Let's blow off the accumulated dust from this blog...
- did not blog last Sunday night for no good reason...might have been Super Bowl letdown, eh, whatever. I removed the previous post's effigy of Kurt Warner...he's a good and righteous man, a stout warrior whom fate didn't smile on last week.
- my brother had a birthday last Sunday. which means mine isn't too far off. he turned 31 and we're 4 years apart, so hmmm...who's about to be halfway through his 30s?
- the folks kept niece Lydia (grand-baby to them!) last Saturday evening and overnight until Sunday as a birthday gift to my bro. That gave him and the wifey some alone time that they don't get a lot of since Lydia came along. Plus, Lydia got to go to church and be shown off by her proud grandparents. My mom cooked up a whopper of a vegetable soup for lunch that day. My body didn't know what to hink about the sudden infusion of nutrition.
- I really need to be booking my flights to and from Florida for later this month. Wedding experts, please weigh in: how should I go about wedding gift-giving in this situation? just do a card since I'm coming in from out out of town, or have the gift sent beforehand? Please advise.
- Plumbing experts please advise: is it really possible that my gas water heater could be 25 years old? I swear, the born-on sticker on it says 1983. I've heard the This Old House plumbing expert say that they should be replaced after 7 or 8 years. Regardless, mine is still going strong.
- I am really shocked to read about and see the destruction and distress leveled upon my friends and family in the Bootheel of MO due to the recent ice storm. I can't imagine what it must be like for them. Can't help but think of my dearly departed Papaw, as well. If this had happened a year ago, he'd have been suffering in a cold, dark house.
- The weather warmed up in record-setting fashion yesterday. Chili-dog and I were lazy most of the day but did get out for a mid-afternoon hike at Buder Park and a tromp through the woods of two newly-discovered conservation areas nearby. Pictures are here.
- Facebook has re-connected me with a growing number of my old high school classmates. A mini-reunion of FHS Class of '92 was held last Saturday night after being organized on Facebook. I could not attend because I covered the night shift at work.
- No, I will not be posting a "25 Random Things About Me" on Facebook or in this space. : )
5 comments:
That seemed like 25 things...ha. As for the wedding question. It could be read two ways so I will answer both with my opinion. If you were asking if you should take a card (with a cash gift) instead of shipping a gift -that is a matter of preference. Whatever you do is fine - I am sure they would appreciate either. If the question was whether or not you could forego a gift because you are spending a lot to fly down there - I would say that although your presence is a most excellent gift, it would still be appropriate (and proper) to send or bring a present.
Oh no, I'll be taking a gift but I was soliciting advice on the best way to get it there.
I'd send the wedding gift ahead of time.
I think the card and gift card/cash is easier in this instance but that's just me. Also, I get frustrated that shipping is so darn much -so I can give a nicer gift if I nix shipping.
You wouldn't want your friends and family to post 25 things for you would you? some of us could.
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