O.K. so I can’t remember when I bought my Rubbermaid Step Stool Tool Box, but I know it is almost new. It can’t be more than one perhaps two decades old. I went to pick it up the other day and the handle came right out of the lid. Continue reading It Can’t be Worn Out
Grandparents Day:
There really is a Grandparents Day; it is the first Sunday after Labor Day. In the Tice household we are celebrating Grandparents weekend. Jerry and Janene Tice have traveled here from Petersburg Illinois so Georgia Ann has all four of her grandparents here. Mark Tice, Georgia’s Uncle from Manhattan, also arrived via Thailand and Hong Cong. Jet lag and sleep deprivation could not dampen the celebration of new life. Continue reading Grandparents Day:
Sweet Georgia:
At 7:36 P.M. Monday, September 11, 2006 Renee and Neil Tice welcomed sweet little Georgia Ann Tice into the family. When Judy and I left the hospital at nine p.m. everyone was doing just fine. You will find a photo of this precious little bundle below. Continue reading Sweet Georgia:
Fair Winds and Hot Sailing:
I used to have a favorite one liner that I used at every opportunity. “I had fun last summer, I went sailing both days!” There was a time here in the Scappoose – St. Helens area that that could be literally true. When we first moved into the area in the mid seventies, we could never get ripe tomatoes out of our garden. Only little green tomatoes and even hanging the vines in the garage only produced little green rotten tomatoes. That is no longer true. Continue reading Fair Winds and Hot Sailing:
Summer Fun:
Here we are in the “Dog Days of Summer,” and we are taking another quick break before our new grand-daughter makes her début. The project house we have been helping Renee and Neil with is complete except for a short punch list of loose ends. It went on the market last Sunday with an open house event. Continue reading Summer Fun: