gateslacker

First I want to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY (for tomorrow and when am I ever early?) TO scarym1

I hope you have a great day and I am glad to hear the package arrived safely. It was supposed to have a card in there as well but, after mailing, I discovered it on the kitchen table. Gah!!

soniag, I received Slings and Arrows and your lovely card, which gave me as much squee as receiving the DVD's. I am hoping I can start watching this weekend sometime. I did forget, though. Did you want me to send them on to

de23or back to you when I am through watching?

It has been a busy month with church, work, Brandon's football games and orthopedic appts. My breakage issues continue....my car door handle broke in half. Now I have to roll the window down to open my door which isn't so bad in and of itself. It's just that I usually forget and turn the car off and then have to restart in order to roll the window down. My toilet is also leaking around the base. I've been in this house almost ten years so it is about time for repair issues to begin.

Brandon has one more week in his cast (number six....or is it seven?). So, even though his Birthday is Saturday and I am off that day, he wants to wait till he is castless before having friends over, etc. He had his wires removed last week. Hooray. During that trip it was requested that I have my camera to document the wires protruding from his flesh so that Brandon could take it to school and gross out his friends. I won't do that to my friends because I am a girl I suppose. Here are a few pics from that day. (I couldn't get photobucket to work within LJ for some strange reason?

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007005.jpg I think it is funny that he let me sign MOM but made my mother and Joyce sign their name due to embarassment...ROFL. (I am fully aware that I am the next source of complete and utter humiliation but it seems that I have a few months left....)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007011.jpg and http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007013.jpg waiting around for the moment of truth when they yanked those babies out! (There were two. The second one wanted to stay)

When we left it was nearing sunset and the sky was beautiful so we stopped at McGregor Park to enjoy the evening and take a few pics:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007055.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007048.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007044.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007028.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007037.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007043.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007032.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007029.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007022.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007021.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007027.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/SeptOct2007051.jpg

I'm sorry about the link thing but I couldn't get them to post directly. Also excuse the typo in family in the album link as I am just too lazy to change it now.

I finally also got all of the Dragoncon pics uploaded to Shutterfly and I will post a link to that IF anyone is interested in seeing all of them. Or, I can e-mail it to you. I am hoping that once my ~~pig pen~~ house is cleaned today, I can start making a photoalbum. Actually, I have several I want to make over the course of the month.

I never found the time to talk about what a great time I had at retreat but here is a pic of

dm_lunsford , me, and

de23 during tea.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h272/gateslacker/fanily_nature/retreat07.jpg

De, I have your group shot. Do you want me to e-mail it to you? Michelle, I have a great pic of you and your hat, I just want to edit some of the background out of it and I haven't had a chance to do so yet.

( ..to the somewhat stream of consciousness entertainment post. )