Mother's day 2012

We had a great weekend.  There were a few detractors but we had fun.  FTD messed me over by not delivering one of the flower arrangements I ordered.  Now comes the "pay me back" effort.  Wild Mom enjoyed her flowers even if I forgot to sign the card. Hey, I didn't forget every thing. Youth bowling went very well as we went 5-2 against the 2nd place team.  The kids did really good with the pressure and only need to win one game next week to clinch the title.   Lady and Peanut went out Saturday night for dinner.  They must have behaved as they came home at a reasonable time and I didn't have to go to the jail and bail them out.  Sunday, #1 grilled ribs under Peanuts watchful eye and constant guidance, though he won't agree to that happening.  Lew and Lil Princess were there and the activity level was high.  AJ did a nose dive after his bath and now sports a swollen and bloody lip.  One of life's early lessons ... watch out for wet floors! Lady has a new "smart" phone on order and that should be here soon.  Odds are being taken on who will be "smarter". I am betting on Lady!  I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if we had never met.  Undoubtedly, not nearly as complete and fun.

Caps Lose.
Nats Lose.
Braves Win.

Life's good.

Sidewalk Escapades

These are the fun days of watching life pass me by.  Not withstanding that I am at work but I am bored! Sunny, warm and breezy ... the best combination. Life as a homeless man must be pretty good as he could care for 5 dogs which he was walking on leads. Just hope he doesn't run into someone with a cat on the lead ... could be messy.  As usual there is always the wind and its effects.  Young woman coming from a coffee resupply trip at MacDonalds.  Hands are full holding 4 cups of hot coffee and the wind plays its games. Though the dress wasn't blown up quickly it did manage to push it higher.  The question is how high will she allow the dress to go before she chances dropping the coffees?  The sad part of this is she is almost out of the range of my viewing.  Also, how does she get into the building with both hands full as I no one anywhere near the door.  Oh, another question, homeless man with a electric powered wheelchair.  Where does he charge it up?  I know they haven't developed the perpetual battery!  Plugging into any electrical outlet would be stealing ... wouldn't it?  I always wonder why people choose to cross in the middle of the block across 5 lanes of traffic during rush hour instead of using the crosswalk a half block away.  Sadly some of these adventures are near disasters and I will hate the day when I have to witness the worst.  Another great sight is seeing how some people dress. One lady wearing a nice business style skirt and flip flops.  I can understand the tennis shoes as a comfortable walking alternative ... but flip flops?  late breaking news ... walking next to the wall on the black granite stones with heels is a disaster when you step in water.  She is ok, pride hurt but all is well and maybe next time she will pay more attention while she is texting.  Ha!

Work, Work, Work

2 more weeks of Dancing With The Stars and it is anybody's guess who will win. They are very even.  Well, it seems my time gets sucked away very quickly especially by my employer.  Three transmitter moves, finishing the new station setup and a network migration that starts with pulling about 20K feet of CAT 6 cable, all these combine to steal any free moments I have for the next 4 weeks.

The Sunday Night league is done and we got our meager prize.  We finished 7th out of 8.  That was disappointing but gives me more motivation for next year with my 181 book average.  Two weeks to go on the Youth league and we have a 2 point lead.  Looks like we will bowl the 2nd place team twice.  So with 14 points available nothing is for sure.  The nice thing is I have my average (188) up to a respectable level.  It has been a few years since that happened.

Still figuring out what to do this summer.  All we have planned is a week in Florida for the Anderson reunion.  I need to find something really fun!  Other than that the next thing will be the Cruise in January 2013.  I have ideas but it requires cooperation with some kids and that seems unlikely .... oh well.

VJ is crawling and pulling up.  Oh Boy!  AJ is a joy with his million questions on even the simplest topic.  Lew is doing great and his bowling is improving.  Lil Princess is practicing her skills at manipulating papaw.  At least so far ... trying too.



Peanut, Star, Chicken man work, #1 is trying to learn in school, and #2 maintains a low profile.

Go Braves!