Exciting day, got a haircut and now waiting to get smog check done on minivan. Woohoo! Meh.

So far you're beating me.

Visited a yard sale and took a nap.

I got a smog check done on my minivan too. Stupid salesman forgot to get it done when we bought it.

Picked up a new-in-box soft top for the Jeep.

Mother's Day brunch at the Firefly Grill in beautiful Effingham, IL. There's only two reasons to go to Effingham. One is the Firefly Grill and the other is the John Boos factory outlet.

Picked up a new-in-box soft top for the Jeep.

Nice mother's day gift, Nate.  

Mother's Day brunch at the Firefly Grill in beautiful Effingham, IL. There's only two reasons to go to Effingham. One is the Firefly Grill and the other is the John Boos factory outlet.

I know it's not juvenile, but that town's name cracks me up every time I hear it.

Mothers Day at the ballpark today with daughter and goddaughter/niece. Came early to get the mothers day charm necklace then went to brunch at The Ramp nearby. Mimosas and Madras cocktails with great food. Now at the game and have seen two Giants homers and a 3-0 lead. Good times even missing one child.

Mothers Day at the ballpark today with daughter and goddaughter/niece. Came early to get the mothers day charm necklace then went to brunch at The Ramp nearby. Mimosas and Madras cocktails with great food. Now at the game and have seen two Giants homers and a 3-0 lead. Good times even missing one child.

You've got it made, man! Mother's day at the ballpark! Ha!!! Sounds like Father's day to me!!!

Indeed! ;-)

I'm watching the game on MLB.TV. Looks like perfect weather as well. Where are you sitting? I'll look for you.

Edited May 12, 201313 yr by Wmcmanus

We were amazed by the number of mothers and young babies at the Astros game today. The weather here was perfect but the game wasn't as great (although there were a fair number of home runs which is fun).

We're under the overhang so you will never see us. The players wives sit up here and the view is great just in the third base side behind home plate at the back of the first section.

We're on the very first instant replay review I have ever seen in baseball for fan interference. Wacky

We were amazed by the number of mothers and young babies at the Astros game today. The weather here was perfect but the game wasn't as great (although there were a fair number of home runs which is fun).

The minor league Astros got spanked. Ouch

We're under the overhang so you will never see us. The players wives sit up here and the view is great just in the third base side behind home plate at the back of the first section.

We're on the very first instant replay review I have ever seen in baseball for fan interference. Wacky

Especially wachky considering the fan involved was the infamous "The Dawg" who has been a season ticket holder for nearly 30 years and should know better about reaching over the fence when a ball is in play! Bad Dawg!!!

http://www.csncalifornia.com/video_content_type/authentic-fan-ashkon-and-dawg

The minor league Astros got spanked. Ouch

Hey now! I watched the last couple innings of that game too, and they made a valiant comeback, just like they did yesterday... only to lose... again.

^Yes, that was quite the ass-kicking we were given through the 7th - Lyles was not doing well at all. Luckily, the Rangers were kind enough to put in Lowe in the 8th.  

As a result of this experience, my standard is now $10 per bag, and anything extra that they do automatically makes it $20. If ever there is another extra, extra special case, it will be $40 or $50. Not for their sake, but for the sake of my own peace of mind. I hate it, hate, hate, hate it, when I get that feeling of being a total heel. But I wasn't even trying to be cheap, I was just focused on my own issues and was nervous about whether I'd get on that flight. Totally oblivious to his needs, let alone my need to show him some appreciation beyond, "Hey, thanks."

Oh well, you live and learn. Now I feel like a big wheel when I give $10 after someone in front of my gave $2 or $3.

 

Hmm -- this may make you feel worse.  But its amusing story..........

in 1980s, my dad, a real "joker" used to ship just about anything between Chicago & Lauderdale

in the good old days of glorious air travel.  Back when you could lift real metal dinner utensils (he did).

Anything he could get cheaper in one town went to the other.  He ran a body shop, and a certain truck

in FL needed a front bumper.  A metal one !  Back in the day...... 1980.

Dad puts a Ford truck bumper in a cardboard "crate" and pulls up to O'Hare curbside, asks the porter

if he can get this box onto the plane, while flashing a 20 at him.  Man says " Sir, step back now,

for $20. I'll put that car on the plane"  and proceeds to almost fall over trying to lug it onto a dolley.

Dad says, "if anyone asks, that's a surfboard in that box".   Yeah.  True. 

Just finished cleaning the carb on the power-flo vac system attached to the tractor which will hopefully allow me to commence my annual torture, pardon, mowing sessions to begin later this week/weekend.  It would only run with the choke on but the fuel supply to the carb itself seemed good so I'm hopeful that there was something stuck in there and that I managed to get it out.  The neighbors and my own kids would probably be nonplussed if I attempted to quantify the results right now.

That sucks Jacob. I can't imagine what it is like getting migraines. Even my 2-3 day headaches I get are bad enough.

Edited May 15, 201313 yr by shellylh

Pretty sure I saw a vulture on my walk today...trying not to think about what that means...

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We have thousands of them in my town...

Vultures are very common around here too.  Carry on, then.  

 

Carry on...

 

Carrion?

 

Anyway, bad puns aside, I just got a 7.5% raise.  The next round's on me.

Congrats on the raise!

Waiting for Iroman3 to start in an empty theater.

Vultures are very common around here too.  Carry on, then.  

 

Carry on...

 

Carrion?

 

Anyway, bad puns aside, I just got a 7.5% raise.  The next round's on me.

 

Congrats, and damn you said this before I could!