Final Notice....

My Blogger.com link is ending, but a new beginning can be found over at Wordpress, the company Austin now works for...

Two options--you can add http://dpeeved.wordpress.com/ to your Favorites if you use the bookmark to find me or you can use the same link to add to your RSS Feed, ie, Google Reader..

We will officially pull the plug on this site Jan 1st...hope to see you over at Wordpress...

Hook Em....

Cameron--- torn between 2 lovers.....

Amie, his girlfriend....

...and his other love.....

Who says....

.......you can't teach an old dog new tricks? The only thing that scares the 12 year old canine more than a vacuum coming at her is seeing the travel luggage out of the closet. In this photo, she is more concerned about pleasing her master and keeping momma happier with less hair on the carpet, especially with a house for sale....

Texas-ography

Teri's Christmas wish list....

The Boys on the big screen...

Our college math major :)

Reason for the season....

Future trouble....

U.T. 49 A&M 9

A warm, Thanksgiving day.....

Hey fellers, take cover, it's the day before, if you know what I mean...

Buffalo ranch across from the property we are interested in...

REAL Texas neighbors......

The road to serenity....

Front view from the property we like....

Stretching the bellies the night before Thanksgiving feast....

Why it's so hard to return to Colorado......

A Star is born ....

As many know, Austin works out of the house as a coder for a company that develops a product where, mostly media outlets, can set up discussion groups and a commenting forum. Well, President-elect Obama's team and their change.gov website is now incorporating Austin's company's product onto their site and he made the news at New England Cable News and you can watch it here . Where you see the video (wait for the commercial to end), just fast forward the progress bar to about the 1:45 remaining point and take a listen. Let's hope Austin, like Barack, is willing to share the wealth :).

Turkey-cation

Well, our Texas Thanksgiving vacation is in full swing as can be verified with the protruding of the guts! Whataburger, Mexican food, brisket, chicken fried chicken,brownies, pumpkin pie--nothing is safe around here from being devoured. Lasagna and smoked turkey both in the calorie forecast.

Teri arrived with Austin last Friday so they could attend an organized tour at U.T. for entering freshmen. Cam and I flew together on Southwest and came in on Monday morning.

First time since March 2007 that our whole family has arrived on a trip together. Cameron's girlfriend is back home watching our house, along with guard dog Shelly. We heard from her that as soon as Shelly came in the home she immediately plopped herself on the couch, a canine sin at our place--guess she is just challenging the caretaker with a little of her 12 year 'bitchy' (get it) attitude. Another first--Kelli, Dan and Brynn drove in from Colorado on Saturday and Kevin and his family arrive Thursday morning--so, first time in 20 years we have all gathered at the Nunns for Thanksgiving.

Teri and I met with a realtor in Burnet yesterday and spent about 3 hours touring the area and checking out 3 different properties. We definitely liked two, but who knows if they will still be on the market when/if ours sells back in CO. It was more intended to meet the realtor and to rule out areas. For sure, we ruled out living in town or even rural subdivisions.

That's it, time to go figure out many calories "keyboard typing" burns...

4 Sale...

Well, it's been on the market for a week now, so we are settling into the ways of home selling. It does inspire (force) you to keep your house in immaculate condition. We had a stager that came over and spent over an hour with Teri giving her the best ideas. The market is slow, but we did have four showings in the first four days. Of the four, we are in the "Top 2" for one couple. If want to take a look, you can go here and click on Panoramic View.

Pray for a quick sell!

Ebay Tornado...

Well, the collection of EBAY inventory gathered through out the Summer had its happy ending last night, all be it with the house for sale, probably was not the best of timing! Mrs. Claus and I spent 2 quality hours together to get the first 60 paid items on their merry way last night and today. We WONT be doing the "100" listings any more, but will revert back to our 25 per Sunday offerings, especially in light of home showings.

Stats:
Items listed: 100
Items sold : 97 (average Ebay rate for clothes sellers is 40%)
Furthest customer: Bulgaria
Gross proceeds: $1,540.00 (best night ever)
2008 Resolution: $10,000 in gross sales
Year to Date: $10, 741 !

Congrats.....

We enjoyed a great time last night at Austin's season ending cross country party. Of the 29 high school runners, Austin was the only one to make All State Academic team from Ralston Valley High School. To receive this award, the runner must maintain a GPA of at least 3.6. He also accomplished his goal this season to beat 20:00 in their 5K competitions with a 19:59 personal record and ran his fastest mile split ever with a 5:40! I knew intelligence was hereditary, but who would of known speed, as well. You will just have to figure out which parent sent you those genes. :) We are proud of you !

Yikes

Not trying to gain sympathy, but one week after my 2nd bike Fall this season, I officially have "old people" bruising--the kind that keeps spreading--what is up with that?? But I still do have all the hair on my legs, so not THAT old..

Yup, at the 29.5 mile mark of a 30 mile ride I was cycling up behind an older lady (the kind that gets bruises like mine) walking her dog. I announced my presence with my trusty Power Ranger bell and she made eye contact with me and reeled her pup in. As I approached, I saw she still had slack in the leash and her dog proceeded to venture out in front of me. So off the sidewalk I went and when I tried to get back on it, my front wheel got sideways with the sidewalk and once again this 220 pound projectile went over my bike, striking my leg against my frame. I rolled across the sidewalk and down a hill about 10 feet headed toward a ditch before coming to a rest.

