Long time between log entries again. Its been a busy time. This may end up as a very long entry. The last few peices came in for the deck railing, and I finally put it up. I have to admit, it looks good. There was some confusion because the company did not order the correct stuff, but they got it straight with little fuss. I also put up the lattice underneath, so all that is left to do is some of the side and under the top stair. I'd like to get some solar lights that sit on top of the posts, but I need to decide which posts they need to go on.
We also weeded out the back slope last week, and had 13 cubic yards of wood chips delivered to our house. Because of the fence, I had them dump it in the driveway. I borrowed a wheelbarrow and started Saturday. I recruited Patrick, who has been obsessed with a Pokemon gameboy game by telling him he could have five minutes for every wheelbarrow. The other two kids wanted to help, so I offered money. The word spread across the neighborhood quickly. I soon had about seven kids. Within the hour, it dwindled to one. He worked the entire day. I had to have him stop before he dropped. I myself got dizzy late in the afternoon, which is a symptom of heat exhaustion. I took a break until the evening. A little after nine it was all moved. It was a little more than we needed, so I gave some of it to the neighbors.
I have also been busy with the Mountain-Con website. It was running on Ray Graham's Xmission account. I saved all the information, and then tried to get it into a usable format. I struggled too get the frames working. I found out that FrontPage wanted to be smart and insert framesets all over the place. I eventually went to Notepad to get it to work.
I have been on WeightWatchers for the last month and a half. I've lost about 12 pounds. The web site is pretty good, you can keep track of what eat online, and there is a lot of information. I like the program because you can eat whatever you want. It controls the amounts, and encourages more good food. I'd like to get to a more healthly lifestyle. The thing I did find amusing is that last week, at the weekly weigh-in, it warned me that I was losing weight too fast. It told me I needed to eat more, or lighten up on my activity. Be more lazy and don't go hungry, that's not bad.
I took my boys to see Revenge of the Sith. They loved it, I thought it was good, but not a memorable movie. I had already read the book, so I knew what was to happen. Ian McGregor and Ian McDermid did an excellent job, Hayden did alright, but I was disgusted with Natalie Portman's character. The first two have her independant, capable, and smart. This one she is weepy, whining backdrop. The effects were awesome, of course.
I also saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I liked the romance story. It did not take over the film, and gave Aurthor more a a reason to move. The film was badly paced. The book was introduced without any preamble, and there was no explanation as to why towels were important. Some of the funniest dialog from the book was not in the movie. It was still good, but it could have been better.
Today we went to see Kicking and Screaming, using some passes that April won. The movie was not very funny, and pretty much the same as every other movie about losers becoming winners. I would not recommend seeing it.
My dad is free from restrictions, and can leave his home. He is happy about it, but a little grumpy about needing the walker. But he is more independant now.
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We also weeded out the back slope last week, and had 13 cubic yards of wood chips delivered to our house. Because of the fence, I had them dump it in the driveway. I borrowed a wheelbarrow and started Saturday. I recruited Patrick, who has been obsessed with a Pokemon gameboy game by telling him he could have five minutes for every wheelbarrow. The other two kids wanted to help, so I offered money. The word spread across the neighborhood quickly. I soon had about seven kids. Within the hour, it dwindled to one. He worked the entire day. I had to have him stop before he dropped. I myself got dizzy late in the afternoon, which is a symptom of heat exhaustion. I took a break until the evening. A little after nine it was all moved. It was a little more than we needed, so I gave some of it to the neighbors.
I have also been busy with the Mountain-Con website. It was running on Ray Graham's Xmission account. I saved all the information, and then tried to get it into a usable format. I struggled too get the frames working. I found out that FrontPage wanted to be smart and insert framesets all over the place. I eventually went to Notepad to get it to work.
I have been on WeightWatchers for the last month and a half. I've lost about 12 pounds. The web site is pretty good, you can keep track of what eat online, and there is a lot of information. I like the program because you can eat whatever you want. It controls the amounts, and encourages more good food. I'd like to get to a more healthly lifestyle. The thing I did find amusing is that last week, at the weekly weigh-in, it warned me that I was losing weight too fast. It told me I needed to eat more, or lighten up on my activity. Be more lazy and don't go hungry, that's not bad.
I took my boys to see Revenge of the Sith. They loved it, I thought it was good, but not a memorable movie. I had already read the book, so I knew what was to happen. Ian McGregor and Ian McDermid did an excellent job, Hayden did alright, but I was disgusted with Natalie Portman's character. The first two have her independant, capable, and smart. This one she is weepy, whining backdrop. The effects were awesome, of course.
I also saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I liked the romance story. It did not take over the film, and gave Aurthor more a a reason to move. The film was badly paced. The book was introduced without any preamble, and there was no explanation as to why towels were important. Some of the funniest dialog from the book was not in the movie. It was still good, but it could have been better.
Today we went to see Kicking and Screaming, using some passes that April won. The movie was not very funny, and pretty much the same as every other movie about losers becoming winners. I would not recommend seeing it.
My dad is free from restrictions, and can leave his home. He is happy about it, but a little grumpy about needing the walker. But he is more independant now.
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