A Little Something From My Co-workers

Ole Baby

Come dance with me. Who cares what time it is I can't tell time. Just dance with me.

Welcome to My Hobbit Hole

How fun is this. They won't ever find us here.

Scoping Out the Park

People, you just got to see this. That plane is rolling over and over.

Raiding Mom's Picture Files

Look at Me

What speed demon. I can't wait to take my Pman out the river trail or the Viking Trail to ride. I think we'll get a big wheel first so he can learn to pedal first. Oh the joys awaiting me on the other side of the soccer season and move. Hey, we can even ride on our new street. There is almost no traffic.

This Early Morning Stuff is Too Much

I'm to young for coffee so my Dolly and Daddy are what get me through.

Vindication of Archaic Medicine

My regular bloodletting has finally shown results. The past 2 or 3 trips my blood iron has been above 16. The cut off for me is 13.1. Today it was at 13.4.

Andrew Elkins

Laissez les bons temp rouler

Thanks Mom and Dad for the coffee. We will let the good times roll.

Late Night Soccer with Daddy

Daddy got home from having no game and we watched Hotspurs embarrass the untalented AC Milan. Dirty old AC couldn't push or beat their way to a goal. Cool Crouch snapped one in and thanked the Italian fans for their appreciation. Best part was sitting with Daddy.

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all y'all!!!!!

A Spidy Cycling Afternoon

Pearce and I decided to enjoy the weather on the porch this afternoon. We first went for a walk and then we went back outside for some tea and found the bike.

Just Hanging

Not much going on. Sister was watching Daddy do the dishes so I just decided to hang out and help her watch.

What a Boy

Captain Awesome can't slow down long enough for a picture. That is one cute cape though.

Oh What a Day

Canceled practice at lunch. Another team in the region has a "conflict" with their high school. Still haven't got that taken care of satisfactorily. Dealt with a parent of a player I cut from the team.
But we're moving!!!!
Burned the chicken in the crockpot. You can ask but I'm not telling how. Our favorite Chinese place is closed on Tuesday. Who closes on a Tuesday?
But we're moving!!!!
The people in the house we want are closing Friday. Our landlord is letting us out of our lease with 60 days notice. During Springbreak, we will move into our new abode here in Rome.
It has a fenced in back yard (dog?) and a garage (place for projects?) more soon.

Here Ya Go Randy

I'll put more pics up soon.

Look at Those Legs

Do these socks bring back memories or what? I saw theses for the first time when I was changing Claire. I instantly thought of Jeannie and then all of my sisters. I think Jody is the one I remember seeing in the crazy socks about as much as Jeannie. Thought these needed sharing.

One Fish, Two Fish

Daddy just called and relayed a good story from David Elkins about Great Grandaddy Berry Elkins.

Back in the day fishing boats would come in on Thursdays so that the Catholics would have fish on Fridays. That's why everyone had fish on Fridays. Well, on Thursdays Berry would walk in to Cairo from Woodland (about 5 miles) to buy a fish. One fish.

Greatgranny Emily and Aunty (sisters) would go in to town to buy fish, too. However, each had to buy her own. It turns out neither would eat a fish that the other had bought. Two Fish.

Andrew Elkins

Gotta Love This Fascinating Modern Age We Live In

I'm contemplating changing the name of this blog to "Party Like It's 1984"

Andrew Elkins

A Great Place to Get a Dog

I was just down at the bike shop talking to Mike and ordering a new front wheel. It was lunch time and I saw something "new" (I haven't been downtown in a month or so).

What I saw is Pastimes, a hotdog shop. I fell in love with the place just walking in the door. The music is Hank Williams, Elvis, Big Band and more from those eras. The decor is everything from the twenties to today. There's a crank telephone on the wall just down from a neon sign.

They have displays of Roman writers and photographers. They also do radio forums from the store. During the state football championship season they had former team members of state championship teams from the area in answering questions. On February 19 Pastimes will be holding a radio forum on the history of Rome and the area.

Seriously, though, the dogs are what it's about. I had a Vienna dog on a poppyseed bun with salsa and guacamole. Awesome! They do 'em Chicago style, Chili dogs, any way you want it. They even have Keurig so you can make whatever coffee, tea, chocolate, or cider you care to have.

When in Rome... stop by Pastimes!