Father's Day

It was one of those rare days here in the Pacific Northwest. The sky was blue, and there was a glowing yellow ball suspended in it. The light felt warm, so we packed up the boys' scooters and went to the park.

I'll post pics tomorrow, since Blogsnot is malfunctioning tonight.

Happy Mother's Day

The calendar says its May, which in some parts of the country means spring. While I'm not certain spring has arrived in this corner of the Pacific Northwest, my rhodies say differently. Happy Mother's Day to all my blogfreinds, including those who are moms.

Happy New Year, Or Something Like That.

It is a quarter to Midnight here on the left coast, and everyone in the house is asleep, but me. I didn't get to the gym tonight, as work schedules got screwed up. However, I did a little quick math. To lose 100 lbs in the next year, I only need to average about 2 lbs a week. When it is put in that perspective, I really ought to be losing more, but one goal at time as far as that goes. So, tomorrow, I start at 385 lbs and start working backward. I'm thinking a 4 day a week gym schedule to start, and at least for the near future, I'll continue to do a combination cardio and weight workout until I plateau, then I'll add additional days and alternate.

Tomorrow, it is a an afternoon date with Mrs. BiW and we'll go to the movies and lunch, then come home to let the boys do their worst, then off to the gym, since it is likely the only day this week that I will get to go because of work schedules.

That means I might actually make some headway on the novel if I work on it in the evenings this week. Maybe after I get the Christmas Tree down. Putting all the ornaments back in the little boxes takes about twice as long as getting them out and hanging them.

Happy New Year to my fellow lurkers in the blogosphere. You know who you are.

Christmas Was Good.

So Santa Came...

And left a bunch of Bionicles and Legos...

...and Thomas toys...

And smiles...

...and fun (How many BiW's does it take to put together a Thomas Playset?)

We set a mean table around here when we want to...

Turkey, stuffing, corn, salad, rolls, mashed potatoes, pickles, olives, rice, Sparkling cider...oh my.


Mrs. BiW and I had fun making dinner, everyone was stuffed, and all got good stuff.

Mrs. BiW got a nice leather blazer, a new handbag, some movies, some movie tickets, and a big gift card to here.

I got some new shirts and ties, so I can continue to look stylish in the office, some movie tickets (for some more dates with Mrs. BiW) and a gift certificate for here. The last is especially cool since I have wanted to try it since I was a kid and spent hours watching people do it here. Yeah. I'm gonna go make glass. Simply greatness. I hope y'all had a good Christmas.

It was the morning before Christmas

The sun is making an appearance through the grey clouds outside.

The coffee maker came out of its exile under the sink so I could make a pot of Millstone Holiday Peppermint.

The honeycrisp apple is sliced up and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Heir No. One is playing with Bionicles on the island in the kitchen, and babbling ad nauseum about them in terms only he understands.

Heir No. Two has his Thomas coloring book and is trying despirately to announciate the name of the characters he wants so much to tell me about.

Maybe I'll get over to the gym for a quick workout later, before we head over to Papa and Nana's house for the festivities there this evening. There is a lot of wrapping to do tonight. I love this time of year.

Christmas Spirit

Is something I haven't found yet this year. I'm still wondering when it will come. At least the boys have it, so it isn't a complete wash.