Randomness

- We're down to the final month, until Tucker's arrival.

- I thought fall was finally here, as it had been pretty nice the past couple weeks. Starting last weekend it was warming back up, and we've been in the high 80's/low 90's ever since. I'm ready for it to cool down.

- This weekend is the last weekend of Tigers baseball for the year. Even though they didn't make it to the post-season this year, I can honestly say I wasn't disappointed at all. All of those years of being really bad, are still fresh in my memory, and I can remember just wanting them to play around .500 ball consistantly for a couple of seasons in a row. It's going to take another year or two of being good, but not contending before I start getting frustrated.

- With the Tigers out of it, I think I'll be giving my full support (for what its worth) to the Cubs, should they make into the playoffs. Being quite a fan of the history of baseball, I think its only fair for the Cubs to take their turn at winning it all. I'm also hoping that the Yankees and Red Sox get knocked out in the first round in the AL. I don't know if I'll be able to stand the love-fest that the media will give each team, as long as they are in it.

- Sara and I saw Ryan Adams in concert here a couple of weeks ago, it was an amazing show. After seeing that show, its got me itching to see some more good live music, luckily Bob Schneider is coming to town in December. Hopefully we'll be able to go..as long as we can get a baby-sitter for Blake and Tucker.

-Thank goodness its Friday!

Question

If you follow someone through mulitple sets of doors, and they hold the door open for you each time until you reach it, how often do you have to thank them? Can you just say thanks at the first door and that covers the entire process, or do you need to say thanks at each door?

My Life in Pictures

- I realized today, its been awhile since I've last posted. Its been partly because of laziness..well actually I've been completely lazy in regards to this blog over the last few weeks.

- I recently bought myself a new digital camera that I've had my eye on for quite some time. I finally rationalized the need to make the purchase by saying that I needed something better for when Tucker gets here, and I should get it now, so that I could have some time to play with it, and figure it out. (It all makes sense to me..) So we've been out doing some fun stuff the last few weekends since I bought it, and I've taken it along with us in an attempt to figure it all out, so that when Tucker gets here, I'll be able to take some awesome pictures with it.

- So to get up to speed, here is how I've spent the last few weekends:

Weekend #1, at our community pool:


Blake jumping in the pool


Blake coming up for air


Blake splashing in the pool

Weekend #2, Craft fair and Car show in Salem, Virginia:


The pink Mustang that Sara and her mom both want

The Mustang with the "Hot Wheels" logo that Blake wants


The old VW Beetle Convertible that I want.

Weekend #3, Apple Butter Festival at the Skyland Resort on Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park:

The pot they make the Apple Butter in

<Family of 4 bears (or is it bear?) we saw while driving down Skyline Drive (and the highlight of the trip)

A deer walking on the patio at one of the gift shops we stopped at


A view of the mountains