They’re Back!!

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Taylor came in this morning and said, “You’re not going to like this, we have a bird in our house again!”? Well, technically in the house, but in my mind anyway, the garage isn’t “in the house.”? Another, I hope not the same one as last time, is “stuck” in our garage.? Can’t figure out how to get out–except for that HUGE hole called a garage door!!? The thing is currently perched in a Christmas wreath on the wall in the garage over the door.? Nice.? Maybe that is how the other one got in the house the other day.? Mr. Birdy, meet Mr. Trout net!

Pujols Snubbed . . . LaRussa’s Managing Skills Questioned–again

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Taylor and I were excited to watch the All-Star Game the other night. I’m pretty much an NL guy, so I am pretty bummed for the AL to win again. But at least there WAS a winner this year unlike the fiasco in Milwaukee that brought about this goofy “this time it counts, winner gets home field” for the World Series.

It is fun to view the great game through Taylor’s eyes. Read more

Fishing for Starlings

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Jenny woke me up at the crack of dawn this morning saying there was a “critter” somewhere in the house. She heard a paper fall off of the dresser. Then she felt something on her hip as she laid in bed!! Creepy! I looked around the kitchen. Didn’t find anything. Looked in Taylor’s room . . . nothing thank goodness. He would have totally been freaked out for who knows how long! Working my way back into the bedroom, I walked into our bathroom. On a decoration in the window is the silhouette of a tiny bird. Then it flies right toward me!! Totally freaked out, I am screaming like a little girl! (Shut up Fran!! I don’t want to hear it!!) Poor thing didn’t know what in the world was going on. Kept trying to fly to safety and hitting the window and mirrors in the bathroom. Jenny is in the far other end of the house by now. I go out in the garage to find something to capture the thing with. What to use? How about a trout net? Perfect! After about 10 minutes of flying around tiring the sucker out, he/she landed in our shower and sat on the floor. dsc00027.JPG I put the net over the top of it and slipped a cardboard box top under it and headed for the front door. Put it on the sidewalk and it didn’t move a bit . . . just sat there stunned. Sat there long enough for me to get a good picture. And they lived happily ever after. Let’s not talk about where the thing used the bathroom in our bathroom!! Disgusting!!

Conductor Towe

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Caleb Towe, one of our CFC grads from Nixa, works down at Silver Dollar City and we have been trying to get down to see him all year. If you all know, I am a big fan of the Silver Dollar City! We have season tickets each year as a Christmas gift from my mom and dad, so we go a lot. We haven’t been down there this year and I’ve been wanting to go all year, so I decided to beg off of work early on Monday to the city.

Caleb is an actor on the the Silver Dollar Line. They rotate the duties of Alfie and dsc00021.JPGRalphie J. Bolland, “those notorious train robbers” and the conductor of the train. He happened to be the Conductor on Monday afternoon. If you have been to SDC and been as many times as I have growing up, you dsc00026.JPGprobably know the scripts by heart. They have changed some of the things, which is cool. He even added a “David Stone” on the ride for good measure . . . nice!

Good to get away for the afternoon. We will go again, especially when he is “robbing.”

Little Yadi

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One of Taylor’s favorite players on the Cardinals is catcher, Yadier Molina. It seems that on our baseball team, everyone wants to play catcher. I don’t know if it is the gear, the action of a ball coming all of the time, getting to stand by a guy like me. . . don’t know. In our hurry back from our maiden voyage of the ol’ RV, Taylor failed to put his glove in his bag. taylor-yadi.jpgSo he had to play catcher back there with no glove. (Don’t worry DFS, it is coach pitch and he was “catching” them off the bounce.) I think he really did learn (is learning) a lesson about taking care of your stuff.

Here he is in action. Don’t know who that fat guy is next to him, though.

Extreme Makeover: Motorhome Edition

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“That there Clark, is an RV!”

We have been looking for about 2 years for a pop-up camper to pull behind the van. Every time I call a phone number in the paper in the price range we could afford, no dice, already sold! My dad has some friends that own a car/RV dealership in Springfield dsc00133.JPGand helps them drive Cars/RVs back from auctions. He has “been keeping an eye out for something” for quite some time and finally found something for us. But “it needs a little work” to quote him. A little work–how about a lot of work? There is a reason why he got such a smokin’ deal on it! Read more

That 70s Family Picture

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We are scanning in a ton of pictures for a video slide show for my parents 50th groovyfamilyweb.jpgWedding Celebration. It has been really fun to see all of the old photos. I think one of my favorites is this one circa 1974-75! That’s me on my dad’s lap looking like a girl in a dress. My mom in a happenin’ dress and hair up in a bee hive. . . CLASSIC!

Happy 50th Mom and Dad!!

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Fifty years ago today, my mom and dad were married in Cabool, MO. It is really pretty amazing for a couple to get to 50+ years together. My brother has come into town for a visit and we are planning a really happenin’ party on Saturday for the Mom & Dad?s 50th Anniversary Invitation“classic” couple. Here is a copy of the invitation I made for them. They have a burgundy 57 Chevy that will be on display at the party. They also owned a 57 Chevy a few years into their marriage. . . white on black. . . really sharp. Probably would be worth a ton of money if they would have kept it.

Congratulations Mom & Dad!! Many more years of life together!! I am really blessed to have such wonderful parents!