I've been lying around the house moaning so Julie gave me my birthday present early tonight since I had time to work on it! Hey boys, let's start sorting Legos!
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2008-08-05
Happy birthday to me!
2008-08-04
Bunk bed?
Johnny takes the top bunk and Andy takes the lower one. Problem is, it's a normal bed. Andy seems to like to sleep on the floor, under Johnny's bed. They sure are cute. Two snug bugs in a rug.
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Misadventure...
Ok, so, this is our HUGE Elm tree... Notice all the freshly cut branches.So this is a case of what goes up must come down... Sometimes faster than desired...
If you follow the left branch of the tree, you can see a Y that is about 12 feet off the ground. There is a big, fresh stub about 4 feet up on the right side of the Y.
Well, I had my ladder up there, had properly calculated where the branch would land when I cut it, etc. I was wearing my heavy gloves, work boots, hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, and had a safety spotter watching me. However, I didn't account for the chance of the limb hitting exactly where we predicted... and then BOUNCING back up into the air spinning and grazing the side of the ladder...!
So... Here is the result... The ladder bent horribly just about the time I realized what was happening and tried to skitter down...! It knocked me off. Luckily (kind of), my feet managed to hit some rungs about 8 feet down. This explains the three bent/sheered steps. Fortunately, my high-top, steel-shank boots helped here. At any rate, this slowed my fall enough that when I landed on my bum, on the limb, that it only seriously hurt instead of being seriously hurt.
I got a clean bill of health (at least physically) from the Miami Valley South ER early this morning. But the pain killers are still required tonight to keep me from lying around and moaning. Thank God for watching out for me.
Broken: None of me
Hurting: Most of me
Bruised: My Ego... Luckily, there weren't any video cameras.
2008-08-03
Picking up
The boys are picking up! They got the idea and are making huge piles.
Yippee!
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Tree chopping
Andy, "I'm chopping them up into little tiny pieces". Johnny, "I'll stack them".
It's deadwooding day!
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Tic-Tac-Toe
Cute, the boys are playing together. Tic-Tac -Toe... Johnny won and Andy says, "you great big giant dork"
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2008-08-02
10 year reunion
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Puzzle Buzz
The boy's Puzzle Buzz magazine came yesterday. Andy's done the sticker puzzle and moved onto the word search.
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40 miles and a bacon fest
Well, this is the perfect breakfast after a longer ride. Bacon, Eggs and toast. Get my carbs and protein back.
I rode 40 miles (to Cedarville and back) with my buddy Bill this morning. We were back by 9:30 so that was good. he hung tough and kept up! Not many people, I know, could... ;)
We averaged over 16mph. Topped out at 30mph on the flat. This distance makes riding to work (16 miles one way) seem easy. I found out my route is legal for bikes, so no excuses now...
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2008-08-01
"I'm sweat"
The boys are worn out now. They've burnt their excess energy... Good!
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Driving
The boys are actually learning to get some air on their balls! :)
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