http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1 Touchstone II Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:48:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think it is a family gene that causes this illness. When a guy wants BBQ ... a guy wants BBQ. No matter the weather. Here we have a modern city dweller flashing back to his neanderthal feelings. Well almost, neanderthals didn't have unbrellas, beer and shorts. http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2011/03/06/rainman/ Okay, I didn't make up the nickname "Monster", I think his mom did. He was real work for her to carry. None the less ... Happy 1st Birthday kid .... have a ball! "The Monster likes the ambiance of pizza and birthday cake. Especially the way it feels on his face. ... http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2011/02/22/the-monsters-birthday/ Ma loves dogs, and sometimes shops for toys for them so that when we get to babysit one or two, we have something for them to play with. Her favorites are the ones designed by Chris. Call her biased. http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2011/01/29/ma-and-the-dog-toys/ Ever notice how quick you can get cabin fever when it snows enough to cancel work? As a tribute to the season, I would like to present my newest work. I call it Blizzard http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2011/01/12/snow/ I can't believe that this thing is still circulating on the web. I remember reading it the first time in 1966. A buddy sent it to me from Viet Nam. The words varied some ... but it is close. “Well, there’s strange things done ‘Neath the Vietnamese Sun But the time that locked ... http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/12/24/strange-things-are-done/ Either Santa is getting smaller or Eva is getting bigger. Merry Christmas! http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/12/17/santa-visit-2010/ What an adventure. I got to go to a Car Wrap seminar in Phoenix. I am very eager to teach my students how to wrap cars with vinyl. This is a Rodeo. The class was in Arizona. There are no salt rusted cars in Arizona. But there are a lot ... http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/12/15/car-wrap-car-graphics/ They are man's best friend. Zombie (or "Z" for short) and Kujo (in training). http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/12/05/zombie-kujo-just-because/ The way it's suppost to be. Splish splash, prepare to chase fish! Adding an amphib capability. Miss Eva likes fishing with dad. One of the best fishing lakes for families around. Another very good family fishing day. End of day. End of summer. http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/12/05/end-of-summer-fishing/ And here is the new kid. Wyatt is a fun loving kinda guy. It was great having him here for his first Thanksgiving with the family.Shown here demonstrating a wrench to the new kid, earlier Chris demonstrated getting a screw driver and screwing things up.Maizie and Eva just keep ... http://cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog1/2010/11/26/thanksgiving-2010/