Saturday Morning Rambling

Here I sit in a semi-quiet household, Kiwi and Peanut have been up most of the night playing some board game that Kiwi ordered off the internet. I should have known I was in trouble the first time I heard Kiwi say Alexa, which we have four of them in the house. Never underestimate the Kiwi and his ability to get into trouble, he always finds a way. 

Big Auction today. Jim and Chris are having their Christmas Auction  up at the church this afternoon starting at 4:00. Head on up to the church and see if you can grab yourself a deal on some Christmas Presents and or Decorations. There will also be homemade baked goods auctioned off to offset the cost of the facility and donate to the church.

The Mountaineer Football team will be in action this afternoon with a 1:00 game at Arizona State. The Sun Devils made the college football playoffs last year. Let's see if Rich can keep the momentum of the past couple of games going. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday

Yes, it is once again that time of the week that we all look forward to when we can take time to cease the labors for the week and take a little bit of needed time out to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is again the dawn of another weekend and a Big Ole Hairy Friday!!!

Are you looking for a little bit of High School Football? Well the playoffs start tonight. #1 Morgantown will play at home against Buchanon Upshire and should have home games all the way to the state finals. #7 University High is at home and hosts Parkersburg. #3 Clay Battelle is at home against Ritchie County and should have a second home game if they win. Good luck to all the locals teams as the playoffs have began. 

No other plans for the weekend, OTHER than Jim and Chris's  Christmas Auction tomorrow at Woodland United Methodist Church. The Auction starts at 4:00 and Michelle will be up there working the Auction once again. Come on out and see if you can find yourself a deal on maybe some Christmas Gifts or decorations. 

Have yoursleves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Photo Flashback Thursday

Once a week, I like to take a little bit of time out, time to look at some of the 30,000+ photos that I have stored on my computer. Little lost moments in time that I either captured with a lens, scanned, or just stole from somewhere on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up, recalling or reliving the picture to the best of my ability. Sometimes this is a pretty easy task, and sometimes it's not that easy, but one thing it has always been a lot of fun.

For this weeks pic I go back to a Hayley and Tyler Wedding picture from over four years ago. This was actually taken after the wedding and when we all went back to the house and ate, then they got redressed up and went to the beach at Bethany Beach to grab a few of these magical pictures. 

It was an absolute perfect end to an absolute magical day for the couple and everyone who was there to witness it. 

Have yourselves a great day.

Hi ho hi ho

Lucy's Journal

 Lucy’s Journal – November 12th

Well, here we go again. I told myself last week that we were going to behave for a while… but you know how that goes when Peanut, Kiwi, and the Quackers are involved.

It all started this morning when Peanut got the bright idea that we should “help decorate” for Thanksgiving. Sounds innocent enough, right? Except Peanut’s idea of decorating involves climbing up on the counter, knocking over the box of decorations, and chasing the fake leaves like they’re live mice. Kiwi, of course, thought the shiny gold garland was a snake and dive-bombed it about a dozen times. I had to rescue him before he tangled himself into a sparkly little pretzel.

Then the Quackers—those troublemaking ducks—decided the little cornucopia centerpiece would make an excellent bathtub. They waddled right into it and splashed cranberries and plastic pumpkins everywhere. It looked like a harvest festival explosion.

When I finally got everyone settled down, Peanut was nowhere to be found. That’s usually a bad sign. I followed the trail of feathers and fur to the laundry room, where I found him proudly sitting in a basket of freshly folded towels… covered in flour. Apparently, he’d been “helping” make pies and thought the flour bag was a new toy.

Kiwi was perched above him, chirping something that sounded suspiciously like laughter. I swear that bird has a sense of humor.

By the time I cleaned it all up, the Quackers had discovered the TV remote and somehow turned on the shopping channel. I nearly fainted when I saw an order confirmation for a duck-sized sweater set.

So, yeah… another peaceful day in the Lucy household. Decorations are half destroyed, my kitchen smells like burnt stuffing from an earlier “experiment,” and Peanut’s still dusted in flour like a furry powdered donut. But honestly? I wouldn’t trade this crew for anything.

Tomorrow’s plan: maybe we’ll try to bake real pies.
Then again… maybe we’ll just order one and call it a win.

— Lucy 🐾

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is yet once again in our rear view mirrors, I am off today for Veterans Day, good reason to do a tidbits

* It has been 22,602 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar. 

* It has been 7,854 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I love what I do and am thankful to still be working in my field. 

