Batten Down the Hatches
Here are the numbers I’m focusing on. Keep in mind they’re changing nearly every 6 hours. Tonight: 23 mph wind, 33 mph gusts. Tomorrow: 29 to 39 mph wind, 55 mph gusts. Tomorrow night: 45 to 48 mph wind, 70 mph gusts. Tuesday: 40 – 46 mph wind, 65 mph gusts. Tuesday night: 20 – […]
Change of Plans
Water pump isn’t happening. Ran into 2 problems right from the start. The threads on the bottom of the pump to connect it to my well line are crap. The 20+ year old plastic well pipe is just too old for me to mess with. There’s only the width of a hose clamp sticking out […]
Pump It Up
For some reason, somewhere along the way this summer, I discovered it was possible to install a manual pump on my well water line and get access to my well water in the event of a power outage. If your static well water height is less than 25′, it should work. Will it? Don’t know […]
Mmmm Lamb
Delicious dinner the other night. Creepy looking, but definitely delicious. – b
Prepared?
Sandy (or more affectionately Frankenstorm) is bearing down on us. As you can see I’m probably able to handle a few days without power – assuming my 10+ year old generator doesn’t decide to take a shit on me. The water pump is a new addition. Obviously it has the potential of providing us unlimited […]
Play School
This time next week Abigail will start “Play School” twice a week. We’d planned for a while that sometime around Lauren turning 1, we’d enroll Abigail in some kind of school. Our thoughts were that it would coordinate nicely with the winter (give her more to do in a day than sit at home) and […]
The Yellow Kid
Noticed sometime last week Lauren had a little yellow tint about her. Hmmm. At first there were thoughts of jaundice, but that wasn’t really likely. A visit to the Dr. this morning for flu shots confirmed our suspicions. Too much yellow food. A lot of her current diet is carrots, sweet potatoes and squashes. All […]
Hydrate or Die
Might be taking this to an extreme. Maybe she’s making her own skim milk? – b ps. for those that don’t know the “Hydrate or Die” slogan represents Camelbak hydration systems used for cycling, running, hiking and the military.
Chocolate Cheese Sticks
On the way to Spanish class with Jen driving and Abigail riding in the back, Jen tried to sneak-eat a chocolate chip granola bar without Abigail knowing. Keep in mind Abigail’s car seat faces the rear of the car, so the two are facing in opposite directions. Abigail heard the wrapper and asked “Mommy what […]
Booboo Nose
Last month when Abigail got her first real head cold it was horrible – for us as parents. Because as parents know, there’s not a whole lot you can do while they sniff, sneeze and wake up half the night unable to breath. Finally it got so bad for even Abigail that she wanted a […]