KITTY CAT BEING A TIGER TODAY

Sunday, August 23, 2009

ELVIS THE CAT IS BEING AN AGGRESSIVE TIGER TODAY.
HE WAS BEGGING FOR TREATS AND I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ANY THIS MORNING AND THE CAT SAID "NOO" , HUBBY SAID YES HE DID, THEN HE POUTED AND RAN OVER AND POUNCED ON THE DOG WHO WAS SLEEPING AND MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS. AFTER THAT HE WENT TO HUBBY AND WANTED HIM TO GO "OOUT" AND HUBBY TOLD HIM LATER AND HE HISSED AT HUBBY AND LEFT THE ROOM AFTER HE POUNCED ON THE DOG AGAIN.

  

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WENDI_WA1 8/24/2009 7:23PM

Hi rofl, not called the king for nothing! Independent and demanding~normal cat! Report Inappropriate Comment

SCAROUSEL1 8/24/2009 5:54PM

HEHEHEHE! Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDYWITKOSKI 8/23/2009 4:10PM

Cats are crazy creatures! You gotta love 'em. LOL! Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIITAKE 8/23/2009 2:38PM

Whoa ! Sounds like Elvis has an attitude today ! Probably saying "You ain't nothing but a hound dog" to your doggy ! lol Report Inappropriate Comment

GRANNY1972 8/23/2009 2:36PM

HaHa!! Even cats have their grouchy days!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MS.ELENI 8/23/2009 2:18PM

Made me smile reading this Report Inappropriate Comment

THE VIEW FROM MY DESK

Saturday, August 22, 2009

MY DESK IS LOCATED RIGHT INSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF THE MUSEUM.
I WATCH THE RIVER AND THE BOATS WITH FISHERMEN AND LARGE BARGES PUSHED BY TUGS. I CAN SAY I TRULY ENJOY MY NEW VOLUNTEER POSITION AT THE MUSEUM, THE VIEW IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

  

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SCAROUSEL1 8/24/2009 5:55PM

Yippee on all counts! Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIITAKE 8/23/2009 2:34PM

Such an awesome view to be looking at while at your desk ! So relaxing ! No wonder you like being at the museum so much !!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

LIGHTHEART09 8/23/2009 11:36AM

Is that the Columbia River? Is so where and what Museum...how cool is that to have that as your view and not a cubical Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDI_WA1 8/23/2009 2:02AM

Hi wow great job and view, I'm sure you will enjoy both a lot. Like your not busy enough lol. Report Inappropriate Comment

THEHEALTHY3 8/22/2009 11:49PM

Keep an eye our for my FIL...I'm sure you'll see him out there fishing as soon as he gets his boat back from us! Report Inappropriate Comment

MS.ELENI 8/22/2009 10:21PM

I love the view. Good job you got there. Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDYWITKOSKI 8/22/2009 10:06PM

great view! Report Inappropriate Comment

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Friday, August 21, 2009

Welcome to the 2009 World Series

By Zach Swartz
South Willamsport, Pa.
August 21, 2009
63rd Little League World Baseball World Series Steps off With Annual Grand Slam Parade
The notes of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” meandered their way through downtown Williamsport, Pa., Thursday evening as the popular Little League Grand Slam Parade passed by thousands of bystanders.
Sixteen teams and 192 Little Leaguers from around the globe have gathered at the Little League International Complex to compete for the title of Little League Baseball world champion.
Eight teams from the United States and eight international teams have made it to their accommodations at the Creighton J. Hale International Grove on the complex.
The teams are ready to start playing at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium—the fields they grew up watching the Little League World Series on television.
“It feels great on TV, but it’s more exciting—you have more feelings—when you’re here in real life than you do watching it on TV,” said Hunter Phillips, playing for Warner Robins (Ga.) American Little League representing the U.S. Southeast Region.
It’s a feeling held not only by teams from the U.S.
“They were watching on TV, but now they’re actually playing for it,” Kuei-Shan Little League of Chinese Taipei translator Ming-Heung Yeh said, for players Cheng-Chieh Lee and Yuan-Ting Tai. “So it’s beginning to get really exciting.”
“Obviously it looks very nice on TV, but it’s definitely a great experience here. It’s a dream come true, especially for a manager who has a son on this team,” said Augustin Montoya, manager of Guadalupe Trevino Kelly Little League from Mexico, through translator Sergio Guzman.
The excitement among the players and coaches is about equal, but in the end, they say, it is about the Little Leaguers themselves.
“My mom and dad gave me a glove and a bat when I was four years old,” said Jorge Maldonado, one of Montoya’s players. “I’ve been looking forward to this ever since.”
“It’s really different because you never think that you’d be the person playing in that game,” said Santee Jackson, a center fielder playing his first year of Little League for Germany’s KMC American Little League of Ramstein Air Base.
The players, coaches and managers got acquainted with each other Thursday night with a picnic followed by the parade. Eight trucks carried the 16 teams through downtown Williamsport—one American team and one international team on each—to the sounds of welcoming cheers from both local residents and relatives of the players who had made the trip.
“It’s just so exciting because we’ve been living baseball year-round for years,” said Laurie Scieszinski, whose son Cole plays third base and catcher for Urbandale Little League (Iowa). “This is just so cool to have a whole town that supports it.”
Just like all the 11- and 12-year-olds playing for this year’s Little League World Series, they are in awe to be able to watch their children compete in person.
“I can remember my son being three years old and watching it with me, and he was excited about watching it,” said Laurie’s husband, Doug. “I’m like, maybe someday you’ll get to be here—and now he does.”
On Friday morning, the teams will attend a hitting clinic hosted by All-Sytate Insurance and featuring 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice. Afterward, they will attend opening ceremonies at Little League Volunteer Stadium.
Then the games begin.
At 1 p.m., South Shore National Little League (N.Y.) will take on Mercer Island Little League (Wash.) to kick off the Little League World Series. Tha tgame will be followed by the first international game at 3 p.m. between Kuei-Shan Little League of Chinese Taipei and KMC American Little League of Germany; Urbandale Little League (Iowa) versus Warner Robins American Little League (Ga.) at 5 p.m.; and Peabody Western Little League (Mass.) against McAllister Park American Little League (Texas) at 8 p.m.

