Day#326

A day I'd always remember even if it wasn't posted here would be the day I took Bob to the vet. Actually it was Caroline and me, thank goodness for Caroline's presence. 

Bob's previous exposure to car rides totalled two and his exposure to buildings other than his home was zero so you can probably imagine how that went.  And he refused the pet carrier despite treats, steak, and an attempted forcing into so you can imagine the fun of transporting a panicked cat. The picture says it all.  And this was on the way home when we were more relaxed.

He had an ear infection and was so dang stinky from it, he was not going to be allowed inside ever again if something didn't change so a trip to the vet was a must. After two shots and an ear treatment, he is doing great now. 

Day#324

Just realized the picture of Gary on his birthday did not show!  Here's he is.

Day#325

Here's Sam on his one legged stool.

Day#324

It was Gary's 48th birthday, believe it or not.  I chose not, since I am right behind him. But it was a happy day since there was carrot cake and brownies and ice cream involved. 

Day#323

Sam and Gary went scout camping this past weekend. Sam brought home a wooden pistol in a leather holster he made, this iron post we call Shook (get it? It's an "s" hook) that he made, and a wooden one-legged stool he made in case he needs to take up milkin one of these days.

Day#322

I went with the older boys to Washington, Missouri for a band competition on Saturday. I was a chaperone on one of the five school buses taken; we left by 7 am and got home after midnight. Tired campers for sure.

The band competed in a parade in the morning, the field competition in the afternoon, and made the finals, meaning another full performance in the evening. It was a bunch of hard work just as every day of practice has been since they started back in June (!), but the benefits were realized as they took home every trophy they were in contention for except one. They won fifteen.

They won the parade and it's subcategories except visual, their class and it's subcategories, and then the whole shebang out of 27 bands. The kids' mouths dropped open when the results were announced. I don't think anyone expected it, but of course everyone from E'ville was very proud of the outcome.

Day#321

And this is what I made onto our original coffee table, original meaning the one we used when we first got married. Thing is, I didn't really plan my project before I started it and now I find the acrylic I want to pour over the caps to make it a usable surface costs $70 a gallon and I was wanting a basically free project.
So now it sits.
In the dining room.
In limbo.
But looking like a bunch of cool-ly arranged bottle caps.
Collecting dust.

Do I put 'gallons of acrylic' on my Christmas list? Or scrap the project?

Day#320

This was me arranging them by color.

Day#318

Just realized I hadn't mentioned my latest project even though it's been in the dining room now for weeks.  It started as an ice cream bucket and cooler full of beer caps I got from Ross's rental house. [They were accumulated long before Ross rented the house--I am sure of that. Some had a 2004 date on them.] This is the state between them drying after I ran them through the washer and my starting to sort them. I never did count them but I would guess more than a thousand?

Day#318

A couple of rock star childhood photos I collected last week.
Hint: Queen & Chili Peppers