One of my wife’s best ideas ever was to buy my father a couple of Mayweather boxing tickets for the big fight coming up in March in Las Vegas. I know that Dad and Mom have been wanting to go to Las Vegas for a second honeymoon for a long time now, and we think that this is a good time for them to finally take it. Now we’re trying to get them a good rate on a nice place to stay and make up an itinerary for the rest of their travel arrangements. Dad has been a big boxing fan for as long as I can remember, and he’s really excited about the trip and the match!
One of the things I always try to do before going on a road trip with any of my vehicles is to give it a good “once over” to make sure that everything is in good working order before we leave. One thing is for sure, having a vehicle break down while on vacation can put a real damper on the fun! One of the problems is finding out where to take the vehicle for service when you are in an area you are not familiar with!
That’s why the repairpal.com website is a valuable resource to people who take their cars to their trips. The website helps the users to local reputable auto repair shops around the country. So if a traveller were to be driving his Chevrolet Silverado on a Dallas vacation and suddenly realized he needs a brake job he could go to the repairpal website and type in the search engine for a Dallas auto repair vendor and what kind of vehicle he is driving and what service is needed. The website will provide an estimated cost of repair and trustworthy service locations to take the vehicle. I think that’s a great resource to know about, don’t you agree?
Jim came over today to show me his new Burton Lil Buddy bag. He was really excited about it because it is a cooler that will hold twelve beverage cans and it has built in weatherproof speakers, amp and input jack that you can plug an MP3 or CD player into. The Burton Lil Buddy speakers were detachable, which I thought was pretty cool too. I’ve never seen a bag like that before! I asked Jim where in the world did he find a bag like that! He told me that his wife bought the Burton Lil Buddy for him on sale through the Zappos.com website.
I was really surprised when he told me that! I didn’t realize that Zappos sold other things besides shoes! My wife and I have bought shoes through Zappos before and really liked the free shipping both ways policy. I also like their 365 day satisfaction guarantee! There aren’t very many Internet companies that stand behind their products like that. I’ll have to go online and check out what else they sell!
Although my favorite television show is Burn Notice, I also greatly enjoyed watching the television show Monk. I liked how it depicted that even people suffering from mental illness can become productive members of society. And in this particular case, Monk was a very productive member of society. I honestly cannot say that I’ve ever seen a Monk episode that I didn’t like. I watched the series finale of Monk last night. I was so glad that they did not kill off the character. The ending left open the possibility that Monk could return in the future, either as a series or as an occasional special. I hope and trust that there will be Monk reruns to watch either on the Internet or on Television! I have not had my fill of them yet.
Bill loves the rodeo, and he has been encouraging me to go to a rodeo with him. But not just any rodeo – he wants to go to the Houston Rodeo next March. Naturally he wants to tie it into a family vacation so we all go down for several days and include the rodeo as part of the vacation. He says he can get the best Action RodeoHouston tickets online for all of us. He explained to me that the Action seats are the ones where the audience get the closest possible to the ringside action without actually becoming part of the show themselves!
I’ve always marvelled at the skills of the rodeo participants. It’s hard to tell which event is my favorite. I enjoy watching the skills of the contestants in the roping contests; I’ve always wanted to learn how to rope! But I think that the bull riding contest has to be the most exciting because I just cannot even imagine being in the right frame of mind to climb on top of a bull who is intent on getting you off of him as fast as possible!
I’d also really enjoy going to see one of the concerts after the rodeo. I went online to see what concerts are lined up, and I guess it is too early right now to make that decision because there are a lot of performances still to be announced.
We weren’t expecting many trick-or-treaters last night, but we didn’t get any at all. It rained almost all day and into the night, so I would imagine most parents took their kids out to the shopping malls to let them do their trick-or-treating under the safety of lights and under the dry roof.
I think that letting the kids trick-or-treat at the malls is a good idea. You don’t have to worry quite so much about the safety of the children running around in the dark streets, and the likelihood of getting some candy that was tampered with is slimmer.
I can remember in years past that local hospitals used to offer free x-ray screening of Halloween candy to make sure that there were no metal foreing objects in the candy! How sad is that? I haven’t heard of that being done in more recent years, though. Maybe they decided that bombarding candy with X-rays isn’t such a good idea!
I wonder how many people I’m going to be seeing around town dressed up in costumes today! I saw quite a few of them yesterday! I guess they decided to dress up for work and don’t work on weekends! I’m always amused on Halloween to see how many people actually DO put on costumes and go to work!
We’ve bought a couple of bags of Snickers fun size bars to pass out in case we get any trick or treaters tonight. I know that we probably should have bought something that is peanut – free, but that is our own personal favorites, and we usually don’t get ANY trick or treaters, so why should be buy something we don’t like ourselves? We’ll probably be the ones eating it! Whatever you do, I hope you have fun and stay safe!
