Sunday, March 29, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
The American Flag
Sanjay meticulously watched and copied Priya's drawing of the American Flag. He looked over her shoulder, asked her questions like "what color goes first, red or white?" and even pointed out areas where he'd made a mistake "but that's ok", he admitted to her. It was fun to watch him put so much detail into a drawing. Usually, they are quick and simple. After a while, when Priya started adding the final touches, he decided to go his own way. So, in the details, their pictures differ. Let's compare:
They both:
They both:
- have blue clouds and a bright yellow sun
- start the flag with a white stripe
- are flying over lovely green grass
- show a ladybug enjoying the grass
- A school with double doors sits behind the flag
- An oversized red flower grows in the grass
- A yellow snowman was built under the flag (on this sunny day, in the green grass)
- Some green and pink decorations were added to the flag. He said something about it being an Indian flag, too. From what I could gather, he was trying to make a flag that represents both India and the U.S.
- A green tornado has formed on the left side.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Back In The Summer of 92...
Not quite as catchy as the Bryan Adams song with the same title, huh?
I'd just graduated from college and should have started the career... but instead decided to push it off four more months so I could have one more summer of fun. Four more months of little to no responsibility bringing in little to no money, but doing the job that made me happy. The pool lifeguard. Why start the career now? There will always be time for that. That was my motto.
That summer I lived in a house being renovated. The owners made a habit of buying homes, fixing them up, living in them for a few years and starting all over again. At least they had done it with 2 homes in the short time that I knew them. I had only a bedroom. The rest of this rather large house was under construction. No kitchen, no air conditioning, no working shower and no need for an alarm clock because the contractors started banging on things pretty early in the morning. Well, early for a college student anyway. They, in fact, were super nice and we had many conversations about how they held off on the loud stuff until they were sure I was awake. The conditions were not ideal, but I saved a lot of money that summer. They just wanted someone watching over the place during all the work.
At the pool, I made the most of it... I knew this was the last year. I met some really good friends and then as usual lost touch with them as we all moved on with our lives. Turns out, Facebook brought some of us back together, which brings me to the point of today's post. We spent today with Michael, one of the guards from that summer. We reminisced about the days at the pool, the people from Baltimore that we knew, got caught up on the 16 plus years that have passed since then and even threw in some skiing and a game of Greedy. It was so fun to meet his little boy, Michael.... aptly named as he is quite the mini-version of his dad. We had a great time with the Michaels and hope to not lose touch this time. I now bring you some photos* depicting "That Was Then" - "This is Now".
So, the moral of the story is "Facebook works". Give it a try.
* I just realized that some of the pictures are cut off. Clicking on any image will result in a new window opening with a larger view of that picture, so if you want to see it in its entirety, click away. :)
I'd just graduated from college and should have started the career... but instead decided to push it off four more months so I could have one more summer of fun. Four more months of little to no responsibility bringing in little to no money, but doing the job that made me happy. The pool lifeguard. Why start the career now? There will always be time for that. That was my motto.
That summer I lived in a house being renovated. The owners made a habit of buying homes, fixing them up, living in them for a few years and starting all over again. At least they had done it with 2 homes in the short time that I knew them. I had only a bedroom. The rest of this rather large house was under construction. No kitchen, no air conditioning, no working shower and no need for an alarm clock because the contractors started banging on things pretty early in the morning. Well, early for a college student anyway. They, in fact, were super nice and we had many conversations about how they held off on the loud stuff until they were sure I was awake. The conditions were not ideal, but I saved a lot of money that summer. They just wanted someone watching over the place during all the work.
At the pool, I made the most of it... I knew this was the last year. I met some really good friends and then as usual lost touch with them as we all moved on with our lives. Turns out, Facebook brought some of us back together, which brings me to the point of today's post. We spent today with Michael, one of the guards from that summer. We reminisced about the days at the pool, the people from Baltimore that we knew, got caught up on the 16 plus years that have passed since then and even threw in some skiing and a game of Greedy. It was so fun to meet his little boy, Michael.... aptly named as he is quite the mini-version of his dad. We had a great time with the Michaels and hope to not lose touch this time. I now bring you some photos
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| Circa 1992 | |
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| March 2009 - kids and all | |
So, the moral of the story is "Facebook works". Give it a try.
