Happy Halloween

Well, we got the arbor up and running. Our little girl doesn't appreciate her costume much but she is a cute moo cow.

Lottery Ticket

So Beth and I decided thatI need to get a lottery ticket today. We have been under a high wind warning since 8:00 last night. Today after doing a lot of yardwork, getting ready for winter I decided to cook some hot dogs on the grill. As I was out there I heard a crack. I bolted and narrowly missed getting clobbered by this tree. In the picks we have cleaned out a few of the branches to get in get the "now ruined" hot dogs off the grill. Needless to say my heart is racing right now. The good news is that it missed the shed, and the arbor is flexible enough that I think it came through undamaged. Our neighbor Joe will be out later today with his chainsaw to help clean it up. He was out in his backyard working on his deck when it went down.

Hey Everyone,

Sorry it's been a while since the last post. Between school, and my grad class I just haven't had much time. Today Beth and I took the boat out for a last hurrah. We decided to go to one of my favorite all time lakes: Tupper : "Upper Tupper" for all you camp folks out there. It was a nice, albeit very cold day. 33 degrees air temp and pretty close water temp. Little tupper ski area had a dusting of snow and we drove through some getting there. The scenery was beautiful though and we had a great time. In the pics (if they all load) you'll see some great shots including the Bog river. Should be familiar to some of you. Interesting info... The lean-to on the I.P. land near the bluffs has been removed. I thought it might have been as it was in terrible condition the last we saw it a few years ago. We also had fun watching a group of three guys loading a canoe up to go camping there. We missed the actual dumping but needless to say about 20 yards off the bot ramp they were swimming and fishing all their untied gear out. We offered blankets but they declined and were still planning on going so don't be surprised to hear of an upcoming Darwin Award soon. Yeesh. Thats all for now. Take care.

Goodbye Old Friend

We knew it was coming. We didn't look forward to it. But it was time to say goodbye to the swamp monster. She was a great truck and probably my favorite vehicle I've ever owned. After 10 years though it was time to let her go. She has been replaced by a brand spankin new 2010 F-150. I hope she give me as much joy in the next 10 years.

Flu Shot

Go figure, now that I'm starting to feel like myself again, our school offers up the flu shot. So here I sit with the last remnants of the sniffles and a sore arm. School is going well. The students are in the middle of mandatory Statewide testing in English and Math so there is a strong focus on motivating them and not stressing them with too much work. I'll be happy when it's over.

We aren't sure of plans for the weekend yet but it is heading towards leaf change peak here, so if the weather is nice it might be time for a drive to the apple orchards.

I'll end this post by expressing my happiness that Hockey is finally back. Yeah!!! News came out today that the bruins just signed Milan Lucic to a multi year contract. Great signing. If youv'e never heard of him go to you tube and search his name. There's a great video of him literally putting a guy through the glass. Luc is a beast and a scorer. Rare in professional hockey these days.

baby

Well if the weather report is on it looks like this weekend will be 180 different than last Sat. Cold, overcast and rainy. There was a light dusting of snow throughout the mountains last night. I've come down with a nasty cold bug (h1n1?). sore throat, fever,sneezing, aches etc. had it for 2 days now and no sign of it getting better. No stomach issues though so it's probaby just a cold. They are predicting heavy peak of the swine flu for Oct 15-21 here. No diagnosed cases in our school yet, but a lot of people are getting this same thing I have. Beth is holding out like a trooper but the sneezes are starting. Oh well. Our school's ski and skate sale is this weekend so we'll stop in tonight, but the rest of the weekend we should be able to rest and hopefully recover. Thats all or now.