Is it a Boy or Girl?

Well, Erin and I officially have added a new member to the family. We actually need your help with something. We can't tell if it's a boy or girl? What do you guys think???





Here are a few Pics to help you decide.

Oh, sorry Steve, "The 3" was a close second!

And in case you're wondering...That's Erin in the car not Vanna White. I tried to get her to do the Whitesnake sprawl on the hood but she didn't go for it. She said, without the white flowing dress it just wouldn't be the same.

Im such a slacker

So It's been a few since I wrote one of these things. I'm going to pretend that I have a lot going on so you all cut me some slack. I do have a lot going on but most of what keeps me busy is at work and I get paid to do that so I can't complain. Actually it is pretty crazy at work lately. We've been getting just the right amount of rain, and the grass got just the right amount of fertilizer(a dangerous combination for a park worker) so the mowing has already begun. I have to say the grass is almost an emerald green already. Then there are all of the flowerbeds that have been in hibernation for the winter. So I've been pulling and tugging and tilling at them to try to wake them up.

In the hunt for fun things to put in our flower beds we went to a greenhouse today and found a great bird bath that strangely enough matches the light posts in the park. So I had to buy it. While we were there though my coworker strayed off into the Herb section because he has wanted to start a garden. What he came out of there was something that will change the way I see the world. Chocolate Mint! Can you belive it? I have always thought that those are the two things in the food kingdom that once put together make the most amazing flavor ever! And now Mother Nature has discovered it as well. Sure it was probably some crazy cross breeding experiment of a cooky botanist that has an infatuation for Andies mints, but I dont care. Its still great.

So..speaking of crazy cross breeding experiments...

As some of you already know, Erin and I will be having a baby this October. The 5th to be exact. Yes indeed, the day most of you looked forward to but Im sure some of you may have long dreaded has finally come to pass.
I have procreated.
My genes will now be passed along for future generations to enjoy.

Man that's romantic isn't it.

Seriously, I couldn't be more excited and I can't wait to teach the little baggins all my bad habits. And prolly a good one or two in there as well, just for good measure.

I am taking donations to name the baby in your honor. That doesn't mean we will name it after you, no...Only that we will name it what we want...in honor of you. So send off those checks!

Seriosly, I need to go eat something. My hunger is making me say things. Im so hungry Im not even gonna spell check...lucky you!

Good for me

I just saved the world in 14 hours and 27 minutes...You're welcome Princess Zelda!

Yes I am a Geek!

The Fescue, the Fescue, the Fescue on Fi-ya!

So most of you know I live and work in a plot of land that was purchased by the county with plans to turn it into a park in the next few years. Now, this area has a lot of prairie land some of which we have plans to return to native prairie. Here is a picture from another one of our parks that is a few years ahead of us. Since most of this land had been farmed for so many years this process can take up to 5 years before you really start to see results. The second step in this process (after step number one which is let it sit for a few years to let herbacides disapate) is to burn and seed the area. Now in other park settings we do most of the burning ourselves but with the current shortage of staff and mostly shortage of equipment, we recruited the local fire department to lend a hand. They actually came to us with the idea since they like to do a couple burns a year for practice. I don't think Edgerton fire dept sees too many fires. So yesterday they came out and we lit some things on fire. I took a few pictures and a video for you all to look at. They're not the greatest pictures but it's always more fun to look at pictures instead of words.




Ok, now how the heck do I get a video on here?

Someone who knows how to post a video talk to me. Is there a way you can do it without adding it to another web site first? I just want to download it off my computer onto here? Help me Obe-whan-someone, you're my only hope.

Spelunking??? Spe-whos-idea-was-this???

So we had quite an adventure at work today. After many months of procrastination, I finally couldn't stand it any more and shored up the foundation on the house. I don't think that it was ever really bad until the last month. But I'm sure most of you have heard me complaining ...and dreading having to do anything about it for quite a while. What really convinced me that it was time to do something about it was two nights ago I was sitting in the living room and Lucy trotted through the room and I could feel the couch bounce up and down. So I figured that I had probably procrastinated enough.

So I got the supplies together, came up with a plan and crawled in. Of coarse I suited up from head to toe first, it's quite dirty under there.

Let me tell you, if you've ever thought, you know I think I would like to dig some holes in the crawl space of my house...I'm here to tell you, it's really not as fun as it sounds. First of all, as you will see from the pictures, there was very little wiggle room. It was one way in, one way out and a whole lot of belly crawling in between.

So since this space was so incredibly small, and we needed to dig some footings for the floor jacks to go into...we had to utilize some rather small tools to dig with.

Since this could get to be a rather long story...and since im so dang tired...I'll spare you all the details and just show you the pictures. Now the halogen lights are still in there because we'll need them tomorrow so ignore them. No we just let the concrete set over night and then crank it up a few good inches in the morning and we should be all good to go...no more bouncy bouncy.

One thing is for sure...Im glad it's not spider season yet!