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Williamsburg | Jul.15-18
My fam went down to vacation in Williamsburg with their fam! We had a great time just hanging out — no real agenda, no place we needed visit. We had invited Brent & Abigail and their kids to join us for a FREE stay down in Williamsburg, even though they live but an hour away [...]
which will get here first?
I just did something that has now become sort of an “experiment” with regard to my iPhone 4 order debacle. In spite of having already placed an order for 2 16GB iPhone 4s (one for me and one for wifey), I also ordered a 32GB iPhone 4. I did this because I’m the type of guy [...]
it’s not here yet… a debacle.
I have finally placed an order for 2 Apple iPhone 4s — one for me and one for my wife! This means jumping from Sprint over to AT&T — I’d been with Sprint for over 10 years and have hesitated changing carriers because of the *great* discount I was receiving on my Sprint bill. And [...]
row, row, row your boat… @ Fountainhead Regional Park
Family fun for a few hours on a Saturday… Fountainhead Regional Park… no fee for park entry… $15 for 4-person boat rental (non-jurisdiction price / $13 for in county residents). Susanna was having fun pretending to fish and trying to help row the boat. Sam, on the other hand, didn’t get the whole boating thing [...]
Gone in 60 Days
I’m gonna take 60 days and make a concentrated effort to lose weight and get fit. I’m starting a “Gone in 60 Days” weightloss and fitness challenge and the invite is open to anyone! Will you join me? SOMETHING MUST BE DONE………… I need to do something about this. Over the past few years I had joined a few [...]
I think I shall call her “Running Flower-Picker”
SHE ASKED………… She asked me if we could start jogging together. I’m not quite sure where she got the desire to go running from, but I, as a Dad, I was rather pleased to hear her suggest it, and pleased that she asked me to do it with her! Susanna asked at dinner time on [...]
me, a billy goat, and a river
I decided to take Friday off. Well, I kinda-sorta needed to use up some “personal hours” from work lest I lose them… and Friday was the last day I could use them. So, I took Friday off to go and have some “me” time. After spending the early morning with my Friday morning men’s group, [...]
my quest for “Orbs”
I kinda-sorta agonized over this purchase off ebay. I finally found the pair of sunglasses I had been searching for — it had been over 10 years since I bought my pair of silver Ray-Ban Orbs (W2178)… and nearly 8 years since I knocked them off a table and *shattered* one of the lenses. But [...]
project: 1 word
I’m starting an experimental project. I’d like to ask you to join me. I’m not sure what it’ll look like, how long the experiment will last, nor how it’ll all end up, but this is something that had brewing for a little while as a confluence of ideas and observations kept banging around in my mind [...]
hows about a new house… maybe?
let me ask you a question… if you could sell your current home for about the same price as a brand new home that is much more to your liking (design/layout/location), would you? —— that’s what Ashleigh and I are considering. we’re testing the housing market waters to see if our 5 year old home [...]
how i’m coping with seasonal allergies
For as long as I can remember I’ve had hay fever: Allergic rhinitis triggered by the pollens of specific seasonal plants is commonly known as “hay fever”, because it is most prevalent during haying season. I’ve suffered a lot over the years — some worse, some not so bad. But the advent of Spring was [...]
what’s this in my shoe?
The weather is warming up and the flowers and trees are blooming… and the grass is growing… which means it’s time to pull the lawn mower out and cut the grass. So, that’s what I did — I gave my son a bath, I grabbed a quick dinner bite, said goodnight to the kiddos, changed [...]
the making of “ancient” scrolls
I dunno where Susanna gets some of her ideas from… but I do *LOVE* that her 6-year old mind can take an idea and run with it! I saw this rolled up piece of paper in the kitchen table, and was curious as to what it was. So I opened it, only to find out [...]
