Friday, October 24, 2008

Fall!!!!!!!

YAY! FALL! i love me some fall...i'm not sure if that is clear here.
Anywho, Sarah is in from the good old Dela-where, and we did some classic fall activities. We went camping the weekend of my bird-turd, and had some classic fun. I shall walk you through the photos.....

Simba loves a good trip to the cabin

Sarah and I also love a good trip to the cabin...this is our sexy hiking pose

Dan getting fancy with the camera


Quita looking fancy in front of Dan's grama's cabin in Alleghany

Dan let Sarah and i take turns splitting fire wood, old school style...Sarah got a little attached to the wood she split....

I didn't end up with a hole in my lip don't worry....

This is my sassy slice of wood

Dan let Sarah work on some target practice


A nice night by the fire....with only ouor second class of wine

Let's skip to Dan's 965th drink and when he found the caution tape


Sarah trying to perfect her s'more and make everything melty


Skip to Katie and Sarah's 544th drink and "walk like an egyptian" came on the radio and let the dancing commence


Still egyptian-ing




My special bird-turd cake....make with Diet Coke....SOOOO GOOD!!!!!



BLOW!



We returned to b-lo with some fabulous pumpkins from pumpkinville and i was a little punchy....please hold back your surprise


Pre-carved pumpkins

Post-carved pumpkins....Sarah did the horse, I did the sea turtle and Dan has the SCARYYYYY wolf face


This was a completely sober activity....tell me he is not the cutest piggy dog you have ever seen!
Ok kids thats it...Happy Fall!!!!! Can't wait til next year!!!! Turkey day here i come!

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Anything Lou can do i can do better....


So as mikey described, Lou challenged my skills, so here it is loobers i hope i can keep my lebeshian title afloat!


I can do 50....."I'M 50!!!"


I think i even beat mikey....hmmmm...not sure this is a good thing

Automotive
1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies
10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home
14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag

Medical
43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How
48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Primitive Skills
57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes
60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids
65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology
76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait
78. Calibrate HDTV settings
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive