Rain Rain go away

Muggy, Humid, Rain! Muggy, Humid, Rain! Muggy, Humid, Rain!

That has been the weather forecast for the last few days. Humid in the morning. Muggy in the afternoon. Thunderstorms with hail in the evenings. Power outages all over the place.

With all that going on it has made me a little disgruntled.
So Jenn is working to find my grunt and put it back in.

(Promise to Jenn.)
"I will do my best to find my grunt and be a happier person."

Mikayla Update

Mikayla is now 5 months old and is cute as ever. It is, however, the age that she see's just how far she can go.

Enjoy the slide show

Funny Friday

14 Uses for Vodka other than getting drunk

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your fac e as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
6. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
7. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
8. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.
9. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain the liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
10. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
11. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
12. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
13. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
14. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

And silly me ........ I've only been drinking the stuff on occasion!

Neil Entwistle found guilty

Neil Entwistle has been found guilty of murder in the first degree and the prosecutor is looking for life without parole.

And now, my view on the condemned.

We, the tax payers are now going to pay to provide him with the necessities of life.
Things covered in the following list.

1. A warm bed
2. Hot food
3. Cable TV (of which I don't have because I can't afford it)
4. Internet access (of which I have as a gift from a friend because I can't afford it)
5. A fully equipped weight room (of which I have no access to because....you got it...I can't afford it)
6. A correspondence college education complete with degree. (I would have to pay back a minimum $22,000 school loan)

In short, he will now get for free everything we taxpayers have to work our butts off to get and still can't afford. Oh and one more thing. He will pay no taxes unless he happens to own a business that runs itself.

My view on the death penalty.
If you, with premeditation, intentionally take someone's life you should lose yours.
And he took two lives, his wife and child.

Playing the Kazoo

All I can say is I hope she doesn't ask me to play along.

More Power

I am so stoked right now. My brand new Hoveround Power Chair was delivered at 12:00 PM yesterday. I could literally sleep in this thing. Take a look.

With foot plate

With elevating leg rests

Reclined position

Monday Morning Coffee

It's Monday morning and it has been a busy weekend. We have an all new slide show of Mikayla posted on the site, go there and click on the Mikayla's Page button in the menu.

Today: I am supposed to get a brand new power chair delivered. I'll be soooo glad when I get that. My old chair is just about on it's last wheel.

Sunday: Congratulations go to Kyle Busch for winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350

Saturday: as you see below we lost a champion racer on Saturday, rest in peace Scott. A link to the Tribute from NHRA.COM can be found on the site.

LOADING A BOBCAT

A SAD DAY IN RACING

Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, 46, was transported to Old Bridge Township Hospital where he died from multiple injuries after his car went out of control and crashed in the fourth and final round of qualifying Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals.

Rest in peace Scott, See you at the finish line

RAFFIA @ MEAL TIME

Here is the video of Raffia feeding as promised in the pets slide show in the site.

FRIDAY FUNNY

A fire fighter is working on one of the engines outside the station, when he notices a little girl next door in a little red wagon, with little ladders hanging off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle.

The girl is wearing a fire fighter's helmet. The wagon is being pulled by her dog and her cat. The firefighter walks over to take a closer look. 'That sure is a nice fire truck,' the fire fighter says with admiration.

Thanks,' the girl says. The fire fighter looks a little closer and notices the girl has tied the wagon to her dog's collar and to the cat's testicles.

'Little Partner,' the fire fighter says, 'I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster.'

The little girl replies thoughtfully, 'You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren.'

Happy Humpday

I had a very strange morning. I woke up not being able to move my left arm at all. I realized that it was my bone spurs in my spine that was causing it so I worked my back around till it popped. I got movement back but my hand is still numb. Try taking care of a baby like that LOL. It's tricky but doable.

Happy Humpday

My First Father's Day

Jenn took me to the Animal Planet Expo for Father's Day and no, a T-shirt wasn't all I got. I got a frisbie instead. Just kidding, I had a great time with my family and seeing all the animals. Check out the slide show of what we saw there.

I really did get a frisbie.

Mikayla Update 06-12-08

This morning was a bit messy. Mikayla started her first solid food with a spoon. That is really going to take some practice. Not from Mikayla. It's her parents that need the practice.

Pictures of this morning are on the way to the website.

Wish us luck with that endeavor

Suits Me Fine

A man who just died is delivered to a local mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.

The female blonde mortician asks the deceased's wife how she would like the body dressed. She points out that the man does look good in the black suit he is already wearing.

The widow, however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in blue, and that she wants him in a blue suit. She gives the Blonde mortician a blank check and she says, 'I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue suit for the viewing.'

The woman returns the next day for the wake. To her delight, she finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him perfectly.

She says to the mortician, 'Whatever this cost, I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I' m very grateful. How much did you spend?' To her astonishment, the blonde mortician presents her with the blank check.

'There's no charge,' she says.

'No, really, I must compensate you for the cost of that exquisite blue suit!' she says.

'Honestly, ma'am,' the blonde says, 'it cost nothing. You see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in shortly after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded him going to his grave wearing a black suit instead, and she said it made no difference as long as he looked nice.'

'So I just switched the heads.'

(BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT COMIN!!!)

Mikayla Update 06-10-08

Mikayla had her 4 month Doctor's appointment this morning. Boy am I glad they don't have the parents give the shots. Mikayla is going to grow up hating Dr. Knight. No... Wait. The Dr. doesn't give the shots either. It's the nurse she will hate.

Aside from all that, Mikayla as been given a clean bill of health and is now starting on solid foods. Time to see if she likes oat meal

(news music in background)
And now your weather break.
It is still HOT! HOT! HOT! Bright and sunny. Headed for a high of 98.

Enjoy

Today's Blah

HOT, HOT, HOT
Man is it hot. You would think that we completely bypassed Spring and went straight to Summer.
Time to break out the canoes and sunscreen and head for the lake.
Mikayla will be an outdoors type if it kills me. My only difficulty with spending the day at the lake is that my blood sugar medication has made me photosensitive. I have to use SPF 5000 or I burn to a crisp. Time for me to design a canopy for canoes. Just don't roll it over or you'll never get it righted.

Have fun, enjoy the sun.

Mikayla Rolls over

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Growing Like A Weed

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Why Me

Today has been the day from hell. First I wake up to RAIN, RAIN, RAIN and you know what that does to my hips. Then we get a letter stating that our insurance on the moose is canceled so we have to drain the bank account and add more to it to catch it up. Then we had to rush around to get our errands done. Then I get Jenn to work and get home after going to the new Super Wal-Mart. I fed Mikayla and 5 minutes later she starts screaming her head off for 2 straight hours. I finally figured out that she just wanted to be held.

Boy oh Boy!

Mikayla Update 06-03-08

Mikayla now has her stitches out and she's doing great. They have wonders in the field of medicine. Get this. After taking out her stitches the Doc glued her together. Let me explain. He said that the incision was still a little weak but it was time for the stitches to come out anyway. He then slathered the area with "Hospital Grade Glue" then applied tape and put more glue over that. Heck, her bottom is now better protected than a knight in shining armor. That glue and tape sealant should last about 3 weeks, then we go back to Boston or Waltham for one last look at it.

It looks like all is well.

Mikayla Update 06-02-08

Mikayla Update
Tomorrow, 06-03, Mikayla is getting her stitches taken out. She is doing great and acting like a regular baby. The fist few months of family life has been a little trying as is with most new parents but I think we have weathered the storm well.