The state of Maine

Hi again, Its been a busy time of year. Gwen's real birthday has come and gone so she is officially a year old. Morgan and I went camping in the backyard. We had a campfire, made smores, hotdogs, and slept in my tent. It was freakin' cold that night, but good times were had by all.

We climbed Mt Watatik which is a small mountain located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The rangers marked the state line on the mountain so you know when you cross. Morgan made it all the way to the top without complaining. I'm very proud of her as it must have been tough for a five year old.

Last weekend I went up to Maine. My uncle Rick has a cabin on Hancock pond in Denmark Maine. Its really a lake not a pond. For those of you not familiar Maine is the most northerly state in New England. Its nicknamed vactionland and is a popular destination for camping and other outdoor crap. Its also known as the lakes region for all the lakes carved out by the glaciers during the last ice age. Similar to the lakes region in the UK.



Here is my cousins video on the same subject matter.

The American Dream

If the American Dream is to own a house, have nice cars, and 2.4 kids what is the British Dream? I'll guess that it is the same. Although you may want to dream of better teeth. Just Kidding...sort of.

I wish kids would do cute things long enough for me to record it. Gwen is prentending to drive and making brum brum noises... and now she is crying. Well that was a short lived bit of happiness.

Below is a video of my house. We bought it three years ago and have done a ton of work on it. There is still a ton left to do. We've been lucky and the structure of the house is solid and in good shape. Many of the mechanical systems are also of top quality but the electrical, insulation and general decor really needed to be upgraded...bad. I didn't film every room. I guess you don't need to see the boiler room, tool shed, and my office in the basement. We also didn't film the "master bedroom" as I honestly forgot about it. There is nothing master about it. Its just slightly bigger then the other bedrooms and it has a larger then average closet even for modern standards. We have not done any work in there either. The room has no insulation and in the winter you can feel the cold breeze come thru the wall.

Happy Birthday

Thank you to all of you who wished me a happy birthday. Its the first year I have ever received a global happy birthday. I had an excellent Birthday meal - Lobster, steamers, and corn on the cob. Yummy!

Gwen's birthday is on August 10 but Katie's Grandmother was up from Tennessee. That is the skinny state below Kentucky. The Appalachian mountain range runs through it and Elvis' house is located in Memphis. Since she was up we celebrated Gwen's 1st birthday already. The four us will do something on her actual birthday.

Check back soon. I will be posting pictures of the house soon.