Tornado

Holy schnikes! We just had a tornado tear through here. Flipped the swing set and ripped the roof off of the dog house...before throwing it fifty yards. Lines down, poles crooked, trees snapped, and things weren't much better down the hill either with all that plus barn damage. Well, time to start cleaning up.

Awesome

Oh, Google, how I love thee. I just received a CR48 to test!

Hard work

So Jordan stayed up late last night helping me in the garage. We stripped the copper (169 lbs.), sawed some lumber (a first for him - handsaw), and discussed the deeper things in life like who would win in a fight: Captain Hook or Jack Sparrow. Hard work. BTW, Captain Hook for the win.

Jinkies Jesse!

Nursemaid's elbow. If you know what it is, you know why it scared the crap out of us since we didn't. Rain took him to the ER, and during x-rays they may have adjusted it just enough that it all settled back in as he started acting fine. You kids are gonna be the death of us.

Yikes!

Jordan's leg. No idea what it is and it showed up out of the blue.

Spending the Night: Take Three

Success! Jordy finally made it all night down at Nana's. I'm sure it helped that the other three kids were there as well. And true to what I've been told, we had no idea what to do all by ourselves...Not!

Spending the Night: Take Two

Ok, this time Lorraine was ready, but he didn't quite make it. Like clockwork, right around ten o'clock we got the call from Nana's. That's ok bud, we weren't sure what we were going to do with a night by ourselves anyway. Oh wait...

Innocence...

Last night Lorraine and I were talking about burning a couple Disney movies to dvd. All of a sudden Jordan lets out a wail and starts crying. "What's wrong, Jordy?" she asks. "Daddy's gonna burn my movies!" (he's thinking "burn barrel"). A quick explanation and reassurance that I was not going to burn his movies and he was fine again. When you think about it, it kind of brings on a smile...and a tear.

Spending the Night: Take One

I don't know who was less ready, Jordan or Lorraine. OK, Lorraine was less ready, but he did make it to about ten o'clock before he wanted to come home.

Plow Pal

Fun stuff. Enough said.

I'm Broken [Update]

Finally got the metal out of my leg. Wow, that's unreal. I'm just glad it's over with. Laid up again and back on the crutches and drugs though. Oh well, this time around it'll be quicker and easier getting back to normal. Note to self: "Don't break any more bones." Deal.

RIP: 60,000 - 311,000

Oh Bronco, we hardly knew ye. Yep, it happened. I decided to take the ol' girl out for a night on the town (ok, a day on the farm) when she just started giving up. Brake lines blew as we tried to slow down on the hill, eventually rolling to a stop. Then, like out of a b-movie horror flick, the scream of a wide open throttle body filled my ears as I shut her down to spare us the agony of the inevitable. It was too late, the damage was done. The lifeblood flowed from every gasket and seal. Her emblems will forever be displayed in my garage, a reminder of our good times together. But all is not lost, my buddy who helped haul her away and asked for a couple parts. I obliged, then inquired. The horns are going into his hotrod! The body may have died, but the voice lives on!

A reply to a certain someone who laughingly quipped "Ooh, are you sad your Bronco went bye-bye?"...I've had that thing longer than you, woman. Check-and-mate. Did I give it away who it was? Nah.

Good bye old friend.

I'm Broken

I ended up breaking my leg a week ago. Not quite sure exactly how or why, but both bones in my lower right leg are fractured. I had surgery to repair the damage which included an 8" steel plate and 11 screws! Crutches suck, can't walk, can't carry anything, but the meds are good. Cabin fever is already setting in, I'm not used to doing nothing, at least I can work from home until the Dr lets me go back. Oh well, these things happen.

A Whole Year Already!

This is a little late, but considering everything going on I'm surprised I remembered it at all. We've been in the house for a full year as of June 23. Wow! Time files when you don't have time to think about...time. I'm posting a couple pics for those who haven't seen it finished. It looks alot different from the early pics, doesn't it? Not much has been done to the inside as far as paint, paper goes, white walls are a refreshing change from the trailer (and if I have anything to say about it they'll stay white forever!). All the money, headaches, and...money was well worth it. I must have brained my damage today, I need a thesarus 'really, really...bad' for some reason. Open invitations available (only for those who already know how to get here!).

New Blog

New email address, new blog address. I will be reposting some of the entries from my other blog here for posterity and then deleting that space, so it may seem like I'm on a posting rampage, but not really.