Ready for Action!

Lynn and the boys are arriving tommorrow, and we head to Boston with them until Sunday. Then LA (early AM flight). I will see 5 out of 6 nephews in a week (not bad especially since they live thousands of miles apart. I am working a little today since I will be off next week. I suppose going back to work will be relaxing after the whirlwind!

Otherwise, I am just avoiding getting to work as usual!

I posted this picture of Lake Louise, because it makes me think of Grandma. She was traveling when she was older and took a train trip to Canada. She arrived late at night, so it was dark and you could not see anything. When she woke up very early in the morning, she was greeted with this view of Lake Louise. She had never been on a trip into the mountains like that. I am going to go before I get more sentimental. That is the first thing I thought about when we visited there.

New York City Hash House Harriers - Travel - New York Times

New York City Hash House Harriers - Travel - New York Times

This may make me enjoy running.

Roostin'

Did you know that Turkeys roost in trees? We spotted 3 tonight up in a tree by our house. You learn somethin' new all of the time.

family guy

Nation's Snowmen March Against Global Warming

Sounds of Spring

We had some warm weather a couple of weeks ago, and our weather has warmed up today. I take nearly all the kids I see outside to treat them (whether they want to or not!). As my dad would say, "Go outside and shake the stink off of you". You would think the breezes and bird chirping is what I would hear. It never fails, some lawn crew cranks up the loudest and most industrial leaf blowers imaginable! I can be at a school or in some person's backyard! I just hate them!

Well, gotta go--want to sneak a bike in tonight. They are replacing siding on the house, so it may be challenging getting our bikes out.

Hello Muddah

I got some mail from camp today, and it just got me thinking about it. I need to book my plane! They put up a blog page that has some good videos to give you a feel for camp beyond what my pictures can show. It is on my sidebar on the bottom left side.
BTW, Mom visited camp about 2 years ago. Extreme Judy roped up and went up into the treehouse.

Some words to think about

I read this quote today, and I liked it.

"So-called "global warming" is just a secret plot by the wacko tree-huggers to make America energy independent, clean our air and water, improve the fuel efficiency of our vehicles, kick-start the 21rst century industries, and make our cities safer and more livable. Don't let them get away with it!"

-Chip Giller

Bird update

I was telling my mom about the bird we saw last night. When I described the bird and told her the name of it, she proceeded to tell me that she has eaten one of them. My grandfather used to hunt them, but she did not like eating them. What are the chances of that?

ADW: Scolopax minor: Information

ADW: Scolopax minor: Information

Nightbirdies

Last night we were out watching basketball, and I spotted something walking around the garden by the driveway. Usually that means an opposum, skunk, or sometimes fox. Last night it was a stocky little bird with long legs and a long beak. He was active and funky looking! After combing the internet, I think this may be the bird. Mike tried to take a picture of it, and if you click on the picture, he is in the front towards the right side (he blends in). Unfortunately we could not get the beak in the shot and Mike was worried he stressed him out so he did not try again.


The American Woodcock is what he is called. I will put a link on the next page.

Fringe Benefits

Most jobs have some type of perk associated with it. Like free cookies when you work in a bakery. In the helping profession I chose, my perks tend to be in the form of feeling good about helping others rather than buckets of money or free things. We hardly ever got a free lunch from anyone. While I was still at the U, they would not let vendors bring in bagels for us for early morning inservices. I do not know about you, but it would take a hell of a lot more to buy me!!

I am part of a minority of women here in the NYC metro area who does not get manicures or pedicures. My feet are downright FUGLY, and trying to pretty up my feet would be like putting lipstick on a pig. A lot of girls out here wax too, but I am too cheap (and not in the mood to suffer for beauty). I treat little preschool girls who go the the nail salons with their moms and get little rainbows and other designs on their tiny nails. One of my preschoolers suddenly decided during our treatment session that I needed my nails done. I was able to let her chose colors and give me a manicure while actually working on balance (man I am brave). Here is the result. Of course I keep forgetting about it. I wonder how many days before I remember to take it off! It is hard to tell in the picture, but the color palate is blue alternating with pink (even though I asked for clear and sparkly!). I work with another child who wants to clean my house. If he is not careful I will have to take him up on that one!!

aqualung.net - news

aqualung.net - news

I am sitting here listening to Memory Man finally. I practiced some self-restraint and used my gift certificate at Amazon instead of rushing out and buying it last week. It is better than the first album which you do not usually say about anyone. Call me old fashioned, but I like opening the CD and looking at the pictures and lyrics. I could have got it online and burned it as well, but I wanted to look at the fancy disc I suppose. It has been fun getting some new music. I am sure all of these songs will get stuck in my head.

Glenn Tilbrook Up The Junction Squeeze Live

Hey, I just found out that Squeeze is planning to tour this year!! I only got to see them once. We were at the Royal Oak Music Theater, and nobody was dancing, EXCEPT FOR US!

Skywatching : Earth & Sky

Skywatching : Earth & Sky

I was wondering about the moon tonight. It was a really cool crescent with a planet nearby. I was also wondering which planet it was. Here is the answer.

Night skiing

When there is snow on the ground, and the year has been dismal for snow, Mike and I tend to ski in the night after work. Tonight's conditions were suprisingly good. Yesterday's ski was pretty sketchy due to ice that our edges could not overcome. Tonight was fast spring snow that was easy to control (which is a bonus with the oncoming traffic's headlights obscuring our view). This is a view when it was not really dark yet. It sure does beat going to the gym! The other good news is this counts as day number 5 of x-country skiing for the year.

BTW: Is anyone else getting slammed in their brackets? Where are all of the upsets (or at least the ones I picked!)

M and Chembo-chi

Mike and Chembo frolicking in the snow.

This one's for Kevin (pronounced "Kefin")

Ich Habe Kaiserschmarrn gern!

Superpup

We went to Anita's to play with their new puppy and watch the Spartans lose. Here are some pics from the outing. Of course there were other visitors when we were there.

It's not over.....

We got enough snow and sleet to ski on, so we hit the Rockies today. The snow was fast, but heavy. Manuevering quickly was tough due to the conditions. Now we have 3 days on the x-country skis. It was sleeting for hours yesterday like the storm we had about a month ago.