MY TEAM LOST TODAY THE WASHINGTON TEAM FROM MERCER ISLAND WASHINGTON, HOWEVER THEY ARE STILL IN THE SERIES.

  

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SHIITAKE 8/22/2009 3:27PM

Your team from Washington went to the World Series ? That's quite an honor...they must be very good !!! We went to the World Series one year, because it isn't all that far from where I live....and it was a very exciting experience ! Even more so than the big guys World Series ! Those kids can play just as good as some of the paid players ! Hope your team makes it high in the standings !!! Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDI_WA1 8/22/2009 1:48AM

Hi wow what a schedule to keep track of. Report Inappropriate Comment

MS.ELENI 8/21/2009 7:53PM

I am afraid I know little about little league baseball Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 8/21/2009 7:03PM

I love the little league world series and watch it when I can. Thanks for the share. Sunny Go Team Report Inappropriate Comment

MY PROJECT THIS WEEK STAIN THE FENCE

Thursday, August 20, 2009

THE SPRINKLERS HAD BEEN HITTING SOME OF THE AREAS OF THE FENCE AND I DID NOT WANT THIS FENCE TO LOOK LIKE THE ONE WE REPLACED, SO I SPENT MY PROJECT TIME ON STAINING THE FENCE THIS WEEK ALL THE WAY AROUND THE YARD.





A FEW THOUSAND CALORIES LATER MY FENCE IS ALL STAINED AND LOOKS GREAT, IT WILL LAST A LOT LONGER AS THE STAIN IS WATER RESISTANT.
I THINK IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS NEW.

  

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SCAROUSEL1 8/24/2009 5:55PM

Very nice! Report Inappropriate Comment

HERBKAT 8/21/2009 12:33AM

I need to do this to our fence too, but there are several other projects screaming at me! How do you choose? Looks great as usual, Sandy! Kat Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDI_WA1 8/20/2009 10:01PM

Hi wow hard work, but worth it. Looks great and will last a long time! Love the flag for kitty~they need to be entertained. Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDYWITKOSKI 8/20/2009 8:12PM

Looking good! Report Inappropriate Comment

OURELEE1 8/20/2009 7:26PM

Great job. Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIITAKE 8/20/2009 6:20PM

Yes, it does look absolutely wonderful....just like new !! Report Inappropriate Comment

2BFREE2LIVE 8/20/2009 4:01PM

Yep, it is a garden flag with a hummingbird, I have several different ones, I like to put them out for the cat to look at from the french doors off of the deck, he is an indoor cat so this gives him some entertainment :) Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 8/20/2009 3:27PM

Looks great! What is the Humingbird Picture? I like it! Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

MS.ELENI 8/20/2009 2:01PM

Looks great.Good exercise too Report Inappropriate Comment

GRANNY1972 8/20/2009 1:44PM

Your fence looks super!! I stained my picnic table and my swing the other day because they were both looking bad from being out in the weather. It really does make them look like new!! Report Inappropriate Comment

SACAJAWEA STATE PARK MUSEUM

Thursday, August 20, 2009

MY NEW VOLUNTEER POSITION WILL BE HERE AT THE MUSEUM.
WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING READY FOR HERITAGE DAYS AT THE PARK.
THIS WILL BE A FREE EVENT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PARK LIVE MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT. WE ARE EXPECTING OVER 1000 CHILDREN TO ATTEND ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, THE EVENT WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND UNTIL THE 27TH.

  

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SHIITAKE 8/20/2009 6:16PM

You are a very special lady, my friend ! Report Inappropriate Comment

2BFREE2LIVE 8/20/2009 12:46PM

MY LIFE WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME SO I FEEL I NEED TO SHARE MYSELF WITH THE WORLD AND HELP OUT WHERE I CAN. I LOVE WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, I WAS THE BOY SCOUT COMMISSIONER FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGION WHEN MY SON WAS GOING THROUGH THE SCOUTS FROM TIGERS TO EAGLE SCOUT. WHAT A REWARDING EXPERIENCE IT IS TO HELP SHAPE THE MINDS AND BODIES OF THE YOUNG AND EVEN NOT SO YOUNG PEOPLE. Report Inappropriate Comment

SCAROUSEL1 8/20/2009 9:56AM

WooHoo!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

GRANNY1972 8/20/2009 8:57AM

You are such a busy lady Sandy!! I don't know how you find the time to do it all!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MS.ELENI 8/20/2009 12:22AM

Looks like you are going to be busy. Report Inappropriate Comment

MAYLINGSNW 8/20/2009 12:19AM

sounds like an interesting place... may Report Inappropriate Comment