I found more pets today

I went up to the boys room this morning as usual around 6am to get their cloths for the day laid out. Calvin was already up and squirreled away in the corner of the room with one of his sisters toy containers. The container is a clear plastic over sized teapot that is designed to hold her play tea set. I asked Cal what he was doing and immediately started telling me how much better this container was than the last one(s) he had tried because “they” all got right out of the other containers. THEY? I asked. And when you say “got right out” …did you re-capture these things?..never mind I’d rather not know. “They” turned out to be his millipede collection or farm. He has what looks to be a dozen of the little things, how long he has had them is anyone’s guess. Apparently if he keeps them long enough they can actually grow as big around as my pinky. Once that big Cal said I’d actually be able to see they’re little legs. WONDERFUL!!!! I can hardly wait.

Calvin went out in the rain this afternoon and brought home a dinner guest.
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Earth Day Gang

Trash-Pickers
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Earth Day Girl

Princess/trash picker
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Relax
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Brothers Forever

Cal and Cam
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Spring Time

The boys want the one they call 2-socks.
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Calvin waiting for a bite

Just waiting for a bite.
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Coincidence?

Once again Calvin has drawn my attention to more fundamental issues. Issues that more than likely were once very important to us all but the years of stress and strain that come with daily life as an adult had squeezed from our daily consciousness. It started last night when I was tucking Cal into his bed. He told me of the nightmare he had had the night before and looked almost as if he was going to begin to cry. The dream- basically was about Nana and Papa cutting down all the trees and ruining nature and he couldn’t stop them. He said he was awoken from the nightmare by a single tear rolling down his cheek. If you believe in metaphors, Nana and Papa could be the generations before him and his frustration understandable, as he feels powerless to control the reckless actions of man. This morning I was sipping my coffee,(perked not auto dripped) frying bacon and watching the news. I watched a segment about Earth Week and what the College of the Atlantic was doing to celebrate the event. The college students spent a good portion of the day picking up trash along the highways. Given last night’s emotional outpouring by Cal that sounded just like the perfect project for the kids and me today. As I’m preparing this blog entry- MSN’s home page I see an article about Congress clearing the way for oil exploration and drilling in the Denali Park in Alaska, one of the Nations premier wildlife refuges- I think I may cry

WHO did ya say?

Interesting thing has happened the last 3 consecutive nights....A group of Barred Owls has taken up residence in our backyard between 4-5am. There are about five that come around each morning and "who" back and forth to one another in a non-stop symphony until the group moves off deeper into the forest to take up their daytime roosts. And they are LOUD! Hopefully they'll keep the Chipmunks in check around the house, the weasel didn't manage to get them all last year.

4th Annual HUDSON HOMESTEAD Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:00 pm until 7:00 am If you are a musician, or just love live music, you won’t want to miss Tom and Laura’s 4th Annual Barn Jam. Last year, over twenty musicians attended, with live bands, solo acts, excellent jam sessions and lots of fun. We’ll have lots of food, so come hungry! Please invite any adults you want to this event ( mean drunks and pukers excluded). All types of musicians and music lovers welcome. Bring:whatever you want to drink (you might want to bring your own cooler, too!)a lawn chair (unless you plan to dance all night)a designated driver or cab money (just in case you have too much fun)musical instruments (kazoos welcome!)

Same picture with some saturation ontop of a focal black and white look.
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Another from Evangalista's lawn.
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Getting ready.........
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Karin took this last night of Lake Sebasticook. Summer is coming....
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Cameron's Training Ride
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My first Malpractice suite

Last Friday Cameron managed to close his left index finger into the van door. I don't think he broke it but it looks like a sausage and is torn up pretty badly. I've been putting hydrogen peroxide on it along with some antibacterial cream before bandaging it up. Last night I mistakenly grabbed the bottle of alcohol......geeezzzz. After I got Cameron settled back down he asked if I had used the white bottle by mistake. This will probably make it harder if Cam decides to press charges but I admitted my guilt and I told him that I had used the white bottle by mistake.

I think I wanna be The Pope

I had a few questions before I actually applied that I would want answered first besides the obvious one.Who do you talk to for that kind of position? Can I keep the kids? Can I sleep naked? Will I have time to ride my bike? Does my wife have to move to Rome? Can I still eat meat? What's the pay? Is the hat optional? Do I get cheerleaders? How fast can that Pope mobile go? Do I have to work "every" weekend? Can I tell people I don't like- they're going to Hell? Is it wrong to make fun of these kind of things? The company that makes all those cool brass goblets, costumes and stuff is located in Pittsfield (CM Almy) I wonder since I'm a local if I could get a discount.....if I get the job as Pope I mean. I certainly wouldn't expect a discount now, or would I?

Another victim of Daylight Savings Time.

It took 3 days but day-light-savings-time finally got me. 3:15am and I got out of bed! The clock said 3:15, I read it as 3:15, and so what’s the problem-right? Sunday morning I changed all the clocks in the house with one exception, the bedroom clock. With my usual twisted thinking I see the clock saying 3:15, I try and out smart the system by thinking it’s really 4:15 because I know that clock wasn’t changed. I have the typical housewife mentality-if I don’t do it, it won’t get done. Never did it occur to me that Karin had jumped the clock ahead the 1 hour last night before coming to bed. Darn her!!!! I should go out and ride my bike but it’s cold, rainy and dark..whaaa!!!

First Pet

Calvin with one of his first pets.
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