When I was younger my father took the whole family to a local rodeo one hot summer’s afternoon. I’ve always been fascinated with everything rodeo – from the trick riding to the roping to the bronc-busting and bull riding! I loved watching the rodeo clowns do their work, too. Those rodeo clowns work hard to help make sure that everyone is as safe as possible – and they are grossly under-appreciated (in my opinion, anyway!)
I’ve never tried my hand at roping anything, although I’ve always thought it would be really great to learn how to rope. I just never even knew of a place to go to learn how to rope! My own attempts to self-teach were totally laughable! Phil called me the other day and told me that he was given four Houston Rodeo concert tickets and asked us if we’d like to join him and Angela on a short little vacation trip to the rodeo! I sure would love to go, but we need to find out if we can get the time off of work before we say yes. It sure sounds like a wonderful trip!
Knowing how much my wife loves horses, I would be really surprised if she said she didn’t want to go. I hope she can get the time off from work!
Pumpkin patch time! Today we went to the local pumpkin farm to pick out our pumpkin. They were giving free hayrides and selling hot apple cider. The kids went a little crazy trying to pick out their pumpkins. I told them that they could each pick out a pumpkin for themselves and then we would bring them home and decorate them with markers. We will be decorating them tomorrow!
My brother Lee just called me to let me know that he and his wife Mary want us to join them on their next vacation. They are planning to go to Myrtle Beach next February. They like going then because it is the coldest month of the year where they live, and they like to get away to a warmer climate for a while. So I’m going to check my vacation schedule and see if we can join them.
Lee suggested that we look at several different Myrtle Beach Hotels to see which one sounds like we would enjoy the most. Apparently he and Mary have used several different Myrtle Beach Accomodations in the past and have liked every one they’ve been to so far. I’d like to have a Myrtle Beach Accomodation that is near the beach. I’d love to start the day at sunrise on the beach, watching the sun come up over the horizon while wiggling my toes in the sand!
I’ve always wanted to go camping in an RV as an adult. I used to go with my family when we were younger, and I’d like to see that type of activity through the eyes of an adult. I can remember as a young boy my parents took us in their tow-along RV to a gettysburg camping park. It happened to be a very cold time of year, but I don’t remember exactly when it was. I do remember though that the poor little RV had a really tough time keeping us all warm through the cold snap!
I think if I were to go pa rv camping again as an adult, I’d make sure to go during warm weather months! And I’d make sure that the RV’s air conditioner and heater were in great shape, just in case the weather got extreme. And I’d make sure that I’d review the different pennsylvania RV Parks carefully to make sure that the amenities were more than a simple trailer hook-up with water, sewer and electric. Or at least be close to some attractions that would be fun to go see! Just sitting around the RV can get boring after a while!
My sister emailed me that she is going to be performing in October at an International Children’s Festival. She’s been taking belly dancing classes in Winchester for the past several months now, and her instructor has given her this opportunity to perform in a group at the Festival. She is both nervous and excited about dancing in public. She says that the classes are a lot of fun, and she would like to perform in some area nursing homes if she got the chance. She’s just not quite sure about performing in the Festival. I think she’s afraid that bad weather might ruin it because the performance is in a park and she’s not sure of the stage area. Well, whatever happens, I hope she has a great time!
Last year we went to Boothbay Harbor Maine to visit Aunt Ellen for a week. We spent a lot of time sightseeing, going to see lighthouses in the area, and shopping in the tourist trap section of Boothbay Harbor. One of my favorite shops was a glass blowing studio. I’ve enjoyed watching glass blowers at work; their ability to make those beautiful figurines with molten glass simply amazes me!
And of course, we had to buy souvenir T-shirts, and walk along the wharf, enjoying the sights and sounds of the harbor. There are a lot of upper-class ships there! I always wonder about how it must be to have that kind of luxurious lifestyle! One afternoon Aunt Ellen suggested that we eat dinner one evening at the Boothbay Harbor Restaurant called Brown’s Wharf. Brown’s Wharf isn’t just a restaurant, it is also a Motel and a Marina, with all the flavor of Maine that one could hope to enjoy. Definitely someplace I’d like to go to again!
Have you ever seen a ghost? I’ve never actually seen one, but there have been strange things that happened in my life that can’t be explained. My wife tells me that our house is haunted, but I try hard to not believe it. I try to rationalize everything. But I DO love to read scary stories and watch scary shows! My wife thinks I’m crazy, she hates to be scared and won’t read or watch anything spooky! Here is one of the unexplained spooky happenings at our house.
