The Holiday Season is officially here!

It always takes awhile for me to get into the holiday spirit. One annual event always helps: Watching "The Charlie Brown Christmas Special"! The show makes me smile, year after year. Somehow I seem to find it each year and last night was the night. I've even found a site that sells official "Charlie Brown Trees", I may have to put up a tree again this year afterall.

framed puzzles

Posting a picture of the two puzzles I recently framed. Thanks to Mom for putting the puzzles together and to Dad for assistance with transferring from the card table to the foam core! They turned out quite nicely. The picture doesn't do them justice. Happy Saturday!

Rainbow at dusk tonight!

Tonight, before I left the office, there was an unusually strange skyline. It was almost eerie. Then, without much notice, the sun shone through the clouds and created a beautiful rainbow. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera so this picture is one I found on the internet. Sorry. Does anyone know of any folklore about seeing rainbows at dusk? There must be some stories out there somewhere...

Oh, good luck to Jessie and Marc today, I believe Bailee is on her way!!!!

First Snow

It was bound to happen, the first measurable snow arrived last night and now the leaves are falling fast and furiously. The leaves are much prettier on the trees (in my opinion)! Happy Friday everyone.

My cat might be a veterinarian??

I think my cat might secretly want to be a veterinarian. I caught him playing doctor with the dog the other day.

Here he is checking the teeth:

Now for the ears:

And on to the tummy:

He must have put a long day in at the office because an hour later this is how I found him:

The dog is worn out from his visit to the "vet"...


It feels like winter here today so I have some home-made Manhattan clam chowder simmering on the stove. The aroma is fantastic. Enjoy your Sunday!

Hardy Mums at Cornell's Statler Hall

No words to describe the beauty, eh?

"The Boys"

I try to catch these guys when they are playing but they usually quit when they see the camera! In the top picture, Sparky is giving Kobe some "luvin". In the bottom picture Sparky can't quite figure out what Kobe is looking at... Enjoy!

Fall Pictures from Central New York

I took these pictures the other day. The colors were just brilliant. My camera doesn't show the true beauty (note to self: upgrade to a new digital camera soon!). The weather forcast is for wet snow this weekend so I'll keep these pictures around to keep me in a good mood. Happy Hump Day!

Mars - the rover is still sending pictures!

Mars Crater
Okay, this is really amazing. Cornell scientists sent a rover (actually more than one) to Mars a few years ago and estimated that if things went well, the rover would send pictures back to earth for about 90 days. 900 days later the rover is still sending pictures!!!! The link above will take you to the latest Cornell press release. I find this fascinating. Don't you?

Happy Birthday Kobe!

I know it's hard to believe but this handsome dude is 4 years old today! Can you see that this is his "Are you sure you have to go to work?" look? Well, I do have to go to work so I had better get my butt in gear. Happy Friday and Happy Birthday Kobe!

Moving into TV's new generation

Okay, so I have been a little behind the times when it comes to my TV recording capability, still relying on my old VCR... Well, yesterday I finally traded my digital cable boxes for a DVR. I will begin this week by recording "The View" and "Ellen" for my evening pleasure (I've missed Rosie and Ellen far too long). The lady at the TWC office was amused at my delight and confused as to why it took me so long to make the move. The reason was due more to the location of the TWC office than anything else. I hate driving downtown in Ithaca if I don't have to. Yesterday was a rainy day so I decided to make the trip. I'll report back later in the week to let you know if I like it!

Latest picture of my boys!

Kobe has been a bit under the weather today. This has been my first experience with learning what the phrase "sick as a dog" really means. He didn't get up when I did this morning so I came home at lunch to check on him and he was lying on the kitchen floor. He didn't follow me into the bathroom for the first time since I've owned him, that's when I knew he was really sick. I loaded him into the truck for a visit to the vet and must be the ride jiggled him just right, because when we arrived he proceeded to take a big dump! Soon after he was wiggly and almost back to normal. The doc says he'll be fine, probably just ate something nasty. He's been very quiet all afternoon. Anyhow, I snapped this picture of Kobe and Sparky a few days ago and I thought I'd share. Enjoy the weekend!

Annual Seebers Memorial Ride

I took this picture at the Balsam Inn on Sunday during the annual Seebers Memorial Ride. Seebers is a quaint place in Smithville Flats, NY. The annual ride attracted more than 200 bikes this year. It was a very nice day for a ride!

Latest Addition!

My friend Amy told me last night I should post a picture of my latest addition, so here it is! It's a Chinese version of a R71 BMW, and yes, it arrived complete and with the sidecar! Kobe loves it and I have to admit it's quite a bit of fun to drive. It certainly turns some heads as I cruise down the road. Have a great weekend! We're planning to go on a ride tomorrow and if we do I should have some great pictures to post.

Labor Day!

Read all about the history of Labor Day at this government site: U.S. Department of Labor. Labor Day is a holiday devoted to the people who work to make this country great! Enjoy a day off everyone! And for those of you who are stuck working... I hope someone is expecially nice to you while you work today.

A LadyBug for Good Luck!

I decided to post a picture of a ladybug today for good luck. I'm hoping that this hurricane season is mild and Ernesto decides to be nice to the state of Florida!

Pet Photo Contest

Enter the Pet Photo Contest!
I've entered this picture of Sparky when he was a kitten! The pictures will be shown on the jumbotron at the NYS State Fair next weekend. Make sure you go to the site and vote for your favorite pet.

Today is my Mother's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mom!
I thought you would like these pictures.
This is one of my favorites, a momma towing her baby, very similar to my tattoo.

Roses are red.
My Mom collects elephants.
You better not break one
Or she will kick your pants.

This is of one of your favorite birds:

Roses are red.
Hummingbirds fly fast.
Here's hoping your birthday
Is one big and fun BLAST!

Oh, and Happy Birthday to brother Don too!

What a Day!

Today was sure a gray, rainy day but it turned out to be a great day. My Mom stopped by this morning so I could give her computer a checkup (it passed with flying colors) and fix her "F" key (it popped off last week for some strange reason). We had a nice morning together (even if Kobe kept bothering us). I even fixed lunch! Next I checked on the score of the Yankee/Red Sox game, and woohoo!!!! The good team won, once again! From there I switched to the golf where I witnessed some pretty spectacular golf shots. Tiger is co-leader and in the final pairing tomorrow, I guarantee he will be wearing RED! I just updated my blog links to point to Elliot's new race team and put a new picture of him up wearing his new Dodge hat. He's starting 2nd tomorrow at Michigan in his new ride! Wow! What a day!

Today is my Dad's Birthday!

Roses are red.
Today I am glad.
It's not just an ordinary day.
Happy Birthday, DAD!

You mow my yard.
It looks so nice.
You play with my critters.
I don't have any mice!

I'm a terrible poet.
That fact is true.
I know you will laugh.
And realize I love you!

Dad, I hope your birthday is extra special!
Love, Resa