Day 247 ~ Bulk Removal

throwing out our junk

We put our BULK ITEMS on the sidewalk Thursday night for Friday pick-up but the truck didn't come around till Saturday...I hate that!

See you tomorrow.

Day 246 ~ Duck Dynasty Fan?

A Fan wears a Duck Dynasty shirt

....But if you were like an owl, wouldn't you hoot?

Not a fan of the show; I know some people are!

See you tomorrow.

Day 245 ~ Candle Factory

Red, White and Blue

 Karen went to the Candle Factory, a local business, and got some candles just in time for the fourth of July!
We are a patriotic family!

See you tomorrow.

Day 244 ~ Going to the Movies!

The big screen and empty chairs

 Karen and I went to the movies last night with her parents to see Man of Steel. She was disappointed, I less so. But I want to know why I have to sit through commercials at a movie theater? If I wanted commercials, I'd stay home at watch television.

A J.C. Penny Commercial

Yes, here I am watching a commercial that I could have easily have watched at home....oh, well...I guess that is a good time to get the popcorn, right?

See you tomorrow.

Day 243 ~ Baby, it's HOT outside!

Before

 We FINALLY got the Air conditioners in! Good thing; it sure is hot outside and our house feels like an oven, even with the fans going.

After

I should be able to sleep well tonight! Hope you do, too!

See you tomorrow.

Day 242 ~ Going to the Base!

Special Parking

I went to the base today to shop at the Base Exchange (BX) and the Commissary. I noticed this parking sign. I guess it is for anyone who is hurt or disabled due to combat. The parking space was right near the front door. Giving a wonder warrior preferential parking is the least we can do for them. God bless them!

Checking things out

 My friend from my old job had wanted to visit the base for a long time so I let him tag along.  Here we are at clothing sales which sells mostly uniform items but he stocked up on lots of things.

happy to pose for a pic

 After we went shopping, my friend Bill treated me to lunch! I had a Swiss cheese burger and fries. It was delicious!

See you tomorrow.

Day 241 ~Ugly Tie Contest

The two contestants 

 Jr NYI, the church youth group, met after church yesterday afternoon. We had an ugly tie contest. Only two kids wore ties. Guess which tie won the ugly tie contest? It was the girl on the left. Even though the girl on the right had an interesting look but the tie on the left was, in my opinion, the wearer of the ugliest tie. She won five dollars!

three ties for the price of one

 Daniel helped out and came dressed for the occasion.

good times!

group shot

 I joined in on the fun, too.

my ugly tie

 I stole the idea for a sock for an ugly tie from my sister, Nancy!

What? I know, I don't have a tie!

 No tie but he still had fun.  We ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and chips.

impromptu tie

This teen joined in on the fun and, put this tie together at the last minute.

See you tomorrow.

Day 240 ~ Chalk Art from the kids!

Our Jr NYI youth group met and did some chalk art. They drew themselves on the parking lot.  These pics will be sent to their dads as a belated "Father's day gift." At first, I was going to have the kids lie down and let someone else trace them but it was really hot and no one wanted to get burned.

working hard

Daniel thought it would be funny to do a CRIME SCENE outline.

Happy

You looking at me?

See you tomorrow!

Day 239 ~ Duck Season!

walking towards my car

 Duck Season! Rabbit Season!...remember that old Bugs Bunny cartoon? Well, it turns out it's duck season around my house.  This duck was seen walking on my lawn towards my car. I was just about to drive Matthew to work.

Walking away from me.

When I started to walk towards him to get a better picture, he started running away.  I wonder what he is doing around my house? ...we could have duck soup tonight!

See you tomorrow.

Day 238 ~ Academic Excellence!

The proud Scholar! 

 I got this certificate in the mail today. It seems I have achieved Academic Excellence with a 4.0 average so far.  There are two tests every five weeks and I have, for the most part, scored close to 100 on them. Now, I have been averaging 85 % on the tests because the course work is getting harder but I am able to bring my grade up with the assignments, discussions and essays.  I should finish this course in November.

me upside down! 

