Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Yorktown Crowd arrives.
The party Begins
More party people. Dan is trying to be heard!
Fran has grown up
DanPa and Louise
More Birthday Pics
DanPa and his little Girl
Some Gallagher/Olsons
Amazing what you can do with a piece of pipe. Teletubby?
Or two plastic cups! DanPa says he can hear so much better now!A Surprise Birthday Visit from DanPa!
Surprise Jay
!!
It's Really YOU!
DanPa and Maddie
DanPa and his three Grandkids (one of them is still asleep!) and His Baby Girl:)
!!
It's Really YOU!
DanPa and Maddie
DanPa and his three Grandkids (one of them is still asleep!) and His Baby Girl:)Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Big 4-0
So I had a surprise guest for dinner tonight.
Since I turn 40 on Sunday I wonder what the rest of the weekend holds in store...
Since I turn 40 on Sunday I wonder what the rest of the weekend holds in store...
Pat Benatar's "Biggest" fan
And here he is!
He really does love Pat Benatar. Rita was in New York a while ago and saw a Benatar show and picked up this t-shirt for him. Pretty cool, huh!
He really does love Pat Benatar. Rita was in New York a while ago and saw a Benatar show and picked up this t-shirt for him. Pretty cool, huh!
Monday, July 07, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
From the "What were they thinking?" department
I'm not generally a big fan of Dodge/Chrysler products. And I'm allowed to say this because I actually bought one, brand new, in 1998 and got rid of it within 10,000 miles because it pretty much sucked.
But last week someone hit Hayley's car in the parking lot at work and yesterday we dropped it off at the shop to have it fixed. No problem. The other guy's insurance paid for Hayley to get rental while this was taking place. This is what the rental company gave her:
A 2007 Dodge RAM 2500 QuadCab 4x4 pickup truck. Bright red. Seriously. I mean, it cost us $14 in gas just to start it up. In fact, you're wasting gas just looking at this picture. Hurry, read faster! And it makes my full size F-150 Extracab 4x4 Off Road monstrosity look like a Miata and conserve fuel like a Hybrid! Hayley needed a ladder to get into it. Ridiculous.
So then after many phone calls during the day with the rental car company we finally find out that they have a replacement vehicle for her. So I go and pick up the truck, take it over and swap it out for a brand new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. I think I broke the shifter in this thing by using it. It feels like the whole van is made of paper or cardboard. I'd hate to be in an accident in this vehicle. Luckily we get our Odyssey back tonight or tomorrow morning. Yay!
But let's get back to the title of this post. "What were the Dodge people thinking" when they designed their new keys? This freaking thing looks and feels like a hand grenade! The first thing you see when you pick it up (with two hands) is a BIG RED BUTTON that says "PANIC" on it! WTF? You really can't make this stuff up sometimes.
But last week someone hit Hayley's car in the parking lot at work and yesterday we dropped it off at the shop to have it fixed. No problem. The other guy's insurance paid for Hayley to get rental while this was taking place. This is what the rental company gave her:
A 2007 Dodge RAM 2500 QuadCab 4x4 pickup truck. Bright red. Seriously. I mean, it cost us $14 in gas just to start it up. In fact, you're wasting gas just looking at this picture. Hurry, read faster! And it makes my full size F-150 Extracab 4x4 Off Road monstrosity look like a Miata and conserve fuel like a Hybrid! Hayley needed a ladder to get into it. Ridiculous.
So then after many phone calls during the day with the rental car company we finally find out that they have a replacement vehicle for her. So I go and pick up the truck, take it over and swap it out for a brand new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. I think I broke the shifter in this thing by using it. It feels like the whole van is made of paper or cardboard. I'd hate to be in an accident in this vehicle. Luckily we get our Odyssey back tonight or tomorrow morning. Yay!
But let's get back to the title of this post. "What were the Dodge people thinking" when they designed their new keys? This freaking thing looks and feels like a hand grenade! The first thing you see when you pick it up (with two hands) is a BIG RED BUTTON that says "PANIC" on it! WTF? You really can't make this stuff up sometimes.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Gettin our money's worth
Well the water temperature is still only a paltry 75 degrees, so in order to gain some more life out of the pool season, I got a wetsuit for myself and for Sam. As you can see Hayley decided to wear it today (and now it seems she needs one too). Also apparent is that Sam has not forgotten how to swim.
Aaaiiieee! My leg, my leg! (This one reminds of a funhouse-mirror type of image.)
Aaaiiieee! My leg, my leg! (This one reminds of a funhouse-mirror type of image.)
Monday, June 02, 2008
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