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en-us2007-04-08T15:46:38-06:00Easy as 123(456)
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Time to kick the dust off the family blog. Our van recently reached a significant milestone. On the way back from one of Kevin's soccer games, the odometer on the van hit 123456. It seems pretty fitting that we hit this number on the way back from soccer. It feels like half of the miles we have put on the van are due to taking kids to soccer practices and games. And since we were at a soccer game, I had my camera along and was able to record the actual odometer reading....edroz2007-04-08T15:46:38-06:0020 years ago today
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According to Wikipedia several interesting things have happened on August 2. In 1776, the delegates to the Continental Congress began signing the United States Declaration of Independence. In 1943, PT-109, with future president of the United States Lieutenant John F. Kennedy commanding, sunk. In 1934 Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany. And in 1985, A Delta Air Lines jet crashed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas (I remember that well since I was living in Dallas at the time). One thing not listed there, but just as important as any of those for our family unit, 20 years ago...edroz2006-08-02T08:03:35-06:00Don't mess with us
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I normally don't post these web gadgets but this was just too funny. Thanks Hinj....edroz2006-04-17T20:01:56-06:00What Spring?
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I thought Easter was suppose to be the start of Spring not Summer. Where did Spring go?!? 96 degrees on April 16? Looks like a long hot summer this year. And where's the rain? Susan and I knew it was going to be hot today but we decided we needed to get some yardwork done anyway. We started after lunch and came in around 4:30. The thermometer on the front porch was reading 95 and the WeatherBug site at the local middle school was reading over 96. So much for trying to beat the heat this year. Happy (Hot) Easter...edroz2006-04-16T17:05:58-06:00Warning: A teenager now lives here.
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I'm a little late in posting this: Happy 13th Birthday Kevin!!!! Yes, Kevin is officially a teenager now although he's already been acting like one for some time. We took him out to eat at one of his favorite restaurants, Joe's Crab Shack to celebrate. While we were there, some girl kept text messaging him on his cell phone. Yikes, he's growing up too fast! Here he is opening up one of his presents after soccer practice. He is so busy with soccer these days he hardly has time for anything else....susanroz2006-04-11T16:53:05-06:00Shea is a Decade Old!
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Happy Birthday Shea!!!! Yikes, I can't believe "the baby" is already 10 years old! Where does the time go??? There's nothing like a new electronic toy to make a young boy happy! Yes, those are "crystal" bunnies on a carrot cake. Shea is still obsessed with rabbits. Look at all that gooey, rich frosting. We preceded this cake with some of his favorite foods for dinner, hotdogs and tater tots. Talk about a stomach ache........susanroz2006-03-08T14:22:40-06:00You know you live out in the country when.........
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you are driving your kid to school and you have to stop to let a chicken and a turkey cross the road. And this was even in the "residential" part of town near the school! Then, of course, there is also that "Found: 5 goats" sign at the entrance to my neighborhood...........susanroz2006-01-09T09:27:11-06:00Introducing.....Luna
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If you wander through our new rural neighborhood, one of the things you’re sure to notice is that just about every house has at least two dogs, often three. At least one of them is usually the size of a small pony. I pointed this out to Ed and informed him that we would never fit into the neighborhood if we remained a one dog family. I don’t think he bought it, but I must have caught him in a good mood because he merely rolled his eyes at me. I, of course, took that as a “yes.” After two...susanroz2005-09-13T15:08:19-06:00Sunset
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I was working outside doing yard work until dark and got to watch this spectacular sunset. The colors were actually even more vivd than they are in this picture....susanroz2005-08-10T22:14:14-06:00The Hardiest Wildflowers
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We just had a whole month without so much as a drop of rain, plus scorching temperatures up near 100 degrees. I am amazed that even under these conditions, there are a few wildflowers blooming around our house. This is a Two-leaved Senna plant. Notice how the ground around it is all dry and cracked. All the ground around our house was scraped when it was being built. We haven't dared to try and plant any grass or anything else due to the weather. Yet, there are a few tough plants like this one coming up. Hard to believe. Firewheels,...susanroz2005-07-10T00:30:25-06:00First Snake!
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We had our first encounter with a snake out here. I was walking out the front door in the morning and saw a large, ~4.5 foot brown snake whipping across the front yard at high speed toward the house. In hot pursuit was a very bold (stupid?) mockingbird who was swooping down and pecking at him. When he got to the house he tried to climb up the rock side but couldn't. I ran in to grab the camera and holler at the boys to come and look. (I was positive he wasn't venomous due to the shape of his...susanroz2005-07-10T00:02:33-06:00Communing with Nature
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We have lived here out here exactly one month now and one of the things we are enjoying is the abundance of wildlife in the neighborhood. I love trying to identify birds, bugs and flowers and there are plenty to be found right around our house. Here are a few of the critters we've spotted: There are always hawks flying around here. I'd hate to be a small mammal with these guys around. I was able to snap a photo of this one on our power line. We see deer every day. They are often in our yard early in...susanroz2005-07-03T21:30:27-06:00Migrating north
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It’s been a little over six months since construction started on our house and now it’s finally time to move in. This afternoon Susan and I did our final walkthrough with the construction supervisor and the office manager. The list we came up with was mostly nits. I think being able to keep up with the house and the weekly visits allowed us to point out things that needed to be fixed before it was too late or time consuming to fix. After the walkthrough they gave us the OK to start moving some of our stuff in. So with...New Houseedroz2005-05-27T20:27:13-06:00.info IS valid people!
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I don’t rant that often, but I have just got to complain about something that hit me again today. To the corporate webmasters out there, .info is a valid top level domain. It has been for over three years. Open your eyes and change your e-mail validation routines and allow .info as a valid domain. At least five times this year, three of which have been in the last month or so, I have tried to use my completely valid e-mail address on a web registration form and have had it rejected. Their brain dead verification routines are saying that...edroz2005-05-18T15:41:06-06:00Concrete, water and wood
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Closer and closer we get to the end. The list of major items that need to be done on the house is getting really short. We are now just a couple weeks away from being able to move in. As the flurry of activity to finish up the house continues, Susan and I have been packing and getting ready to move. Tile star in the entry way. The biggest physical change this week is actually outside the house. All of the exterior concrete “flatwork” is complete. Since our septic tank came in under budget, we had enough money to actually...New Houseedroz2005-05-17T09:36:24-06:00