What R you doing today?

[g8keeper]

went to work today....came home,and as i opened the door, was instantly greeted with joyful cheers of excitement and hugs from my new foster sons...i was then informed by my gf that they had been anxiously waiting for me to get home, wondering when, and looking forward to going to the bowling alley with me tonight....we had dinner at the table, where the oldest one, mind you only 5 years old, led us in a version of Grace his aunt had taught them....it was absolutely adorable....afterwards, we went to the bowling alley where they each got to bowl a game while i did my league bowling....the management also gave each of them a balloon, and believe it or not, a real bowling pin!!!...they were then asked to pull the winning 50/50 ticket, and the winner gave each boy $1....they really enjoyed it...and i have totally enjoyed my first day of coming home from work to my new foster kids....smilez...

 

[Runningwolf]

Ken great news. You just just made my day great hearing this. This is even better then hearing Julie talk about the bear she saw in her back yard tonight. Opps she didn't post that yet.

 

[g8keeper]

Ken great news. You just just made my day great hearing this. This is even better then hearing Julie talk about the bear she saw in her back yard tonight. Opps she didn't post that yet.
Hey Ken didn't you post a picture today. I saw the post on my Droid but didn't see the pic and now I can't find the post if you can post a link to it.

yes dan, i did post a pic, now let me get the thread....lol....btw....thank you, and i am glad i could share of my joy with you, my friend...

 

[Runningwolf]

Ken I just found it

 

[g8keeper]

Ken I just found it

lol...ok....just as i was about to post the link....

 

[SarahRides]

This weekend we were supposed to go to the Cape for a nice long weekend with my in laws. These plan were thwarted however when our dog got a little cranky (to try and make a long story short, our neighbor usually watches them, they love her! However one of our dogs can be very tempermental, we have to be pretty careful with her as she can get aggressive when nervous around some people. Our neighbor was also going away this weekend, so her husband was going to watch them. She showed a little tooth to him, so instead of risking a dog bite, we decided to just take her home. Since on such short notice we don't really have anywhere to put her, we are stuck home with her now).

So anyways, I decided to pull some of the fruit out of the freezer, and am starting a strawberry peach and a strawberry mead instead. We're going to do a couple of day trips instead, try and make the best of the time off together from work. I just have to make a trip to the LHBS to pick up some yeast. At least aside from a few predicted T-storms (I guess that's what you get when it's 90+ degrees out in June), the weather is supposed to be beautiful. Have a good weekend everyone!

 

[tonyt]

300 miles from my Texas Gulf Coast home so I will be keeping one eye on the weather reports in case I have to bee line home and shore things up around the house.

 

[Hokapsig]

Stuck working BEHIND Mountaineer Casino for the past 2 days and Saturday morning. I need to get home and address my Dragon Blood Skeeter Pee, Black and Blue Berry and Cab Franc Ice Wine, as well as go to an Eagle Scout dinner and Graduation party, then work in DC on Sunday....

 

[olusteebus]

Starting my first skeeter pee. Report next week

 

[ffemt128]

I need to check the ph and acid levels on the white wines I have aging for my nieces wedding in November. Anyone have any suggested ranges for a Reisling and a Sauv Blanc? Also any suggestions on sg?

 

[Julie]

Holy Cow!!!! , I forgot to post this last night. We are in the pool, lounging and Mike looks over towards the neighbors yard and right past our fence and says "What kind of a dog whoa what a minute, BEAR!!!!"

Sure enough about 20 feet from us goes a bear running for the woods behind our house. First time for this, live in this area for 30 years.

And no Flem you can't bring your rifle and going hunting, it's a yearling.

 

[ffemt128]

Holy Cow!!!! , I forgot to post this last night. We are in the pool, lounging and Mike looks over towards the neighbors yard and right past our fence and says "What kind of a dog whoa what a minute, BEAR!!!!"

Sure enough about 20 feet from us goes a bear running for the woods behind our house. First time for this, live in this area for 30 years.

And no Flem you can't bring your rifle and going hunting, it's a yearling.

Too cool. It in the area, I'm sure you'll see it again.

 

[g8keeper]

Holy Cow!!!! , I forgot to post this last night. We are in the pool, lounging and Mike looks over towards the neighbors yard and right past our fence and says "What kind of a dog whoa what a minute, BEAR!!!!"

Sure enough about 20 feet from us goes a bear running for the woods behind our house. First time for this, live in this area for 30 years.

And no Flem you can't bring your rifle and going hunting, it's a yearling.

well now i know the story....lol...dan made referrence to that a little in a post last night in response to one of my posts about my new "sons".....lol....

 

[Famineguy]

g8keeper. That is great news. I am happy for the boys and the new foster parents. Now the fun really begins.

 

[rodo]

g8keeper. That is great news. I am happy for the boys and the new foster
parents. Now the fun really begins.

I'll second that

 

[g8keeper]

g8keeper. That is great news. I am happy for the boys and the new foster parents. Now the fun really begins.

thank you famineguy....so far so good....smilez....got home from work last and they asked if i'd play ball with them, so i took them to the field and tossed the ball to them while they tried hitting with their big fat plastic bats....we were only using a tennis ball....luckily the combination resulted in balls not flying too far when they connected, but i gotta admit they did get a good piece of some of them....then a little neighbor girl came over and asked if she could play also, so i said sure and she shagged down a few balls and then took somme turns batting as well....actually can't wait til they get a little older and then their throwing skills and such get better...lol...then catch and everything will be even more fun instead of me having ti keep chasing the ball down....roflmao....i think there's a reason most athletes don't play much past the age of 40.....roflmao....but it's still fun doing these things, as my father never really did with me...

 

[g8keeper]

I'll second that

thank you as well, rodo....smilez...

 

[Redtrk]

While this would be my normal racking day as I have been out of town the last two weekends I managed to rack on Wednesday. I'll be riding over to the fairgrounds in Madison, Indiana today on the motorcycle to receive my WSMRA degree. (Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association) I may have to stop at a winery or two along the way.

 

[SarahRides]

Have fun Rick! I don't know about Ohio, but it is a beautiful day out here for a ride! The heat has finally broken here.

 

[SarahRides]

I've been busy racking and backsweetening this morning! I have a batch of Merlot, Blackberry, Cherry and Plum Berry that I am hoping to bottle in about a month or so. I also had to take out about 1/2 a cup or so of wine out of several of my carboys. The temperature in my basement went from about 65 to 73 degrees this past week, it has been about 95 degrees out the past several days. My de-humidifier down there has been running non-stop. The temperature change must have had a big effect on the liquid in the carboys, the volume actually appeared to increase in several of them. Several of the carboys that had been filled to the base of the neck to begin with, were now just about touching the bungs and airlocks! While it is the most stable place in the house temperature-wise, there are still these temperature fluctuations which I can't really do anything about. It's amazing what it does to the wine volume though! I didn't mind, it gave me an excuse to taste test some of them!