Sadly, no 4x4 on the Civic

We've both arrived in Michigan and made our way north. Unfortunately, our road condition report was a bit inaccurate. This used to be the 'back way' to travel between Pentwater and Onekama. Stupid rain.

Wait a minute...

So, I was supposed to help my father-in-law do some packing early this morning. I went out to the truck at 7:15-unlocked the driver door...and said,"This doesn't look right..."




So, I checked the other side and sure enough...something wasn't quite right.


Then, I figured out what was wrong with the truck...

There was a 35 pound rock inside. So, I started to look around the truck because I didn't really think that a 35 pound rock could conceive of the idea to steal the truck all on its own. Then, I found the rock's accomplice.


Bastard...bastard in ecco shoes. Aren't those "old-man shoes". Ha, the loser has reeeallly bad taste in footwear.

We have a new home.

We finally did it. We needed a summer cottage. A nice little place of respite that could calm our souls and renew our energy. So, we finally bought one.

What's that you say--"just a door"? Au contraire!




That is our new little best friend. A 6500 btu Frigidaire. We now have a new living/dinning/bedroom to decorate.

Tucson Sidewinders

Minor league baseball on a Thursday night?  Staying out past 9 pm?  Well...the school year must be over!  We watched the Tucson Sidewinders out-hustle, out-play, and out-class the Las Vegas 51s in a 4-1 stomping. 


Our friends, Heather and Noah, couldn't resist the siren song of AAA baseball.


Disclaimer: Liddy hates the last photo. I'm posting it despite strong protest at home.

Hmmm

Liddy doesn't think this is worth posting...or she thought posting it would make me look crazy. These feet were next to us during the ball game. Seriously...look at the disparity in toe length! The tip of the pinky toe compared to the others?! I'm not crazy....I don't have a weird fetish...how could someone not notice those toes?

How could I forget?

Office Depot had a booth outside the ballpark with the Guinness World Record holding rubber band ball. We passed on the opportunity to have our picture taken with it. I'll live with regret for the rest of my life. However, as a consolation, the good folks of Office Depot passed around small rubber band balls to just about everyone in attendance.

Liddy was pretty excited.

Noah? Not so much.

Update on the mosaics

We've finished the grout work on our mosaic/planter. Well, we actually finished slopping the grout all over the tile. The work of actually buffing all the excess off of the surface isn't quite "there" yet. But, not too bad for a bunch of seventh graders.

 

I swear this thing jumped at me!@!1!!!!!

I hate spiders. Hate hate hate with the burning passion of a million suns. Hate hate hate. I discovered this horror while grading essays at the kitchen table. It was on the wall across from me. After taking the photos I went to swat it with a flip-flop. I would have used a 16 foot 2x4 if one had been available. Anyway, when the sandal was about an inch over this monster it JUMPED (NOT "FELL"--LITERALLY JUMPED!!!!!!) off the wall in an attempt to evade death. I have no doubt that it was a last ditch attempt to jump on my face and kill me. Hate hate hate

Rome Day

Not much news to report, but I'm trying to stay in a routine. So, I'm forced to report on events at school. Not too exciting.
     We (the Latin and History classes) celebrated Rome Day last week to commemorate the 2,761st birthday of Rome's founding by Romulus. In celebration, my students planted a Roman garden near the Latin and History classrooms. Also, they covered a concrete planter with mosaics. Here's the progress:

Here's Acestes the archer and the wolfhead.  Below are the mosaics of the Colosseum and Trojan Horse.  

At long last

Our sabbatical from blogging must end. When an obsessive-compulsive culinary epicurean (who happens to moonlight as a pediatrician and mother of three) begins to mock the dearth of postings on Danandliddy, something needs to change. We'll have to start with something light and easy. Our new laptop has a built-in camera. What could be easier than a self-portrait?

Happy now, cupcake lady?

Lone Rock

Now, I'm sure there are some people in the desert Southwest who think a drought is a bad thing. Not me. No, I'm an eternal optimist. Go ahead, give me your lemons. Lake Powell's lowered water levels have made kayaking a real treat. Mmmm, sweet lemonade. The "Lone Rock" gives a pretty clear picture of the lowered water level. See if you can find me in the picture.

More Lake Powell

Our beloved truck. The only thing it needs is an Irish wolfhound.
Dinner...beans, tortillas, and gnats

Picturesque night photo

Lake Powell

It's rare to see the landscape that graced the cover of National Geographic. We had that chance while visiting Lake Powell. These pictures don't show the actual photograph used in the magazine; we saw that view from highway 89. However, these are the same eeevviiiilllll smokestacks that threaten Lake Powell. I feel that I should mention how much I appreciated the running water, electric lights, and refrigerated beverages at the gas station. Thank you, Evil Smokestacks!!

New pictures

We just returned from Lake Powell. We'll be posting pictures (and some wicked awesome video) for the next couple days. Here's a sample...

Trying something a little new

We took Mom and Dad up to Sabino Canyon. We also discovered that our camera can also take video. So, here's our first try.

High Hopes

Unfortunately, we didn't get our full day off of school. We had to settle for a late start on Monday and Tuesday. I'm not complaining...a nice early morning nap is a pleasant thought.

Two Hour Delay!!!

Fingers crossed for a full day

A dry heat

Picture Perfect

Can you find the differences from these two photos of our backyard view? Pretend you're reading Highlights magazine and enjoy the game.

We're Back

We finally have our digital camera and we're back in action.