Republican Times

Samantha got her picture on the front page of the republican times.

A Bad Night?

I had two really strange dreams last night. The first was I returned to work and was put on the assembly line. I was doing the first job on the i/p line (dashboard) which is installing the wire harness. I was not told how to do the job, but just put there. I kept getting in the whole and shutting the line down. All kinds of ppl came to yell at me but no one offered me any kind of help. It was horrible.
The second was I was in school. Scott Graham was the teacher but his wife looked more like Amy B. than Michelle, and she was a student. I don't know what he was. I just know it was definantly the learning center at SCCA. I walked past a female relative of mine and her desk was destroyed. When I got to My desk it was absolutely horribly destroyed. I had a phone on my desk and got a phone call. Amy answered it. It was a guy that was harrassing me on the other end. He thought I was Amy. About that time Scott walked in and said, "our group was so mad and robbed tonight even the pple with leprosy wouldn't talk to us" Amy was starting to tell me what the guy on the phone had said when my phone rang and I woke up.
sweet dreams
sandy

A tues at Chuckie Cheese's

De Called today and We decided to take the kids to chuckie cheese's. We had a blast.

Swim lessons round 2

I am not sure that Swimming l

essons went as well last night as the first time. Th

ese pictures were all before we started class. She was doing wonderful until she did not get a ducky when all the rest of the kids got ducks. It was a sad sad moment in her life. She loves ducks so much. It did get better again toward the end. But I think that was more a baby fit than a scared of water idea. She loved to "push" me under. She would put her hand on my head and push down until I went under the water. We had a good time.

going to walmart?

SundayJan 21, 2006

I had a great day yesterday... Sami was pretty good most of the day so I got to make some cards for my card collection. I love stamping. I am scanning my new stamps now so I can post them on my new web page asap. It makes me feel better.
on a side note We have swimming lessons tonight. Chris went out on 2 dates that I know of this weekend. With the same girl.
sweet dreams

pictures from Sunday jan 21, 2006

notice the wrong truck


snow ball shoes




Gampa and I

Here goats

snow boots

Sat jan 20, 2007

Here are some of the pictures I took yesterday at the bridge. I didn't see any eagles, but I didn't see any reason to waste a good walk with my camera. Here are some of the things that caught my eye.

Chain of Rocks Bridge
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Chain of Rocks Bridge

Carries
Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses
Mississippi River
Locale
St. Louis, Missouri
Maintained by
Trailnet
Design
Cantilever through-truss
Total length
5,353 feet (1,632 m)
Width
24 feet (7 m)
Opening date
1929
Coordinates
38°45′38″N, 90°10′35″W
The Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. The eastern end of the bridge is on Chouteau Island, while the western end is on the Missouri shoreline.
The Bridge was the most famous crossing of Route 66 over the Mississippi. Its most notable feature is a 22-degree bend occurring at the middle of the crossing, necessary for navigation on the river. The name comes from a "chain" of rocks crossing the Mississippi just below the bridge — an exposure of bedrock creating rapids in the river (photo below). Originally a motor route, it now carries walking and biking trails over the river. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

[edit] History
The bridge was privately built as a toll bridge in 1929 at a cost of US$2.5 million and later turned over to the city of Madison, Illinois, the current owner of the bridge. In the late 1930s, Bypass US 66 was designated over this bridge and around the northern and western parts of St. Louis to avoid the downtown city (City US 66 continued to cross the Mississippi River over the MacArthur Bridge). Eventually, the toll was removed from the bridge due to a law prohibiting the collecting of tolls on US Highways. In 1967, the New Chain of Rocks Bridge was built immediately to the bridge's north in order to carry I-270; the Chain of Rocks Bridge was subsequently closed in 1967.
In 1981, the bridge was used in the shooting of the movie Escape from New York, along with other sites in St. Louis. Since its closing, the bridge developed a reputation for crime and violence, including the 1991 rape and murder of the Kerry Sisters.
In the mid 1990's, a Bigfoot monster truck drove over the "chain of rocks" adjacent to the chain of rocks bridge.
For nearly three decades the fate of the bridge was uncertain, though demolition seemed its most likely end. The high cost of demolition, however, indefinitely delayed that outcome until a new use was found. Four and a half million dollars have been spent on renovating the bridge for pedestrian and cycling use. In 1998, the bridge was leased to a local trails group to operate.[2] Occasionally motor tours for various Route 66 groups will be allowed use of the bridge.
From the Illinois side of the bridge, signs marked "HISTORIC ROUTE 66 SPUR" take travelers to the Illinois side of the bridge and a "HISTORIC ROUTE 66" sign marks the Missouri side of the bridge. The Gateway Arch is visible downriver; and, immediately below the bridge, two water intakes for the St. Louis Waterworks are visible (see Gallery): one is vaguely Gothic Revival in style, the other closely echoes Roman ruins from Trier in modern France.

potty chair challenges

OK so Three times now we have pottied in the potty chair. The good news is that two mornings in a row she has pottied in the potty chair for me. It seems that is the only time I can get her to do it. Well the one time i did get her to Potty in the bathtub on gamma does that count?

some interesting facts about bees:

The Honey Bee:
Amazing Facts and Feats
Honey bees must visit some 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
Honey bees fly about 55,000 miles to bring in enough nectar to make one pound of honey.
About one ounce of honey would fuel a honey bee's flight around the world.
Honey bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for about 10-20 million years.
The average honey bee worker makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
Honey bees contribute 8 to 10 billion dollars to the U.S. economy yearly.
Honey bees have four wings that are latched into pairs by hooks.
There are an estimated 200,000 beekeepers in the United States.
Honey bees are the only insects that produce food for humans.
The male honey bee, the drone, has a grandfather but no father.
The average honey bee flies between 12 and 15 miles per hour.
A honey bee flaps its wings about 12,000 times per minute.
A honey bee worker visits more than 2,000 flowers on a good day.
Honey bees communicate with one another by smell and dances.
The average summertime honey bee lives only about 28 to 35 days.
There are 3 million plus honey-producing colonies in the United States.
A honey bee visits between 50 and 100 flowers during one collection trip.
A typical healthy hive may contain up to 60,000 honey bees during peak times.
Honey bees make an average of 1,600 round trips in order to produce one ounce of honey.
Bees will travel as far as one or two miles from the hive to gather nectar.
Honey bees from a typical hive visit approximately 225,000 flowers per day.
Queen bees will lay as many as 2,000 eggs on a good day -- an average of one every 45 seconds.
A good queen bee will lay between 175,000 and 200,000 eggs per year.
The average central temperature of the brood nest is kept between 92 - 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beeswax production in most hives is only about 1.5% to 2.0% of the honey yield.
Approximately eight pounds of honey is eaten by bees to produce one pound of beeswax.
The Americas have no native honey bees -- early pioneers first brought them from Europe.
Honey bees pollinate approximately 25% of all the foods humans consume.
Besides honey, honey bees produce wax and propolis, gather pollen, and produce royal jelly.
A typical foraging honey bee will work herself to death in about three weeks.



I had a great day. I did something on my list of things I always wanted to do yesterday. It didn't turn out just right but I did try at least. Mom, Dad and I went to look for eagles while Aunt Dano played with Sami for the day. We didn't' see any eagles but I got some cool pictures. It was fun anyway. Then I went to the Old spaghetti Factory with Dano and Mike, but they were closed for remodeling. So we went to o'Charlie's. Wow that was a mistake if you want my opinion. Next time I think I will pass on that offer. It was a great day over all.