Never Left The Ground

My sister, Brother-in-Law, Niece and Nephews all came up this morning! We had so much fun that they stayed most of the day! Wii played games on the Wii and the XBox. We read the kids stories! We held the baby and just hung out. Toward the end of the day we were having some pretty competetive Wii games. I also got to play Halo with my sister and Bro-in-law. I have been wanting to play one on one Halo with them for years! (Really, years. We have had the XBox for four years! And ever since we got it I wanted to shoot my sister...well, in the game, I am really quite fond of my sister) I know that this was the first time they had picked up an XBox controller, but I beat them! Both. I got Scott with a sniper bullet, and my sister with a few grenades! Of course, Scott gave as good as he got...given a little while longer getting the hang of the controls, he would havesoon been wiping the screen with my body. I am lucky that the girls decided to play Wii again.

This is Emma posing for the Camera.

Carrie, Scott! Thanks for coming up! We both enjoyed you and the kids! The ice cream...the ice cream was AWESOME! Homemade and rich. The best! Cora had made some raspberry topping a few weeks ago, and we all had some on our ice cream! We need to get together with family more often! (Everyone loved the Ice Cream, see? Eli is serious about his food.)

The youngest member of the family, David, is almost as much of a poser as his sister!

On the down side, I did miss my flight. I wanted to go fly, but we just kept having so much fun and then I noticed the time. I realized things just might not work out. I called my good friend the electrician and he seemed to understand. Hopefully we can reschedule! I really am happy that he gave me a chance to fly, even though I didn't get to.

We let the kids watch "Signing Time."

At the risk of sounding corny, We flew high today, but never left the ground!

Flight of Imagination

My good friend the Electrician has a friend that flies. (No, not on butterfly wings.) He is a pilot. A small plane. My GOOD FRIEND the electrician set up the chance for me to go flying with his pilot friend...I obviously have good taste in friends, since he called tonight to ask me if I wanted to go flying tomorow if the weather is good. After some conversation with Cora about the dangers of flying in airplanes and the even more serious dangers of flying outside of airplanes, I am looking forward to what seems like a great chance to fly above the ground with the wind in my face and the endless sky above me...ok, its a small plane, but flying is flying!!!!!

I had a good day at work. Break, break, work, break, break, break, work, break, quit. The guys were not excessively ambitious, and neither was I. I mowed and then I helped the other sub clean out one of the bays. Then I came home and mowed my own lawn and did dishes, before we went shopping for a few necessities.

I don't know if I mentioned it, but Cora's all time fvorite movie is the Princess Bride. We watched it tonight. it is a good movie. Dinner was leftover spaghetti with a nice Red Mountain wine. Kiona is a great wine if you want to try one.

I AM BACK

I got my computer back and I am back in the land of blog...with my computer I can type ALOT faster...Cora's keyboard is funky. I don't think she even realizes she has a funky keyboard. She always says you just have to get used to it, but how can I get ued to a keyboard that moves its keys around? I was always misspelling things on her computer, and I KNOW how to spell, her computer was moving keys on me. I know Cora is going to comment and say something like "I am crazy," but her computer is devious and may have her convinced that it is just normal computer with immobile keys. The important thing is I have my computer back!!

Cora wants me to leave my beloved Toshi (my pet name for my lovable computer [Toshiba]) and fiddle with her knobs. She found some knobs on line and wanted me to look at them. I told her I could polish the knobs we already have. I uncovered them this evening and she thinks they are plain knobs. I offered to paint her knobs, and she thinks that will be good. I may have to sand them, though, since her knobs are so smooth. I plan on starting them with a coat of green paint, then I will paint little juggle animals on them. I will need to spray them with varathane so the paint does not rub off with use. For any of you who might be confused, Cora's knobs are those that were on the changing table before it was a changing table. I will be giving them a little artistic love.

My good friend Dale just called...twice. Once with a histry question and a second time asking me if I would ever want to go flying with a friend of his who happens to be a pilot. OF COURSE!!!!!!!!! He will be in touch with me about a time to go flting in the near future.