WallaceFest '05

The Wallaces are back in town. Stand back.

A Walk In The Woods

This afternoon, I went for a hike in the open space behind our house.

After crossing a grasssy plain, I came to a small creek. There are many deer trails around, so I followed one across the creek. On the other side, the ground begins sloping up and it is fairly densly packed with trees and bushes. As I wound my way up the steep hill, I kept expecting a mountain lion to eat me. Luckily that didn't happen.

After a long climb, it became tough to go up, so I turned back towards home. I had to scramble through much brush and do some backtracking, but eventually I made it back to the creek.

At the creek area, I found some nifty red boulders and rocks, one of which I grabbed as a souvenier.

I followed the creek down towards home. At one pool, I was overwhelmed with the desire to make a dam. It was strange, but compelling. I dropped in a couple rocks and sticks, which didn't change much, but satisfied my male instinct.

Behind one of the houses under contrustion, a long snake basked in the sun.

Rather than go home right away, I turned south, across the bridge to the next part of the development. After about a half mile of road base, where two motorcyclists were speeding along, I was once again in the wild. I crossed a rotting wood bridge and walked by an aging corral.

As I returned home, a large turkey was sitting on the top of the corral. Before I could get a camera phone pict, he had hopped down and headed into the hills. I reached home without further adventure.

I'm really looking forward to doing hiking in these hills. I think I'll be more comfortable if I have a friend along; my inexperice at trail blazing makes me nervous. I also plan on finding my GPS and hooking it up to some topo software I've got, so I can see where I've been.

The End Times

Hotel Day 90
PaceHouse II Day -11

We have had a walkthrough with our builder. There were a few mostly cosmetic problem that they are going to look into. We met with a family friend, who is going to give us a bid on doing our patio and hillside wall.

On Monday, we sign our escrow paperwork. Next Friday, we give them our money.

Behold, the end is near.

Guess What Happened?

The fire alarm went off again. At least this time it was during the day, so none of the kids was asleep.

Swimming hooligans are to blame. Or maybe the soccer hooligans. They're both swarming everywhere.

Flooring

The hardwood has been installed, most of the floor tiling is in.

Wow, we're going to have a house soon.

I Don't Know What To Say

The fire alarm just went off again. RCP is off singing in a concert, and the kids were asleep.

You would think that the hotel would stop putting free popcorn in the rooms.

Popcorn

In case anyone is keeping track, the fire alarm just went off again. It was another popcorn related emergency.