It's That Time of Year

I guess Fall is here, at least the trees seem to think so!


This is a tree I see every day at work. I have watched the leaves change, but......

TODAY IT WAS NEAR 80 DEGREES!!! GUESS WHAT WE DID. That's right, we went kayaking. A couple of weeks ago, the contractor mowed all the reeds along the Davinci Canal, so..... we decided to head out. We got up late, around 8:30 and took our time. Before we got ready, Chris stopped by to return some tools he had borrowed, so we hung out and BS'd for awhile. He went out surfing this morning but it was really messy. High winds turned it to mush. I talked him into helping move the treadmill from the garage to our bedroom, so maybe it will get some use.

Back to kayaking. The wind was coming up and we almost decided to scrub the mission, but said screw it and headed out. Glad we did. Our trip down the canal was great. Fall is having its effect on the trees there and some of the surface is covered with leaves. Really quite beautiful.

My usual view, bringing up the rear.............
Once I did get in front, this was the view.........

We paddled all the way to Lake Tecumsah again. This time we were prepared, we had fishing gear. I had a pretty good time, but the "Captain" got skunked. One of the few times that I caught more than her. I got seven small bluegill. I threw them all back, too small for a meal.

Here's one..............
One other reason for going was to try out the helmet cam. Gail thinks it looks kind of dumb. I might just have to agree with her.

I will have to make some adjustments to the mounting. It is aimed a little high. Got to be ready for Cabo.

Gail in full fishing mode................

The clouds started to roll in between two and three, so we decided to head back. It wasn't too bad, but around here the weather can go from partly cloudy to thunder storms in a matter of minutes.


All in all a great day. Our little kayak trips are the best stress relief in the world, so peaceful and quiet. Hopefully we will have a few more opportunities to go out before winter rears its head.

Grandpa & Grandma

Been playing the grand parent role lately. We have had the opportunity to babysit Greyson. Chris and Courtney went to Hallow-Scream at Busch Gardens yesterday, so we had a day and part of the night with the Monkey. He was so good. After they left, he ate lunch, then he and Grandma took a 1 1/2 hour nap. About 6, we ate dinner, later it was bath and bed. In between, we did a lot of coloring and played with his "go-goes".

Coloring is serious work..........

Until I see the camera .... what a ham.............
Check out the curls....and the "go-goes"..........

Mom and Dad didn't get home until about 11, so for us it was straight home and in the sack. 5:30 came really early this morning, but it was well worth the lack of sleep. We really enjoy the little monkey.

Another Weekend Gone

Kind of a busy weekend. Saturday I played duck and run with the rain / thunderstorms trying to get the trim around the shed door done. For the most part I was able to get that done. Later, we went over to Chris and Courtney's to babysit Greyson while they went out to dinner. He is really funny. We watched Backyardigans episodes and another series he likes. He really gets into his shows. You can't help but play along and sing, etc. Of course we couldn't get him to settle down. After his bath we must have read him a dozen books. I had just gotten him settled and almost to sleep when Mom & Dad came home. We got chewed out for not following the rules. He was supposed to be asleep. Oh Well......

On Sunday we went to Homearama with Chris and Courtney. It was pretty interesting. They have scaled down the number, size and price of the homes due to the economy. As usual, I got chastised for pointing out all the poor workmanship. Gail saw a dresser she liked, so I took a picture. We'll probably try to locate something like it.

Check it out.........
Breaktime........

Other than that, we're in training for Cabo. Check out the refer...

Modelo Especial..........
Also, got the helmet cam finished. Plan to get some water shots surfing and kayaking, as well as shots of zip lining.

Side mounted................
Top mount..................

Not much else going on. Later

Work, Work, Work

There hasn't been a lot going on here lately. Since the news that Coopervision will be shutting down, we have been discussing potential plans for the future. You know, selling it all, getting a motor home, or fifth wheel & truck, and just traveling around for a while. Must be the gypsy in us!

So, instead of playing on the weekends, we are working. Repairing , painting, sprucing up the place just in case. All the things we put off so we could play. Being a responsible adult sucks. Saturday was spent mowing the lawn and replacing most of the trim on the shed out front. Getting ready to paint all three sheds. (Gail says she'll do the painting. Yeah! Right! We all know how that works out!)

Anyway, Chris and Greyson came over to help on Sunday. Gail won't let me climb up on the roof, or even to the top of the ladder, so Chris gets the high work. We replaced the wood trim on the chimney and did some painting as well.

My two helpers......

Look at me..........I'm going UP.........

The drill really works, and he knows how to use it................

Reach for the sky........

It was a pretty good day. Greyson is a trip. When he gets in his goofy mood, he is perpetual motion, and laughs & giggles constantly. He really cracks himself up.