Do You Hear That?

Do you hear that? Listen again.... Shh! Don't interrupt the SILENCE that is in my house.

No more house doggie guests, no more house guests, and no more late night bbq for 40+ people.

We might have recovered for all the July activity, but we are certainly enjoying the quiet. Course, this will change next weeks when the kennel returns and the b-n-b will be in full swing.

But in the meantime, Enjoy the Silence.

The Ashes

So once again England and Australia are competing for the Ashes (a three inch high wooden urn that contains burnt ashes, surely the smallest trophy in sports) Five, 5-day test matches of generally high drama.
The first test in Cardiff ended in one of the most exciting draws possible. England hottie Collingwood (according to Miriam) batting for 6 hours against hostile bowling to save the match from certain defeat.

Regardless - I know few of you are interested but for a bit of a taste listen in to the TMS (Test Match Special) commentary for while. They are an entertaining bunch and its well - free - so you have no excuse.

Shame

For a long time now I have been able to claim that I am a better blogger than Erin but never as good as Fiona. Lately, Erin has been putting me to shame as she has picked up her blogging and Fiona, well, she is now in the realm of superblogging. I guess with her baby, full-time teaching schedule, book contract, and baby food making, I would have hoped that she would have quieted down online. I have been wrong: she is a crazy and Erin isn't far behind. I am shamed at my lack of blogging at the moment, though I have loads of photos to blog about.

Can I claim that dental work is to blame? Two temporary bridges, 4 shots of Novocaine, 4 temporary crowns, and the inability to eat anything crunchy, chewy, or hard has just stopped my blogging in its tracks. I guess the knowledge of not being able to consume the entire bag of Aunt Carol's homemade caramels only made this time of year is just too depressing at the moment.

However, I will get over it. How?

THERE ARE LOADS OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TO PUT UP!!!

Yeah, so?

I know it's Thursday and I have been back to DC for almost 4 whole days and haven't blogged yet. I have been recovering from some major dental work.... but, here is a photo of my new (and only) nephew to tide you all over....