U2

This is what I did this past weekend. Went to Boston to see U2 in concert! I had the best time, it was amazing, worth every penny!!!!!!Can you spot me in that crazy crowd!!!

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curtain rods in the land of make believe

Lost: 1 curtain rod, last seen on the night of Sept. 12Th.... This past weekend as the temperature fell outside, I got the seasonal urge to clean, not just any clean but get ready for, oh dare I say it.....WINTER. Anyhow this cleaning meant washing all my curtains, blah a boring task but ah well it has to be done. When curtains were all washed and ready to be hung I found myself mysteriously short one curtain rod. Kind of like that darn missing sock from the laundry but ordinarily not something you loose. I tore my house apart looking for this curtain rod, but alas it was not found. Defeated and in need to hang my curtain back up so as not to give my neighbors a show, I went to the store today to replace lost curtain rod. Happily the curtain is hung back in its place and privacy is restored. So why the title "curtain rod in the land of make believe", well just as I had guessed, about an hour or two after I hung my curtain, there in my yard is my little one, playing pirate, with his sword, the lost curtain rod. Go figure......

The Clydesdale

No complaints about this summer, while the weather started out a bit rocky it did not stop us from having many new experiences and adventures. One of our most memorable was our first ever trip to Virgina (and hopefully not our last), loved it! So beautiful, so much to see and do. one of my sons most talked about favorite memories is captured in this picture, when he got what he called a "kiss" from one of the famous Budweiser Clydesdale horses.

"The Tree"

over 13 years ago my husband and I purchased our first home, an old house, requiring much TLC. We were drawn to the charm old houses have, not to mention the history. We were also young and stupid, thinking that we could do all the work ourselves, but that's another story for another day.
One of the key charms that drew us in was the large maple standing in the front yard, a big "ole" Maple tree, that over the years has developed the unimaginative name "The Tree". We love this tree, my husband in particular who will spend one weekend in the spring and another in the fall, fertilizing this aging but beautiful tree.
We had a "tree doctor" once pay a visit to the tree, and he guessed it to be OVER 200 YEARS OLD! That's a lot of history. That's a lot of little boys (and girls) hanging from low limbs like monkeys, a lot of birds nest nestled safely amongst the branches, a lot of leaves to rake, but a lot of leave piles to jump in, a good amount of shade over the decades, and a lot of back drops for photo ops. 200 years of past and hopefully many years of future. Unfortunately the great stimulus package passed by the government has put "The Tree" in harms way. For whatever stupid (although I'm told there is a purpose) reason some of the local money is going to widen our road. As a result we have had to give up some of our land to "immanent domain" We are loosing many maple along the roadside (most likely offspring from "the Tree) and we are told if the roots interfere with the project other trees will come down as well. We are 80% sure the tree is far enough back that it will avoid any execution, however, in the next few weeks if you hear about a crazy family of three chained to a tree, well you can no doubt guess it will be us trying to save "The Tree".