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Nikki’s 30th Birthday Party
by Ben
I managed to help coordinate a surprise 30th Birthday for my wife. I had a ton of help from her best friend (since birth) Katie, and he Parents Debbie and Andy. So if you guys are reading this, THANK YOU, as I didn’t do much at all except play dumb (and really, how hard is […]
Thanksgiving 2007
by Ben
We had another fantastic thanksgiving at the Plumbs. For those of you not familiar with Nikki’s family, the plumbs are Pat and Ralph. Pat is Andy’s sister. The just finished their new house on Sandy Point in Portsmouth RI. We had an awesome time seeing the new place. It’s really come together quite well, as […]
December issue of Powder:
by Ben
The December issue rolled in today. Just in time to go with me on the delivery. Still haven’t skied yet, and I’m getting antsy at this point.
Categories: blog, personal, Read::Watch::Play
Back from Acadia.
by Ben
We’re Back!!! We had an excellent trip to Acadia this weekend. We had planned it out a few weeks ago and were really looking forward to the trip. It was planned with a few new friends from one of my other sites. The weather was a bit of a curve ball, but in the end […]
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Grandma’s New HDTV:
by Ben
Dad and I flew down to Grandma’s house Friday morning to help setup her new HDTV. She is a huge sports fan, and my Dad suggested getting anHD set when he was down there for her 88th birthday in early October. They went to Best Buy and picked out a set and setup a delivery […]
Week 22 update:
by Ben
We’ve been pregnant for almost 22 weeks now and today was another monthly update. We found out the sex, IT’S A BOY!!!. Nikki’s been going back and forth the whole time on it. Today in the doctors office she was thinking girl. Every family party we go to everyone seems to come to a consensus, […]
I-Way!
by Ben
Iway is a project in Providence where they’re redoing the I-195 and I-95 interchange. They’re about to open the first stage (95N to 195E) next week. Before they did that, they were nice enough to open the bridge for walkers. Nikki, my Mom and I decided to go check it out (Dad was home with […]
Corn Maize.
by Ben
Nikki has always wanted to go to the corn maize at Escobar’s farm in Portsmouth. This year we finally made the trip, and it’s actually a lot of fun. They’ve been doing this for 7 years, and each year it’s a different maize. This years maize is in the shape of a barn, silo and […]
Trains!
by Ben
I love trains. Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved them. I even dressed up for Halloween as a engineer wearing a train made of cardboard… My Mom and I used to drive to NYC to visit her sister (ANBF!). I love everything about them. Not sure what it is, but it’s always been […]
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End of September
by Ben
We had another fun weekend. Saturday was Debbie’s (my mother in law) 60th birthday. We woke up early, walked on the beach, then went off to the store to get supplies for cheesecake. Nikki got called into work (emergency treatment for 2 dogs) so I stayed home and whipped up 2 of my famous cheesecakes […]
DIY hardwood floors.
by Ben
Well our animals have done a good job on our carpets… They love to tear up little pieces of the rug, and we’ve been doing an OK job of hiding that with throw rugs… Friday was the end though. We came home from work and found the reminents of a bird all over the floor […]
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