High five........

What is the cause of the spot in question? If you look at the picture note that the toilet drain is directly in front of the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's what daddy Dave thinks is the cause........oily hands and the urge to relive yourself. What other explanation would work?

 

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M-files...........

 

The other evening daddy Dave stepped outside only to be meet by a extratrstial event. He was meet at the door with a glowing red light and what appeared to be crop circles of some sort........ok it was Malia with dads head lamp on, and the crop circles were old chalk drawings. Sorry to spoil it for ya but no x-files here just m-files..

She enjoyed a little time swinging, and Barkley some night time fetching.

Red Light on

White light on.

 

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This buckeye.....

This buckeye didn't fall to far from the tree, but I would say that her momma is the nut. She's Ohio state crazy, Ella is just now seeing this side of her, good luck little lady, good luck.

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Blog it forward.......

http://mommamandyaa.blogspot.com/

Here is a cute blog done by momma mandy

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Those scurvy dogs........

 

Ahoy there mateys it seems that I have a yarn to tell ya. Who knew that a freshly cut sapling would be so popular. Well it seems that there are thieving pirates upon the sea. Man your guns and keep a powder keg nearby, those scurvy dogs are on the hunt. here we have a nice pile of cut oak a popular fireplace filler, but why is there graffiti sprayed upon one of the cut timbers? A closer look you can see the words "wood spoken for" it seems that you must be the on guard if you plan on keeping firewood in your front yard. Pirates cruseing the high seas will just throw out an anchor and board your ship and start loading up the booty(wood). The city had asked for approval to cut down a sickly tree in the front of sister #4place of residence. When the Go ahead was given they were informed that they would have to clean up the larger peices no worries they have a guy for that(daddy Dave). But after the first day when daddy Dave and Natester came back from a day of sailing the rough seas all the booty had all ready been taken those scurvy dogs had plundered and pillaged and left just a few larger sections. With no reason to get my tights in a wad for there was still a large trunk left to be cut which would surely provide a nice booty, to keep my booty warm in the winter.

Pic above is a view of the saw dust or shall I say saw shavings after daddy Dave put on a new chain....nice

 

 

 

When the second sun had rose and the sailing merchants returned from yet another tiring day on the blue seas they were pleased to see the remainder had been cut and was ready for loading and removal. Not having a barge large enough to load the wood on it would have to wait untill daddy Dave borrowed one from a comrad. But the next day uncle Nate looked out his window to see pirates had dropped anchor and where eyeing up the booty, one fired up a chain saw and the others stood watch. Did they knock on the door to ask for permission?.........nope they just decided to help themselves, blow me down! how rude. Not with that old salt uncle Nate on watch, out the front door he went to confront those scallywags. Three landlubbers were just beginning to mess with the booty, those buccaneers must have been three sheets to the wind or just loco. After a confrontation they were told to walk the plank, one lad didnt like this and he gave sass saying he didnt care he was taking the booty anyhow. Then nates lassie came outside with a cell phone and they got scared, they quickly pulled up anchor and made a hasty retreat. Uncle Nate then made sure everyone would know the wood was not for grabs so he graffitied one of the larger peices. One might think that this was random event but it wasn't. Later that evening after the sun had set an older lad came to the door and requested permission ,this was denied and he was sent away into the night booty less.

Above a pic of the saw dust before new snapper blade was in stalled, it consisted of more dust than saw

 

 

The next day was yet more of the same, many ships sailed by slowly eyeing the booty just out of reach. At one point uncle Nate looked out to see a scallywag and his powder monkey, rolling some of the logs towards their ship, ...what no knock......shiver me timbers were is the respect .......the common curtisy ....to make sure it's ok to come on your ship and take your provisions. Once again they were trying to hornswaggle oll matey Nate but he was having none of it he was bound to hang em from the yardarms. That ol salt Nate could take no more, if he took a nap what would he awake too? or made a trip to the poop deck? daddy Dave would be arriving that afternoon with the proper equipment and yet another scallywag was outside eyeing up his booty. Nate didn't have a cat o'nine tails so he set up camp with a good book and waited. Soon daddy Dave arrived with a barge in tow and the loading, cutting and storing of the booty began.

these unloved buggers (termits) were the cause of the sickly tree, no scurvy here.

much heave ho was needed but these fellows got the job done.

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Firewood.....

 

Well it looks like the city took care of a sick tree which was in front of sister #4 and her hubby's. This was a huge tree as can be seen in the pic. If you look close at the pick you'll notice no smaller pieces.....I'm sure the tree was not just big stuff, I mean after the chipping of the branches there would still be some medium sizes....right? Well it seams that there is a fire wood bandit on the loose, with the hubby not being home someone did a drive by firewood taking, but only grabbed the smaller stuff I guess the big stuff was just to big. this firewood was already donated to the "lenmore foundation for a warm house". It seems the takers of the wood didn't know this, no worries daddy dave has a sweet splitter on loan from his pops and the big stuff will make plenty of fuel for the old wood stove, that is if someone doesn't beat me to it.

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Morning cup of fetch?..........

The other morning momma mandy let Malia outside for a little morning fetching of the barkster.

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Yeeeeeees...........

 

Who's more excited? malia cause she used the potty or her mom and dad cause she used the potty.

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Rental Reno.....

