So COOL!!!

Most days i make sure i am up on my Buffalo happenings and instead of reading the Buffalo News online i much prefer the Buffalo Rising Journal. Their articles interest me much more than those of the paper. Anywho, they posted some crazy neat photos of what it looks like when a lake effect storm moves across the city. This is just one photo, check out the rest here.

So COOL!!!!!!

Oh Shakira...

A friend on myspace sent this to me and i HAD to post it. Please enjoy...and take a look at those words.....jigga WHAT!?

Oh the silliness....i adore it

I didn't think the day would come...

I FOUND IT!!!!!!!

I never thought the day would come when i would get to see the girl behind the voice. I love it!!!!!!!!!!

mmmmm railing....

This kid has just made our new speaker of the house my favorite one EVER. Ask me about some of my other favorites...or not.

Smart Bird!

I know I know....another bird story....booooorrring. But it's really cool read it. Their brains might be small but their survival instincts make them look truly smart!

Birders World Magazine

Hi-tech Barn Swallows

A couple of Minnesota Barn Swallows have raised the bar on the scale of "Swallow IQ." For the past four years, a pair of Barn Swallows has nested inside the lumberyard entryway at the Home Depot store in Maplewood, Minnesota. At least one pair has learned that if they fly a tight circle in front of the motion detector above the double doors at the entry to the Home Depot, the doors open. Each bird then flies one more loop as the doors open and swoops inside where the pair has built a nest atop a small pipe near the ceiling. When a bird is ready to leave, it flies a tight circle in front of the motion detector inside the doorway and the doors again open for Home Depot's small avian customers.

Keith Stomberg, a supervisor at the store, first noticed the birds nesting inside in the summer of 2001. He was fascinated by their apparent learned behavior and left them alone to raise their families. It was a good place for the swallows to raise their young because there were no predators or bad weather. The pair typically raised two broods each year. When the birds returned to nest in 2003, he contacted the staff of the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Wildlife biologist Joan Galli observed the nesting swallows and was amazed to see how the birds had adapted to the unique setting in order to raise their families. "We typically think of the crow family and the parrot family as among the most intelligent of birds," according to Galli, "but apparently the swallows have a few tricks of their own that help us appreciate how birds are constantly adapting to survive in novel human-created environments."
-- Carrol Henderson

Progress

Remember this baby? We were a tad concerned cause she was so tiny...

As i figured....we had nothing to worry about. :)

heeeeeeeeey chuuuuuubby. I love it!!!!

The sweetest thing...

Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt cradles a young Iraqi girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl's entire family was executed by insurgents. The killers shot her in the head but she survived. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cries often. According to nurses at the facility, Chief Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he holds her at night while they both sleep in a chair. Chief Gebhardt was assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad Air Base, Iraq.

C is for Cookie

Tequila Cookies

This is the BEST Christmas Cookie recipe EVER!

1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar Lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila

• Sample the Cuervo to check quality.
• Take a large bowl
• Check the Cuervo again to be sure it is of thehighestquality, pour one level cup and drink.
• Turn on the electric mixer.
• Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffybowl.
• Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
• At this point it's best to make sure the Cuervo is still OK, tryanother cupjust in case.
• Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl andchuck inthe cup of dried fruit.Pick the frigging fruit off floor.
• Mix on the turner. If the frieddruitgets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
• Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.
• Next, sift two cups of salt, or something.
• Check the Jose Cuervo.
• Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.Add one table.
• Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you canfind.
• Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fallover.Don't forget to bean off the turner.
• Finally, throw the bowl throughthewindow, finish the Cose Juervo and make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.

CHERRY MISTMAS

ummmm what?

I'm not sure if i was sucked into some sort of wormhole timewarp when i went to bed last night...BUT it's 72 degrees right now here in DE. I came to work in a short sleeve shirt and capri's. ummmm...i don't get it. Can someone talk to me about this?

Don't judge....

I've never really had a problem with Woody before, I think he's a pretty good looking guy actually.

Great eyes...

ok this one isn't even just good looking...it's hot.

Apparently he's funny too.....

I guess i expected him to have a hot model wifey....apparently not...I'm so proud of you woody! Those are my thoughts of the day...i hope you have enjoyed them. :)

Red Tail Hawk goodness...

This is Rebecca Caroline and I washing a redtail hawk who got stuck in a barrel of used cooking oil. YUCK!! The video was taken by Christy who spent 2 weeks with us on her journey of "best wildlife rescue agencies in the country" on a scholarship from DAWN. How cool that we are one of them!! She blogged about her entire trip and the site is www.dawndifferences.com. Enjoy!!!!!

Bad ass

Picture it:

3,000 teeth...

16 feet long....

6,000 lbs....

Prey is ripped into mouth-sized pieces, which are swallowed whole....

Can swim fast enough to propel themselves out of the water up to 18 ft.....

What do you get.....

That would be a Great White Shark...how bad ass is that?!?!?!??!

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. :)