* I just realized that some of the pictures are cut off. Clicking on any image will result in a new window opening with a larger view of that picture, so if you want to see it in its entirety, click away. :)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Sandy needs...
This silly game is floating around Facebook and since after the vacation, I've been a lame blogger, I decided it would be fun to post it here. These are the top 10 results of doing a Google search for "Sandy needs". Try it with your own name... will likely make you laugh.
- Sandy needs a girlfriend. (Katy, come back)
- Sandy needs to decide if she's happy or not.
- Sandy needs someone to save her before she can save herself.
- Sandy needs heartworm treatment and a loving home. (lots of dogs out there with my name, it seems)
- Sandy needs to refocus.
- Sandy needs a haircut from Arusha, Tanzania
- Sandy needs to turn 3 more or gain 57 more Zombie points to reach the next level.
- We are sure: Sandy needs cash. But what will she give us?
- Sandy needs to consider the following ways to respond to Frank in this situation.
- Sandy needs more than a tan and nail bar to accompany the ridiculous proliferation of hairdressers.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Ski Enthusiast
Sanjay has really embraced the sport... check him out:
It's difficult to hear in the clip, but he is singing. He sings to himself and talks in gibberish with us frequently during the day. When he's not doing that, he's fighting with Priya over who gets to go first behind Daddy. Both kids love the sport, but it looks like Sanjay would have a harder time living without it.
And to further entice Weezie and family to make a visit next year, here are today's pictures. :) (clicking on any image should bring a larger view)
Priya shuffles out of some powder on a flat spot of the trail.
Someone commented after seeing Sanjay do this... "You've got yourself a skier there".
If you look closely at the bottom left of this picture, you'll see Bartee and Sanjay in the trees.
It's difficult to hear in the clip, but he is singing. He sings to himself and talks in gibberish with us frequently during the day. When he's not doing that, he's fighting with Priya over who gets to go first behind Daddy. Both kids love the sport, but it looks like Sanjay would have a harder time living without it.
And to further entice Weezie and family to make a visit next year, here are today's pictures. :) (clicking on any image should bring a larger view)
Priya shuffles out of some powder on a flat spot of the trail.
Someone commented after seeing Sanjay do this... "You've got yourself a skier there".
If you look closely at the bottom left of this picture, you'll see Bartee and Sanjay in the trees.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Solitude
Yes, indeed. There's nothing like a chair lift ride alone with only the sun shining on your back and the "ski tunes" playlist in your ears.
For those of you worried about my safety with those old skis, you'll be relieved to find out that we did in fact go shopping for better equipment. I ended up finding these new-but-possibly-gently-used skis at a great shop in Frisco that carries both new and used ski stuff. I absolutely love them and am not sure how I ever managed tight turns on the old ones. Oh, that's right... I didn't manage tight turns before. Ric and Katy, you won't be surprised to learn that yes, even with the new and improved equipment, I still need the entire width of the trail before getting the courage to make a turn. However, I think I did shave some time off the Wolverine run today.
For those of you worried about my safety with those old skis, you'll be relieved to find out that we did in fact go shopping for better equipment. I ended up finding these new-but-possibly-gently-used skis at a great shop in Frisco that carries both new and used ski stuff. I absolutely love them and am not sure how I ever managed tight turns on the old ones. Oh, that's right... I didn't manage tight turns before. Ric and Katy, you won't be surprised to learn that yes, even with the new and improved equipment, I still need the entire width of the trail before getting the courage to make a turn. However, I think I did shave some time off the Wolverine run today.
Today's Pictures
Kids were in ski school so Bartee and I tore it up at Keystone...
If you look closely, you can see the slopes at Breckenridge off in the distance behind me.
If you look closely, you can see the slopes at Breckenridge off in the distance behind me.
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