Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July


We got a chance to practice our fireworks photography skills last night. Our minor league baseball team, the Iron Pigs, have fireworks after the game every Friday night they are home. We drove over there just as the game was ending, and found a good viewing spot, and snapped away. I think Ed's pictures came out better than mine, so he will have control of the camera for the big show tonight. I'm going to DVR Macy's Fireworks and the Boston Pops, so I don't miss a thing.

On the menu today: Ribs, potato salad, corn on the cob

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Holiday Weekend

Today at work, I was making accounts receivable calls for a good portion of the day. It’s definitely not my favorite task, but it is my responsibility, so I dutifully make the calls whenever I can fit them in. The excuses that people have for not mailing payment are just incredible sometimes. One garden center that I called today said they haven’t paid because they have a new accounting system, and nobody knows how to use it. Okay….I’ve got a checkbook, but I don’t know how to open the cover. Riggghhht……

I’m looking forward to having the long weekend off. It’s not like we’re doing anything special, because Ed will still be working his normal schedule, and he even has to work a short day on the 4th. But still, it will be nice to have some time off. I need to read up on my new camera so I can get some good fireworks shots.

The house across the street has gone on the market. I can’t wait until they have an open house, so we can go see it. Realistically, it doesn’t make sense to move, but it is a big, single home as opposed to our twin. The disadvantage is that it’s broken into two units, with the upstairs rented. Each space is only a little over 1,000 square feet, so not much living space there if the one unit is still rented out. Anyway, I will still be curious to see inside the house as soon as they hold an open house.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Father's Day

Hi, Daddy,

Today is your special day, and you are not here. I miss you today, of course, but I miss you every day. You suffered so long, and were so weak at the end. Only because of the way it was in the end, do I know that you are now in a much better place.

Whenever I think about you, I still feel so sad and empty. Tears well up in my eyes right now. So, I just try to remember all the good things about you, what a wonderful husband, dad and man you were.

Thinking of you, today and always,

Your daughter