Williamsburg Update

Well, Terri and I remain in Williamsburg for the next couple of days. The weekend was nice, we had Mark and his girlfriend Adrian with us. They didn't have a lot of time available, but we managed to get in some hot tub time, a bike ride, a walk around Colonial Williamsburg, and a trip to Captain George's. That's mark and I in the hot tub with Arrogant Bastards, with me trying to get Terri to turn on the overhead light to help the camera out. I shouldn't have doubted her or the camera.

Monday night brought a homework emergency, so I ran home to help Sam get a project done. She had a file that she couldn't read, so I had to find the right program for her to work with. I stayed home and came back down Tuesday.

Terri and I have just putzed around mostly, with her getting some sewing in. I got a nice ride in this morning with Bruce, Robert, and Sharon from Bike Beat, a shop that's right around the corner. They didn't kill the old fat bald guy, for which I am grateful. It was supposed to have been 47 degrees at 7 a.m., but it was only 41. I layered up and was fine, actually toasty once we got rolling. The ride was a little faster than my norm, but it was also considerably more flat. I held my own OK, and took them a "thank you" card later, along with some trail mix and cookie bar thingies.

Now I need to go get started on the gift wrapping. There's not a lot, but we brought what we had to get ahead of the game. I hate being up 'till 3 a.m. Christmas morning wrapping gifts!

I've got some really nice pictures from the colonial area, which I'll share when I get home.

More to come...

Got some pictures from the parade last week. First, I thoughts I'd share one of Sam in the turret of a Hum-V. I don't know why, but for some reason I can't get this picture to resize cleanly. More pictures will follow soon.

So 39 ain't so bad...

My birthday came and went without too much fanfare, and except for a knee that's giving me some trouble, I don't feel any older.

So last night I skipped bowling to go to Sam's winter concert. Terri will make Jason's, and then we'll switch up in the spring. So I'm waiting to enter the gym, where they are singing, and I'm listening to parents talk. I was dumbfounded. Parents complaining about "having to come" to see their kids perform! I know that there's been things the kids have done when I've had something else that I'd rather be doing, but not often. There was one lady talking about how she could be at home watching TV and eating nachos. I think that's just pathetic. At this age, the kids are really starting to develop talent. They are setting the first steps in place where they can pursue competitive ventures, where successful auditions can lead them to All County and higher level choirs. To think that some poor kid's mother would rather be eating nachos is sickening.

And yes, I know a joke when I hear one, and this bitch was genuinely annoyed to be there.

I enjoyed the concert, the music selection was varied, and the kids sounded pretty good.

I'm trying to get the house in some sort of condition to celebrate Christmas. The kids have been told that we're doing "Christmas-Lite" this year, since we're taking them to Hawaii for spring break. There's just been so much going on that we're nowhere near having a tree up yet. I'm hoping to have that done before Saturday, when Terri and I leave for Williamsburg. Mom is taking care of the kids, a task that may be more than she thinks. It looks like Mark and his girlfriend Adrian will be joining us for the first weekend, and Chris may ride down with them, or may come down Monday-Tuesday. Other than that, we're on our own this year. I'm looking forward to the time with Terri, even though we have nothing in particular planned.

I'll see about getting some pictures up from the parade last weekend. I have a few nice pictures, and I'm awaiting permission to use some that our friend Gail took. Will try to get those posted before the weekend.