Monthly Archives: September 2005

Spring is Queen, but Fall is King

As I backed out of my driveway yesterday morning I was greeted by two contrasts. To my left the warm sun was rising over a clear sky. To my right a cold storm was closing in. Halfway to the office the clouds opened up. It rained until lunch time. Instead [...]

At the Carnival

Last night we took the kids to Lookout Mountain School’s fall carnival. The connection for Aidan and Isabel is that their Aunt Karen teaches Kindergarten at the school. We walked around and played games at the various booths. Aidan had his hair spray painted green. Then we ate some barbecue and [...]

That’s Nittany, Not Ninny

At the risk of jinxing my favorite college football team, I am glad to see them off to their best start since 1999. Today the Penn State Nittany Lions (Pam and the in-laws call them Ninny Lions) improved to 4-0 with a come from behind win over Northwestern. I hope this settles the [...]

Hosting Evacuees

Lois came back from Biloxi with Pamela and the kids on Sunday. Today Doug, Bobby and Laura headed north to spend what we hope is a relaxing weekend for them in Chattanooga. It is taking them forever to get here because of the people fleeing Rita and the associated rain. I am [...]

It is Amazing What They Can Do with Super Glue These Days

Isabel was such a trooper today. In spite of the patch on her ear, she seemed her happy go lucky self when she came back from the doctor’s office. I think we were all more upset about it than was Isabel. She probably will not even remember what we would sooner forget. [...]