* 6,448 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then. 

* 5,652  days ago I proposed to Michelle in the backyard at 4:00 in the morning. I've been the luckiest guy since that fateful day. 

* It was 5,690 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, for the most part, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, it was a great day with friends and family. 

* I have now lived 2,827 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong, slowing down but still going. 

* Michelle has been living a clean and productive life and beat that alcohol demon 1,481 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 1,344 days, making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* Old roommate Gregg proposed to his fiancée 59 days ago, I'm happy for those two. 

* I have 2,283 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there, but I love doing what I do. Who knows, though, doing what I do I may never retire.

* There are only 269 more days to go until Michelle and I will celebrate our 15th Wedding Anniversary. 

* There are 129 days until my favorite season begins, a lot of people love different seasons, I am a Spring person who loves the Springtime. 

* 90 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day.    

* 57 more days to go until my Goodbye 2025 Blog is posted. Hopefully, I can put some better content together this year.

* There are 43 more shopping days left until Christmas 2025. We're down to double digits, quick everyone panic. 

* There are 22 days until I hit the age of 62. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* It has been ∞ (infinity symbol) days that I have hated both Pitt and Penn State.

* I have written 8,140 blogs in what is now 21 years of Blogging. 

* Older Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. My little drone is awesome and I really like it....when I take time out to fly it.  

* It's still football season, Basketball is looking good from what I have seen so far. 

* Jim and Chris have scheduled their Christmas Auction for Saturday at Woodland United Methodist Church on the Mileground.

* Are you looking to buy some Girl Scout Goodies? Well Releigh has started her campaign to sell chocolates, candles, stationary and other things. This is her store. 

* Are you looking to buy some Girl Scout Goodies? Well Bella has started her campaign to sell chocolates, candles, stationary and other things. This is her store. 

* They both have their own stores, their own campaigns and their own goals to meet. 

* Let's keep it in the same household, go give Crown of Scars a listen. It's my Nephew Moke and he tells his life story through song, so listen to the lyrics, it's pretty deep. 

* Still playing Monopoly Go, but not as often. 

* This is my favorite TikTok, my childhood come to life in the real roadrunner and Wiley Coyote. 

* Progress on my Selfie in Space, right here. We are ready for liftoff and holding. 

* I think my AI skills are really expanding, I'm using a number of them doing all kinds of different taks (other than drawing pictures). 

* Have yourselves a great day

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday

All good things must come to an end—but if you’ve got to wrap up the weekend, today’s a pretty exciting way to do it. Now it’s time to take our collective noses and press them firmly back onto the grindstone of life. Back to work, back to the hustle, back to doing our part to make this spinning rock a better place.

I'm working today, a little earlier and later than anticipated due to me making up hours being that tomorrow is a Holiday. I was planning on working for another company from home, but that fell apart at the last minute on Friday. That would have been a year and a half contract, but that just never came to fruition. No idea what happened and neither does the recruiter, we're hoping it opens back up at a later date but we're not holding our breath. 

I'm pretty secure at Hope and I'm on the ground floor of building something with the Geospatial Department, so it might turn out to be a blessing in disguise when it is all said and done. 

Have yoursleves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit in a quiet Household, Kiwi and Peanut are still celebrating the Mountaineers beating Colorado yesterday and are still having fun. The Steelers play the Chargers tonight, but it is an 8:20 game and that is just a little bit past their bedtimes, especially when the Humans have to go to work tomorrow. 

The Mountaineers did look good yesterday and earning their first two game winning streak of the season with a 29-22 Victory over the Colorado Buffalos. This team is slowly coming together, Rich has changed the culture and I think the players are finally starting to fully buy in, that and he has a full recruiting cycle this year as opposed to getting the job pretty much at the end of last years cycle then having to deal with the transfer portal and find players to fill in and build a team around. It's been a tough year, but we're starting to see what we have been waiting for. They are young and inexperienced, but they are getting better and coming together as a team.

Still a little bummed about not starting that contract tomorrow. It was pulled on Friday afternoon and I have no idea why, other than it was subsidized with Federal Funds and with the shutdown the funds got pulled, but that is just my theory. It would have been working for a telecommunications company, establishing new lines and services to new locations. I'm not too upset though, as I think I have a bright future at Hope and wouldn't mind retiring from there. 

Typical Sunday for us, a few chores around the house and that is our agenda for the day. 

Have yourselves a great day.