Elvis's head fell off on monday after the games. Even though Bob was bleeding out of his ear and my hands are STILL tore up this was the most serious injury of the weekend by far.
The combination of heat from the fire and rain and whatever else had made him infirm. He is in the pantry at the farmhouse and is glueable. He is broken into three parts.
Bob took a tumble, in the darkness, outside his tent over a retaining wall. Poor Bob...black eye too! Somehow he missed Eli and Liam's skateboards that were stragically placed near the opening of his tent. :-<>
Okay, I have an idea. In stead of everyone emailing a ton of photos, I have uploaded about half of mine onto a website and anyone who wants to can do the same. Here's the web address:
Besides everyone being able to upload their photos, anyone can go there to look at them, then copy/"save as" the ones they want on their own computers. I only have some of mine, but there will be more from the competitions and other stuff later today. Sorry there are so many of my dog.
Tom and I did picked out their gifts in 1995. Remember, the jackets and cool hats? We will, probably, not be present this year and so I request a pass. Hope that's okay. (?)
Somehow I ended up with an extra Gaveyard Games t-Shirt, women's size small. Ellen? Other Ellen? Anyone missing a T?
My idea for next year is Eli Cash Gravyard Games 2007, then three pictures across the chest - a bycicle with a jousting stick leaning on it, then a campfire, then a huge knife piercing an apple (for the bycicle jousting, campfire leaping, and knife throwing contests that we won't really be having) and under that, the logo WHAT DO YOU LIVE FOR? Every time I think of the logo I imagine a monster truck rally announcer yelling it.
Pat has posession of the Christmas exchange list. She will post it tomorrow so that you all have a chance to view today's photos.
Randy and I got the present for Mom and Dad last year. We had great fun figuring out what to do, but would probably like to pass this year. So we did X-mas 2005 & 1998... whose turn is it now?
And don't be shy about sending the gift to those who don't get to Whittemore. We got our gifts from those who weren't there last year, I would hate to think that they didn't get theirs in return.
Pat has posession of the Christmas exchange list. She will post it tomorrow so that you all have a chance to view today's photos.
Randy and I got the present for Mom and Dad last year. We had great fun figuring out what to do, but would probably like to pass this year. So we did X-mas 2005 & 1998... whose turn is it now?
And don't be shy about sending the gift to those who don't get to Whittemore. We got our gifts from those who weren't there last year, I would hate to think that they didn't get theirs in return.
I really want to know...who are the swamp people? Someone please fill me in. This is what I think I know so far from reading the blog: 1) they have webbed fingers 2)Joe 3 was the first to encounter them 3)they are meth addicts
The swamp people were a couple that came up from the river while it was raining. We were all in machine shed and they threw us off because they had the ability to make their voices sound like Mike LaVelle.
They had a fin on the back of thier heads and they wore no clothes. They had green skin and yes - webbed feet and toes. They had been frustrated by the beaver dam in the Grand River. We showed mercy and Joe and Tom dropped them off at the gas station. I am not sure how long they survived out of water.
I just looked at the pictures on Ellen's page. Four thoughts:
1)Maybe we should make shirts for all the dogs next year. 2) Did I see Lisa drinking a beer? 3) Even more sorry I missed all the fun. 4) Grace's kids look a lot older than the last time I saw them, but I guess it's been a year and a half. TOO LONG!
Ha! Shimbali, you reveal your non-earthly origins. To come from the MISSISSIPPI you would have to go UP, not down. They were kayaking down the Grand River at 11:00 on a dark and stormy night and got stuck on the beaver dam. You know, the beaver dam! They wandered up out of the darkness from the direction of the river and creepily appeared at the fireside. So Joe and Tom kindly drove them off the premises as quickly as decency and the rules of Elvin Hospitality permitted. (That was Elvin, not elven) Tom sat in the back. Upon their return, they reported that they had beaten the intruders up and stolen their meth.
