#offspring

me: i know you won't eat the bread I'm bringing to the party and you're not really one for cards

dad: no

me: as long as you know i love and appreciate you as my dad

dad: well i love and appreciate you as my something!

So for anyone wondering what I've been up to these last couple of months... and why I definitely have been less active.... this picture should be an indication.

Salvage operation

A leaking pipe in the ceiling of a the space we call the "band room," in the lower level of our house, has forced a partial-remodel.

These music posters - taped, tacked and glued to all four walls by the kids when they lived here - may finally have had their day.

As you can see by the tape marks, some already have succumbed to humidity-plus-gravity over the years. Others are barely hanging on and the rest are scarred to one degree or another.

I've been breaking the news to the kids, whose reaction has ranged from mild resistance to "Oh, no!" Some of the posters, they say, have sentimental value.