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A few weeks ago I got a new computer – a Dell, pre-loaded with MicroSoft Vista, despite my best attempts to ward it off. Almost everything transitioned smoothly except my MicroTek ScanMaker 4900 flatbed scanner which, officially, is not supported with Vista device drivers. After many machinations I finally got it to work tonight. Coincidentally, Kathryn [...] Last week I came down with the flu. It began on Wed afternoon and the chills crested on Wednesday night. I wore a long sleeve T-shirt and fleece sweat shirt to bed with a comforter and 0 degree sleeping bag as blankets to get warm. During the night my fever broke and I couldn’t shed [...] When my brother was about 10 years old he was fishing at Schoharie Creek and came crying back to the house. He had been fishing for carp, found it boring and set his fishing pole down on a rock while he played nearby. With his attention diverted a large fish took his bait and dragged [...] Two years ago we took a weekend for a car camping trip to scout possible canoe trips for the next year. We explored put ins and take outs and checked out lakes and ponds as camping destinations. That lead us to a number of fun trips in 2007. This weekend we are re-enacting the car [...] Saturday we went to Schoharie, re-arranged my Mom’s furniture and went to the Old Stone Fort History Days. There wasn’t much of a crowd and the exhibits were mixed. Eric was concerned about the re-enactment soldiers so we stayed away from them. Sunday we did laundry and mowed our lawn. I hooked up my 7′ disc [...] Last week Eric’s soccer team finally won a game. He is the youngest player on his U8 team. The U8 team plays 5 vs 5 with 3 upfield offensive players and 2 defensive players. At this stage Eric is more comfortable playing defense, but he gets moved around like all the AYSO players. Below Cory [...] We found lumps on Trey’s neck and had him examined. We suspect he has systemic histiocytosis – a reactive inflammatory diseases in which a disorder of immune system regulation is suspected. Histiocytosis is a cancer which proliferates rapidly and invade a wide variety of tissues. Histiocytes are a type of white blood cell called macrophages [...] This was a good year for our garden. Other than the dogs eating a row of peas things worked out well. This weekend I made the last harvest: a shopping bag of green beans, 3 nearly ripe tomatoes and a dozen cherry tomatoes. A few lesson’s learned are worth noting: We got 9 volunteer pumpkins and [...] Eric has been showing in the Barneveld Horsemen’s Association (BHA) lead line classes all summer. Sunday they had the last show – the make-up of the make-up Hunter Show. Eric shows courtesy of his buddy Trevor and Trevor’s mom Ellen. Ellen lets Eric use Onyx, a 16 year old mare who is bomb proof. In the [...] |
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