Falconry

This is way funner than flying a kite out here in Ocean Shores.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Lunch

Richard is having a bowl of this for lunch today. Richard usually laces the Bran with 2% milk. Today Richard is lacing his Raisin Bran with vodka.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Huh?

Every morning at 6:10 am these characters are on our front lawn. Richard doesn't seem to care and tellls me to go bcak to sleep, but I'm freaked out.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Close Call

This is the type of aircraft that crashed into our house the other day. The craft was piloted by a dentist from Tacoma. On board were 3 of his kids. They all walked away unscathed, and Richard and I are enjoying our new skylight up in the attic.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Bad Karma

We had a fire last October and several floods since then. This morning a small aircraft crashed into our house. Uncle Joe said, "Good blog stuff."

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Surfing Season has Started!

Awesome dudes and dudesses.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Hog Heaven

It is Harley weekend here in Ocean Shores. Richard and I are having a blast.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Sabbatical

Richard and I are on sabbatical for the summer. We are collaborating on a paper (working title) "The Origin of Life, and What the Heck Does it Mean?"

We will be presenting our paper at the JFK School of Government in late September.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Toe wiggling

Richard has been wiggling his toes just to freak out the cats. Pretty darn hilarious.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

ALF

Richard has been waking up with bruises on his right hand. We think an ALF (Alien Life Form) comes in through our sliding glass door and draws blood from
Richard.

Just a theory.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

GPS

Richard came into some money recently and bought a GPS device for our RAV 4. Richard thought GPS stood for "God protects sinners". Richard and I are not protected sinners, but we can get to the beach without missing a turn.



Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

You know you've hit bottom when...

your major appliance is a roll of Bounty paper towels.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Tokyo, we've got a problem

Richard and I have dubbed our RAV 4 Apollo 13. Our driver side door does not open so we crawl through the passenger door.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Not a bad idea...

Richard tried to slip out to Baltimore to visit Aunt Nancy. I stowed away in Richard's luggage. Life is good!

Love,

Ralph

On the road again...

Richard and I just purchased this. We will be on the road July 20th.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Intruder

Tonight, Richard, I, and several cats were resting peacefully when Wile E. Raccoon burst through a screen window up in our attic. I freaked, the cats freaked. Richard just said "Oh shit" and poured himself another glass of vodka,


Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Richard and I are lucky..

We no longer step on dog poop.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Kitty Quilts

Richard and I are gearing up for a new business we hope to launch in time for Christmas 2009. We are cutting out the fabric as I write this and our Tacsew is working just fine.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Uncle Joe 2.0

Since Uncle Joe has lost his job at the prison he is in the process of reinventing himself. At 70+ he only has a few more reinventings.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Progress, not Perfectition

From Richard:

2 steps back, 1 step forward. Progress?

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

I get worried when...

Richard assigns last names to our cats. So far:

Arnold McDonald

Andrew McSrewyou

Ralph McAlf

Patrica McSee you with the fishes

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Not Very Comforting

Just in case Richard and Uncle Joe decide to go to the beach tomorrow, Richard and I went to the fireworks trailer and asked how to ignite and and launch our explosives. The young man in the trailer told Richard, "Just light the damn fuses and get out of the way."

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

No Fireworks this Year

Richard went out and bought a bagful of fireworks:

- KA Aerial Barages (flaming balls, ouch!)
- Banger Candles (something akin to roman candles)
- Ladybugs (emits showers of sparks, spins and rises into the air)

Because of the lack of rain here in western WA, and the fact that Richard may have a cocktail or 2, Richard decided to save the fireworks for another day. Richard figured he would just be asking for trouble.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Cereal Killer?

Just the past week 14 residents here in Ocean Shores have been found dead with their faces immersed in a bowl of oat meal.

Always stay sweet,

Sweetheart

Don't Let Me Down

Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.

Nobody ever loved me like Richard does,
Ooh he does, yeah he does.
And if somebody ever loved me like he'd do me,
Oh he'd 'd do me, yeah he does.

Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.

I'm in love for the first time.
Don't you know it's gonna last.
It's a love that lasts forever,
It's a love that has no past.

Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.

Always sweet.

Sweetheart