We survived the sleepover, just barely

Well, Alex had her 9 school chums over last night for games, a movie and a sleepover. All but one slept over and I only wish it were the other way around. Most of them were good when bed time came, but three of them (including the birthday girl) wouldn't go to sleep. So at 1am, Dad did what he hoped he would not have to do. I separated the three "night owls" from the rest of the group and each other, then I sat there like a prison guard and waited for them to fall asleep.

Of course, they were all up at 7 ish for donuts. I think next year will be something other than a sleepover party!

Trying to survive Birthday-thon '07

One more party to go for Alex and her 8 friends and then we can put the Levy girl's Birthdays to bed for 2007. A party for one side of the family, a party for the other side of the family and of course a party for all of Alex's school friends... whew!

I think I am going to need to celebrate the end of all the celebrations.

Ooooo, Spooky!

Since the leaves are changing, I decided to bring my camera in the car with me for work in case I catch some good scenery. On my way back from Geneva on "Country Road #4" I spotted this gem of a dilapidated old house and had to grab a shot.

I'm also a sucker for cheap effects (hence my Las Vegas fascination) so I "sepia toned" it up a bit to give it that extra old and creepy look. Enjoy!

Fedex Ground Truck Crash in Texas

A spectacular FedEx Ground truck crash in Texas. I hope no one got hurt! Click here for details.

I'm not really sure how this happened...

OK, so on my recent trip to Las Vegas with the boys, I somehow ended up wearing the flight attendants apron and went up and down the aisle collecting garbage. That pretty much set the tone for the entire trip.

Here's a link to some of the pictures from the trip. Please note, these pictures may (do) contain imagery of mild alcohol consumption and vulgar hand gestures. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hippie's unite!

Something old is new again! Sirius satellite radio just launched the Grateful Dead channel which plays all Dead - all the time! I know it isn't for everyone, but I'm loving it. Thank you Sirius!

Now where did I put my tie die jump drive?

Love at first sight!

Apple announced the new iPod touch today and I am completely smitten! When they announced the iPhone earlier this year, I was not excited at all since mobile phone service isn't something that I worry about (thank you FedEx). I kept saying that I just want an iPhone without the phone. My prayers have been answered! The iPod Touch has built-in wifi and the same state-of-the-art interface as the iPhone. It comes out at the end of the month and I am going to be the first kid on the block to sport one!

Seabreeze 2007

Took the girls to Seabeeze last Saturday for a little fun in the sun! It was a little too chilly to do the water rides, but Alex and Sam had a great time on the rides. Sam even went on her first "big kid" ride, the Teacups!

Check out the rest of the pictures here.

FedEx Wheels

Here's a shot of me with the FedEx car. It was driven in one of the races in Phoenix last year. I'm not a NASCAR fan, but when they started that thing up, it was quite impressive!

Click on the picture to see it full size.