Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Today President Obama announced the end of the war in Iraq. It has been a very long war and it's hard to see if we did a good thing for the people who suffered under Saddam Hussein, but at least our troops are now coming home from Iraq. To put this war in perspective for you...it's been going on since March 1, 2003....that's 5 months before Abby was born. It's a good time to pray for our military and hope we can bring them home from Afganistan also.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Cincinnati Reds...rock! We went to the game tonight to watch Cincinnati beat Milwaukee and beat them they did. It took 10 innings, but what an ending to a great game. Jay Bruce came up with 2 outs and 2 on....bang out to right field and Brandon Phillips steamed across the plate just ahead of the ball....REDS WIN! We yelled and danced and then walked back across the bridge...tired now!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Twelve years ago today....Andrew and Abby's mom and dad got married. It was a beautiful (very warm and sunny) day and lots of people came to the wedding. It was at Trinity Church and Christian and Chandler were part of the wedding party....Chloe was just 12 days old. There was a great party after the wedding and we danced and danced and ate cake! This is a picture of the bride and groom cutting the cake...yummy! Happy Anniversary Andrew and Abby's mom and dad!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

After a very long day at work for both of us....we went to the Parish Kitchen to cook tomorrow's noon meal for the homeless. After that we went to the Cock and Bull in Covington Mainstrasse for supper with the Dons and Ron and Alla. This is the Goosegirl Fountain that sits in the part at Mainstrasse. Our table was right behind the fountain and there was a really nice breeze....yum! After supper we went to the Farmers Fair in our neighborhood....that was fun and we got to see a lot of locally produced items. Now we're home and watching the Reds and Bengals all at the same time....

Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday finally!!!! It's been a very hard week for both of us, with lots of extra work at work! So tonight we celebrated the end of the week with friends who work as hard as we do...it was so nice to sit quietly at "Skinny Legs" and watch the Reds and have a beer and burger! We didn't stay too long, cause we were all too tired for a late night....but it was a good way to end the week.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

On August 26th, 1939, the first ever Major League Baseball game was televised on W2XBS (now WNBC). Red Barber was announcing for the Brooklyn Dodgers (that was before they moved to LA) in a doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds. The game was played at Ebbets Field in NY. The Reds won the first game 5-2 and the Dodgers won the second game 6-1. There were only two camera (now about 15) used, one on the announcer and the other behind the plate! The picture is of a TV being sold in 1939....When I was really young, my neighbor had one just like this!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

National Banana Split Day!

What is a Banana Split?
"A banana split is an ice cream-based dessert. In its classic form it is served in a long dish called a "boat". A banana is cut in two lengthwise (hence the split) and laid in the dish. Variations abound, but the classic banana split is made with scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream served in a row between the split banana. Pineapple topping is spooned over the vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup over the chocolate, and strawberry topping over the strawberry. It is garnished with crushed nuts, whipped cream and maraschino cherries." And we helped celebrate this very special American holiday at Graeters! Wishing you a very happy split day!