Well it's Sunday and the fest is all but over, 4 days ya know, the last full weekend of July.
Sky is sluggish, up early, out late.
She. why is it over?
me. it's only 4 days..
she. how come?
me . it is what it is, and everyone had to get back to work tomorrow.
she. you're fireworks were good, I really liked them.
her mom told her they we did them for her bday, which happens during the fest.
me. yeapper they were weren't they.
she. do you have any more?
me. nope, used them all up last night, have to save up for next year. *little white lies*
she. can I come back next year?
me. yes dear this home is your home, you can always come here..
Ma gets her in the tub and shortly shes gone, back to her dads....
Me and the dog are left sitting here on the deck, watching and thinking...
a long time coming and over so quickly..... time to clean up
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Saturday... time to take the rides
It's time to do the rides and the kids are ready.
Mark, Elly, Sky and me head down to the river where we pick up the water taxi.
It's new this year cause the bridge is being worked on, 2 boats holding about 50 people running back and forth ferrying festers from east to west.
We get our tickets and it's to the fun house, the girls love it for whatever reason.
After going through it about 20 times it's on the other rides, spinning, twisting, laughing....
good times yes good times.
As it starts raining, again we catch the trolley, change to the downtown bus to cross the river another trolley and we're back home.
Fire works tonight, it's the big draw, streets blocked off, no traffic, walkers with strollers and coolers, right across the street from the house over the lake. The change is glued to the sidewalk,
the dollar is taped to a new string, we're good to go.
No drinking and driving tonight, I'm already home.
Ant's here shaking beers, the whole fam damily here, chairs, coolers, popcorn, treats it's all good.... I'm in my glory, only one person missing but she's here in spirit, Skys mom, my baby, she loved this too.
We're treated with a great fireworks display, man make and by mother nature, flashing lighting in the background, there are pics out there somewhere.
45 mins and it's all over, it's back to people watching.
The ones that went up the hill are now heading back down and the ones the went down are heading up. huh makes me wonder, but hey I just sittin here on my deck enjoying a beer and watching the cheer...
Mark, Elly, Sky and me head down to the river where we pick up the water taxi.
It's new this year cause the bridge is being worked on, 2 boats holding about 50 people running back and forth ferrying festers from east to west.
We get our tickets and it's to the fun house, the girls love it for whatever reason.
After going through it about 20 times it's on the other rides, spinning, twisting, laughing....
good times yes good times.
As it starts raining, again we catch the trolley, change to the downtown bus to cross the river another trolley and we're back home.
Fire works tonight, it's the big draw, streets blocked off, no traffic, walkers with strollers and coolers, right across the street from the house over the lake. The change is glued to the sidewalk,
the dollar is taped to a new string, we're good to go.
No drinking and driving tonight, I'm already home.
Ant's here shaking beers, the whole fam damily here, chairs, coolers, popcorn, treats it's all good.... I'm in my glory, only one person missing but she's here in spirit, Skys mom, my baby, she loved this too.
We're treated with a great fireworks display, man make and by mother nature, flashing lighting in the background, there are pics out there somewhere.
45 mins and it's all over, it's back to people watching.
The ones that went up the hill are now heading back down and the ones the went down are heading up. huh makes me wonder, but hey I just sittin here on my deck enjoying a beer and watching the cheer...
Harborfest Friday
The kiddie parade is this morn and I'm the can man, have to get going early.
Mark and the kids are here, is the bro in law and the kids are Ant and Elly, Elly is 6 mts older than Sky and they're bestest buds.
I love being the can man, it's fun... all the kiddies want to say hi and get their pics taken.
That and messin' with people, cause they don't know who's in the can suit.
I have 3 lovely helpers this year unlike last year where I had two dudes and they were watching for lovelies...... The one gal stays with me all the time, oh to be 21 again....
She spots the kiddies and aims me where I should toss T shirts.
