Dry fitting completed

Got around to putting together the pieces to get juice out to the tub from the basement panel...

Have you heard?

See Dawn's post for puppy news...

Back to work at Dad's

Got the last Cedar closet paneling completed upstairs,
The house door from the Garage mounted,
Most (all?) the drywall up,
Started on hallway paneling,
And a decent start on the pine over the stairway.

Memorial day parade

We got out to enjoy the Memorial Day parade.

Birthday & Unpacking Day

Beckie spent her birthday helping her brother move. She got a gift from Kasey and Adam first thing in the morning:


Then the unloading began:


Wow, there's that 'Grenade' not in my yard:


Taking a walk in the yard:


Van is empty!

Moving & Music

We spent the day helping Adam get packed to head south. Of course, we had to have as much fun doing it as possible.



It's been a long time since I thought I'd see the 'Grenade' leave my back yard...






After that, we enjoyed the Band-Aid program at NCMC put on by the Petoskey Middle and High School Bands.

New addition to the family

Nathaniel 'Nate' Christopher Ross was born this afternoon to Gerald and Amanda (and Aubra), weighing 8 lbs, 15 oz. and 19.5" long.

Family get-together yesterday

We took care of Mother's day and the family get-together for Beckie's birthday in one shot. See Dawn's write-up on her blog:

Computer power restored!

The computer I built with parts installed in an Antec case acquired at NewEgg.com in December 2004 had the power supply die over the weekend. A replacement Antec 380w supply through Buy.com arrived today and it's back up and running. Boy, it sure was a difficult few days with only one computer in the house to meet all the surfing, email and homework needs for 4 people!

Even though the supply died after 4.5 years, I'm still pleased with Antec, as we leave that computer on ALL the time, and the machine is quiet!

Mary has been moved

We spent Friday and Saturday moving Mary from her house to her new apartment and getting her situated. Pretty nice place! Need pictures!

Rebekah's Academic Award

PHS recognizes students with 3.5GPA or better for 3 semesters.
Go Beckie!

Quiet weekend

The girls and I had a quiet weekend as Mom was scrapping away in da U.P.

Rachel's home!

And we were so happy to see her!


(Does she look happy to see us)?

Today was Family Tree day

I worked on updating some of the Ross family tree information, so I could share the descendant report that Brother's Keeper can create. Also squeezed in some pictures that I've had for several years but haven't associated with people...

Check it out...

Snow Day + Rachel leaves town!

We had a clear driveway yesterday. Beckie was even drawing on it with her sidewalk chalk. Then, BAM! We didn't see this one coming. It started about 6pm last night, and by morning we had 12" to 18" across the area.

Before:






After the drive was plowed:


My poor mailbox! We won't talk about which plow destroyed it, though!


Then after noon we shipped our little girl off to New York and Washington DC for a class trip. WOW!

Dawn's home

Showing off the thoughtful gifts she received during her 4 night stay at the hospital:

David's gone back to school

His break was 'interesting' I'm sure, since Dawn spent much of it in the hospital.

Surprise!

Dawn calls me and needs a ride to the E.R...

David's home, but

Not very happy about the water damage to his room:

Craft room addition + Festival practice

We got a preview of Rachel's approaching band competition. Of course that was a real trick with her just getting braces 2 days ago! How unfair!



Ordered this from Tiger Direct Sunday night, arrived today!

Averatec All-In-One Intel Desktop PC

Dawn does have to share!

So far, so Great!

Valentine's day with my sweetie

We went to Stafford's Bay View for their awesome buffet!

Back again!

There was 13 days of 'fun in the sun!'. It wasn't all bad. I did get to work with Adam for a few of the days I was there, though he got a break and a chance to go home while I 'took his place' for a few days. Things are quite a bit better there, but there is always room for improvement!

Off to work again - Jacksonville, FL

Gotta go see if I can make 'my kids' behave better. I'm told my software isn't navigating well enough.

Happy Birthday Kasey!

We enjoyed Applebee's with Kasey, though Adam was out of town working. And I get to join him tomorrow in Jacksonville. Yippee!

"Adam's Kasey" & "Beckie's Kasey":


Don't forget Beckie!


Let's just say we had plenty of conversation to go around!

Happy Birthday Rachel!

I missed my little girl's 14th birthday. How many years have I missed her birthday now?

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to work I go

This time I get to spend 8 days in Chicago at the McCormick center setting up and demonstrating some of the products available collectively from the Jervis B. Webb and Daifuku International Companies.

WOW!

Tom came for a holiday visit and dinner today. We exchanged a couple gifts.

I could not believe I was the recipient of all 5 seasons of Babylon 5 on DVD! Incredible!

I think I might be able find another person or two who would like to watch them with me!

I must say that these HAVE to be much better than the media I compiled them on myself over the course of 5 years (and occupy about half the space!):

Merry Christmas!

Annual Hump-up day

Managed to make the traditional double batch of HumpUp cookies in time for sharing at Christmas

What a blustery day!

The snow was melting over the weekend, then froze Monday.
Made for a pretty 'cool' ice sculpture!

Most schools in northern Michigan were closed today, but us poor working slobs still had to find their way out of the house to bring home the bacon!

Welcome to the work force Adam!

Well, Adam has joined the Jervis B. Webb team as a field technician! He spent the last week in a SmartCart class, reading AGV manuals and now is ready to brave the real world and is traveling to Jacksonville Florida today for further OJT.

The long hours should keep him out of trouble!

Now it's occupied

The crafting supplies are moved into the crafting room.

So, now it is offically a scrap room!








And the closet:

The scrap room

Is pretty much done. Of course it is just in time, as this is Dawn's birthday, as well as her present!

A coat of paint and new carpet can make a world of difference.

Compare with the photos from last month, and you could be impressed:

Where the desk was:


Where the bed was:

Time out for music

Saw my little girl's Winter concert. Got to sit front and center.


She beats to the sound of her own drum!


The steel drum makes beautiful music!

First real snow plowing of the season

Winter is getting harder on us old men!