Chip's Wimbledon Roundup
Well, another season at Wimbledon came and went. Well, is in the process of going. I’m currently watching the Federer (2) vs Roddick (6) match. (Men’s singles final for those who don’t pay attention….....
View ArticlePulling a John Denver....
Well, as the song goes....I'm leaving on a jet plane...Actually, I've already left and have arrived in the good ole US of A.Thought I'd share a few of my many thoughts of the flight here...Well, we...
View ArticleThe Chincoteague Report - Day 1
(Please note: These are NOT written on the day they happen....)Saturday, August 8thGreetings and welcome to my report from the merry land of Chincoteague!For those who don't know....Chincoteague is an...
View ArticleThe Chincoteague Report - Day 2
(Sunday, August 9, 2009)So, I promised a house report and a house report you'll get.First of all, let me remind you that we're dealing with accommodations for nine people. Affordable accommodations for...
View ArticleThe Chincoteague Report - Day 3
(Monday, August 10, 2009)Well, what can I say?With temps in the high 90's and a heat index of 105 it was not day day for walking trails and being active people. It's the kind of day that snakes spend...
View ArticleThe Chincoteague Report - Day 4
(Tuesday, August 11, 2009)Well, another hot day. Another sunny day.A morning of leisure followed by an afternoon at the beach. Lots of sun. Lots of sand. Lots of fun!Jeff stayed at home out of the...
View ArticleKate and the Beanstalk
Well, it's that time of year again....Every Thursday throughout the school year, each class runs an assembly.This week... it was Kate's class.About a week ago, she came home with some small slips of...
View ArticleEmmalou
They are not dead,Who leave us this great heritage of remembering joy.They still live in our hearts,In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared.They still breathe,In the lingering...
View ArticleHo Ho Ho!
Finally.It's Kate's 7th Christmas and she finally did that thing that every kid does.Kate telling Santa how it is.... (She's been good. What toys her little heart desires.)This is as close to his lap...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
(The original concept for this post was going to be that I would stop in during the day and update as we went.... and for reasons that will become obvious later... that didn't happen.)First.... a few...
View ArticleChristmas Addendum
I must apologise.I've been royally told off by Kate who wanted to know why I didn't put her letter from Santa Claus on the blog.So, to appease the Lady of the Castle... here it is.Dear Kate,I hope your...
View ArticleSnow Day!
It's a snow day here in St Albans today!I have Kate and Jeff home. (Tell me... is it a man thing that every glass or mug in the house MUST be dirty at all times?)I shouldn't be happy to see all this...
View ArticleIn the Snow Again....
I'm so glad to be in the snow again...The life I love is to my husband to attend...And I'm so glad to be in the snow again....(Thank you, Willie.)So, I woke up this morning and looked out the window...
View ArticleSpaceman Kate and other oddities
So, a polar bear walks into a bar and says, "Bartender, give me a whiskey and coke and some....................................peanuts."The barman looks up and says, "Sure thing, but why the big...
View ArticleSnoopy Girl
Nothing else to really say here... just sharing some more pictures of the Katester that I took a while ago.These were taken in honour of my brother's birthday back in May. He has a pair of beagles (A...
View ArticleMy Life with Madame with Pancakes on the Side
Well, it's July.Happy belated 4th of July to my American counterparts! I managed to herd the entire family to church yesterday and I was no sooner in the door when Josie (who has a relation who jumped...
View ArticleCheese!!!
Another one bites the dust!!(This makes three in case anyone is counting.)The one next to it is VERY wobbly. I think now that its friend has gone.... it will be leaving soon.Then she'll look like me...
View ArticleOops.... She Did It Again....
So, you noticed from the last post that Kate lost one of the most dramatic of the childhood teeth... a top front one.It's been "happening" for a few months now. Really! (Or at least it feels that...
View ArticlePut Out the Fire and Pass me a Pimm's
(Blog in progress.... posted because some people wanted to see some of the pictures that I took.....) And after that.... perhaps a nice shot of whiskey....Or maybe a double!Okay, okay... the weekend...
View ArticleThe Visitor
Sometime last November-ish, while I was preparing for WOW! (the after school program that I'm involved in at St Luke's) a few people decided to have a little clear out from under the church stairwell....
View ArticleFrantic Friday
Okay... it's not REALLY that frantic. I just REALLY enjoy alliteration. And Freaky Friday is already taken.It's a pretty normal Friday for me, actually. The sun is playing hide and seek amongst the...
View ArticleCookies and Concern
A few weeks ago, Kate came to me and asked with great solemnity, "Mom. Will you teach me everything I need to know for when I'm a grown up?" Wow. What a question. Her seriousness made me smile a...
View ArticleCluckin' Nuts
I always enjoy watching someone who has never been in my home enter my kitchen for the first time. I'm usually standing at the kettle preparing some mugs of something hot and caffeinated when they...
View ArticleToxic Friends
Back in December, some of the fine folks at St Luke's church held what is known as an "Auction of Promises." Basically, people donated their time and skills and talents for people to bid on as a way of...
View ArticleRoads Not Taken
The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then...
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