Well, the kind old soul came up to make sure I was OK and then announced "on the Olympic scoring system, I would give your fall about an "8". I then quickly calculated the prison term for Assault on the Elderly and Animal Cruelty and decided it wasn't worth it...

And my Power Ranger bell-- destroyed :(

Til next time...

Thanks!

....to my wonderful mother-in-law who cared for her daughter as I returned back to work and who has safely returned to the Lone Star State....my belly is evidence of her splendid brisket, enchiladas, brownies and apple pies and the house is as clean as ever....I remember when I buried my last parent realizing while I had lost my natural parents, I still was blessed to have parental figures in my life with Teri's parents and we can't wait to return to our Texas roots to be closer to them...

FALL-orado

From the perch of a bicycle seat, enjoy the photos of COLOR-ado. It is entirely possible by next Fall, you may be seeing photos of the Texas Hill Country. To truly capture the beauty I see, select each photo to enlarge....

Pop!

Simple...

Trail riding, much safer than the concrete I once again splattered myself on yesterday...

Our first metro snow front appears to be on the horizon...

Pristine....

We can compete against Vermont...

Floaters...

Serenity....

Standley Lake saying goodbye to yet another Fall....

Ole Glory...

Equestrian peace......

My Cigar Smoking Dog...

Demented....

Another 8 hour overtime Sunday...I wish I could share the usual collection of "I can't believe people called you on 911 for that" stories....today, we have only one offering, but it made local headlines, so enjoy here .......once again, I will end with "there is simply no way I can make that up"....

Bad Boys

Check out the shine on mom-in-laws brownies--that's what 10, 000 calories of butter, sugar and chocolate look like when applied to the top of the delish dessert!

Teri continues to make remarkable progress!

I am passing the baton....

Help has arrived as I return back to work tomorrow. We usually have pink roses here for her, but this time we switched pink themes-- got her one per day that she is here helping us...

Molly Maid Jr. (injured) and Molly Maid Sr....

My specialty for my final night of kitchen duty....before picture of Steaks Diane (ground beef, seasoned patties, sauteed onions and mushrooms), mashed potatoes and, arriving late to the party, green beans....

The final product....

Last, but not least, mother-in-law has been warned in advance of the surprise that awaits her....

ReCap

Hard to believe 7 days have elapsed since the surgery, time flies as they say when you are having so much fun...in the past week, we have learned:

1) My cooking has not produced any weight loss
2) Austin loves his dad's menu
3) Emerald is spelled Emeril
4) Fibroids like to play hide and seek
5) My mom-in-law will be a welcomed addition to our home tomorrow morning
6) Dryer Balls, whose only purpose is to reduce static electricity, have a life span (that my wife did not tell me of). I touched the metal door know today and my underwear exploded!

Tonight's Meal...

Teri wanted to give me a break from cooking today (perform your own translation), so we ate out here .

Day 6 Recovery...

The household queen continues to be on the mend, almost all day without any pain meds! Hopefully, she is saving a few for my insomnia difficulties. I am also letting her heal emotional issues she has suffered from my blogging, so we will mostly leave her alone today.

I went into work an 8 hour overtime shift today. It is really hard to get material from people missing their uterus, but we in the 911 biz are never short of fodder. It is never a question of having enough to blog about, just a question of how much I want to edit out. So, we will just highlight a few:

Caller #1: "Yes, I think I need paramedics. I awoke this morning and I fell overnight in the kitchen. And now I just noticed my 90 year old mother has fallen in the living room, so we both need help getting up".

Caller #2:" Hello, I am at the Belmar shopping center and I was walking out to my car and noticed I had a shoe lace untied. I sat down on a bench to tie my shoe and laid my car keys next to me. As I was tying my shoe, I looked over and a squirrel grabbed my keys and he is now way up in the tree just holding my keys and staring down at me".

Caller #3: "Yes, my neighbor just came and knocked on my door and said he was fighting with his roommate. He then ran right back to his address where the fight was taking place at".

Caller #4: "Hi, my neighbor just got released from the hospital a couple days ago and they gave him some extended length Q-tips so he could apply some medication in his nasal cavity. Well, he ran out of them last night so I tried to improvise. I got a regular length Q-tip and stuck a toothpick into the bottom end of the Q-tip. He inserted the Q-tip up in his nose and the toothpick separated, so he now has the Q-tip stuck up in his nose and cannot reach in to pull it out".

...............you can't make that kind of stuff up.....................

Tonight's Offering.....

The recipe--5 tbsp of Crisco for 12 biscuits--clearly, recipe was pre-heart disease days....and did you note, "Bake at 425" BUT NO TIME FRAME. Only real men can handle instructions such as these....

Kitchen Aid mixers are a must have for Homer Homemakers...

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Yup, had to use college algebra to make 3/4 recipe...

Wolah! Emerald, step aside.....