Heather looking for us in the crowd:
Kids singing songs. Enjoy!
“The World is a Rainbow”
“Love Grows”
“Goodbye”
Heather’s Kindergarten Program
July 16, 2018 10:28 pm
Heather’s Dance Recital 2018
6:35 pm
Heather was losing interest in dance this year, but we got her to stick with it through the end of the year. We had to travel 45 minutes to Chabot Community College for the recital, along with a mandatory dress rehearsal on Memorial Day that lasted hours past her bedtime (so unnecessary for 6-year olds).
Anyway…..
After getting my camera prepped, I left it at home. As the recital was 45 minutes away (did I mention how that annoys me?) there wasn’t any chance of going back for it. So I had to rely on the pictures taken by the studio (which I do appreciate).
Okay, here’s the only thing you may actually care about–a couple of pictures and a video:
Heather is first from the left:
Download here: Heather Dance Recital – June 2, 2018 – Can’t Help Falling in Love
Nip this in the bud
June 4, 2018 9:42 am
“I have the absolute right to PARDON myself” – Donald Trump, June 4, 2018
Those are the words of a dictator–not something an elected leader of a democratic republic should ever speak.
When the President says something this insane, Congress should have a Constitutional Amendment ready by the afternoon to assert that, no, the President cannot pardon himself.
We should also include that a President cannot pardon persons being investigated, convicted, or sentenced for crimes that resulted in, would have resulted in, or attempted to create a personal benefit for the President involved.
Redwood Pergola
May 19, 2018 4:53 pm
When we had the house painted we cut down the wisteria. It was rotting in the center and insects were living in it so we figured it was only a matter of time until it died anyway. Cutting it down would let us get it off the pergola so we could have it painted.
Once the wisteria was down it became clear that much of the pergola was rotten too. Probably because it had not been regularly repainted as it had wisteria growing all over it. So I took down the pergola as well.
Now that the house is painted and the weather has been nice I finally got around to rebuilding the pergola. I chose to build it out of redwood so we could let it naturally weather and not have to deal with keeping it painted. So now when the wisteria (hopefully) grows all over it the pergola won’t rot out from under it.
Before:
After:
It total it took me 3 days to build. 2 days for the 2×4 layer and I got the entire 2×2 layer done today.
The existing 2x6s are beveled on the ends so I matched the same angle on the redwood. Since I don’t own a miter saw or a table saw, I had to do all the work with a circular saw. I think it came out pretty well considering I’ve never built anything like this before.
Heather’s Gymnastics Recital
April 29, 2018 1:44 pm
“Recital” is probably not the best word, perhaps “exhibition.” Either way, Heather’s gymnastics class showed off their skills this weekend. The pictures aren’t great. It’s tough sitting outside trying to take pictures of things happening inside where there is considerably less light and often times significant backlighting. But, I did what I could. Enjoy.
She was a little nervous to start. She just moved up to this level about a month ago. She went to 2 classes, then was out for the 2 weeks before the performance. So she didn’t know the little opening dance very well and is clearly behind most of the other girls in the level, but once things got going she had a good time.
