Raining (downpouring) here in beautiful downtown Apple Valley. Cannot believe how quickly the grass turned green, and a certain bush in my front yard has bloomed in last few days. Gotta love spring.
The Blog
Tami and her boys
Tami, been kinda preoccupied with car troubles last few days, but wanted to acknowledge receiving two very nice thank you cards from Pierce and James a day or three ago. You are raising quite s bunch of nice boys. Thank you
Avalanche Accident – Lawyers
Short post. After taking Lailah back home to her parents this afternoon (had her from 8am until 5pm), I checked my mailbox. Had some mail that at the onset had me scratching my head based on the envelopes, but then I opened the first one (of seven). Six different lawyers asking me to contact them […]
Misc Lailah Thoughts
I really try to limit Lailah’s time with the iPad and with TV, but I admit, we’re watching Big Hero Six right now, and I just saw the young protagonist poke Baymax in the tummy (somehow missing it the first seventeen other times), saying something about “fixing this”, and I immediately realized that that is […]
Internet Bullying strikes again
Cyber bullying strikes again. Why is there so much anger in this world with people (mostly young kids / young adults?) these days?? It’s just a movie, why would you threaten the director of a movie (just because you dint like the storyline?). Who is teaching these kids that it’s alright to say these things? […]
Avalanche accident report
Went to the collision shop this morning to pick up “personal items” from the truck, such as: Lailah’s car seat – check. Lailah’s red wagon – check. Camera tripod & monopod – check. Misc CDs – check. Misc papers – check. Snow scraper – check. Battery charging cables – check. Towing hitch – check. Spare […]
Avalanche Accident Repair Costs
Received the actual detailed repair estimate this afternoon via email. In round numbers: ~$6000 parts, ~$3000 labor, ~$500 tax, total of ~$9500. There were about a total of ~50 hours of labor, ranging from ~$30 to ~$80 an hour depending on the type of labor (paint/body/mechanical), with a total “days to repair” being 20. Specific […]
Comic-Con and Lailah
So. I was having brunch at Lucky 13’s yesterday, with Lailah, her GMR, her GG, her dad Jordan, her uncle Reece (and his GF, Katie2), Lailah’s mom (Katie McCormick aka Katie1) was working but she flitted in & out during our meal, and I remembered hearing that Comic-Con being in town. So, after having brunch, […]
