Okay, the build up was a lot more stressful than I thought it would be.  Since this is my second marriage, I thought to my self, Self, this will be easy.  Been there, done that.  Boy was I wrong.

First, major major thank yous to jessicac and her new fiancee (again, congratulations) for putting together not only an excellent spread for the rehearsal ( Read more... )

Wedding was wonderful.

Honeymoon was wonderful with some issues with the resort's food selections.  Recap and pictures of the trip to come.

Can't wait to see the photos taken at the ceremony.

More to come.

But, who's counting.

We are under 48 hours away from the "main event."  There is still a crazy amount of work to do.  There is an increasingly crazy amount of relatives (Hers and Mine) in town, though not as crazy thanks to the wonders of military deployment.  I am feeling uncomfortable in my own home.  I am sleeping horribly and feeling like I'm not doing enough ( Read more... )

Saturday we went to the Virginia Scottish Games, mostly so that L could volunteer and get in for free to see the Glengarry Bhoys later that night. Fortunately, all of us got in for free. The games were held at the Golden Meadow in Not-Close Virginia (down I-66 a ways). The kids had a grand time participating in the Children's Scottish Games. There ( Read more... )

As seen at the Montgomery County Faire


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School started for the kids again today.  A very good day indeed.  The Oldest Monkey is now in middle school while the Youngest Monkey and Z are still in the same elementary school as last year (Third and First grades, respectively ( Read more... )

• The wedding is getting closer. We're at about 41 days until the nuptials. A certain excitement is in the air.
• School starts for all the kids next week. The oldest monkey is in Middle School, which has the potential to make me feel old.
• Work is a pain in my rear. I have 8 reports to write and am getting very little cooperation from the necessary ( Read more... )

After getting her Flintstone vitamin this morning, Z is attempting to figure out which character she got.

"I got a monkey! No, its a boy."  She shows it to me.  I reply "No, that's Pebbles.  Shes a girl."

I guess we should probably buy vitamins that are of cartoons she actually watches on a semi-regular basis.

Found this while laughing at the antics of Daily KOS bloggers: Astroid Impact calculator.  Use this to see how badly the earth will be impacted by an asteroid/comet.  Fun for the whole family.