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A Very Busy Week: But a Good One

March 19, 2009 by joewatts

Our house is under siege–or at least that’s how it feels. Renovations are progressing nicely, though. Acoustic Tile ceilings are out, smooth ceilings are in–or almost. Windows are about to be ordered, hopefully. Lots to do….

Much to clean up this weekend, of course.

Working furiously on several projects at once. Just wrapped up a newsletter for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. Working on the website for Tyler Eaton Court Reporters–this time I think we’ve got a winner! Finishing up an invitation for Alzheimer’s and another for the MS Society. Making changes to Brombergs and the Birmingham Historical Society websites. Trying to finalize the website for ClasTran here in town. Wrapped up the monthly newsletter for the Alabama Sierra Club early this week and just trying to catch my breath!

Oh, my friend Ben posted his version of our trip to the Black Belt earlier this year: http://www.davisdenny.com/blackbeltben/. Entertaining reading! I also added a few new photos to my flickr page.

Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Art Party

March 17, 2009 by joewatts

Poster for the MS Society

March 12, 2009 by joewatts

Just wrapped up a poster for the Alabama MS Society. They want to thank me for working on this by talking about us on the back of the invitation. Not so sure about that.

Thought the poster turned out pretty cool, though! Working on the invitation next week.

Steelhead Trout for Dinner

March 8, 2009 by joewatts

Went to our local fish market (Snapper Grabbers) yesterday to discover a fish I’ve never had before: Steelhead trout. It looked to be a cross between salmon and rainbow trout, so I got enough for two (along with some shrimp to make shrimp and grits tonight).

Got some purple potatoes and asparagus at the grocery store, had a portabella mushroom leftover from earlier that seemed as though they would go nicely. Roasted the potatoes and grilled the asparagus and the mushroom along with the fish over a nice hickory smoke. It was excellent–and simple.

A Wedding

March 6, 2009 by joewatts

So many great things come from connecting with family. Cousin Kevin “Chunk” Mitchell has been helping us with our house–and we really, really needed the help. He was here several weeks ago to give us some ideas and see our house for the first time. We were talking and exchanging some photos. He told me about this photo and it certainly isn’t one I’d seen before. My Uncle Clifford and Aunt Phebe Mitchell getting married. The man on the far right is my father, best man to the groom.

Missing

March 3, 2009 by joewatts

Not a lot to say today, really. Just really missing my Mama. She was born Feb. 23, 1924 and she was taken 2 years ago today. I had planned to write something, but just don’t really have the energy. A tribute to her is how we all live our lives. That’s the most important thing I can say. I intend to do my part as best I can.