-17 says they LOST.

Too little ... too late for the Atlanta Braves. Maybe next year they will realize that you have to play baseball to win not get a free pass and back into the playoffs.

OJ ... put his butt in jail where he belongs. Let him and Vick share a cell and perhaps one of them will grow up and realize what they threw away.

55 and Moving On

Well, it is official now. I can go to Denney's and get the Senior Coffee and Breakfast. It took me a while to get here but I have arrived. The weekend was quiet but busy. I spent my last non-senior day with nine kids at the church. We did many water balloon activities, which included getting wet. While it was a blast, I did get tired later that night. Sunday was the usual of bowling and bowling. The youth team is hanging on to first place as we improved our record to 7-1. The young woman I coach rolled a 203-187-209 for a 599 series. Not bad. The evening shift was fun but we finished the day even better. We had snacks and then cooled off in a hot tub at our friend’s house in Lake Ridge.

Looks like we may go to the Renaissance Faire this weekend if the plans work out.

No changes on the work scene. I got older but they did not get smarter.

Wild Mom is ready to go to the Caribbean. All reservations are set except for the excursions and that will be down this weekend. Bubbles is sick and not doing to well. Prayers are what will do the most. Mom is also occupied with Deszeree. It is hard having to hold her all the time and not break into baby talk.

Lady is tired but slowly catching up at work. She really enjoyed the hot tub.

#1 is coming home 10-17 October.

#2 is just working and trying to figure out bowling on the wii.

Princess slowly expands her working hours and is up to 3 days now. I guess I cannot keep her occupied enough. She is having fun with school and the time should fly by. Booger is the same. If you do not know, she is not ticklish.

Peanut has gone north to live with her family. I did not get a chance to give her the birthday card but I hope she enjoyed her 20th. I know I missed her.

Lottery - Winner or Loser

Is the Lottery good or bad ... You decide.

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Snickers

Many things are happening around the house. The new cabinets are being delivered today. Painting is next on the horizon. Perhaps we can paint that crap colored big dog something more exciting.

Wild Mom is basking in dreams about the new motorhome she has. her and Bubbles sat out there and dreamed of some wild adventures.

Lady is working and maintaining her sanity. Time never seems to stretch far enough to get all the jobs done. Her bowling has improved though.

#1 is working and planning his trip here later this month. Who knows, maybe I will drap him over to the lanes and give him another bowling lesson.

#2 got in some extra work when someone didn't show up on time. Now we must find a way to keep him from misplacing his car keys. Nails and glue?

Princess is doing ok. She is fighting off a cold and sinus stuff. So the move downstairs is equally slowed down. Booger is the same in many ways. With the printer hooked up, I wonder how long before her writing assignments show up in printed form. Oh, I increased the budget item for printer paper to $75.00.

Peanut is rejoing us and will be doing her best to keep us entertained. It is good when one of the kids comes back because we missed her a lot.

Lew loves this coming over every night but hates the going home part. Of course we don't get quite as much stuff down. But it is fun.

Lil Princess is perfect ... what more can I say?

The Grind Begins

Well, I survived another weekend. Everything is back in swing and the word is go-go-go. No planned getaways until December. That is as long as I do not win the lottery and then all bets are off.

Lady barely was rested and primed for going back to work today. I think the retirement fever is closing in fast for her. She loved going to El Agave, as we have not been there in several weeks. Something about Mexican food, that soothes your spirit. On the other hand, is that the tequila?

#1 is off today and perhaps will get things booked for a visit home the end of the month. He has to be careful because soon the snows will keep him confined to snowbunny land.

#2 was paid this weekend. I wonder how much is left. Now the fun comes in stretching that paycheck for XM radio, new car speakers, laptops and many other toys.

Princess found out that Booger has not lost all his parts in the surgery last week. Yes, she screamed bloody murder as the monster came alive. It was fun bowling with her Sunday. She joined my team and we had a great time. These will be some of the special times to be remembered long after we all grow up. See ... I did not mention you slide down the lane any. Booger still has not figured out the obedience stuff ... thick skull.

Lew was fun. Actually, he really surprised us by acting as if he was a lot older. His favorite phrase was "Oh my God!" replacing last weeks "Awesome."

Lil Princess had a rough weekend and was restless for the most part. I was only able to hold her 5-10 minutes at a time before she wanted Momma.

Still on our hearts: Jessi and Traci

Holiday is Over

Well, the summer vacation is over and hopefully we will be able to stay home a bit more. I have a lot of honey-do's piled up and this Saturday could be the first day I have to get started.

The trip to Conway, SC was a lot of fun. We sat around talking a lot but managed to do some sightseeing. The food at the old mansion in Mullins, SC was great. The house lent some atmosphere to the buffet but the food was good. Of course driving around the countryside was harder since our stomachs were so full. I think we checked out the eyelids more than the countryside. The trip home was long but nice. We drove all the way home on US 17. It was very scenic and peaceful and the traffic was not that bad until we got near I-95 in Fredericksburg.

Sadly, work still sucks. I remember a day when people wanted to work here just for the atmosphere. Now, you cannot wait to move on. Cannot fix Stupid still rules.
Complaint: My email and Internet do not work (as she drinks a warm cup of tea.) While standing there other people around the area chimed in that their computers were acting funny.
Fix: Unplug the cup warmer and replugged the network switch power for that set of cubicles.

This weekend bowling gets into high gear for both the Youth league and the Sunday Night league. May 2008 looks so far away.

Lady is slowly catching up and maybe by time of the cruise she will be done. She loved the lazy weekend we spent and was able to chat a lot with Ann and Lynne.

#1 is working. Not sure what the final decision for the apartment is but it must be made by Sept 17. Who knows, maybe he will find a snow bunnie to share with him.

#2 is working also. He also terrorizes the roadway as he drives to work. Now the problem becomes in stretching the paycheck to cover all the stuff he wants to buy. It never seems to go far enough.

Princess is BACK IN SCHOOL. Of course, her health takes a downturn every night in an attempt to stay home the next day. The move continues. At this pace, she will be done about the time Lil Princess starts school. Booger is getting the family jewels chopped off today. Of course, I had to take him and it took 2 hours to get there during morning rush. Another five minutes in the car with him and I would have cut those suckers off without any cost involved.

Lew and Lil Princess are growing up. Hope to see them soon. It has been 5 days since we saw them.

Mormonville is moving to Clarksville TN. Hope they are ready to live in the real world once again.