James Filson was fired as a Big Ten conference football referee in 2005, following a reporter's disclosure that, after a bad accident and the installment of a prosthetic, Filson had been officiating games with one eye. Filson filed a lawsuit in July, pointing out that he had been refereeing well enough for the previous four years that no one noticed his condition, but the conference said that, now that the word is out, he would be a magnet for criticism on close calls. [Chicago Sun-Times, 7-18-06]
Hey, does anyone need a washer and dryer? The ones from our old house are sitting in our garage. THey are 12 years old, never had a problem with them. However the dryer recently stared making a thumping sound but still works fine. They are Maytags. Mom had hers for over 20 years. The dryer for more.
In fact, Tom will be at a Food Show, in Early October, and if he thinks he'd like them and IF no one else needs them...that would be a good time to pick 'em up.
We are off to South Bend tomorrow a.m. via Chicago,for the big game! Not a room to be had (since March) so we found a campground not far from campus (9 miles)...we'll let you know. This way we can pep rally and party downtown on Friday, be on campus early...come join us Ed and Joe! Those of you who are planning a game weekend beware of hotel sellouts..
Hello all, Lisa kindly did the xmas drawing and somehow you all ended up with me! I'll post it later...right now I have a mind-numbing, 5-hour, all campus staff and faculty meeting: Convocation. P
For those of you that have been wanting to ask the burning question, "How do you remember what year you bought gifts for Mom/Dad?" I will tell you. :-)
Tom and I had been, "just friends," for a few years. We had JUST begun dating and he asked me if I would go shopping with him. I was soooo flattered that he would ask. We went out for dinner/drinks and then, went, "drunk shopping," with to-go-cups-o-cocktails. It was sooo much fun! :-)
I think the braces can wait. I know so many people that have had to redo them. I think we put Seans on too soon. He will get them off in a year and he hasn't hit any big growth spurts and I think once he does it could really mess up the jaw and then teeth. ou nest door neighbor just had braces put on her son who is senior in high school for the second time. He had a huge growth spurt his sophomore yer and that is exactly what happened. Wisdom teeth mess with it too. That's my two cents. We don't have insurance for braces either. Monica
Hmm...very interesting. Yes, Eli has a crooked bite and a small palate. Liam has a mouth full of things that look like teeth...but, I'm not so sure. :-<> I will take this under advisement. Thank you. :-)
You can have it Joe...you need it more than we do! :-) So what if our livelihood fails bc the Guests don't have clean napkins and our Servers wear dirty aprons...we could always get a job at the Kum-n-Go.
I thought Tom's Food Show was in Cedar Rapids...but, it's in Cedar Falls. Is that close by? Yah know, I'm not even sure he wants it...I think so. (?) :-) I'll speak, with him, about it tonight.
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Excellent pictures. I love the one of Catherine.
Monica
Yeah - you can't tell unless you expand the image, but that is a walking stick on her elbow.
So Ed, how'd your bike survive?
The bike is fine (minus one reflector).
The reflector was the perfect addition to the Trophy! :-)
Grace~
Better "hot glue" the reflector!
In honor of the croc hunter i'm saying 'crikey' at least 3 times a day in my worst fake aussie accent.
Oh - for those of you that don't know.....
Elvis's head fell off on monday after the games. Even though Bob was bleeding out of his ear and my hands are STILL tore up this was the most serious injury of the weekend by far.
The combination of heat from the fire and rain and whatever else had made him infirm. He is in the pantry at the farmhouse and is glueable. He is broken into three parts.
He was all shook up!
How did Bob's ear bleed?
P
Bob took a tumble, in the darkness, outside his tent over a retaining wall. Poor Bob...black eye too! Somehow he missed Eli and Liam's skateboards that were stragically placed near the opening of his tent. :-<>
Okay, I have an idea. In stead of everyone emailing a ton of photos, I have uploaded about half of mine onto a website and anyone who wants to can do the same. Here's the web address:
http://community.webshots.com/album/553869332HXDtCi
The username is Straub06
The password is Straub
Besides everyone being able to upload their photos, anyone can go there to look at them, then copy/"save as" the ones they want on their own computers. I only have some of mine, but there will be more from the competitions and other stuff later today. Sorry there are so many of my dog.