Joan Jet is playing at the park, 9pmish, Sky and I and her other Grandparents head up, ma stays home and entertains. Big crowd, we get where we can see, Sky loves it, the people the tunes. Her older stuff was received better by the younger folk, we all knew the words....
Another day of Festering but tomorrow is the BIG for Sky and Elly, it's midway time.
one last beer and bed time...
Mark and the kids are here, is the bro in law and the kids are Ant and Elly, Elly is 6 mts older than Sky and they're bestest buds.
I love being the can man, it's fun... all the kiddies want to say hi and get their pics taken.
That and messin' with people, cause they don't know who's in the can suit.
I have 3 lovely helpers this year unlike last year where I had two dudes and they were watching for lovelies...... The one gal stays with me all the time, oh to be 21 again....
She spots the kiddies and aims me where I should toss T shirts.
Joan Jet is playing at the park, 9pmish, Sky and I and her other Grandparents head up, ma stays home and entertains. Big crowd, we get where we can see, Sky loves it, the people the tunes. Her older stuff was received better by the younger folk, we all knew the words....
Another day of Festering but tomorrow is the BIG for Sky and Elly, it's midway time.
one last beer and bed time...
Friday, August 29, 2008
I'm back....
It's still July and it's Harborfest.... the city's big 4 day party, free concerts, trolleys, buses, junk food to eat, midway rides, all kinds of good stuff. party party party. Also, it's Sky's bday, she 7 now. She comes to stay with us for Harborfest, likes being in the middle of it all.
We head out Thurs afternoon under overcast skies, sure enough we're 3 blocks away from home and it starts raining, we hurry to the trolley stop 1/2 a block away, as the trolley gets there, hop on and it takes us back home. On the ride I call the wife, have her find our rain coats, we hop off, the rain stops, we grab our coats and it's off the other way to the park.
After the short walk, past the 911 trailer, blue boys...
her: I'm not using one of those..
me: fine..
her: how about you..
me: if I have to.....
her: yeah me too, if I really have to..
me: k...
.... past the street walking vendors...
her: what are they doing...
me: getting their stuff ready to sell..
her: can I get something..
me: if you want but, you've got that stuff before and it doesn't last now does it...
her: yeah, I have gotten that before and no it doesn't last, only a couple of days..
I'm going to save my money..
Me: good for you..
7 huh
we get ice cream cones, get a table under to big top tent and people watch, if I've taught her anything it's people watching, we're good at it.
While observing the goings on it starts raining again, then pouring. It's raining hard, right past cats and dogs to fish, ducks and frogs.... it's raining..
then the thunder and lighting or is it lighting and thunder.... at first she fine but the school gals start shrieking with the lighting and thunder and she starts getting antsy..
it lets up a little and we head home to dry out and have pizza...
early evening it stops raining but we're done festering for today, people are dropping by, now we're entertaining.... and fri is another day... hey Ant, wheres my beer....
so long for now..
We head out Thurs afternoon under overcast skies, sure enough we're 3 blocks away from home and it starts raining, we hurry to the trolley stop 1/2 a block away, as the trolley gets there, hop on and it takes us back home. On the ride I call the wife, have her find our rain coats, we hop off, the rain stops, we grab our coats and it's off the other way to the park.
After the short walk, past the 911 trailer, blue boys...
her: I'm not using one of those..
me: fine..
her: how about you..
me: if I have to.....
her: yeah me too, if I really have to..
me: k...
.... past the street walking vendors...
her: what are they doing...
me: getting their stuff ready to sell..
her: can I get something..
me: if you want but, you've got that stuff before and it doesn't last now does it...
her: yeah, I have gotten that before and no it doesn't last, only a couple of days..
I'm going to save my money..
Me: good for you..
7 huh
we get ice cream cones, get a table under to big top tent and people watch, if I've taught her anything it's people watching, we're good at it.
