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  • Shopping for Fireworks

    June 30, 2008 Mom

    Well today we went to buy fireworks for the Fourth of July. I had never gone to shop for fireworks before. I was surprised to find the place quite organized because from the outside, it just looked like one big warehouse and for a seasonal setup, I imagined it was just one big room [...]

  • Frank and Lisa

    June 29, 2008 Mom

    Well today was the day we got a really good shot of Frank and Lisa on our walk. Judging from the pictures below and from similar photos we’ve seen on the internet, we think these are snapping turtles. We decided to call the big one that we saw rather clearly, Frank and the smaller one [...]

  • Fred and Larry

    June 22, 2008 Mom

    There are a pair of ducks that hang out together by one of the walking trails we take, towards the end of our walk. Since they are always together, they seem like a very close pair. We know they are male and female but Jonathan decided to name them Fred and Larry the first time [...]

  • My Waffle House Birthday

    June 15, 2008 Mom

    This year I had my birthday breakfast at Waffle House -a place that’s always intrigued me with their basic black and yellow square-lettered sign that’s the same everywhere but which I’ve never eaten at, until now. The kids were probably dreading going there because I kept raving about the place but once we were there, [...]