Geesh Ellen...All of your pix are of your family and your dog! Whatsupwihdat? :-<>
J/K...Seriously, awesome idea...great photos! Thanks. :-)
The bust of Elvis coulda rec'd his injuries from all the Walnuts that were, "pitched," at him! ;-<>
Okay, I'm done now. :-)
I think that Brian was the only one that hit Elvis with a walnut.
He got a double score for that.
Grace-What's your idea for a T-shirt?
Het...whadup with the Christmas List?
Who'd I get? :-)
~Nance.
Who is getting mom and dad the gift this year?
Tom and I did picked out their gifts in 1995. Remember, the jackets and cool hats? We will, probably, not be present this year and so I request a pass. Hope that's okay. (?)
Somehow I ended up with an extra Gaveyard Games t-Shirt, women's size small. Ellen? Other Ellen? Anyone missing a T?
My idea for next year is Eli Cash Gravyard Games 2007, then three pictures across the chest - a bycicle with a jousting stick leaning on it, then a campfire, then a huge knife piercing an apple (for the bycicle jousting, campfire leaping, and knife throwing contests that we won't really be having) and under that, the logo WHAT DO YOU LIVE FOR? Every time I think of the logo I imagine a monster truck rally announcer yelling it.
Nance, Ryan wants a mesh tank next year.
Seriously.
So noted. :-)
Pat has posession of the Christmas exchange list. She will post it tomorrow so that you all have a chance to view today's photos.
Randy and I got the present for Mom and Dad last year. We had great fun figuring out what to do, but would probably like to pass this year. So we did X-mas 2005 & 1998... whose turn is it now?
And don't be shy about sending the gift to those who don't get to Whittemore. We got our gifts from those who weren't there last year, I would hate to think that they didn't get theirs in return.
Thanks!
Pat has posession of the Christmas exchange list. She will post it tomorrow so that you all have a chance to view today's photos.
Randy and I got the present for Mom and Dad last year. We had great fun figuring out what to do, but would probably like to pass this year. So we did X-mas 2005 & 1998... whose turn is it now?
And don't be shy about sending the gift to those who don't get to Whittemore. We got our gifts from those who weren't there last year, I would hate to think that they didn't get theirs in return.
Thanks!
Ellen, thast was agreat idea. Everyone should put their photos on that site. I will, as soon as I find the camera...
Maybe we should have t-shirts with a the swamp thing on them.
Did anyone get a photo of the Swamp People?
I really want to know...who are the swamp people? Someone please fill me in. This is what I think I know so far from reading the blog:
1) they have webbed fingers
2)Joe 3 was the first to encounter them
3)they are meth addicts
Someone please fill in the blanks for me.
The swamp people were a couple that came up from the river while it was raining. We were all in machine shed and they threw us off because they had the ability to make their voices sound like Mike LaVelle.
They had a fin on the back of thier heads and they wore no clothes. They had green skin and yes - webbed feet and toes. They had been frustrated by the beaver dam in the Grand River. We showed mercy and Joe and Tom dropped them off at the gas station. I am not sure how long they survived out of water.
That really clears things up, thank you.
I just looked at the pictures on Ellen's page. Four thoughts:
1)Maybe we should make shirts for all the dogs next year.
2) Did I see Lisa drinking a beer?
3) Even more sorry I missed all the fun.
4) Grace's kids look a lot older than the last time I saw them, but I guess it's been a year and a half. TOO LONG!
I guess I'm into lists today.
I almost forgot. Their names were Uklak and Shimbali but I am not sure which was which.
That was me. I came all the way down from St. Paul via Missippi via Grand River. I couldn't understand why no one would let me stay.
That's MISSISSIPPI
Ha! Shimbali, you reveal your non-earthly origins. To come from the MISSISSIPPI you would have to go UP, not down.
They were kayaking down the Grand River at 11:00 on a dark and stormy night and got stuck on the beaver dam. You know, the beaver dam! They wandered up out of the darkness from the direction of the river and creepily appeared at the fireside. So Joe and Tom kindly drove them off the premises as quickly as decency and the rules of Elvin Hospitality permitted. (That was Elvin, not elven) Tom sat in the back. Upon their return, they reported that they had beaten the intruders up and stolen their meth.
