Our daughter’s that is. She has just started piano and is taking to it very well. “Old McDonald Had a Farm” never sounded so good. But this recital included students playing all sorts of instruments. The middle 45 minutes of violin was like one long Jack Benny routine with no […]
Some regular readers may have noticed that my “Flickr badge” is no longer on the blog. The reason is that I have had to make all pictures of our children “private” (for friends and family only) on Flickr. Here is what happened…. The other day I noticed that “FenderMan” had […]
I have spent a great week with family and (so far) I am enjoying a day of bowl games. PSU is currently tied with Tenn at the half. Last night State College had a great “First Night” festival that included a 5k run that E and Iz ran. I wish […]
This category is tough for me. I enjoy films and TV but I never feel qualified to offer a “best/worst” that will apply to others. (And at this point I am not sure I can even remember which movies we saw!) BEST MOVIE: Cars has to top my list. I […]
The Bundles of Hope program is a great way to help folks who are still affected by Katrina and her aftermath. My wife is once again helping out the Communications office of EDOLA (by LOOOOOONG distance) and this is very important to us. If you can help, please check out […]
Last night Izzy shared her thoughts about The Chamber of Secrets. Mack joined us, ate crackers in the mic, and joined us in a reading of Pup Speaks Up. (Be sure to listen for mom calling us to dinner.)
From a listserv to which I subscribe. I thought some might find it fun to play along. 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? HC; I like eggnog but hot chocolate is soothing to me. 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them now, […]
Oh Tannenbaum! My folks are here for Thanksgiving and enjoy going out to cut the tree. I did not realize that Mack was helping me. It was a beautiful day and we ended up with a blue spruce. Beautiful tree but prickly!
Updating yet again as we are coming up to Grandma’s 100th birthday in just two weeks! (I originally posted this in 2006, when our son Mack was still with us and 2 years old helping in the process. Now our daughter is nearly through college and Grandma is about to […]