The knight found a couple of friends to show off.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wild and Wacky Weather
We have been having really crazy weather here-lightning storms, thunderstorms, and rain, rain, little more rain, a small break and lots more rain and rain again. Oh and did I mention rain? No? Well then, rain and rain and more rain.
This has been a common picture on our NOAA weather radar. in this picture, we are currently not having rain, believe it or not. Can you find us amidst all the red, yellow and green colors? Most of the rain that we have been receiving has been coming out of the West. So we should be getting some more rain in a little while. Imagine that.
We do feel really blessed though that this time around, amidst the extreme amount of rain, that we do not have any water flooding our basement. Some places have received up to 10 inches or more of rain in the last three days. Many businesses near creeks have been flooded.
There was a tornado at the St. Louis airport as well a couple of days ago. And we are not out of the woods yet with a forecast for more rain this forthcoming week.
This has been a common picture on our NOAA weather radar. in this picture, we are currently not having rain, believe it or not. Can you find us amidst all the red, yellow and green colors? Most of the rain that we have been receiving has been coming out of the West. So we should be getting some more rain in a little while. Imagine that.
We do feel really blessed though that this time around, amidst the extreme amount of rain, that we do not have any water flooding our basement. Some places have received up to 10 inches or more of rain in the last three days. Many businesses near creeks have been flooded.
There was a tornado at the St. Louis airport as well a couple of days ago. And we are not out of the woods yet with a forecast for more rain this forthcoming week.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Talking for Typing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking has arrived on Friday and I have thoroughly enjoyed using it. I am amazed at how much it can write according to what I say. So this post is completely being spoken into a microphone headset which came with the program. I also joined the script frenzy even though I am behind, but at least I am working through a script. It was easy at first because I had written down a quick synopsis of actually two different stories. Okay, so I had to use the mouse just now. One of my stories is called Man and Machine. I don't want to give too much of it away. So that's all you get for now. Sorry.
Our eldest princess has complained that I do not write very much in my blog posts. I like to take photos and quickly share them and because it is on the iPod is not as easy to get text to accompany the photo by hunting and pecking. So, that is why my posts are so short. And it's a good thing that I get anything up there and all sometimes. :-) That is correct. I did not type that :-) I just spoke :-) and it appears. Now that is cool. All right, it's time for bed or I'll just keep talking and it will keep writing. I really like this program!
Our eldest princess has complained that I do not write very much in my blog posts. I like to take photos and quickly share them and because it is on the iPod is not as easy to get text to accompany the photo by hunting and pecking. So, that is why my posts are so short. And it's a good thing that I get anything up there and all sometimes. :-) That is correct. I did not type that :-) I just spoke :-) and it appears. Now that is cool. All right, it's time for bed or I'll just keep talking and it will keep writing. I really like this program!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Cleanup by the park
We spent our family time together cleaning up at a park we love. We also happened to be near some railroad tracks so out came the camera.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Wonderful Handmade Gifts
I received these grand, handcrafted gifts recently for my birthday. I have a stack of shrinky-dink cows-each a different breed. The other item is colored paper, cut in thin strips and glued down. I love these items Ducky and Bunny made. Thank you both!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Twister time
We had fun with our twister game the other night. It was more fun seeing others get into knots, of course.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Speaking to Write
I am thinking about writing a script for April's script frenzy. I figured to be able to do this quickly and well, I should get someone else to type up my words. So maybe my software assistant will do so. At least that is the thought and I will see if this is the case. This software, Dragon Naturally Speaking, is supposed to take what you say via a microphone or headset and write it up for you. I will purchase this software and let you know how it works for me/us.
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