I grew up in a Baptist tradition. We didn't have infant baptism and we didn't have confirmation services. So when moving to Avondale United Methodist Church, we had to get used to both concepts. Today's Blast of the Past is one of those events -- Carly's Confirmation service and day. As you can tell from … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #133: Carly’s Confirmation
Category: Family
Art Work from Chuck E Cheese
In moving through the various items laying around the house, I uncovered some family artwork from a niece's birthday visit to Chuck E Cheese. It is a neat pencil-drawing capture of the family, showing how much has changed in the past 12 years.
House Repairs: Sliding Glass Door
The next stage we were waiting for with great anticipation. The back wall had been repaired, and the roof trusses replaced and new shingled put on. The house was sealed up -- except for the boards over a hole cut for the place where the sliding glass door was to go. As you may recall, … Continue reading House Repairs: Sliding Glass Door
A Blast of the Past #131: Carly’s 13th birthday
Yesterday was the 21st birthday of this same girl, woman, I should say. Here we see a few pictures of the 13th birthday -- where the cake theme was Pizza. Very sugary pizza.
House Repairs: Coats of Mud
I am very uncertain about using correct construction terms. But the next stage was making the inside walls smooth and without cracks or obvious blemishes before they could be painted. All that damaged ceiling was repaired and then mudded and painted to blend in so you couldn't tell the difference. Also the removal of the … Continue reading House Repairs: Coats of Mud
House Redesign: Room Dividers
One of the side effects of the house repairs we are doing is a redesign of our living space inside. Our living spaces are being rearranged, reassigned, as we make the same building an entirely new residence. The house addition, once a playroom, then the dog's den, is now becoming "The Suite", as in the … Continue reading House Redesign: Room Dividers
House Repairs: Insulation and Sheet Rock
The next stage after the roof was getting the the house finished on the inside. We opted to put in more sets of ceiling lights for the zones we intended to establish in the room, which led to new light switches, and since all of the lights were dimmer capable, all the switches had dimmers. … Continue reading House Repairs: Insulation and Sheet Rock
A Blast of the Past #129: Gingerbread Houses
Actually they are Graham Cracker, but they were fun to make, though sometimes frustrating:
A Blast of the Past #128: Halloween
Back in 2009, after attending and participating in the Avondale Trunk or Treat the Sunday before, we then took the kids around to every other church and organizations' Trunk or Treat, or Mall Trunk or Treating options, etc. Here are some pictures from that:
You don’t want me to focus
I've come to the conclusion that, exterior veneer aside, I am not an easy-going sort of person. I can be very focused and intense. I can also obsess. Fortunately I can usually snap out of it. But my melancholy temperament, welded to an overwhelming positive outlook, leads to something far from Pollyanna-ish, occasionally very overwhelming … Continue reading You don’t want me to focus
At The Rainbow 