 

Well there was a small section on the edge on the rental which had some rot do to improper roofing(no overhang) this needed to be addressed. A foot of shingals were removed and a section of Osb board cut and new put down in its place.

Then it was re-tar papered and shingled with the proper overhang being achieved. I could not find a color match for the shingles so black would have to do, as long as it does the job ....right.

 

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Hairy......shmerry ......

 

On a recent trip out to the garden to check on the growth of maters and etc momma mandy came across this family or gang of catipillers crawling to an unknown destination. They were quite colorful to say the least she stated that there were quite a few of them, very interesting looking.

 

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Birthday girl......

 

Here she is the birthday girl...........and her man, striking a pose.

the next night the family got together for a little grilling and chilling.

and here's a pic of that birthday girl with 16 candles on that cake.........ahhhhh....to be sixteen again...no thanks.

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Ants in my pants.......

 

Well I have this pile of firewood which needs to be cut up and split. Now this firewood is not your ole run of the mill pick up outside the grocery store firewood. This firewood is still in large sections which needs to be halved before being split(a perfect job for gramp Anderson's splitter), with the potential of more firewood in the near future daddy Dave needed to finish this up and get it stacked ready for that cold weather. So let's get to the point of this blog, well daddy Dave wasted no time, he got all protected up..... ear muffs, safety glasses, boots, and blue jeans safety Dave was ready for business. And so the cutting began, after cutting a handfull of logs ole daddy Dave's back was a little sore(not being the young buck he used to be) so he proceeded to kneel down to aid in back relief. Next thing you know he felt a sting on his lower back, up he got with a quickness turning expecting to see a swarm of bees, but nothing came into view. He then noticed stinging sensations all over is body, back, legs, stomach, ankles, almost in unison. Sh$&t ......daddy Dave had ants in his pants.............and every where else matter of fact. when he had kneeled down it just so happened to be in a black ants nest.......and those sneaky pest had crawled under his clothing for a sneak attack.

So did daddy Dave strip down and streak around the yard, Yelling like a girl?............nope he shrugged his shoulders and swatted his legs and kept cutting, not much he could do about it now but block out the pain(wrong choice, he should of did the other). Here is a quick pic snapped by his old lady, you can see the swelling taking place. I didn't take any pics of the many other bites which were else where I'm trying to keep it PG here, just a tip the whitey titeys saved my boys. Good times and warm fire places to be had in the future, but man those bites itch. My lovely wife did take care of me applying a home made solution which eased the itching and soothed, what a sweetheart.

 

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Fair....

Well it's that time of year for the fair, with the cool weather upon us soon the leafs will be a falling. Now the ole lady and i have never been to the fair in all of our time together(nothing against carnies),but with the arrival of children we want to let them enjoy and experience the fair with all the tastes and smells. some of the smells can be not so pleasant, but our often found near the intense rides. So off we went with the company of sister #4 and her hubby we went.

Here is Malias first ride on a merry go round, she was very merry and loved to go round.

and her first taste of cotton candy,it took her a while to get it down. here she was trying to lick it that doesn't necessarily work well with cotton candy, being it dissolves upon contact but it didn't take too long.

And of course a ride on the fire truck, which she loooooved...... was all smiles.

stopped for a bit to watch a circus show.....

and on for a quick a ride in a jalopy........

and of course finished it off with a ride on the ferris wheel, she had a blast.

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5 years ago today.........

 

Five years ago my lovely wife tricked me into getting married in Hawaii...........well ........I was a willing partner but that's what I tell everyone. Who knew that five years later we would be blessed with two lovely daughters Malia and Ella. You just never know we're life is gonna take you but I so happy our paths crossed. I love you mandy and may five years be the tip of the iceberg.

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Dark and dirty.......

 

While crawling under the rental I came across a magnificent forest.......well maybe not so magnificent but does deserve a foot note. It seems that the trees which reside behind this property have a pretty extensive root system. Which has traveled under the house, this is not such a great thing from a construction point of view. This means most likely that water gathers here(hopefully not fertilized water) and the root system can compromise the foundation this will need further investigation.

I still thought it was pretty amazing that this tree is still trying to grow even in the dark. I wonder if they've developed other senses like eyes that can see in the dark or they glow, like some of the sea creatures of the deep.

 

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Flash on......flash off....

If your ever in concord late at night and it's cool outside but there's no sunlight. Then off in the distance a light you may see ,one....... no two ........O no .....now now I see three. Is it a dream or a mirage or an illusion in the fog but as it gets closer it looks .......like........ a dog? Three wheels are a whirling , four paws on the ground, four feet come running with almost no sound. A huff and a puff you may soon hear, as the horseless baby carriage built for two comes near. stay out of their way, i hear the father has heat, stored out of the way, up under the seat. As they pass watch out, the wind might tussle your hair, you might be next to get passed by that stroller pushing pair.

After daddy Dave got off work late the other evening he coxed his lovely bride and young daughters out for a 10:00pm run, to the downtown district and back. Although it was dark daddy Dave strapped flashlights and other light emitting devises to the stroller and themselves(headlamps,flashlights), and off they went. Being as late as it was daddy Dave took his gat(piece, heater, pea shooter),just in case cause you'll never know when you need it. With safety in mind and careful nearby we had an enjoyable run and made it back safe and sound.

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