Happy Birthday Dad!!
Hope it is a good one.

I think I might need a car like this

I love my family, you all are crazy!
Anybody heard from Ray lately? No new blog posts, nothing here. Raaaayyyyymond. Come out, Come out, Wherever you are. Actually, now I think about it, same goes for Frank Jr. For that matter, same goes for ME?!! I update my facebook so much I forget to come here.

Synopsis:

Ed's graduation was funtastic (degree= Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences)
Ian in Seattle for at least the summer - trying to join the Navy
Alek getting all married and stuff
Feelin the empty nest and it hurts a little bit
Van transmission gone first day back home from Seattle
Sticking with my debt-free plan and waiting about a year to get another car
Taking the bus and it's friggin hot and humid
Garden is like a jungle
Chickens in the backyard (Laverne & Shirley)
Veterans Court launches in August
Playing for fireworks extravaganze display with the orchestra 4th of July
Tracey is in Littleton until Wednesday
AC has broke down thrice in 2 weeks, but is currently working

OK - here's the proof that I'm a perfect a$$hole:

Finally! They discharged me from physical therapy today. It's still not where I want it to be - it's about where it was before the surgeries - but it's so much better than it was just a few months ago. The hope is that it will just continue to heal with time. The concern is still the keloid scar tissue (inside, not out - outside looks great) and that damned nerve entrapment.

One in a million

Why Nutang.com Sucks.

1. It's buggy: As a writer, one of the hardest things for me to do is get myself to sit down at the computer and write. When the host site that I am supposed to be writing at only works half of the time, this presents a problem because the likelihood of my being ready to write at the same time that the site is being cooperative is not very high.

2. It's not pretty: I think nutang is a newer site. I think this because it is difficult to navigate and sometimes the coding on the homepage itself is messed up. I only visit pretty websites that are easy to use and look like someone who is over 5 years old did the coding.

3. It's not user friendly: When you sign up to nutang you get the ugliest of ugly templates already applied to your blog. You can change it, but not easily. Unless you know how to fiddle with HTML on your own, you are stuck with their pre-built templates. Even the pre-built templates end up looking like you tried to write the code yourself without knowing how. The text boxes don't line up, modules don't show up at all, your header is halfway down the screen etc.

Also, just when writing out a post you have to know codes in order for pictures to show up. It takes me a good hour to and hour and a half just to write a post there if it happens to contain pictures. It is such a pain because you have to keep hitting preview to see if they are lined up, then go back and fix it, then preview it again and on and on and on.

Plus the comments are a pain. Trust me.


So, family and gentle readers, this is why nutang is the suckiest of suck when it comes to blog hosting sites. Even if they do 'pay' you (I have earned 18 cents so far...)

I tried to deal with it but...no, it's just not worth the struggle. Writing is supposed to be the hard part, not fighting with the hosting site.

I am going back to moongazing4beginners.blogspot.com. Because it loves me there.

Happy Dad's day

Happy Father's Day to all you dads!!

I was surprised by a subscription to Field and Stream yesterday. Thank you to whoever is responsible :)

I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it out in a few weeks. I miss everyone so much. Daelan should be old enough this time to really remember this trip. Here's to family...good times.....and warmriver! Cheers!

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Falling back on what I know....I have finally finished her.

titled: Probe

Few photos from Lake Wollowa OR.

Happy Birthday, Ray. (At least tomorrow the 11th). Hope you have a great day. Enjoy yourself. We love you. Dad and Mom
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anyone know where I can find any of uncle Dick's photos? went to treehuggingphotography but didnt have much luck


thanks in advance

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ian is taking his practice ASVAB then discussing options with the Navy

a dear friend shared this with me.....and so I would like to pass this on......and yes....Tami, I instantly thought of you. I miss you guys, more than words. I really do

much love !!!!

Amber


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Ian is now an official high school graduate!!!