Aug 16 2008
Bible in 1 minute
My Aunt Laurie sent this to me, I thought it was worth putting on here. Pretty creative 🙂
Jul 31 2008
Splish Splash
I almost drove off the road yesterday coming home from work. There is a HUGE bulldozer in my mom’s yard…why?…because they are starting to dig for the pool today!! Yay! We are so excited about this and can’t wait to spend many nights hanging out by the pool with drink in hand 🙂
*update*
They staked the yard for the pool today, tomorrow he will dig it all up! Woohooooo!!!
Jul 30 2008
Cross your fingers!!!
Our real estate agent, Holly Nally, came over last night…we have an offer on our house!!!! We countered just a bit on it, and she will hear back from them today. We are so excited to only own ONE house soon! We are losing a heck of a lot of money on it, but that’s the market right now. At least it will be off our backs.
Please cross your fingers / pray / do a rain dance or anything else that you do to bring us luck! We should find out today!
*UPDATE*
They accepted our counter offer! So, now we just have to wait for inspections and loan paperwork, etc to be done and then waiting for the closing!
Jul 24 2008
My boy is getting big.
Last week, Emily took Sean up to New York for some grand parent time. Diana was back in town from her trip to Europe with Philip and Phil came up. Of course, Oma and Opa (sure..i probably mispelled that) were there as well.
I had the weekend off and took advantage of that to do some yard work, clean out the garage, watch a couple movies, and hang out with my buddy Jim.
So, I didn’t really see much of Sean after Thursday last week. Emily left on Friday morning with Sean. Monday she called me at work, and got my “permission” to let Sean stay with the grandparents and Aunt Cate for the next couple days until Diana came home on Wednesday. Somewhat reluctantly, I agreed. Emily and I took advantage of those couple days to catch up and eat at John Philips (see previous post!) and watch Vantage (disa)Point.
We picked up Sean on Wednesday evening, after a massive plane delay (Thanks Comair!). Man…I swear this kid is growing faster than my lawn 🙂 Especially when I look at pics like this:
I’ll bet he’ll be crawling in the next 2 to 3 weeks.
Tonight, Emily went to bed early and Sean woke himself up…I suspect after a bad dream. I SWEAR he was saying “mama mama mama mama” when he was crying. It was VERY distinctive. So much for my hours of whispering “dada” into his ear”.
I should probably get to bed. Its been a very long week.
-pc
Jul 24 2008
In the Cinci area? Go eat here!
Our family has always been a Jeff Ruby’s restaurant fan club. The steaks (Ruby’s Gem or Collinsworth anyone?) are to DIE for. Its about the only place you will see me order a salad ( A Freddy…no tomato, no dressing thanks) and king crab legs too. Although..I get funny looks when I ask for soy sauce with my crab leg!
Anyway, in the Crestview Hills Towne Centre, there used to be a place called Mike and Jimmy’s Chop House. It was a steak place…and the food was pretty good. Not great, but good. It was open for a couple years and eventually shut its doors. We had a few really bad experiences there and we gave them quite a few chances to make good. You tell my pregnant wife that you have a special that includes a desert that she is craving and then tell her its all gone by the time we are ready for it…thats one thing. When you come back a week later, explain to the wait staff what happened last week, are promised it won’t happen again…and then it does?? Good riddance.
But I digress. Mike and Jimmy’s closed its doors. Not too long after, another proprietor took over the establishment and dubbed it John Phillip’s. Its a whole new restaurant. While the interior changed slightly with a new wall in the non-smoking section, a new wine room, and I believe the smoking/bar area was changed a bit too – the service and menu has changed tremendously.
First off, if you do go there, ask for Richard. He is our waiter of choice and always does the best job. The first time we went there, we spent three or four hours with family. Richard wasn’t our waiter, but was working. Emily and I went for Father’s day and he did serve us then. He actually remembered us! (is that a good thing…or were we that obnoxious? 🙂 ). He is a great waiter – never pushy, recommendations are excellent – be they wine, meals, or soup; and he has a knack for timing meal after appetizer, drinks during, and – one of my biggies – he doesn’t bother interrupting if the conversation is flowing between his patrons. He waits for a moment when there is a pause.