You're right. i forgot...that's why it was such a hard row.
p
James Filson was fired as a Big Ten conference football referee in 2005, following a reporter's disclosure that, after a bad accident and the installment of a prosthetic, Filson had been officiating games with one eye. Filson filed a lawsuit in July, pointing out that he had been refereeing well enough for the previous four years that no one noticed his condition, but the conference said that, now that the word is out, he would be a magnet for criticism on close calls. [Chicago Sun-Times, 7-18-06]
Filson got Munsoned.
I just uploaded more pictures on Ellen's websight.
Hey, does anyone need a washer and dryer? The ones from our old house are sitting in our garage. THey are 12 years old, never had a problem with them. However the dryer recently stared making a thumping sound but still works fine. They are Maytags. Mom had hers for over 20 years. The dryer for more.
Let me know if you want them.
Monica
Sarah's could use 'em. I'll ask Tom.
In fact, Tom will be at a Food Show, in Early October, and if he thinks he'd like them and IF no one else needs them...that would be a good time to pick 'em up.
The Food Show is in Cedar Rapids and I think that it's October 2nd.
Oh, shoosh...what do you care?
We are off to South Bend tomorrow a.m. via Chicago,for the big game! Not a room to be had (since March) so we found a campground not far from campus (9 miles)...we'll let you know. This way we can pep rally and party downtown on Friday, be on campus early...come join us Ed and Joe! Those of you who are planning a game weekend beware of hotel sellouts..
The dryer is electric. I'll let you two duke it out.
Nance, why don't you all come for the food show. We'll show you some food at our house in the form of brats or burgers maybe even a salad for you.
Monica
Very nice offer and tempting too! :-) However, it's a school day. :-(
(Monday, October 2nd...Tom will make a, "day trip," out of it.)
Hello all, Lisa kindly did the xmas drawing and somehow you all ended up with me!
I'll post it later...right now I have a mind-numbing, 5-hour, all campus staff and faculty meeting: Convocation.
P
School,shcmool.
Yah, but they already missed the first three days and Eli will miss a few days, at the end of the month, when he has his Adenoids removed.
I too, usually, think a day here and there is no biggie.
What are adenoids?
For those of you that have been wanting to ask the burning question, "How do you remember what year you bought gifts for Mom/Dad?" I will tell you. :-)
Tom and I had been, "just friends," for a few years. We had JUST begun dating and he asked me if I would go shopping with him. I was soooo flattered that he would ask. We went out for dinner/drinks and then, went, "drunk shopping," with to-go-cups-o-cocktails. It was sooo much fun! :-)
Dunno.
All I know is that his adenoids (an ENT thing) have contributed to his palate (don't ask) problem which is necessiting BRACES (no dental insurance).
I think the braces can wait. I know so many people that have had to redo them. I think we put Seans on too soon. He will get them off in a year and he hasn't hit any big growth spurts and I think once he does it could really mess up the jaw and then teeth. ou nest door neighbor just had braces put on her son who is senior in high school for the second time. He had a huge growth spurt his sophomore yer and that is exactly what happened. Wisdom teeth mess with it too.
That's my two cents.
We don't have insurance for braces either.
Monica
Hmm...very interesting. Yes, Eli has a crooked bite and a small palate. Liam has a mouth full of things that look like teeth...but, I'm not so sure. :-<> I will take this under advisement.
Thank you. :-)
Monica~ Aren't retainers suppose to help assure that this doesn't happen?
Aren't walking sticks cool? The insect, I mean. How come there aren't moreof them?
Insects and trees rarely mate I suppose.
You can have it Joe...you need it more than we do! :-)
So what if our livelihood fails bc the Guests don't have clean napkins and our Servers wear dirty aprons...we could always get a job at the Kum-n-Go.
somebody take them!
I thought Tom's Food Show was in Cedar Rapids...but, it's in Cedar Falls. Is that close by? Yah know, I'm not even sure he wants it...I think so. (?) :-) I'll speak, with him, about it tonight.
Cedar Falls is about 45 minutes away.
Away farther away...or, away...on the way home?
Away farther away. To the south. But it would be worth it.
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