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We biked a few miles of trails today, it was gorgeous out.
And I got a new phone! It takes nice pictures and it’s a smart phone so i can upload everything and blog right from it. I’d been contemplating one for a while since I always carried around my regular phone, ipod touch and camera. I used several apps on my ipod (calendar, shopping lists, meal planning, etc). My regular phone camera was terrible, so I toted the camera around. And then there was the gps to bring when I traveled places too. I really wanted to consolidate everything, so a smart phone was the way to go.
I’d always assumed I’d go with the iphone, a lot of my friends have it and rave about it. After a ton of research though, I decided to go with the Droid Razr Maxx. I stalked verizon for weeks waiting for the price to drop and it finally did. Features that sold me were the stellar battery life, 16gb onboard memory and 16gb removable microSD card, 8MP camera and front facing cam I could use for skype. Also, as much as I love apple products (I use one every day for design work) I didn’t want to be stuck with only apple apps. I really like that I can just click and drag music to the phone instead of dealing with iTunes.
If I have to rationalize with myself, sometimes mama needs fun things too. I don’t go out and get my nails done or have spa days. I don’t pay someone to dye my hair. I don’t really buy things for myself (save the occasional Iced Cap at Tim Horton’s or new camera lens). Speaking of camera, while the phone’s camera is pretty great for a cell phone it’s not going to replace my DSLR and love of photography. So those photos will definitely still be on the blog. I do really love the convenience of being able to grab my phone to get an in the moment picture and then being able to share it with you right away.
I’m still trying to figure the phone out and set everything up! Now, if it only cooked meals, cleaned the house and did laundry… :)
“Hiding” by Dorothy Keeley Aldis
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I’m hiding, I’m hiding
And no one knows where;
For all they can see is my
Toes and my hair
And I just heard my father
Say to my mother –
“But, darling, he must be
Somewhere or other;
Have you looked in the inkwell?”
And Mother said, “Where?”
“In the INKWELL?”said Father. But
I was not there.
Then “Wait!” cried my mother —
“I think that I see
Him under the carpet.” But
It was not me.
“Inside the mirror’s
A pretty good place.”
Said Father and looked, but saw
Only his face.
“We’ve hunted,” sighed Mother,
“As hard as we could
And I am so afraid that we’ve
Lost him for good.”
Then I laughed out aloud
And I wiggled my toes
And Father said —”Look, dear,
I wonder if those
Toes could be Benny’s?
There are ten of them, see?”
And they WERE so surprised to find
Out it was me!
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Andy’s aunt sent this to me and said it reminded her of Ben and I :) I think it’s such a cute poem!
Whatchamacallit Answer
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Andy’s mom was right, this is a trap for carpenter bees.
Every summer carpenter bees start drilling little round holes in all the trim at the top of our house. We thought painting it would seal things up so a few years ago my entire summer project was to fill up all their holes with caulk and then paint over the wood. It didn’t work so well, they came back with a vengeance and just drilled new holes. Although our house had a lovely new shade of green trim so all was not lost.
Andy started looking for other solutions online and found these carpenter bee traps. Being Andy, he thought why pay for one when he could just make it? He found plans for one online, bought the cedar wood (apparently it has to be cedar) and went to work. I think it looks like a cute little bird house, but the theory behind it is that the bees fly in the little holes (same size as the ones they drill) and end up getting stuck inside the plastic bottle and can’t back their fat selves out of the holes. Andy hasn’t installed it yet, but word on the interwebs is that they work VERY well. Pretty nifty little device!
Whatchamacallit
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Any guesses on what this is? Hint: It’s actually upside down in the picture.
It’s complete (almost)
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Andy finished up most of the “sausage mobile” and took Ben for a spin. I think Ben had a good time, he was smiling and saying “whee” :) There are still a few little things Andy wants to add and it definitely needs a better harness (vs the flimsy seatbelt that came with it). For the most part though, Andy can now sit down in the shade and drive Ben around the yard.
You can read more about the modifications here. I told Andy he should do his own blog post about it with all the technical stuff!
Once again I apologize for the fantastic camera work :)
