Found Footage

Jack dons a Grass Skirt

We got a bunch of pictures from school when Jack wrapped up his year including this interesting one of him in a grass styled skirt. He doesn't appear to having a good time ... and that may be OK!

Haven't Really Warmed to Instagram Yet...but this one is funny!

Mom through Jack's Eyes!

Jack did a portrait of Mom recently at school. Not half bad!

Worldwide Nuclear Explosions

Here's a neat animation if you've got 15 minutes showing all nuclear explosions and their owning countries... If you've only got 5 minutes skip into the 60's and watch for a few minutes...

Doritos Locos Tacos Doritos

I saw this product at Target today, and I now have an idea how the world will end. Here's a timeline explaining the apocalypse:


2012 - Taco Bell begins selling Doritos Locos Tacos, tacos with shells made from Doritos.


2013 - Frito Lay produces a Doritos Locos Tacos flavored chip, a chip flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip.


2014 - Taco Bell will begin selling the Doritos Locos Tacos Locos Taco, a taco flavored like a chip that is flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip.


2015 - Not to be outdone, Frito Lay will produce Doritos Locos Tacos Locos Tacos Doritos, Doritos flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip that is flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip.


2016 - Taco Bell will frantically try to create a Doritos Locos Tacos Locos Tacos Locos Tacos Taco, a taco flavored like a chip that is flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip that is flavored like a taco that is flavored like a chip. However, the manufacturing process will go terribly wrong and the world will explode in a massive cloud of nacho flavored orange sodium dust.


Good-bye cruel world filled with American Culinary innovations!

Atlanta Scores a Big Ferris Wheel!

Atlanta - perhaps feeling slighted because of London's giant Eye ferris wheel opened their own SkyView today. I found this picture from it in which, if you look closely you can just make out Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd stadium!

Ugly Scion Remains

We've documented the ugly concrete colored Scion in the past.   They are still out there and still ugly.

Tired Boy and His Uncle!

Jack hitches a ride from Uncle Bill at the mall.

Elle had the benefit of strolling with Granny!

Less Than a Year Later - The Twinkie is Back!

Run into one of these "first batch" special boxes at Wal-Mart today and of course snapped one up.

Jack will be scoring one in his lunch tomorrow. They also had Donettes (chocolate and powdered) but I passed on those.

Rendering Fries to Fuel

Ran across this odd truck recently and it was a good opportunity to take a panoramic photo.   Seeing a truck dedicated to rendering "fries to fuel" isn't something you run across every  day... even in Cali!

Fourth of July - The Heat was On!

Happy belated Fourth of July.  The annual cattle drive was cancelled due to the crazy heat... 5 days straight of 105+. 



We managed to have plenty of fun regardless of the temperatures.

Homemade Strawberry Shakes

In the heat of summer few things are as enjoyable as a milkshake. The kids and I recently made strawberry shakes at home. Ingredients for two, juice glass sized cups were as follows: 5 fresh strawberries (washed) 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream 1 cup of milk These shakes turned out a bit thin so you might add more ice cream to the recipe.

Elle Gets into The Wheel of Fortune!

Steph shot this great video of Elle engaging with Wheel of Fortune!  Maybe we've got the next Vanna White on our hands!

Rare "Atmospheric River" Coming to Cali!

Looks like we're in for some fun early next week!

 

 

 

 

Happy Summer Solstice!

The days get short from here on out though the heat is just arriving somewhat ironically.    How do the lengths of the days vary across places of interest for this blog's readers?   

Muskegon gets 15 hours and 23 minutes of sun with the rise coming at 6:05 but the set at 9:28pm!

Then comes Lincoln with 15 hours and 7 minutes of sun.  5:55am and 9:02pm respectively

Sacramento clocks in with the earliest rise...at 5:42am and a 8:33pm set.

Jonesboro?  5:46am and a 8:22 set.

Now you know!

A Cameron Park Breakfast! Wait for it..!

Jack and I intended to go to breakfast at the Purple Place but got off to a late start and the place was packed with not even parking available!   So we continued driving and ended up at McDonalds in Cameron Park!  We pick up as we wrap up breakfast...

Advice!

Not sure who said this...but someone obviously did.

“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”

The Heat is On

Today was crazy hot in Sacramento...the final stated high was 109 degrees and even my car (which always measures a little high) set a blistering record at 113!





What to do with the kids? Well, I loaded the little hot dogs up and took them to the mall so they could burn off energy and stay cool at the same time. We actually had fun and the kids got to enjoy their first Hot Dog on A Stick...aka Corndog. Elle's highlight was when she saw a castle in the Disney Store.... she couldn't contain her excitement!




Another highlight was the carousel ride. Jack got a dragon and Elle a mighty steed:

Through a Submarine Portal

Jack did this original drawing at school recently. I asked him to tell me about it and it is essentially a bunch of sharks having dinner as seen through a port hole in a submarine! This Jack original has been sent to cousin Olivia.