The New Years Eve Blue Moon

The New Years Eve Blue Moon

The New Years Eve 2009 Fox

Rose was looking our back this evening and yelled "Donnie a Fox!"

I went out to the dining room to look and sure enough a nice red fox was weaving his way across the field, I ran to grab my camera and actually (for once) made it back before it ran off into the hedgerow. I had quite a bit of time and took quite a few pictures before scaring him off by opening the back door.

The fox spent about a half an hour hunting the fields out back.

He went over to the pond and back, around the brush pile and even over to the greenhouse and woodpiles looking for dinner.

Yes the chickens were all safe in the barn...

Rose thinks there may be a pair running around.

Happy New Year!

2010 here we come!

Pichenotte, a French Canadian tabletop game similar to Carrom

Pichenotte

How do you pronounce pichenotte ?
    Pichenotte is pronounced " PEESH' - NUT "

   Carrom.org site "How to play"

The official Laws of Carrom

Twas the night before Christmas...

James and Jason devoured their Gingerbread men.

Everyone had to pose for some Christmas Eve photos.

Italian was the order of the day Stuffed Shells, Meatballs, Sausage, and Ravioli. Piles of Desserts were on display, Rose has been busy baking, pies, cookies, tarts, etc for a couple weeks now.

Later Great Grandpa and Papa played Pichenotte, I won the first and last games, Dad won three in a row in the middle.

Merry Christmas to all!

Are those for us?

James and Jason checking out all the ornaments and presents under the tree.


Merry Christmas All!

Merry Christmas to All

Hope you and your have a joyous Christmas Holiday!

Rose and the boys out Sleddin', and there they go...






Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sleepover at Nana's...

Jason and James spent the night at Nana's house Saturday night during the 1st real snow of the season. We had a grand snowball fight, what amazing arms the two boys have, I was hit with almost every snowball thrown. We drank cocoa and ate cheese and crackers to warm ourselves.

Nana baked Gingerbread cookies while the boys and I played CandyLand, Papa won... Nana and the boys decorated several dozen Gingerbread men (minus the two the boys ate to make sure they were good) The boys did a great job decorating with icing and gumdrops.

Look what we made!

The Black Friday Rush

What a Black Friday we had, off to Target at 4:30am, what a mob scene, parking lot was full by 5am. We lucked out and got a carriage from someone unloading their haul in to their car on the way in, most folks weren't so lucky and were seen dragging and juggling boxes through the store.

Once in the store the register line was almost at one point completely around the outer perimeter of the store, down the right side, all the way across the back of the store, up the left side and across the front to the registers.  There had to be 300+ people in line waiting their turn at the register.  WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE STORE...   Anyway we found almost every item we went for and decided to take our place in line.  We decided to leave Rose with the carriage and send me out on patrols to see If we could score the last few items on our list.  That worked out well and as we waited in line we found the Play-Doh we'd been looking for.  I have never seen so many LCD TV's being sold in my life I'd say 1 in 4 carriages had one in it.  The line went fast and efficiently maybe 30 minutes total in line not too bad. 

Off to Walmart, many of the doorbuster items were all gone, parking lot had few cars in it no trouble parking and only one person in front of us in line. 

Oddly enough both stores had State Police in the parking lots and in the stores keeping a watchful eye. (over by the electronics)

Thanksgiving Day 2009

Thanksgiving this year was special, we spent the day with Jarrod, Crystal, James and Jason, and Joe Hebert (below) over at Jarrod & Crystals house. Rose played with the kids, making construction paper garland rings. Joe and the boys had fun wrestling just look at his face in the picture... Everything was great, lots, no really, LOTS of food, snacks, cookies, pies, cakes, not to mention the excellent Turkey and Ham and all the sides, a quick clean-up after dinner and everyone rolled to the couch for a rest after dinner. Cowboys won the game which made Crystals day. The Thanksgiving ads were scrutinized carefully. I took the boys for a walk to work off some of the tryptophan effects.

Yes indeed a very good day!

Sunday Walk

Rose and I took the boys on a hike today over to the dam to see the falls, we were curious how high the water was with all the rain. The dam was down so all the water was going through the left side instead of going over the falls, Jason was helping me walk Chloe on the way back.

Goffstown's Newest FIreman

I can see the career change coming... From Train Conductor to Fireman in one night. Never saw anyone have that much fun driving a firetruck! Jason had a blast, the Goffstown Fire Dept. was handing out firehats and letting the kids sit in the drivers seat of the firetruck for a few minutes.

Halloween

Thomas the train "Jason" and the Dino Rider "James", led Jarrod and Crystal through the streets of Goffstown on Halloween.

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Martian landscapes - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Good Dog...

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The Horde approaches...

  Stacking wood today, crushed apples under my feet swarmed by yellow-jackets,  the yellow-jackets were calm enough, far more interested in the apple mush than stinging me.  Cloudy, damp and not a breeze was to be had, absolutely the wrong day to stack wood, but it's gotta get done.  After 4 or so loads with the tractor and trailer were stacked, I went in just as the sun came out.  

  Then I noticed them, just a few at first, then more.   I went to let the dogs out and inadvertently let in a dozen or so,  the front of the house was covered.   LADYBUGS!  Millions of them, the horde has arrived, and so the fall rituals here begin,  pull the air conditioners, close the screens, shut the storm windows.

Fall is here in New England!

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More SMores Please

Jason loved the SMores Nana made tonight! Despite the photo evidence to the contrary here, he actually did get some in his mouth!

Spooky Light Trails

We picked up some spooky Halloween lights and had the boys running around with the lights. Took a couple of wuick pics of them as they ran through. As you can tell they were having a blast!

Apple Pickin' at Brookdale's

Off to Brookdale Farm in Hollis today, the apples were a bit on the tart side yet, but that's ok, we got to pick a half a bushel, and we got pumpkins too!

Sun rising

Mornin' Glory

Nice morning today up at 6am

Mom and the Twins

Our semi resident doe and her twins were out last night, probably due to the swarms of mosquitoes in the woods, it gets close to evening here now and they come out in droves. Mom was quite interested in what I was doing and kept a watchful eye as I snapped my shots.

Towel Boy

Jason Drying off after a day in the sun.

Fun in the Sun

James and Jason had a blast this afternoon in the pool.