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August 24, 2008 -- Late Summer Barbeque

Over the weekend, we hosted what has now become an annual tradition, a back-yard barbeque featuring Pete's meat smoking skills, seeing friends, eating good foods, playing bean-bag toss, and enjoying the last warm days of summer. Pete barbequed pork shoulder and beef brisket for about eight hours over charcoal and hickory chips. He also drove to a brewery in Idaho Springs to get a "pig" (a miniature keg) of beer he considered worthy of the occasion. We were honored to have 19 guests join us! The only unfortunate part of the day was realizing that our camera battery was drained, so we couldn't take pictures. Luckily, however, I found this little BBQ cartoon...
August 15, 2008 -- Tomato Harvest

My tomato plants have been producing lots of tomatoes. We've used some of them in salads, but mostly I've just been snacking on them. Sometimes the phrase "popping them like candy" comes to mind when I eat a bunch of the little ones. They are delicious! I'm glad they didn't all turn red at once -- it's nice to spread the bounty over a few months (or however long they will last). I wanted to include the third photo of the grape tomatoes, as I think it's interesting that not only are they oval-shaped like grapes, they grow in clusters reminiscent of grapes.
August 9, 2008 -- The Five Month Mark

I am more than halfway there! I will admit that there have been some minor inconveniences, but it's been a pretty good pregnancy compared to most of the others I've heard and read about. Darn, I'm getting big! I am as big at five months as I would've thought I would be at eight months. But my weight gain is within the healthy-and-normal range, and besides, what did I previously know about pregnancy?

p.s. Doesn't Casey have a beautiful profile?
July 18, 2008 -- Tomato Update

My tomato plants are absolutely thriving! I am delighted that one tomato is even starting to turn red already.
July 9, 2008 -- The 4-Month Mark

I am now four months along, and definitely showing!
July 1, 2008 -- What Kind of a Man Desecrates a Defenseless Textbook?

This headline probably doesn't mean anything to you unless, like me, you were fortunate enough to be a teenager in the eighties. I have had a terrific time recently, watching music videos from my teenage years on You-Tube! I am posting links to the top three videos that either typify what I used to watch on MTV every day after school, or that I found especially fun. I don't know if everyone will enjoy them as much as I do, but I sure had a blast finding and re-watching these! I hope you will check them out.
  • Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock". This video is where my headline comes from. I, and probably every other teenager at my junior high, used to be able to recite the teacher's entire introductory monologue. I get a kick out of the part where, after Twisted Sister throws the teacher through the basketball hoop, the scoreboard reads: Twisted Sister 2, Teacher 0 <snicker>! Somebody making this video had a good sense of humor.
  • Def Leppard - "Rock of Ages". Two things that make me chuckle: 1) The camera focusing on Phil Collen's swaying rear end in those tight white pants (delighting teenage girls everywhere, I'm sure), and 2) Joe Elliott waving around the glowing sword that's twice as big as his body. Ah, the memories!
  • Judas Priest - "Breaking The Law". Awesome video! The band holds up a bank, using not guns, but guitars as their weapons. The terrified tellers and customers respond to the "hideous" heavy metal music by covering their ears and dropping to the their knees. The band climbs over the counter to get to the treasures kept in the back rooms. In an impressive display of upper body strength, Rob Halford bends the metal security bars, and look, they've found a solid gold Judas Priest record! The security guard finds the band so cool, that instead of chasing them, he starts jamming out on the guitar along with the music. A must-see!


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