Emily may chime in for her recommendations, but if you do go – and you are a steak person- make sure you get the Steak Bites appetizer. Skewered steak bites served mostly medium, with sides of bearnaise and a this lighter mushroom wine sauce that is to die for! Emily and other’s highly recommend the Tuna appetizer. Their main coarse steaks are really good – def. give Ruby’s a run for their money. The roasted chicken breast entree is also very good, although the rice pilaf was a tad on the dry side. Emily and my mom both boast the Prime Rib. It comes in two sizes – queen and king. The Queen size is MORE than enough for a meal…order the king if you want a nice doggy bad though 🙂 Emily also recommends the halibut main course.
What you’re still reading my rambling? Amazing! I’ll cut to the chase and say if you want to impress your date or wife, go here. Want to go for an excellent meal without having to drive far? Go here! Ask to be seated with Richard -he’s the waiter with the Asian tattoo on each forearm. Haven’t asked him what they mean yet. Appetizer prices range form $9-15 and main courses run $10-25 depending on your choice (steaks on the high end of course).
They do have a website, but I guess its still in the design stage.
Drink, Eat, Enjoy.
-pc
Jul 16 2008
Why I hate my twin brother…
This probably sounds like an essay I would have written in 4th grade (Sean’s teacher was so much cooler than mine!), but no, its present day 2008, not the mid 80s.
But yes, I hate him.
Well, okay, hate is such a stong word and I should probably clarify that I am extremely jealous. Why? Because of THIS LINK. On Monday, the editors of the Cardomain Blog were invited to take out three Lamborghini Gallardo’s around the mountain roads of Washington (state) and then onto the highway to test the speed limiter and massive brake rotors.
What did I do Monday? Drove emily’s Mazda3 seven miles to work and sat in front of my laptop fighting with an instant messaging server and other fun stuff.
Hey Sean – you suck.
😉
Jul 11 2008
donate to a good cause
As seen on Chris’s blog, Scott is doing the 100 mile MS bike ride again this year. Follow this link to donate to the cause! He has almost reached his goal!
Jul 10 2008
This is why Kentucky has a bad name…
Due to the fact that I am on Jury Duty until the end of September, I get weekly email updates from the Commonwealth Attorney’s office. Its stories like this that give KY a bad name:
Commonwealth v. James Deaver
In August of 2006, a social worker Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children’s Dept. of Community Based Services reported to Covington Police that James Deaver, 40, of Newport, was believed to have impregnated his sister, Linda Deaver, 37. Covington Detective Brian Frodge discovered that James Deaver was a registered sex offender after having been convicted of Incest in Campbell County in 1998. Det. Frodge also learned that the prior Incest conviction was the result of a consensual sexual relationship with Linda Deaver. The prior relationship resulted in the birth of a child that was seriously developmentally delayed.
After awaiting the birth of the second child, Frodge obtained DNA sampled from the child and James Deaver. DNA testing through the KY State Police Forensic Crime Lab indicated that there was a 99.99% chance that James Deaver was the father. Frodge obtained arrest warrants for both James and Linda Deaver in November, 2007.
Both Deavers were indicted for Incest in February of 2008. Linda Deaver pled guilty as charged on March 26, 2008 and agreed to testify against James Deaver. On June 30, 2008, James Deaver also pled guilty as charged. After receiving proof from defense counsel that James Deaver had voluntarily undergone a procedure to render him incapable of fathering more children, Asst. Commonwealth’s Attorney Laura Ward recommended a sentence of 5 years probated for 5 years on the condition that he have no contact with Linda Deaver and continue to register a sexual offender. Final sentencing for both defendants is July 29, 2008.
Here is the lovely couple:
Jun 28 2008
At 10:00am this morning, my maternal grandmother passed away. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Mom is doing well, as are the rest of us. We’re glad she’s with Howard and Stevie – and I’m sure Dad has one helluva garden waiting for her.
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