Caught at the perfect Moment...

I don't have very many photos of my pudgy Hershey... he just doesn't sit still long enough!  Yesterday afternoon I thought I'd try to capture a few shots of the little buggar while my beasts were outside; by luck I caught a shot that's absolutely priceless!  Caught in his brat like state; this shot shows how he normally acts; like a brat!

Take my photo will you....

Hersh on the prowl!

Finally, a chance to snap a shot of him!

Big T; such a good kitty!

Let's talk Science!

This year my nephew Sebastian joined the robotics team at his high school.  Their team, Robo Huskies, competed back in March in Duluth to compete for the Nationals.  This year's assignment was to build a robot that could shoot basketballs and balance on a ramp.  We had an opportunity to see the competition, and it proved quite interesting!  The creativity these kids can come up with and the robots they created was impressive to say the least!

Sebastian, a member of Robo Huskies, and also the safety coordinator of the team.

#2574, Robo Huskies robot; Sebastian in the background.

The Robo Huskie "bot"

The mechanics of the robot... so much wiring!

The fancy wheels (right) made their robot able to turn quick and sharp.

Video of the Robo Huskie "bot" testing the basket shooter.  In the background, a robot practicing its balance on a ramp.  (Sorry if the video quality isn't that great!)

Next week the team is headed to St. Louis for the Nationals competition!  Go Robo Huskies!

Kitchen update

The painting has started! 

 Taping the windows. Nothing left of the yellow except the trim.

The built in bookshelf; after installition of glass mosiac tile and painting of the trim and inner wall.

No more yellow!  Even the windows were painted yellow before. 

Happy Easter 2012

Easter Sunday at my sister's... from left to right:  Lance, Laura, Sebastian (and Shelby), me, Matt, and cousin Bob.  Good times!

Take a Photo, Capture a Memory

With my nephew's graduation from high school only months away now (WHOA!!), my sister and I have started going through old photographs to put together a collage of photos of him through the years.  Oh, the photos one can stumble upon, and the memories that add laughter along with it!  A few of my random finds.

 Ha ha ha, when we were BOTH younger!  One of my favorite photos of Sebastian and I.

 Say "Cheese"!  Sebastian and Tic.... with, um, matching "smiles".

 The all time classic of Sebastian:  the "Mmmm, leaf" photo!  That look on his face is priceless... and strangely, he resembles the cartoon character "Stewie" from "Family Guy" here!

This memory will go down in the history books for sure!  The "Burn Victim" photo; the year I was burned by a flying log that came hurling out of a campfire that my "brother" Andy was messing with. 

And speaking of Andy.... Andy was always sure to do something to get everyone rollin with laughter.  Dolly, you ain't got nothin' on these!  Ha ha ha

Blazer

Back in December, we came across this guy in the pet store adoption center.  His name is Blazer.  Blazer was abandoned twice by two different owners, and was taken in by the Angel of Hope adoption center.  He was in and out of the kennel for over 6 months.  Noticing him still there in February, we decided to take him home, and "foster" him to see how he would adapt with Tic and Hershey.  Unfortunately, this did not go well.  After a brawl between all three, they had to be separated in different rooms, and had to take turns having free range of the house.  After trying for a week, we came to the hard decision that Blazer wouldn't be able to become a permanent resident in the home.  But, as luck turned out, Blazer had other fans as well, and was adopted the very next day by a young student that would be moving back to Michigan!  Though sad to see him go, we are happy knowing that Blazer finally will have a new home!  We miss you Blazer!  :)

 Me with Blazer, the very big eyed and very big sized kitty!!

Matt says, "Look at the camera, Blazer"!

Comfy?

My cat Hershey has many unique characteristics.  One of them includes the way he sleeps.  How can that possibly be comfortable?

The "Twist" pose... 

Sprawled out on the wooden floor....

.... and how can THIS be comfortable?