An elderly gent wheels his golf cart into the driveway of my jobsite this afternoon.....

Residents of a couple oddball places like Briny Breezes excepted, an old guy driving a golf cart is not usually good news.

You can often tell a lot about somebody by their choice of car.

Which reminds me. They released the Scion iQ to dealers last week. I should go on a tire-kicking expedition.

Yesterday, we drove 4.5 hours to see my folks up in Maine. This after driving for ~8 hours total to see my in-laws and for family Christmas gathering earlier in the week. While I enjoy seeing everyone during this time of the year, I sure don't enjoy the driving that goes with it. Another 4.5 hours tomorrow and we'll be done with long driving for a while, I hope.

I think nothing of an 8 hour drive. I guess that's from living in Alaska so long. Checking the mail at the end of the driveway could be a half day trip.

Yeah, I think it's mostly being in a car with toddler for a long amount of time more than the actual driving time. I never really thought driving to my folks place up in Maine was all that bad until then.

Yeah, I think it's mostly being in a car with toddler for a long amount of time more than the actual driving time. I never really thought driving to my folks place up in Maine was all that bad until then.

Backseat DVD player FTW!

^ We'll probably be getting one when we reclaim the passenger seat, which will be when our daughter is old/heavy/tall enough to have the car seat facing forward. With the car seat placed facing backward behind passenger seats, no average or larger human can sit comfortably in our passenger seats right now.

being in a car with toddler...

Say no more, I completely understand.

One day I'm going to watch a movie in my backseat just for the hell of it.

Edited December 29, 201114 yr by swt61

I hear you, man! Just wait for your first diaper blowout.

So glad those days are over. But I remember them like it's yesterday.

Hoping your Mom gets better Vicki.

As requested by Vicki, here's a pic, though the patch doesn't look very pirate like. Also note that I am smiling but the traitor right side of my face refuses to play along. It's one week now with zero improvement. Kind of depressing but not so bad considering stuff other folks have been going through. Any way, here ya go

Mike, I feel bad now about making "eye pad" jokes with the kids during Santa season. You would just never believe how many 7-10 year old kids were asking for iPads! I was really quite surprised this year. Then someone sent me a joke email that showed this old Larry David sort of looking guy wearing an eye pad, and it gave me an idea. So I went to the ER at the hospital in Cayman and asked 3 or 4 nurses for eye pads (explaining the joke) until one of them finally came back with a couple of them for me. After that, every time a kid asked for an iPad, I would offer him or her one of them. Then they would say, "No, I want and iPad2!!!!" at which time I would pull out the other eye pad and pretend to put one over each of my eyes, and ask, "If you used 2 eye pads, how would you see anything?" The parents seemed to think it was a lott funnier than the kids did...

Vicki, I am very sorry to read about your Dad. Hope your Mom is better soon.

An elderly gent wheels his golf cart into the driveway of my jobsite this afternoon...

Great story. Thanks for the chuckle!

Cleaned up a puddle of water and now timing contractions.

Good luck Ric and especially Melissa!!!

Edited December 30, 201114 yr by Voltron

Good luck Melissa and Ric.

Good luck Ric and Melissa!

good luck blessingx and mrs blessingx and the little blessingx to come

Wow! Good luck!

And so begins another adventure!

Exciting news Ric,.. in 10 years or so, you'll probably be begging for "dull"!

And so begins another adventure!

Exciting news Ric,.. in 10 years or so, you'll probably be begging for "dull"!

I give it 5 years.

Good luck to the Blessingxs.

^ What they said.

Cleaned up a puddle of water and now timing contractions.

Awesome! I'm surprised you didn't live-tweet it, though.

**BRENT**

Congratulations from Tim and me (one from each)... and good luck.

Good luck !

Good luck, Ric!

Yes, best of luck, may all go smoothly and everyone be healthy and happy!