Fishing

More Appropriate Blog Handle

I don't mind being called "Pa" even though I'm not that old in the grand scheme of life.  There's a sense of experience and wisdom in that word to me.  However, since we updated the blog using pseudonyms I haven't been able to get comfortable using "Ma" to describe my amazing wife.  She is loving and she enjoys cooking and baking, sure.  But there is much more to her than that.  She is funny, whimsical, silly, affectionate, and serious when she has to be.  Those that know me at all can pretty much surmise that music and quotes play a big part in my thinking.  I'm also an ex-smoker and still have a hard time avoiding the temptation to join coworkers in this habit at times.  So in trying to come up with a new blog handle for Ma the song "Smoke" by 1000 Horses took the lead (although I decided not to use the official video because it gets a bit racy).  So from now on, Ma will be known as Smoke on this blog.  She goes where the breeze takes her at every moment and fills any space with her personality.


Love you Smoke!

She's Smoke
I pull her in nice and slow
She's a habit and I can't let go
Blowing rings around my heart
The one she stole
Watching her sway and go
It's killing me and I know
Can't stop her once you start
She's Smoke

"Look Ma, No Hands!!!"

Her swim teacher said Monkey has a better flutter kick than most kids her age, almost perfect.

Spring At Almost 5000 Feet

These were actually taken on Friday, 29 April.

Is Robert Plant a Time Lord?

"I am a traveler of both time and space..." - KASHMIR by Led Zeppelin

http://youtu.be/hW_WLxseq0o

Vroom Vroom

She ain't pretty, but she weighs a ton (about a pound actually) and has reinforced axels to make sure they don't break. Ready for the no-holds-barred, anything goes Pinewood Derby at church this Saturday.

Earth Day

Monkey & Pa helped with our church project to clean up the trails at a local nature center.

After only an hour on the trails a Monkey was exhausted.

Little By Little

The fence project has necessitated the organizing of garage space like hanging tools and such on the walls and parking the car outside for a while.

And no grass led to the conversion of the mower into a "lawn tractor" (i.e. removed the blade deck).  

And to save my back, the addition of a towable utility wagon.

All in all things are looking pretty good.

Except that I had my first auger incident today and my left hand is pretty swollen  to pay for it.  At least it wasn't my right (knock on wood).

Fence Update

It's not the best 40 feet of fence ever built but it's the first I've built and there's 600 more feet of practicing before I'm done.

Get Out & Do Something

There are few things in life that benefit a man or woman's mental, emotional, and physical health all at once as much as manual labor and crafting or repairing something with your own two hands.

Achievement Unlocked

During hour 45 of her life, after a diaper change and while enjoying her 8AM feeding, Froggy listened to her first vinyl record with Pa while everyone else was still asleep.  It was the 1979 album "JD" by John Denver and appeared to be enjoyed by Baby & Dad alike, much to Ma's dismay.

Funny Phone Call

"(Insurance Company), how can I help you?"

"I need to add a newborn to my health insurance please."

"Sure, I can help with that and congratulations on your baby....Any other questions?"

"Yes actually, does my policy cover breast  pumps?"

"Yes it does, to get one you need to...Any other questions?"

Uh, yeah one more.  Does my policy cover vasectomies?"

Brief Pause

"Yes it does. Your benefits include...Anything else?"

"Nope, thank you. Bye!"

Getting Ready for "Deuce"

Smoke Prepped...

Pa Prepped...

Now the waiting begins.

Perfect Message For My Girls

"Bitterness keeps you from flyin'...Always be humble & kind." - HUMBLE & KIND by Tim McGraw

http://youtu.be/awzNHuGqoMc

Yep...

They Walk Among Us

I'm pretty sure the "zombie apocalypse" has already started.  Not because I've seen any actual zombies, but because of late I have noticed a severe shortage of BRAINS!

Loneliness

"Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own." - Henry Rollins

Pride

"I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. Perhaps it's good to have a sense of duty, a jealous zeal to protect or improve, but pride ultimately is only that which stands vulnerable to offense and degradation." - Henry Rollins

Fence Project Finally Started

One fence post hole dug, 60-something to go...

After Swim Class Ice Cream!