Dad 161: Happy Birthday, Sister Deb!

(Happy Birthday and Bon Voyage to my Aunt Debbie! Enjoy Dad's post. -- Tracy)

Derf Here! Another beautiful day in the great Northeast. Rain predicted for the next two days. Then a great weekend according to the experts. We will see! Stay tuned!

I just returned from the store. I went to buy a birthday cake (small) for a celebration of sister Deb's special day. Notice I did not mention her age. She is younger than I am. My mission was successful. Even got a little lettering on the cake.

Deb will be heading to Indy tomorrow to help get niece Wendy settled in her new living arrangement. This new arrangement has taken several months to secure. Another example of slow government involvement. Does the government ever work in any other way? I certainly doubt it!

I took a trip to Owls Head Museum today. The trip was brief. More to come on why the trip was even made. Stay tuned. Just a tease!

Since I am writing this in the afternoon, I will mention only one more thing. I will be brief. Must keep the proofreader and editor happy!

Please keep the prayers coming for sister Jean. Important decisions must be made in the near future. Thanks.

Until next time!

Toodle Pip!

Derf!

Cat-astrophe

Jerry is our cat that likes to scratch stuff. The furniture, my mirror, the dishwasher, cupboard doors... nothing is off-limits as far as he is concerned.

Kurt is our cat that likes to chew on stuff. Windowshade pulls, lamp switches, phone antennae, cupboard pulls... nothing is off-limits. (Well, almost nothing. Fortunately he does not chew wires or cords.)

Thus -- between both cats -- the eventual total destruction of our house is guaranteed.

We love our kitties!

Mobile Banking

Figuring out mobile banking has been on my to-do list for several months. Maybe even more than a year.

I finally downloaded the apps for two different banks today. It took me only a few minutes to log in and see what menu items were available. I accessed both banks on my iPhone first. I then repeated the process on my iPad.

Piece. Of. Cake. I can't believe that I put it off for so long.

Now to conquer the other long-avoided items on my to-do list.... May they all go as smoothly!

Explorer Cat

I heard meowing. Lots of it. It was coming from the dining room.

I went into the dining room to check on things. Jerry was on the floor, looking up at the following:

(See the corner of the table? Apparently that was the launching pad!)

I stood on a folding chair and tried to coax Kurt to come toward me. He did not.

He eventually jumped down on his own, landing on the table.

I think that Jerry is jealous of Kurt's jumping ability.

MEOW!

Baby Boy Photos

Here are some photos from today's visit!

Sweet little Adam.

Grampa loves his new grandson!

"I'm awake!"

"Do you like my smirk, Grampa?"

"I'm the BIG brother!"

 

Glass Half Full

Lew and I are usually opposite on the "glass half full/empty" approach to situations. When he's on the full side, I'm on the empty... and vice versa.

Going into the bottom of the 9th in last night's Red Sox game, I suggested that we turn the TV off. (The Sox were down 7-2.) Half empty.

Lew said, "Let's just keep it on and see what happens." Half full.

Out boys ended up making a miraculous comeback to win the game, 8-7! Glad we hung in there.

In the words of baseball great Yogi Berra, "It ain't over 'til it's over." Good to remember!

Debbie Tells a Story

Debbie, Glen, and Sadie walked up to our house last night.  We were all hanging out on the porch when Debbie shared the following story....

Zack had been fitted for a football helmet, but later on it became apparent that the sports equipment representative had messed up the sizes.  So Debbie had to drive Zack to a shop in Auburn in order to get it straightened out. 

The gentleman at the shop called the original representative and began the conversation by saying, "I have a pretty lady here...."

Glen interrupts with, "You have mentioned 'pretty lady' every time you've told this story!"

My response:  "Good for you, Debbie!  You can't leave out the best part!"

(Postscript:  The correct helmet size has been ordered.)