Garlic

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I spent yesterday sorting garlic and hanging out at our CSA. By the end of the day, I was kind of stiff.

I also ordered Guild Wars (a computer game), a stock for my paintball gun, and a red dot sight for my paintball gun.

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Vacation

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We just got back from our annual family vacation in the Adirondacks. Usually we go to Eagle Bay, but this year we stayed in Big Moose, which is a bit less "main stream". We all had a great time. The first day, we picked up pizza on the way to the cabin, then ate dinner around 7:45, then I found a Rochester trivia book, so we had fun with that. The next day, we went on a hike, the name of the place we went to is Billy's Bald Spot. Later that same day, my Uncle John came with his two daughters, Laura and Elizabeth, so that brought the crowd up to nine (four of us, my grandparents, and then my uncle). Sunday, my Aunt Emily and Uncle Andy came, I went for a kayak with my Uncle John, and Alyson, Dad, Elizabeth, and Laura went for a canoe. Monday, my Grandmother's cousin Priscilla and her daughter Kathy came over, while Uncle John, Elizabeth, Alyson, Dad, and I went for a walk to Constable Pond, which is a five-mile hike. Tuesday, Alyson, Uncle John, Elizabeth, and I went on a seaplane ride, while Dad stayed with Laura, who was sleeping in the car (she is 21/2), while everyone else went to Moss Lake, and my grandparent's friend Marylin came over to the cabin. Everyone ended up at Moss lake to go swimming. Wednesday, I didn't really feel like doing anything, and Uncle John, Elizabeth, and Laura all left for Old Forge, then for their house, and then Andy and Emily left, too. Thursday, Alyson, Dad, and I all took a hike up Black Bear Mountain, and decided that we would rather have rocks in our socks on Black Bear Mountain, than have black bears in our socks on Rocky Mountain. Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa went on a short walk to a waterfall, then we all went to Moss Lake to go swimming. Friday, we packed up, ate brunch at the Big Moose Station restaurant, then the four of us went to the West Pond Waterfall, and West Pond itself. After that, we went to Inlet and hung out there, mom and Alyson went to the bead shop, and Dad and I went to the dock on fourth lake, and then we all went to the farm where we get our CSA share, and then home.

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The Fair

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The fair was this past weekend.

Alyson's horseshow during the fair was Friday, the horseshow was sorta fun, but there is absolutely no shade, and official horseshow wear includes a coat, dress shirt, and long pants, but the judge said that it was too hot for coats, so at least that was good. Several of the kids were not feeling good, and then they would not feel like drinking water, which would then make them feel worse. On Sunday, we took down the stall display, then went on rides, which reminded us of something rather sad. Every year the fair gets smaller. This year, there were 17 rides at the fair, total including two of the same ride, just in two different colors. Five were "little kid rides", and four were "crazy person rides", so people who are not ride-crazy-spinning-while-flipping-upsidedown-people or people who are not into doing rides for 5-year-olds, there were only 8 rides.

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I'll post tomorrow

Hi I have to go to bed but I will post tomorrow.
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NHL Free Agent Signings: Buffalo Sabres

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I read that Peter Forsberg may be retiring. The Sabres have been quiet this offseason, but I really like that they signed Cody McCormick, Steve Montador, and Mike Grier, I'm hoping they'll re-sign Drew Stafford soon. Too bad that Mikael Telqvist is now in the KHL. Teppo Numminen retired, a good choice but kind of too bad, we lost Spacek to the Canadiens, which is also too bad. I'm very happy that Dominic Moore, Maxim Afinogenov, and Andrew Peters will most probably not be coming back. On Die By The Blade, I saw a fanpost called "The Darcy Regier era: Great Trades, but I was just thinking that one of the very bad trades of late was Ales Kotalik for a second round draft pick, then the second rounder for Dominic Moore. That trade pretty much equals Kotalik for Moore, which was a pretty bad deal. Moore ended with 1 goal and 3 assists in 18 games, while Kotalik went on to score another 7 goals and 4 assists in 19 games. My analysis is that was a TERRIBLE trade! Now that does not mean that I think that Darcy hasn't made some very good trades, but that one really stands out as a bad one. I will have to write a tribute to Numminen, Forsberg, and Joe Sakic, who also retired.

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The Ocean...

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We went to the ocean after the wedding, here are some pictures.

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The Wedding is Done, Too!!!

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I don't really feel like a long post so I'll keep this one short.

We left for New Hampshire (the Live Free or Die state) on Friday around 11:30, and it took us about 6 hours to get there, with one short stop. We barely made it to the rehearsal dinner, which was at a Tiki bar/ restaurant with a bus ride there. The actual wedding was at a country club called Oaks, and it was kinda hot out but the wedding was a short one.

After the wedding and all that stuff, we went to the ocean with my Aunt and Uncle and their two kids, which was a lot of fun.

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The Play is Done!!!

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The play is done, it went very well, everyone had a great time. I remembered most of my lines, Alyson and some of the parents prompted people who missed anything. The joust came out really nicely, Anthony's brother A.J. was persuaded to do stage crew, Joey, Grace, and Lily all remembered their lines (they are 7, 7, and 4, as far as I know). The food was very tasty, and after the play A.J. tied me up, then I tied him up, we both got out. Here is a picture of the whole cast, as far as I know the whole cast.

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Ha ha no more stress!

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We finished the play I will give you guys a special play post tomorrow, too bad moonman couldn't be there.

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Hi

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We did the rehearsal, we just got back. It went pretty well, but some people still need more work, but other than that it went very well. We have a scene where we do the We Will We Will Rock You beat, and we use Japanese knotweed for lances, and somebody had ants in their lance, so there was a a quick interruption to sweep them up. The grand performance is tomorrow night, so that will be fun. I hope it goes well.

I will be lifting weights with my friend, and then the play will be later that day.

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The Rehearsal is Today

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I will be at the play rehearsal tonight, and I've finished my helmet and armor, as well as my friend's armor, and my two friends have made the swords for the play, but only one of them is actually in the play. I have all of my lines memorised, but I don't have them perfect yet. I am using an extremely cool sword for the play, it is black, and my friend Anthony has been persuaded to have a small part.

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The Play

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I have play practice today at 6:30, so I really have to get cranking on my lines and my helmet. The no-scripts dress rehearsal is tomorrow, and the play is onm the 5th, and I have most of my lines memorized, but I should do a refresher with Alyson today. I most of the way finished the pattern for my helmet last night, but it was too late to finish. I will post a picture of the play and my helmet, when they are both done, so you can see what I'm talking about.

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Hoorah For Pancakes!

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I made pancakes with blueberries for breakfast, which turned out very well. I didn't really do much today, but our friends picked up their dog, and then I called my friend A.J. and biked down to his house. Now I should probably work on my helmet some more.

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The Last Four Days

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I spent the 29th at my friend Anthony's house doing weights for the morning and then spent the afternoon at my friend Adam's house. We played Wii and Monopoly Deal at Adam's house.

I then spent the 30th doing something but I cant quite remember what.

The 31st we went skating, to the mall, then we went to "A Comedy of Errors", presented by a local theater group. I got shorts, swim trunks, and a suit at the mall.

Today we went to a potluck/ garlic party. Dad and I made cornbread, which everyone was raving about, so I was pretty happy about that.

I am having fun with practicing for the play and the 3rd and 4th will be our last rehearsals, and then we will be doing the actual play on the 5th at 7:00pm. I am the main character, so I have to REALLY nail my lines. Alyson is the next biggest role, and my friend Gregory is another main character.

I think that is about it.

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