20100706 Skaneateles

"Cottage" owner, Rick, takes people for tubing rides



Shaun the Sheep?

20100703 Skaneateles Day 1

20100618 Monica has friends over for a party

So this was Monica's "official" birthday party, with some friends over for volleyball, pool, snacks and a cake Monica made herself (I think it was the Xmas gift cake from Deavers)



I'm really doing lousy with keeping up the non-stop, paparazzi-style photographic journaling and took only this one picture of the whole shebang.

20100618 Katie briefly home and Monica mows

Katie flew in late Wed night; staying only until 3pm Father's Day


Monica loves the riding mower.


...and who wouldn't?

20100613 Someone's Birthday

A different way to play volleyball (Wii)



A 6 flags pass


A real volleyball and I'm glad to have a cathedral ceiling


Da cake.

20100612 Taryn's Wedding

Taryn gets married 12 June in Keene


I did not take many photos, it was a good time anyway :)


Doug's famous 3 tiered Baked Alaska

20100530 Work around the house

While I'm sidelined, Monica trims

And Connie mows (she's so "green" it's amazing--me, I likey my CO2-belching rider)

and with neighbor's help, sets up trampoline

They needed no Daddy help to figure the frame's puzzle out...

Stretching on the canvas with the spings

Apparently, it took a lot out of James...

20100523 Such Wonderful Family to have when I'm down

May 21-3, Fran Dan and the boys came over; I'm out of commission with my back, they mowed and Monica and Fran did the shrubs (sorry Fran, I never got a photo of that) and they all opened the pool so we could at least start the chlorine going as the weather heats up (it's Wed 5/26 and 96 degrees today-blech)

Rollin' rollin' rollin' keep them blades a-rollin

Even James from next door came to help Dan and Fran take off the cover (most assuredly the hardest part of the whole process)

Unfortunately I did not get photos of Dan have *WAY* too much fun using the pressure washer to clean off the cove before hanging to dry and folding.

And there was much feasting...

And Monica's mentor is a pastry chef

Proud parents and mentor. Monica's really holding me up. Really.

20100523 They're talking...about me?

So I have a bad back but I head to church for Confirmation Sunday anyway and those darned bell ringer type folks are talking and joking about something.

Without me.

I think about me.

What do you think?

20100512 What do you get when you...

What do you get when you dig 5 wheelbarrow fulls of dirt to "trim" the edge of a flower garden across the front and side of your house, when combined with moving 10 church pews 16' long weighing as if full of parishoners, when combined with moving the logs created when cutting down two 40' trees and one 70' tree?

In my case, you get:

"Involvement between L3-4 and L4-5"

And you are flat out for the count, making goo goo eyes at a jug of Percoset and Cyclobenzadrine

Spingtime

20100420 Trip to ILL to see Katie's Choral concert

We drove, it was fun, we took Monica's friend so Monica would have someone to talk with for the 32 hrs in the car there and back

Them Presbyterians have a serious church in Bloomington


The choir was lovely. Esp Katie


The obligatory fam pho


Monica and Lauren found ways to amuse themselves

20100424 Tree Trimming

2 major walnuts, hanging over back porch and garage
2 minor (20') trees
1 Gigundus Black Cherry threatening neighbor's

Tree trimming today. 4 hrs. So very sore.



Top left, top middle; before/after of walnut over garage
Middle left, bottom left; before/after of 2 small trees and large black cherry
Middle, bottom middle; before/after of walnut over back porch
Right, the people who climbed and cut, knowing how to do the branch-ectomy without doing a Joseph-ectomy or a house-ectomy.

A few more pics at the web album, HERE.

20100404 Easter at the Ferguson's

Eastertime, this year in Syracuse

The gazebo at their church after the service

And a walk at the fishery

And dyeing eggs

And hunting eggs

And silliness

And art