( The annual year-end summary meme, huzzah... 2008 )

We already had a lot to be thankful for this year, but at the very end of the night a pretty big event gave our family one major thing to give continual thanks for.

My 80 and 85-year-old grandparents were able to get out of this alive and relatively intact (and the other truck's driver was completely fine):


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Today's Savage Chickens made me lulz. :B

I could make a whole post about how sick I am of reading inane and/or insulting comment threads, but that would just waste our time because you're smarter than that. Aren't you? ;) In short, don't be a troll and don't feed the trolls. Now go do something good today!

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I am TOTALLY tempted and inspired by this, AKA The Brown Dress Project.

I've been wanting -for years- to have some sort of home/work uniform, but haven't been able to find the right garment for it. Overalls seemed good, but are too heavy in summer; Dickies' nurse uniforms didn't fit right and are too light for the cold months, etc, etc. Aprons ( Read more... )

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Ian and I met up with Brian and his girlfriend Lynette for a Saturday afternoon of skeet and target shooting...

( Rambles and photos ahoy! )

Silly, but I'd like to think it's a good thing... :B


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We had a pretty productive and exciting weekend on the ol' homestead! With tons of pics to go with it, here's the low-down...

( Flora & Fauna: Last of the Garden; Chickens, Goats, Peacocks, and Turkeys... )

Catch-up post liek whoa!

Diary of a Fail CakeOr, Confections for Grandpa's 85th Birthday ( Read more... )