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My nephew playing at the dinosaur show on the T-Rex exhibit, impressed with the size of the dinosaur teeth. The dinosaur show was only in town for two weekends – I am glad we got to go – my nephew really liked the exhibits. He especially like the T-Rex, although I am partial to the Raptors.
His mother likes the Brontosaurus. I have no idea why, although that might explain her attraction to fat men. The last three guys she has dated have all been, shall we say, large.
So my little nephew likes to play video games, but he is only 5 years old and can’t really handle most of the good video games that I like to play. He can barely handle the controller or make decisions quick enough to survive any levels of the games like Call of Duty or Drakes Landing. We’ve got a Playstation 3 and a whole collection of games, but the funny thing is that he likes a game that I downloaded onto my PC.
Somehow I stumbled onto a game called Plants vs Zombies and my nephew really likes this game. It has different types of mini-games and puzzles within the main game, and you can play it over and over again without advancing to a harder level if you want to stay on the easy ones.
The main idea is that you get a large grid of squares that will hold a plant that fights zombies. The zombies come staggering from the right, across the rows, trying to get into your house and eat your brains. You defend your house by planting the right plants in the way of the zombies. If you mess up, the zombie gets in your house and that level is over. You have to successfully defend your house at each level or replay the level until you succeed.
As you advance to the harder levels, you are given more plants to work with, and you have different types of plants for daylight fighting, night time fighting, and other scenarios. I like this game, too. And my nephew likes to watch me play the harder levels that he can’t handle yet. He coaches and criticizes all my plays – funny as hell.
This past weekend was really one of the best long weekends that I can remember. Everything was perfect. The weather was nice, so we were able to get outside every day. We grilled out on the deck, went to the lake every day, and of course we enjoyed fireworks at night. I grilled steaks on Saturday and then on Sunday I went all out and grilled $60 worth of pork ribs. Good stuff!
There were lots of free fireworks shows held all around town, plus the rednecks in my neighborhood all buy hundreds of dollars worth of illegal fireworks and set them off in their back yards every night. We have had free neighborhood shows every night since Thursday. Just when I think they have run out of cash for all those bangs and booms, someone runs across the county line to one of the fireworks tents and buys another hundred dollars worth.
I guess I’m a bit home sick this year. My Dad used to put Christmas lights up every year and just pitch a fit about it. We all knew he really enjoyed it because once they all were up, and working, he would stand back and look at the house with a look of pride at his accomplishment.
Well I decided I want to put up Christmas lights this year. Thank God they aren’t as much of a pain as they used to be years ago. One bulb goes out and the whole strand went dead. Not to mention, I have had to buy all new lights since this is my first time putting them up.
I have seen some amazing light displays on the internet that play music and the lights dance to the music. A strand or two here and there is all I’m up for! So, let us have the decorating begin. No my house isn’t going to look like the Schmitt either although my BFF would certainly enjoy witnessing such an event!!! Thanks for sending this great Christmas cartoon to me Lori! And I look forward to talking to you real soon!
My father is 82 years old today. It amazes me to stop and think of all of the things he has seen in his lifetime. I remember when cable TV first came out and my Dad swore that he would not pay for TV when there is free TV that we all have looked at for the past 50 years. Well that changed. He loves his satellite TV now.
Cell phones? He hated the house phone because it rang all of the time and doesn’t feel any better about cell phones. “Why is the world would anyone want to walk around with a telephone in their ear” was one of his favorite sayings until Mom got a cell phone. Yup, there sure have been a lot of changes in his life.
Last weekend we found some great lawn furniture for our deck. I don’t like the new stuff because of not only the price, but they just don’t seem to last that long. I have a friend that does powder coating. If you don’t know what that is, it’s this powder that is put on anything medal and then baked in a large oven. It comes out looking like you have painted what ever you had powder coated but lasts a lot longer.
Not only does that make the medal look new, but there are a lot of different colors and textures you can choose from. In other words, you can have your yard furniture match most anything. Great way to restore antique lawn furniture.
A friend of mine was moving and decided that he did not have room for the fish tank he had. I was a little hesitant at first but after some thinking I decided to take the tank off his hands. The tank was a 55 gallon one and came with two fish. I knew it would be a lot of work but I was ready for the challenge.
After a fair amount of work, we got the tank set up in our home. It sits in a prominent place in our living room. The tank is beautiful and is a wonderful addition to our home. We have added some fish to the tank and it has really brought our family together.
If you haven’t ever been to Washington DC, you should make the trip. There is something for everyone there. Not only were the July 4th fireworks amazing but the museums were very educational. My favorite just happened to be the NRA museum and there’s no charge to get in. Believe it or not but Rachel actually found it interesting too.
Yeah I know most people think that guns and things like that are a guy thing but that’s not necessarily true. That’s almost like saying art museums are for ladies. I dare to disagree. If you could have seen some of the amazing work on not only the stocks of the guns but also etched in the medal on these weapons, you would appreciate the workmanship if not the weapon. No I’m not promoting anything with guns, just promoting a nice trip.
As usual, we went out to see the fireworks display this year. I was glad that all the family could attend. It was nice to have the family together as we watched the fireworks display in all its glory. We celebrated the birth of our country together.
The show lasted about forty-five minutes and was worth all the trouble. The beach was packed with people who were trying to see the show like we were. We found a great spot to observe the show and were satisfied with the results. It was a fun night together and I hope to do it again next year.
Everyone keeps telling me that you haven’t seen fireworks until you see them in Washington DC. I have been told that there is nothing more beautiful than seeing them around the Monument. Well, looks like we will get to know first hand.
It’s been too long since either of us has seen a really good fireworks display so we decided to take a road trip to Washington DC to see what all of the fuss is about. I did pull up a couple of youtube videos from the past years and I must admit, I’m getting a bit excited about seeing them up close and personal. Stay safe everyone and enjoy your holiday.