*Big DumpTruck*

Candy!

We're off to the penny candy store...so if you were going, what would you buy?

Heavens to Betsy, Where Did You All Go?

Man, you skip one day, and then forget to ping blogrolling, and your traffic drops into the toilet. Please, people, you have a moral obligation to stop by at least once a day, just so I know you're still out there. You are still out there, right? I see your eyes glowing in the dark.

This is going to sound stupid, but I'm proud of myself for setting up a 529 account AND getting it funded with direct deposit all by myself. I used the Fidelity.com website, filled in the form, and boom, account created. It was harder for us to set up a Savings account for Junior. (Oh I have to tell you, they made him sign the form...cutest damned thing ever to see his printed signature on a legal form. I should have asked for a copy of it. I laughed because 10 years from now, if they use that to check his signature, there may be a discrepancy.)

New Show I found very very funny: Cracking Up, the new Molly Shannon, Christopher MacDonald sitcom. I can't say enough about the treat it is watching scenes with the two of them together. Let me put it this way - Jack Black guest-starred as a scared-straight type drug prevention person, and he was nothing compared to Molly and Christopher. TiVo this one, kids.

I Want a Garage

Okay, which one of you is going to donate a garage to me? It's not a tax write-off, but you'd have the warm feeling that comes from keeping my car out of the snow, and giving Junior a place to store his bicycle. Every boy needs a garage for his bike, don't you think?

Snow Accumulation

I didn't actually handle the shovelling duties, so I'm not sure what we got, exactly. However, the very same weather website that yesterday said 6-10 inches? This morning I read "Total storm accumulations 12-18 inches." So I wasn't so far off with my "ha ha they stink" comment about accuracy yesterday. 6-10 is not the same as 12-18. I'm just saying.

Refilled Seeds

Poor little spring birdies are all atwitter at the sudden dumping of snow in these parts. I saw a couple of them struggling on my birdfeeder and realized that they'd cleaned it out. So now the feeder is refilled, and hopefully my little feathered friends won't feel the need to head back south. The snow is icky and a pain, but it will disappear fairly quickly. One hopes.

My headcold (a mild one) travelled to my chest last night. So far, I can deal with it, and it hasn't destroyed my voice. Yet. I play to drink lots of fluids and take things easy. I'd like this to be GONE.

Squatters - Get Out!

Can I just vent here? So we're expecting a snow storm. 2-4 inches by tonight, a total of 10 or so overall. We all know that means we could get a dusting to 2 feet of snow, because accuracy is an art form the local forecasters have yet to master.

Anyway, I got to work at the regular time, and headed for my regular parking space, which is in a fairly undesirable part of the parking garage, as far from the door as possible. I do that to make myself walk that much extra getting to and from the building.

When I normally get to work, there are maybe 5-8 other cars in that area. It's as close to an assigned space as you can get.

Until today. Damned if ALL THAT SECTION of the area isn't full of people who decided to avoid the snow by parking in the garage. And yes, I know it isn't MY parking garage, but please, I have parked there every day since last June! I have EARNED a space in that area! It's a danged good thing there was a space available, not in the exact area, but close.

But I think it stinks that people can freak and force out the regulars. Booger heads.

Warning - Weather Post

Look, I'm mundane. Deal.

So there's a winter storm watch in effect for tomorrow night through Wednesday. SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW!

Words cannot express how much I am NOT thrilled. And I'm telling you, this just proves that there is a connection between Junior riding his bike and snow. Two Sundays ago he rode for the first time without training wheels and boom, snowed enough the next day to blanket the lawn (not so much the roads). And then white-out flurries on Friday.

So then he rode again this weekend because it warmed up and almost all the snow was melted... and now 6 to 8 inches are predicted. Actually, last night the Yahoo weather forecast had us down for snow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Lord knows how much, but that's beside the point.

We Won't Be In The Front Row

On our way to Jordan's Furniture to go to their Imax theater (yes, for you out-of-towners, it is in fact the coolest furniture store ever - unlike the Boston Museum of Science, this one has a concession stand. 3D movies AND movie popcorn...and the soda fountain serves Barq's. It is nirvana) we heard the "concert alarm" for 104.5 so Mr. Dump and I dug out our cell phones and got dialing. All weekend if you were the right caller, you got Sting's newest CD and a chance to win front row seats to his concert at the Orpheum tonight. I saw sting a whole bunch of years ago at the Centrum with my friend Dave and it was UNBELIEVABLE. I really really wanted these front row tickets.

So me on my T-Mobile, him on his AT&T - I only got busy signals and he was caller 6, 10 and 14! Cripes, does the phone company play favorites? So he won the free CD, but this morning someone else won the front row seats. I hope she goes, cause if those seats remain empty I'll be one unhappy person.

The Biking Video(s)

Okay, one week later, he's an amazing little bike rider! I promised you some video, so here it is. First is last week, when he still needed daddy to help him out, and the 2nd is from today, when he was basically riding as if he was born doing it. So odd, how it just clicks for them, and suddenly they aren't wobbly or anything. Sure, his braking leaves something to be desired, but that's why we brought him to the middle school parking lot where he could practice without worrying about cars, other people, etc.

biking.wmv - the first lessons and then

bike2.wmv