Thursday, January 1, 2009

A trip back in time

A photo album happened to be lying out and just so happened to be one from 1998. It is amazing just how much has transpired in the past 10 years and how much people (myself included) have changed, moved on and/or in some ways stayed the same. Just to take you back in time, here are some items to reminisce about.

Eddie turned 30.
We still rented the house on Thayer St. Pics of pizza making party.
Troy house-sat for Mary and George Jan.-Mar. '99.
The Gilmore clan put up new ceiling paper at the homestead.
Gilmore and Falb guys rented a pontoon boat and stayed out all night fishing.
Troy turned 21.
Walter was still active and using a chainsaw at 93.
Gilmore and Falbs were at McCordsville pics with Uncle Dennis.
The Orange Dodge truck was running.
Mara started working at U of A.
We were proud owners of two Chevy Malibu's circa 1970's.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

One more second

What will you do with one extra second in 2008? No, really, there is another second going to be added to this year. Take a look: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/31/leap.second.new.year/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Which got me thinking, what would I do with one more second (minute, hour, day, month) or would it even matter?

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas cooking

I had the priviledge of cooking in my mother in law's kitchen this Christmas holiday. It is a well stocked kitchen however, it is so well stocked that one must be wary of falling objects at anytime the cabinets or doors are opened. That said, one can go into the kitchen and cook anything from Mexican to Italian to German at any given moment. It is like being a kid in a candy shop! Over the 4 days, I cooked: Hot German Potato Salad, Brats, and Hungarian Sausage (from Al's Quality Market in Barberton), Sausage gravy and biscuits, Turkey Pot Pie (biscuits courtesy of sous chef Eddie), Country Style spare ribs, Roast Beef and Gravy. I did a lot of dishes, but it was well worth it. Thanks to Violet's well stocked kitchen, we had plenty to eat over the Christmas holiday and everyone's toes and feet made it home safely intact.