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July 3, 2009

A Few Pics From The "Independence Day Celebration" in Roanoke, Texas

We had a fun night at the "Independence Day Celebration" in Roanoke, Texas, tonight. The fireworks were particularly great because they were literally right over our heads...

Good times.

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June 6, 2009

42 Seconds of Our Dog Molly, Leona, A Little Teapot & Yoda

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The title pretty much says it all...

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June 4, 2009

Supper of Champions

This is what happens when we plan ahead using the "magazine" style cookbook from 1971 that my mom gave us. :P

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June 4, 2009

Lego - Toy of Champions

Lego: Toy of Champions

This is what happens when Matthew, Melissa and Michael have extra time on their hands... :)

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June 4, 2009

Honda Hauler of Champions

Honda Civic - Hauler of Champions!

This is what happens when I can't find anyone to help me who has a truck... :D

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June 4, 2009

Brunch of Champions

Brunch of Champions:

Coco-Roos® Cereal, 2 Big Scoops of Peanut Butter, 1 Banana, & Milk.

This is the kind of thing that happens when I skip breakfast... :)

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April 22, 2009

Morning Moon and Star

Hello, Wednesday.

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April 19, 2009

Stranded

My two vehicles are on their last leg....er, wheel.

Our Honda Civic wouldn't start yesterday, and as we were in the process of trying to figure out what was wrong with it, the battery died. So cleverly, I took the battery from our Plymouth Voyager Van to run a quick test with the Honda.

When I put the battery back in the Van, it was also now dead. To "jump" start the battery, I now needed to find a way to move the Van, since, you know, the Honda was also...uh, dead. And in the way.

That's when I had to sit down and have some tea. While sitting there, I took these photos.

What followed was an interesting adventure:

I put the van in "neutral" and backed out of the drive way.
A friend "jumped" the battery for us, and I took the Van to an auto parts store to rent a "diagnostic" tool for the Honda.
The battery died while I was at the auto parts store.
A stranger offered to give us a "jump" and we were on our way again.
As I approached our neighborhood, I thought, "Maybe I should drive around a bit to recharge the battery."
About 4 or 5 blocks from our house, the Van died again.
I knocked on the door of a neighbor I've never met and asked for a "jump."
This nice man named Jerry gave our Van a "jump" and offered to follow us home.
I drove the Van back to the house and it died again in the driveway.
I introduced Leona to Jerry, thanked him and told him he was an answer to prayer.
As I walked back up the drive way, the truth dawned on me.
In an effort to figure out what was wrong with the Honda, the Plymouth's battery made the ultimate sacrifice.
That battery's not holding a charge, now.

And now we are stranded.

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March 20, 2009

Testing Starbucks Via

Tested the new Starbucks Via and it wasn't too bad.

But for some reason, one of the packets was more like little chips of coffee and the other was more like a powder before adding water. Part of the chip-like one stuck to the spoon in a congealed kind of goop that wouldn't dissolve no matter how many times I stirred it in. The packet may have dried out or something in transit. I don't know, but it was a little weird.

All in all, however, it was a pretty good cup of Joe, and tasted fairly Starbuckian. I'm thinking I may have to give it one more shot, before making a final call on whether I'll be back for more...

Your mileage may vary.