Chillin'

After a full day of sun and fun at the beach, you need some time to just relax...and enjoy Thomas the Tank Engine with your buds. Here Tristan and William are hanging out with Gavin.

There is lots of work to be done at the beach. Most of this involves digging deep holes (even though city regulations limit the depth to 12"...just in case there are still live munitions left over from World War II). It's actually very rare to see Tristan or William digging a hole...usually they are busy filling-in the hole that they convinced daddy to dig for them.

There has not been much time spent swimming in the water yet. The water has been surprisingly cold and the boy are still a bit cautious of the waves. They do however love to frollic in the surf.

 

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Beachin'

Summer vacation started with our trip to Long Beach Island on the Jersey Shore. William was very excited and could not wait to run to the beach.

Tristan loves playing on the dangerous rock outcroppings that appear when the tide is low.

Rest in Peace, Boru

Our dear friend Boru the cat left us today. He was very sick, first suffering from diabetes, then Lymphoma and finally kidney failure. We think we extended his time with us in a meaningful way, but eventually, no matter how painful it would be for us, it no longer made sense to prolong the inevitable.

You will unfortunately never know how much we miss you Boru. You touched everyone who met you. You make cat-haters love you. You comforted us. Rest in Peace.

Jennifer is in the news...

With the latest season of MadMen just starting, the local press is buzzing about the Ossining/Junior League references in the storyline. This lead to an article featuring Jennifer and her take on the modern Junior League. Check it out. (click here)

William just chillin

It must be tough to have recently turned 3 and have all that pressure and stress of life hanging over you. It's good that William can take a moment and relax

A Tree falls in Tappan: UPDATE

Well, it appears that my concerns were well placed regarding the hole in the side of the house:

When the lights came back on (and Deborah's important "stuff" were removed), a sizable hole was found in the base of my old bedroom closet. It typical Dr. Who fashion, the hole appears to be larger on the inside than it is on the outside.

A Tree Falls in Tappan

You actually would have thought that a tornado passed through my parent's neighborhood in Tappan yesterday. When I got the call that a tree came down in their yard...and took out my childhood bedroom, I was a bit concerned. But then came the added "but there is not water coming in", I started to get a bit curious. A quick drive over to the house did show a great deal of damage, but all indications were that my old room was intact.

This was a pretty major tree. It took out the gazebo attached to the house, the little porch swing my dad built in the yard and the storage shed attached to the house. Amazingly, nothing touched my mom's new car..leaves all around it, but not a scratch.

The bit of serious house damage was to the soffit (just over my old room). It could have been much worse.

Personally, I think the most serious damage will be this whole in the side of the house. It just appears to be superficial, but replacing the siding will be a joy, I am sure.

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