One summer’s day I heard some noises coming from the upstairs bedroom. Noises like someone was rocking in the rocking chair we kept up there. And a sound like someone humming! It was odd because my wife and I were the only ones in the house! My wife heard the noises too, and she insisted that we go upstairs to investigate it. Our dogs were totally spooked and refused to go upstairs with us, which was odd because they usually go everywhere we go, including upstairs!
When we got upstairs, we looked around and saw nothing but the regular furnishings, but the rocking chair WAS rocking slightly, as if someone had just gotten out of the chair. I told my wife that there must be a logical explanation, but the windows were closed and there was no breeze from any source. My wife, however, said that it just HAD to be a ghost that had been sitting in the chair, rocking it!
Last week I bought the book called “The Birthing House” by Christopher Ransom. So far I’ve only had time to read chapter 1 and 2, but I have to say that it is really hard to put down! It promises to be a great spooky story!
I understand that envy is one of the big “sins.” I also understand that we are ALL “sinners!” At least that is what the marquee in front of the local churches claim!
Well, in this economy, it is hard not to envy the people that can afford any kind of luxury, isn’t it? Many people are not even able to afford the luxury of going away somewhere on vacation, and are using their vacation time from work as “staycations” and stay at home and try to entertain themselves locally.
For those lucky folks that can afford a luxury vacation, but want to save some money by reducing their travel time and cost, an Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel just might be the answer to their vacation requirements. By staying in one of the many Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotels you can still have your luxury vacation away from home. There are a lot of fun attractions to keep a vacationer that is staying in a Myrtle Beach Hotel busy and happy. There are shows, amusement parks, golf courses, and of course the lure of the ocean.
All within a day’s drive of many east coast cities and towns. A great way to have a great vacation without spending too much money.
I love the television show Monk. Tonight is the series finale of the show, and I am definitely planning to watch it! Today is a Monk marathon on television and it is a good chance for me to catch some of the shows that I’ve missed. I really wish that it was not the series finale; I am going to miss that show a lot! I love how the show takes on so many twists and turns and how Monk, even with all of his phobias, manages to be a productive member of society. I think that it is an inspiration to all of us, demonstrating that everyone has a niche that they could find and use to benefit the world.
Did you know that you can get a great deal on the nfl sunday ticket program that Direct TV offers? The nfl sunday ticket price gives you the opportunity to watch over 200 nfl games over the nfl season! That is a LOT of football! According to their nfl sunday ticket schedule, you can watch up to sixteen games every week!
And you can keep tabs on the scores of all of the games without missing a single play of the favorite game you are watching! Isn’t technology great!
Ladies, this is a great way to make sure your hubby is entertained while you go off and play with your Red Hat lady friends, getting dressed up and going out to tea while your hubbies are safely glued to the sofa watching their favorite games! All you have to do is make sure there is plenty of food and drink for him to grab when he wants it, and he won’t miss you for a moment! Heck, he won’t even realize you are gone!
Are you a die hard football fan? Are you related to one? My father was a die hard football fan. He loved to watch the nfl Sunday football show on television every weekend. I’m sorry to say that he died before we found out about the nfl sunday ticket program through directtv. If you have directtv, you can get a great deal on their nfl sunday ticket schedule.
Don’t know what the nfl sunday ticket is? It is a package that allows you to watch up to 14 NFL games every Sunday throughout the football season just by paying their monthly nfl sunday ticket price. If we had this service when my father was still around, he would have thought he’d died and gone to heaven!
Today I took my wife to that tie-dye place that I went to yesterday. I wanted her to see the beautiful work there. She was absolutely enthralled with the stuff! She ordered a shirt for our youngest son for him to wear to school in his school colors. She and the store’s owner have become instant best friends. They chatted and chatted and chatted some more! By the time we left the store they had struck a bargain where my wife is going to do some custom sewing for the woman in exchange for a good deal on some of their items! Who knows, this might turn into a little side business! Wouldn’t that be funny!
We are expecting a lot of company this holiday weekend. Mostly family members; some are traveling a couple of hundred miles to be here. A regular family reunion over the Independence Day weekend. We’re looking forward to a lot of fun! We’re going to have to pull out our queen size air mattress to set up in our family room for my brother and his wife to sleep on! And our two twin size air mattresses for their kids. I sure hope the dogs and cats don’t puncture them with their claws!
Fun, General life, Relationships, Sports and outdoor fun, Travel | Dean | 
January 7, 2010 10:52 am | 
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Pumpkin patch time! Today we went to the local pumpkin farm to pick out our pumpkin. They were giving free hayrides and selling hot apple cider. The kids went a little crazy trying to pick out their pumpkins. I told them that they could each pick out a pumpkin for themselves and then we would bring them home and decorate them with markers. We will be decorating them tomorrow!
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