While observing the goings on it starts raining again, then pouring. It's raining hard, right past cats and dogs to fish, ducks and frogs.... it's raining..
then the thunder and lighting or is it lighting and thunder.... at first she fine but the school gals start shrieking with the lighting and thunder and she starts getting antsy..
it lets up a little and we head home to dry out and have pizza...
early evening it stops raining but we're done festering for today, people are dropping by, now we're entertaining.... and fri is another day... hey Ant, wheres my beer....
so long for now..
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
lost in time
I have to do a better job at this.
A lot of things have happened over the summer.
Bdays, Yankees trip, Harborfest, a wake.....
June....
I'll start with the wake...
Ya see, it was from the old neighborhood, where I grew up...
an elderly guy, 90+, I went with my parents... they're in their 70's, his kids in their 60's and me at 50... it was like I was a little kid again...... young Donny...
weird...
Then the wife and I went on a bus trip down to see the Yankees play the Royals.
We had fun, hot though. We sat in the bleachers Friday evening and nose bleed right field Saturday. Hot saturday, I think I only had 1 beer, too hot for me to drink beer. There were a lot of drunk people on the bus for the ride home, 2 gals slept really well.
Then there was my bday, 51 now, big whoop BUT one has to go through the motions.
July...
The Fourth and the fireworks are across the street from our house, visitors with beer, ya gotta love it.
We have a party at my brother and his wife's house, swimming, burgers, dogs, presents for the nephew, Anthony who's 3. My sister has him shake up my beer all the time, so I pull up his shirt and open it, spraying beer on either his belly or back, whichever way I catch him... it's big laughs.. ya see, he was hatched a little early, 2 months I think, so I guess that's why no one complanes.
Later in the month we end up at our granddaughters other grandparents for her bday party, Sky is now 7. Old Ant is shaking my beer and wearing them well. Being the explorer that he is, he finds the water balloons and I become the target for all the youngins. BUT the balloons weren't filled to the almost breaking point, so they bounce off, drop to the ground where I pick them up, offer them back to the little buggers, only to squeeze and break them over their heads, sending them laughing, dripping and running for more. My own version of shock and aw. and a good time was had by all....
that brings us to Harborfest, but I have to say ttfn and I'll be back in my best Arnold voice...
A lot of things have happened over the summer.
Bdays, Yankees trip, Harborfest, a wake.....
June....
I'll start with the wake...
Ya see, it was from the old neighborhood, where I grew up...
an elderly guy, 90+, I went with my parents... they're in their 70's, his kids in their 60's and me at 50... it was like I was a little kid again...... young Donny...
weird...
Then the wife and I went on a bus trip down to see the Yankees play the Royals.
We had fun, hot though. We sat in the bleachers Friday evening and nose bleed right field Saturday. Hot saturday, I think I only had 1 beer, too hot for me to drink beer. There were a lot of drunk people on the bus for the ride home, 2 gals slept really well.
Then there was my bday, 51 now, big whoop BUT one has to go through the motions.
July...
The Fourth and the fireworks are across the street from our house, visitors with beer, ya gotta love it.
We have a party at my brother and his wife's house, swimming, burgers, dogs, presents for the nephew, Anthony who's 3. My sister has him shake up my beer all the time, so I pull up his shirt and open it, spraying beer on either his belly or back, whichever way I catch him... it's big laughs.. ya see, he was hatched a little early, 2 months I think, so I guess that's why no one complanes.
Later in the month we end up at our granddaughters other grandparents for her bday party, Sky is now 7. Old Ant is shaking my beer and wearing them well. Being the explorer that he is, he finds the water balloons and I become the target for all the youngins. BUT the balloons weren't filled to the almost breaking point, so they bounce off, drop to the ground where I pick them up, offer them back to the little buggers, only to squeeze and break them over their heads, sending them laughing, dripping and running for more. My own version of shock and aw. and a good time was had by all....
that brings us to Harborfest, but I have to say ttfn and I'll be back in my best Arnold voice...
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