We will always remember....

(Picture is from my first trip to NYC in 1997.   Being in that plaza, can't even imagine what happened, or even how'd you react, four years later)

Pre-emptive

A "Halloween" inspired pic from earlier this summer - coming back from a great winery trip with my aunt, uncle, and cousin for hubby's birthday. 

Somehow this will turn into a great backyard

Or option B, we just move in a few years.

Huh?

Let's try again

Trying to have some entertainment value with the photo blog -
(not so great) explanation here
If I wonder what happens when I leave hubby with the girls, I need no longer to ask.............

A sister vs. sister Wii tennis game obviously. What was I thinking?

Friday Shoot Out : Power

And has it ever been the week on focusing on re-powering (long stressful week)

So the house, entirely electric, happens to sit at the bottom of a large hill and unfortunately the foundation sits below the water table. So as we can't afford for the power to go out during a rainstorm, we have a backup generator.



For the too often nights I don't get sleep, it helps a bit to restore my "inner" energy when I'm greeted in the morning.




And if all else fails - my routine power-sourc
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Friday Shoot-out: Outdoor Food

Go figure, this week we don't grill outside.

Only a couple (the girls are really good lately about keeping us busy) but for kicks I'm throwing in a few from hubby's d-day earlier in the month.

Outdoor at our favorite winery - music, wine, and food.



Hubby's b-day crawfish boil.



A little nod to the hometown brewery (yes you can turn a keg into a deep fryer / steamer)



Out of curiosity, does anyone know a fix to blogger's upload? (I have certain pics that show horizontal on my computer and everytime I upload, blogger makes them vertical)