Fun with blueberries!!

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New car!! (Part 1 of 2)

Our new car.  A 2005 Acura mdx.  Here's a fancy photo of a new one, just to get the idea...



...and here's me trying out the way-back seat of it! (click below for short video)

(This is one of 2 posts on the same topic, so be sure to refresh in a couple minutes!)

https://goo.gl/photos/P8emjZTg5Fap3UHh9

(i doubt if the thing below will play, the link above may work better..)

Back seat napper (New Car part 2 of 2)

...and as promised, here's the short little ditty i made while trying to take a nap in the 3rd seat of the new acura, a feature we all love, especially our very independent TWEEN daughter!

(i don't think the above link will work, so try this:)

https://goo.gl/photos/PfL3U5SBCx6GUqRR7

Morning run

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birthday surprises

hey you!  yeah you!

shhhhhhhhh!!!!!

hey don't tell no one, but i've got this cool idea for my kid's 9th birthday coming up.  see, i already bought these beat-up old drumsticks at a yard sale awhile back, and since it'd be stupid to drop a ton of bucks on a whole drum kit to go wid'em, i'm scoping out youtube like crazy for some cool homemade drum ideas!!! Here's what i've got so far... check em out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmM8ztI2Ic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKGbiV2TKgc




well i'm headin back to youtube now.  then i'll start scrounging around for noisemakers, when the  soon-to-be birthday boy's not around, that is.   can't wait to see the look on his face when he comes downstairs next week Wednesday and sees what his crazy ma dreams up with kitchen tools and duct tape!!  ha ha!!!  this is going to be fun!!!!!

Waiting at the bus stop

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twilight photo shoot

To keep myself sane today, after the chaos of becoming the pb&j of 3-car crash sandwich this morning, dealing with cops, tow trucks, insurance companies and the craigslist used car listings....

i had to do some baking.

Made strawberry shortcake.

Baked the angel food cake, careful to turn it upside down on a jar to cool so it wouldn't flop,

added smushed strawberries with a bit of sugar, then of course, whipped cream!!!

yum yum!!!

enjoyed every last bite.

and sweet iced tea, to wash it all down.

a perfect sweltering august evening. well, maybe not perfect.

but not bad.