camping...or cabining....i don't know!

So, a few weeks ago the De girls and i went camping in Virginia. And by camping we stayed in a cabin...with heat....and beds....and a kitchen....with a microwave. ok so i don't know what to call it. Cabining? Whatever. Anywho, we had a blast! We had gorgeous weather, and a sufficient amount of goodness to eat and drink. It was a nice little getaway from work, let me tell ya.

A great view from the trails....
Merri pulled Sarah down the hill as best she could....
and then buried her...
and then andrea got involved.....
cute cute!
more trail prettiness

we brought food for Merri but she far preferred the paper plates....she's "special"
The little lake outside our cabin
could not have asked for better weather
yup
mmhmmmm

pausing in all our prettiness for a photo op...we look pretty good for 3 days with no shower!
We may or may not have had a dance party in the kitchen...pay no attention to the bottles on the sink. :)
We came across a bouncy bridge..bouncy bouncy!!
our last day of hiking..
Bye Virginia....you are a great place to camp...or cabin...merr

I like Rugby

Why isn't this sport more popular in the states...cause it needs to be!

YES I'M WORKING!!!!

For those of you who work at a desk and just can't take the monotony anymore...try this!

Ode to Mikey

Mikey is another year older....and i feel it is my duty to share some candid Mikey moments that truly represent the true mikey. ENJOY!!!!!!

Ahhhh...2003....a good year

I may be drunk, but Mikey does not waste an opportunity to make the picture a tad bit more exciting! It's a good thing cause i wasn't feeling this picture. :)

Shower chin-ups....a must in every hotel

Mikey always follows direction and looks at the camera...Lisa and I are too good for that.

The king his queen and the sheik of the bathroom.

As far as i am concerned the SCARIEST halloween costumes ever!

Ahhhh...a classic pastime of mine and mikeys....seeing what new objects we can get stuck to our noses....mikey is very good...i am still an amateur

Leave it to mikey to find the real leprechauns.

Never without a pen in his pocket....even at the dessert table

Practicing his fatherly skills...nice work

RAWR!!!!

A man of all men!

And whats a blog post without this face.....and low and behold...Mikey is her father. What a coincidence...this blog is about Mikey!!!!!

Happy Bird-turd brother-in-law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more week...

...until christmas that is....oh well, and seeing this cutie pants too. :)

Mrs. Carr wanted a picture of Maeve with the Turkey on Thanksgiving. This photo is right after Maeve threw-up on the table. Classic!

She's not too sure about this turkey thing...and why she's lying on the table next to it.

Lisa is doing a brilliant job of hiding behind the baby..nice work. Who put the enormous bottle of wine next to the 4 month old. Oh yeah...that would be us.

Maeve is not impressed by A. Katie's shenanagans.

Maeve and I got to spend the day together before i had to come back to DE. We didn't change out of our PJ's the whole day!!!!

We watched TV and slept off our Thanksgiving meals.

This is Maeve's don't talk to me face....i can't wait to mush it!

Pineapple!!!!

This might be THE funniest thing....EVER!!!!! Thanks Litha!

WATER YOUR TREE!!!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE water your tree...over water your tree! I got this in an e-mail this morning, and i have actually seen it live and in person under a controlled situation. It was super scary!!!! God knows i love me some real christmas tree, but lets keep all things related to fire away from the tree.

This service announcement is brought to you by your friendly neighborhood Birdnerd. :)

A Christmas Tree Fireproof Recipe from Barnes Evergreens. This fireproofing recipe will help your tree hold up to seven times its normal weight in water. To begin, strip 3 inches of bark off the butt of the tree trunk, so the solution can enter the sides as well as the bottom. In a separate container, mix the following ingredients:

2 qts. hot water
1pt. Karo syrup
2 oz. liquid bleach
Pinch Epsom salts
1/2 tsp. Borax
6 qts. boiling water

It's important to add the mixture to the Christmas tree stand - the hotter the better the initial time. (Breaking the cold sap down so the solution can work towards the top of the tree is important.) The remaining solution can be added cold as needed. After a few days, cut a twig off to test. See if a match will burn the needles.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

Hmmmmmm.....

Ok now i know i may not be the brightest crayon in the box all the time BUT this is something i just can't wrap my head around...

OK...Daffy's Clothing Bargains

For Millionaires?!?!?!??!?!?

Somebody splain to me...kt no understand. :)

Christmas is coming the goose is getting FAT!!!

Christmas tree hunting is fun...especially for the little ones involved. :)

Lebanon oil spill

I know this happened a few months ago but there is some interesting footage and pictures of the bombing of the fuel tanks and the oil spill that occured because of it.

Up to 15,000 metric tonnes of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Mediterranean when Lebanon's Jiyyeh power plant was bombed in mid-July by the Israeli military.

This video is a little unecessarily dramatic but it has some really good footage of the oil impacts. There is a great part at the end that shows what happens when oil becomes submerged and ends up on the ocean floor.

And finally some great pics and descriptions of the oil conditions they are dealing with.

Sorry for the not so happy post today, just came across this stuff and wanted to share. We would not respond to this spill because of the political and economic instability of Lebanon right now. The conditions of the spill itself are very similar to some spills we have responded to. Yucky stuff!

This talent really has a use!!!

I can't wait to get home and make elephant noises!

Really?

Take 1....

Nope!

Take 2.....

Nope!!

Take 3....or as I like to call it...Photoshop

Beautious

Lou....why is it that I have to photoshop us into the same photo to make it look nice. Whats wrong with us?!?!