Tube's Day - I can't pick just one!

at 03/16/10 9:39PM
The trailer for "Babies", coming out in April. The goat at the end makes me laugh! It won't embed, so you'll have to follow the link: I totally want to see this when it comes out.
Trailer for "Life". It is a BBC mini series follow up to Planet Earth that will air on the Discovery Channel starting Sunday at 8pm. I am really excited about this too! It will of course mention evolutionary thought, but the footage will more than make up for it.
  • lifeisgoood
    I seriously read "Babies" as "Barbies".
    by lifeisgoood at 03/17/10 12:26AM
  • lifeisgoood
    Cute! I like how the last baby has innately the correct reaction to having a goat come up behind you to drink your bath water: Freeze.
    by lifeisgoood at 03/17/10 12:30AM
  • kailua
    That is just a Venus Fly Trap that's gonna eat that fly and I'm not looking.

    Now if it was a person hurt or having surgery then I could look, but not at this.

    Strange but true.
    by kailua at 03/17/10 2:08AM
  • beavermom
    Looks cool! I wanna watch it with Brian and Ashley, cuz I love his reactions when stuff gets it! lol!
    by beavermom at 03/17/10 4:59AM
  • beavermom
    I love the first two babies! lol! Looks like kids are the same all over the world
    by beavermom at 03/17/10 5:06AM
  • spinningbee
    The babies one looks funny. I love the childhood idea of justice. It never ends.
    by spinningbee at 03/17/10 10:31AM
  • quiltedmama
    LOL! Looks like great fun! We have yet to find a real group of peers here (I've pretty much given up after nearly 15 years!) and just don't expect excitement over anything but a "weenie roast".
    by quiltedmama at 03/17/10 10:40PM
  • kailua
    Seriously! You would think they would have something better to do. What if they were to put all that energy and time into making the world a better place? That would be amazing!
    by kailua at 03/19/10 12:51AM

Pi Baking

at 03/13/10 7:23PM
I just baked a huckleberry pie with crumb topping and a sweet potato pie (substitute garnet yam puree in pumpkin pie recipe) in preparation for Pi Day (3.14... ;) and MATHMASS celebrations at the Dunagans' tomorrow. So, how big a slice do you want? Tell me... in radians. haha.
  • robynbobm
    oh, and I cheated on the crust this time, it is Marie Callender's. I can't always do it all, lol!
    by robynbobm at 03/13/10 7:31PM
  • beavermom
    I would like .125 to .250.
    by beavermom at 03/13/10 8:27PM
  • ryan_s
    I want 1.5 radians of pie.
    by ryan_s at 03/13/10 8:53PM
  • quiltedmama
    Pi Day has gotten lost in our house, as it is now surrounded by several birthdays (2/22, 3/15, and 3/22). Plus we have no fellow geeks here to share it with. ;) Last year when I mentioned it to a few people at church they all stared at me like I was nuts. Sigh.
    by quiltedmama at 03/13/10 9:04PM
  • kailua
    Reminds me of an old joke.
    Hillbilly son comes home from school and his father asks, "Son waddaya learnt in school today?"
    "Well Pa, I learnt that Pi r 2."
    To which the father replied, "Son donchya know cake are square? Pie are round!"
    by kailua at 03/13/10 9:18PM
  • stylinmama
    Math is so not my thing. Have fun!
    by stylinmama at 03/13/10 11:33PM
  • marmee
    I'll just take a whole pi! :)
    by marmee at 03/13/10 11:54PM
  • robynbobm
    I like pi/3 or pi/4 radians of pie myself. :)
    by robynbobm at 03/14/10 1:04AM
  • ryan_s
    there are 6.28 radians in a full circle, so 1.5 radians is a good size piece (1.5/6.28).
    by ryan_s at 03/14/10 1:08AM
  • sallyanne
    Thanks for your comments to Hannah. You are most definitely a good example of the industrious wife!
    by sallyanne at 03/14/10 4:00PM
  • beavermom
    Hi, daughter! ILYWB!!
    by beavermom at 03/16/10 5:17PM
  • beavermom
    on your ticker over there, tomorrow will be 2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 2 days and at 2:22.....he should stop by and give you 2 of something! ;)
    by beavermom at 03/16/10 5:19PM

