Sunday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit on a not-so-quiet Sunday morning, and around here, Kiwi and Peanut have decided to prepare breakfast for Michelle and me before we start our Sunday morning chores. I think they are just appreciative that we cleaned up all the poop from Kiwi's cage and Peanuts litter box. Peanut killed a mouse a couple of days ago, so she has been extra helpful the last couple of days. 

I did get a chance to mow the lawn yesterday; it had been a couple of weeks, and the weather was nice, so I took advantage of it while I could. It has rained like cats and birds (not dogs) the past couple of weeks, so it was primed and ready to be cut. It was a little bit wet, and I'm starting to cut the flat area where the big industrial garage used to be. 

Michelle went to a doctor's appointment yesterday with Hayley. For those of you in the know, everything is good and progressing as it should. She was a little nervous, but yesterday she was reassured that everything is OK. 

Have yourself a great day, make some memories. 

Saturday Morning Rambling

Here I sit in a quiet household, would you believe Kiwi and Peanut are still both sleeping, and it really is all quiet around here. I think they both love Bugs Bunny, and Kiwi likes the Road Runner, but doesn't care for that coyote trying to catch him. I swear they live full lives. 

So what is on today's agenda? Michelle will be doing a bit of grocery shopping to start off the day, and I'm going to try to cut the grass. It's been a couple of weeks since I last cut it, and we have gotten our fair share of rain this week. I would say the water table is saturated. 

WVU is hosting a Regional for the NCAA Baseball Tournament. We hosted once a few years back, so this is I know, at least the second time we have hosted at this level. Whoever advances out of this regional has to play #1-ranked UCLA. Last year, we advanced and played LSU in the Super Regional, and they won the World Series. If we advance again this year, we just might find ourselves playing the eventual champion again. 

Other than that no big plans. 

Have yourselves a superfantastic 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!!!

I'm still working 10's, Kiwi and Peanut sent me a postcard and said hello from the rails to trails, they don't know specifically where they are at, something about the Appalachian Trail. 

No big plans for the weekend, other than going to a fundraiser for my Sister Terri NEXT weekend on Saturday from 12:00 to 5:00. It's going to be at the Triune Halleck Volunteer Fire Department. Floyd Cowger will be playing the benefit and that is all she knows at this time. 

This weekend? Maybe try to cut some grass and entertain the animals. Have yourselves 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.

I should call this one like Mother, like Daughter. This was taken last Summer at the Hovatters Wildlife Zoo trip. Hayley was feeding a giraffe, something Michelle loves to do. However Michelle puts the carrot in her Mouth and lets the giraffe grab is straight out of her mouth. Hayley didn't appear to be that brave and handed it to them. 

We're planning on another trip up this year as a group if anyone is interested. Details to come.

Have youselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Lucy's Journal

 

Lucy’s Journal – May 27, 2026

Well folks… today the crew invaded the Morgantown Mall, and honestly, I think the mall may still be recovering.

The whole adventure started because I said the dangerous words:
“Let’s just stop in for a minute.”

Everybody knows there is no such thing as “a minute” at the mall.

The Quackers marched in first like they owned the place. They waddled straight toward the arcade, already arguing about which game they were gonna dominate. Five minutes later they came stomping back out grumbling louder than an old lawn mower.

“This arcade ain’t what it used to be!”
“Where’s the good racing games?”
“Half these machines just want you to scan a card!”

One of them spent three dollars trying to win a stuffed pickle and somehow lost every single time. The other one got mad at a claw machine and accused it of “psychological warfare.”

Meanwhile, I wandered off toward the shoe stores. Now listen… I did NOT need another pair of shoes.

But did that stop me from looking?
Absolutely not.

There I was holding up sandals, sneakers, boots, and shoes with little sparkly things on them while trying to convince myself they were “practical.” Peanut followed me the whole time dragging dramatically across the floor like a tiny striped hostage.

Every few minutes Peanut would sit up on his back legs and beg random shoppers for cat treats like he hadn’t eaten in six years.

One lady actually opened her purse and said,
“Oh my goodness, you poor thing!”

Poor thing?!
That cat had snacks TWICE before we left the house.

Peanut then had the nerve to look back at me like,
“See? These people understand me.”

And Kiwi?
Nobody knew where Kiwi disappeared to for nearly twenty minutes.

We finally spotted him up in one of those decorative food court trees. He was perched way up high like some tiny feathery detective watching everybody below.

I swear he was judging every person carrying pretzels.

Every once in awhile he’d yell:
“WHATCHA EATIN’?!”
right as somebody sat down with fries.

At one point a teenager dropped nearly his whole milkshake because Kiwi leaned out of the tree and screamed,
“HEY BUDDY.”

The food court went completely silent for about three seconds before the Quackers started laughing so hard one of them snorted lemonade out his beak.

By the end of the trip:

• The Quackers declared the arcade “washed up.”
• Peanut collected enough treats to open a small business.
• Kiwi established full surveillance over the food court.
• And I somehow left with two pairs of shoes I definitely didn’t plan on buying.

So all in all…
pretty successful mall trip.

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is over as is my extended weekend, now we are staring straight down at another spring time Tuesday, time for a tidbits

* It has been 22,796 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar. Mom is at 30,445, which would make her 28 according to my new and improved calendar. 

* It has been 8,050 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. 

* 6,644 days ago, Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then. 

* 5,848 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 5,885 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 3,023 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 1,677 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,280 days, I've now outlived him by 1,533 days, making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* Old roommate Gregg proposed to his fiancée 255 days ago, I'm happy for those two. I asked him a couple weeks ago if they set a date yet, he said we would be the first to know. 

* I have 2,094 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.

* 252 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day. I'm still mad at the damn rat

* 219 more days to go until my Goodbye 2026 Blog is posted. 

* There are 212 more shopping days left until Christmas 2026. 

* There are 197 days until I hit the age of 63. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are only 80 more days to go until Michelle and I will celebrate our 15th Wedding Anniversary......maybe

* There are 27 days until my second favorite season begins, Summertime!!!!!!

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

* I have written 8,366 blogs in what is now 21 1/2 years of Blogging. 

* The students are Gone!!! I'm loving it!!!

* Still working 10's this week and probably next week as well. 

* There is going to be a benefit for Nick not this Saturday but the following Saturday. 

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

* Looking for Girl Scout Cookies? Ryleigh's Page

* Looking for Girl Scout Cookies still? Arabellas Page

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday

This is about when I would give the spiel about headding to start a new week of working and changing the world, screw it, it's the unofficial start of summer and Memorial Day. It's a day off for this guy and Michelle. 

No major plans for the day other than doing some brats on the Blackstone. Kiwi and Peanut of course said they will monitor the grill and do all the cooking for their favorite hoomans. 

We'll probably just relax for the day and prepare to hit it hard again starting tomorrow. It's been a relaxing weekend, that's another word for rainy, so just going to prepare for tomorrow and spend some time with the animals. 

Happy Memorial Day, remember the fallen.