75 Years Ago

On this day, 75 years ago, the Soviet Union, allied with Nazi Germany, invaded Poland from the East, forcing the Poles into a hopeless two front war.

Pizza

@ Classic Slice with Lisa

The Neighborhood Kitty

This is a neighborhood kitty that was on my porch just now. I enjoyed a swell ten minutes playing with him. He at up a saucer of milk and has lost his collar since the last time we saw him, but some house in this neighborhood has claim to him.

The Eddie Vedder Coat

I bought this Vedder-esque coat for YaYa, thinking it fit perfectly with her neo-grunge style. She disagrees, mainly because I'm the one who found it, but it looks good on her.

Yesterday was Productive

Yesterday was one of the most productive days off ever. 

*walked the kids to school

* took that online pre-test

*signed LK up for catechism class

*Lisa made a dr appt

*arranged for an estimate on our skylight repair

* picked up YaYa's glasses

*took Lisa to lunch

*paid the mortgage

*ordered our TEAM SLAP shirts

*bought a dryer vent cap, removed the one old one and replaced

* got our entry light rewired

* walked the kids home from school

* Lisa took YaYa to Plato's Closet and to get her ears pierced again

* fine tuned my writing assignment

*watched DWTS

* some more stuff I've forgotten

A Second Piercing

YaYa took her babysitting money and got a second set of ear piercings - something I had promised her, years and years ago, that she could do at this age, [Note that I thought she'd just forget over time. Oops]. Unfortunately, the lady screwed up and pierced her *below* the first one. Because of this error, they had to give her a third set of piercings. So . . . yeah.

YaYa's New Glasses

YaYa's new glasses. Despite her intentionally glum pic, she was super happy to get them and I think they look great!

My New Specs

Here are my new glasses. I think they're swell, a little hipster, a little Buddy Holly.

Core Grammar for Lawyers

I just completed a 96 question pre-test for "Core Grammar for Lawyers" an online course mandated by Marquette. I was warned it would be brutal, and it was. I scored only 73% overall, but placed in the nineties in what I'd call some traditional areas (stuff not involving the proper phrasing and punctuation of citations, etc). Anywho, I tested out of seven subject areas, so that'll ease my load a bit as the semester progresses.

Frank Torre

My baseball strike aside, RIP to Frank Torre, age 82.

Lu has an opinion on Mayweather

LuLu came home from a sleepover this morning and told me she'd watched the Mayweather fight with her friend. That made me ecstatic - what a kid! She then mentioned that she thought Floyd "got away with a lot of stuff", echoing the bull that the announcing crew spewed. *That* made me annoyed again at their jibber-jabber. I have the good fortune to have a copy of the Ali-Wepner fight stripped of the broadcast track (it has nothing but the noise of the crowd and the fight). Oh, if that could be the case for most bouts . . .

Bay View Bash

At  Bay View Bash with Lisa and Smiley

Watching the drag queen revue at the Bash

Found!

Explorers have found one of Sr. John Franklin's lost ships, missing with all hands since being stuck in the Arctic ice in 1845.

LuLu the reader

A (once) rare sight. LuLu with her nose buried in a book (Catching Fire). She's been reading a lot more lately. 

Congrats to the Prince!

Congrats to Prince William and Kate, who have confirmed they are expecting the "spare to the heir". :)

in Which I Rant

I changed my fantasy lineup Tuesday night - Tuesday, for f*ing sure, because it was on break between classes. The new lineup displayed, changes were 'saved' and I did not return to the site until last night. . . to find that my roster changes were reversed. Gronk is on the bench, I have no K in the lineup, etc.

Way to go Yahoo. I did my job. Maybe you should do yours.

#yahoofantasyfootball

Isn't this Fun?

In a waiting room where a little 2 yr old black kid keeps yelling "Shut up n****er" to which his Mom finally replied (after a few minutes) "You want a whuppin on your birthday? You aint gonna go to Chuck E Cheese." Apparently he doesn't like pizza cuz he keeps saying it.

Two Satcho's in the making

Junie playing - well, successfully holding a note . . ish - with LuLu's new trumpet. Lu, btw, woke me up with an ear piercing blast in my ear today.

Good job lk - Grandma J

i told her keep her cheeks not all puffed out but she did not listen - Lu

Isn't that like LK hehehe - Grandma J

The 2014 Food Pantry Charity Walk

This past Saturday #TeamSlap, for the third year in a row, participated in a charity walk for the local food pantry. 

The morning of the walk the kids were not thrilled with the notion, despite looking forward to it for weeks. 

 

YaYa, now a month shy of teenagehood, refused to have her face in any picture. 

Anyhow, soon enough it was time to hit the pavement. This year, for the first time, we took the "long route", the 2.6 mile option. 

Halfway into the walk, I finally got a face pic. Sorta. Kinda. 

Right around the time this picture was taken Lauren and I discussed the possible benefits of buying a Beetle; gas mileage was my point. Hers? "If we were driving in it we could watch people punch each other" [aka "white punch buggie no punch back"]

Lisa was on 'stand-by', just in case one of the kids pooped out and we needed a pickup. It wasn't needed :)

Once we finished the walk - THE FIRST TO FINISH by the way - the food pantry offered participants a sundae bar. The kids dove in. I abstained. 

On the walk home we walked through the road construction nearby, grateful that it wasn't our street that was torn apart by the city. 

 I am disappointed in a number of friends (not just one) who RSVP'd for the various invites that were issued for it and then failed to show. Y'all missed a beautiful day and the chance to do something good for the community. That aside, kudos to the kids of #TeamSlap. I'm proud of you.

Indian Summer Festival

Smiley and I went to Indian Summer Festival today to watch an amateur boxing tournament, then did some arts & crafts and enjoyed a bison Indian taco and frybread. A great time with a great son.

Love fried bread....with bacon, mummmmm...so good - Grandma J

We Had a Great Time

A belated mention: #TeamSlap spent Friday night at a BBQ with Brian and DeLaura t and family. We had a good time, and best of all, on the drive home the kids said they had fun and that "we should do this more often."

No Punch Back

During the walk junie and I discussed the possible benefits of buying a Beetle; gas mileage was my point. Hers? "If we were driving in it we could watch people punch each other" [aka "white punch buggie no punch back"]

50 Years

Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles concert here in Milwaukee.

Joan Rivers

RIP the great Joan Rivers, one of the funniest comedians of all time- not just female comedian, but comedian PERIOD. You'll be missed.

Thoughts and prayers for a full recovery for Joan Rivers