No matter how you look at it, I'm achieving Academic Excellence....My wife took this picture first but the camera was upside down and didn't realize it.

See you tomorrow.

Day 237 ~ Too Close for Comfort!

The Tree!

In our backyard we have a tree close to the fence line and it's branch is growing a bit too much for my preference. I am afraid that the next big storm will fell the tree and the big branch will end up on my roof....so, I am going to perform some tree surgery. Yes, a  branch-a-dectomy will be happening soon!

Stay tuned!

See you tomorrow.

Day 236 ~ A Friendly Game of Chess!

Daniel and Thomas, thinking hard!

 We went to Karen's Parents last night because some family came to town. Here is Daniel playing chess with Thomas. Both are brilliant strategists so you know it's going to be a close game. As it turns out, Daniel won, but, by all reports, just barely. They seemed to be evenly matched.

The game!

Later on they played a game called Bughouse chess which involves two chess sets, four people and some quick thinking. I'm not sure who won that game!

See you tomorrow!

Day 235 ~ Pastor Del, on the BEARING WITNESS Podcast

Pastor Del

Pastor Del leads Monday Night Bible studies and in this special series on sharing your faith, we have turned the study into a podcast called BEARING WITNESS. You can listen to it here:
http://www.bearingwitness.info/

The music stand is where we put the tape recorder.

See you tomorrow.

Day 234~ a beautiful view

Look! A mountain!

This is what I saw in Halifax, PA on Friday.....really nice.

See You Tomorrow.

Day 233 ~ A Graduation Party!

Jonathan and Justin

Jonathan earned an Associates degree and Justin his high school diploma so it was party, party, party last night at their house! We had a great time talking with friends....and eating Texas bar-b-que!

Pamela and Karen

 People spent the whole night talking....

still Pamela and Karen

...and talking! We really had a great time!

sharing one chair

two silly girls, one hiding her face from my camera.

Congrats again to both young men! God grant you great prosperity in the future!

See you tomorrow.

Day 232 ~ Unusual Speed Limit!

The sign by the front desk

I took Daniel to Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA yesterday for a young adult retreat. I was surprised to see this sign on the front door by the check out. How in the world can you know if you are going 14 1/2 miles per hour?

I was way under 14 1/2 when I took this pic

As you can see, the signs really are out there!

Beautiful camp grounds

I tried to keep my speed under 25 miles an hour....

See you tomorrow.

Day 231 ~ Flag Day!

our backyard flag

In celebration of Flag Day, I decided to post a picture of a flag my wife painted on our backyard fence many years ago. It could use a little touch-up but still looks good! If you want to see the fence that inspired my wife to paint this, click here.

Display your Flags!

See you tomorrow.

Day 230 ~ Orange Juice!

Yummy!

 I stopped by McDonald's today and got an Orange juice....Here it is on my dashboard.

on the roof of my car....

 Can't go wrong with Orange Juice ~ nice and healthy~

See you tomorrow.

Day 229 ~ The Night before Graduation!

nice flowers

When Sara graduated, we went to a special Graduates party which included a live band and food trucks! Graduates ate for free but we parents paid. It was fun evening, meeting Sara's friends (and their parents)

and generally relaxing. Above is the nice centerpiece which was on each of the tables.

reciept

I ate TEX's TACOS which was pretty good.  Above is the proff that I paid.

See you tomorrow.

Day 228 ~ Art at Ocean County College

entitled, "Dog Toys"

My son is taking an Art course at OCC for the summer and I bring my Medical Coding Work to do at the college while he takes his class. While I was waiting for my son, I saw some interesting art. I like the colors of the painting above.

hanging from the ceiling

This reminded me of a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon.

I think the eyes should have been the same color

 It is made of buttons. The artist had to steal a lot of shirts to do this project.

What is it?

Not sure what this but it's cool.

The picture below is a semi-nude à la Renaissance paintings but if I'd thought I'd warn you first just in case that offends you....It is a bit on the macabre side, as well...It's called  Death and Me.

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A Strange Dance

I know, it's weird but some am I...I kinda like it.

See You tomorrow.