A Day

at 03/12/10 7:41PM
-tiedyed a 2T t-shirt for Jonathan this summer. Used denim blue Rit dye. Since rit has both animal and plant dyes, I threw wool in to take up some of the other part. I am going to spin it and use it for a jean gnome hat. Which makes me LOL being a science geek.
-folded laundry, with Jonathan's "help."
-went to post office. Jonathan fell asleep on the way, so it was tricky transitioning from car to stroller to car to house. All worked out but the last one.
-at the crosswalk to the post office (I used the public lot across the street), were friendly pro-life protesters. I had forgotten, there is a Planned Parenthood on the opposite corner from the post office. They perfom abortions on Fridays. The women gave me one of those precious little 10-week-old unborn baby feet pins. I encouraged them to keep sharing the message and keep it peaceful (which they were doing well with).
-going to sweep and mop and vacuum floors.
-going to make dinner
-I might dye tonight. I have 3 skeins of white sock yarn, and some white Cotswold wool locks.
-I might knit on Jonathan's spring sweater or spin the rest of the silk cocoons I unraveled at Ashley's in February tonight too. I think the longer it sits in a fluff, the more it will stick to itself. Silk is incredibly catchy before spinning. It grabs your hands.
  • kailua
    I never in my wildest dreams imagined people actually unraveling silk cocoons. Ever. Wow!
    by kailua at 03/13/10 12:11AM
  • beavermom
    jean gnome! LOL!! I love those little feet pins!
    by beavermom at 03/13/10 4:24AM
  • lifeisgoood
    When Zach was tiny and adorable I strolled him to a voting precinct where pro-abortion young women where gathered holding signs. I introduced him to them and after a few minutes of them "falling in love" cooing at him and touching his hands, I explained to them how long it took and how expensive it was to adopt because of abortion. I told them to look closely at his face because babies as sweet and innocent as Zach is what the issue is all about. "We're not here to argue the issue, Mam" was all they could come up with. I like to think at least the younger women there were touched that day.
    by lifeisgoood at 03/13/10 6:55PM

Baby Handles?

at 03/09/10 7:33PM

Thank you Ashley for giving Jonathan a lift and me a laugh! :D
  • spinningbee
    :D it was fun!!
    by spinningbee at 03/09/10 8:27PM
  • firebolt
    Hahaha...Philip carries Andrew around like that.
    by firebolt at 03/09/10 10:08PM
  • niffer
    bahahahahahaha!
    by niffer at 03/10/10 12:26AM
  • lifeisgoood
    I like his little fists. Mark use to fly Ashley around like that singing the theme to Star Wars and making battle sounds :)
    by lifeisgoood at 03/10/10 2:24AM
  • beavermom
    lol! Dad used to do that with you guys! Thank goodness Osh Kosh and Carhartt are tough!
    by beavermom at 03/10/10 4:40AM
  • marmee
    That's gotta be what little overalls were made for!!
    by marmee at 03/10/10 10:25AM
  • stylinmama
    Gotta love those overalls...and Ashley's inventive mind!! :)
    by stylinmama at 03/10/10 10:41AM

Knock on the door

at 03/08/10 6:58PM
Sheriff's deputy pre-empts Moneyday. Someone reported our trailer had two flat tires so they thought it was abandoned. We are in unincorporated Washington County, which I just learned has the rule that any vehicle on the street musy be locally owned and operable. We look like we fail on both counts because we haven't been able to get tags or transfer the title yet. More on that in a minute, but he was satisfied we did in fact own it locally and would look past the tags since we are in process of taking care of that. But the tires are a legit issue. He said he was coming back to check in 24 hours, and if the tires were still looking flat/the trailer not looking movable, he'd have to tag it to have it towed off. Ugh. So Bob will get to deal with that tonight/tomorrow morning. Hopefully the leak is slow enough he can pump up the tires occasionally and wait to actually fix it until the tags are current and he can tow it to Les Schwab's.

Back to the tags... We couldn't do the title transfer even though we have a bill of sale because the widow we bought it from's name was not on the old title, her deceased husband's was. So we have to write her a letter signed certified mail/return receipt explaining the issue, asking her to fill out the paperwork DMV gave us to send, and wait. If she responds by filling it out, great! If she receives it and does nothing, 30 days after she was certified to receive it, we can take it to a deliberator in Salem to decide if we own it or not. If the USPS doesn't find her, same deal as if she does not respond. Ugh. So, we need to get the letter off ASAP and hope it all gets resolved before we move. Yeah.

BTW, it is kinda scary to have the sheriff knock on your door while your husband is working. Your first thought is, "Did something happen?" But no, thankfully it is just a whiny neighbor making life a little more difficult.
  • marmee
    Once when my dh was a police officer I was stopped for speeding by another officer who knew us. That was scary ... and funny all at the same time. I didn't get a ticket and I've done the speed limit ever since. That was a transgression of my youth. :( Hope you can get your tags!!!!!!
    by marmee at 03/08/10 7:20PM
  • ryan_s
    I would use the fix a flat tire cans, they can help slow the leaks and might even stop the the leaks in the tires. They work ok. You might mention that to Bob. I have a pair of studded ones on steel rims you guys can borrow if they fit, 15" rims. I have a few other misc tires.
    by ryan_s at 03/09/10 12:16AM
  • niffer
    dun dun dun...
    by niffer at 03/09/10 1:25AM
  • beavermom
    argh! Sorry! The neighbor is prolly mad that you are taking up parking space, even though it's relatively the same as truck and trailer took up. Can't you just do a lost title and get things going?
    by beavermom at 03/09/10 1:43AM
  • lifeisgoood
    messy...
    by lifeisgoood at 03/09/10 2:02PM