Draw!

Interesting game of checkers. Not one checker was claimed by either player and we played to a draw. What are the chances? Especially with a five year old! The second game was not a stalemate. But a good game none the less. It was after the second game we indulged in the first Cadbury Eggs of the season. The good kind with the white and yellow cream that looks like an egg. Not the caramel kind that poses as a Cadbury Egg. Checkers was preceded by a spirited game of Uno between the gentlemen of the house. The night concluded with some Leapster frivolity, playing Letterpillar. I am pretty good with the alphabet if I do say so myself.

The Touch, The Feel, Of Cotton in Our Lives

How could a two pair of UK socks hold greater power than four Bengals jerseys and two Bengals t-shirts? And we are not talking about a malodorous power either. On a day when the University of Kentucky beat Georgia with a mere two pair of socks, the Cincinnati Bengals limped to defeat to the New York J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets behind the power of multiple jerseys and t-shirts. What is up with that? Now admittedly, there is a UK flag flying proudly on the front of the house. But seriously. I am left scratching my head.

Doggy Days are Here Again!

We have a dog. We have a dog with no name. We have a dog who is sleeping and snoring. We have a dog who howled at our grumpy cat through a door. There will poop to be scooped, walks to be walked, bones to be chewed. Our entire house has been sniffed and sniffed again. The next big step is introducing this fine fellow to our cats. This will be interesting.

Sock It to Me

These beauties made their debut Saturday January 2, 2010 for the Kentucky - Louisville basketball game. They were purchased for $5.00 from a gas station, oddly enough, just outside of Louisville. The power of socks should not be underestimated, nor the trifecta of UK sweatshirts, a pair of UK pampies (pants), UK cups, and various blue items. Rest assured the socks will be used throughout the remainder of the season as needed to propel Big Blue to victory!

Happy Belated New Year!

It was an amazing New Year's trip! We stood in awe of the atmosphere in Times Square. It was an out of body experience, as if we were not even there. But here are the pictures to prove it, right? We happened by the Fox News Channel booth (Channel 360 on Direct TV) and snapped this shot of Megyn Kelley. It seemed like we were there only a few minutes before the ball dropped. I got this awesome shot of the ball right before the New Year, just a couple of seconds before 2010 was here and 2009 was but a memory. An absolutely fantastic way to ring in the new year. Could not have enjoyed it more if I was watching on TV. Really.

So Long Fly, Welcome Big Spider

After the last post on Christmas Day the rogue fly was confined to a bathroom and miraculously sucked into the bug vacuum and sentenced to life in the bug box. He lived for several days but then succumbed to a lonely life with a dead spider. He was found dead under a leaf the same night the big spider found itself in the friendly confines. This was the first successful spider detention. One was previously vacuumed but died while being extracted from its habitat in the basement. Now we anxiously await to see if the new spider will eat the old dead fly. Time will tell. Exciting times indeed!

Merry Old School Christmas

Of all the toys this year, the most played with on this Christmas Day have been marbles, the game Connect Four, a bug box and bug vacuum, sold separately, and a miniature bowling set. Never one to play marbles, I am not very good, although I am at a slight disadvantage since my opponent shoots from a couple of inches from the marbles and has the biggest shooter. I have been told to shoot just like I am, but aim at the marbles. I also learned that I am a big old fat man so I do not have to get up to get my marbles, he will do it or me. So considerate! Oh, and one more thing, the game was made in the USA! Now that is old school! I did win a game of Connect Four last night and still feel pretty good about that. The bug box has been filled with water. We did suck up a spider in the bug vacuum but it apparently died during the process. I am pretty sure it tried to climb out of the vacuum but it was dead by the time we got it to the box. We put it in the box anyway. We do have an unwanted fly in the house but we have been unable to catch it but we will continue to try. Not sure why we have a fly in the house in December. The real fun begins when we send for the free tadpole to keep in the box. Updates on that coming in the future. I have eaten a lot of green M&Ms today. Yummy!