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Writing this from my palm pre :) a great day today; did some painting; went to moes mexican; and home depot to dream about some big ole trees and buy more paint.

Jennys friend Barb is coming from Colorado this Friday and we are very excited; but we gotta clean the house ;)

Video taken by WebOS 1.4 update for the Palm Pre Plus!

Our first stop today was to visit Brusters; we had never been before; it was pretty good – the kids slowly got into their ice cream dinosaur things; and I wanted a Banana Split; but they had no bananas.. so I had a brownie sundae that was quite nice. I feel no need to go back again; i’ll have to consult with Jenny on how she felt about the experience ;-)

While we were munching; I played a joke on Emily and placed her much loved doggie into the trash; she was NOT PLEASED with me; and briskly nabbed it out; although Nicholas found it quite hilarious. With the dog rescued; and everyone filled up on valuable ice-cream; we made our way to Lowes; for some much needed plant and flower recuperation.

Here we purchased a few things; the most important being a Venus Fly Trap; the kids were really interested in this; as they had never seen one before. We had to explain the entire process of fly munchin to them. We also got a really nice tree; it was a steal at $18 – and 7 feet tall; and should bloom this spring. Id tell you what it is; but Ive forgotten already A Cleveland Pear. We also got a smaller tree for a pot; and Ive forgotten what that is too. Rhodadendrum.

After that we made a quick stop at Kroger for some much needed supplies. In the small little piccy you can just make out the planted Cleveland Pear; its in just the right spot. Hopefully this year we can afford to close the fences up; and we will have a wonderful backyard oasis – made possible; by our good friends at Lowes; and possibly Home Depot.

Today we drove out to Petsmart; where a company had linked us with a couple who wanted Shadow. Shadow has been causing me some health problems (Asthma) – and we had to find him a new home. Well we did; and they called this evening; and he already is laying down on the sofa; he’s moved on :-/. So quick.

From there we went on to Fuddruckers; the kids new favorite place; they like chicken and fries; and of course Jenny and I get Hamburgers. It is very tasty; and the kids also like it because a balloon man comes around and gives out balloons.

Nicholas got a purple dog called.. ‘Shadow’.. Emily got a Tiger; and Lauren came away with a Princess hat; she wanted an actual Princess; but balloon man wasn’t up to that; so she got a princess hat; which she was equally happy with.

She looked quite fetching in her special Princess hat; and many of the Fuddy locals had ooohs and ahhs as she pranced out side with her two fellow inmates; with their pooches and tigers. Sometimes I think that maybe the kids are only going to Fuddys because of the balloons; hmm; I think I am on to something Anyway; back to ‘Today’.

After lunch we hit Toys R Us for some bribing purchasing of cheapish toys. Nicholas and Lauren selected quickly; they got a Transformer (Optimus Prime) and Lola got a Playmobile Princess Set. Emily on the other hand was struggling. We were waiting for 30 minutes! FINALLY; she got a Doggy; which wasn’t even stuffed, Doggy has been named ‘Snowball’. We left Toys R Us at the screams of ‘lets go home’ – but we had one final surprise for the day!

We went to Lake Murray! – we spent a short time here; because the weather was so lovely (this time last week we were playing in the snow) – it was averaging 65F ! -we took in the waves and played with our new toys from Toys R Us – we had a great time; in the wonderish weather. We saw lots of people there; and some lady even thought the dog Emily had was real; she kept staring; or maybe she was staring at me?

All in all a great day; but how could it be topped you ask? Well – the new house next door to us; the new owners presumably moving in March 1st – have ordered a fence! That means both sides are now fences; thats cut our fence bill down $1500 – Good times indeed. And an extra bonus; the fence dude; are laying the fence – to the correct property line; so we’ve ‘gained’ quite a bit of space. A great day indeed! Made even better with the Palm Pre Plus – available from all good Verizon establishments.

Last weekend (on Valentines Day) we went to Charlotte and Discovery Place. They have been doing a great deal of remodelling; and we got to experience it first hand. Our membership expires Mar 2011 – so we’ll get to enjoy these extra special Discovery moments for quite a while. It really was impressive; and here is a video!

Yes; I am using my new Palm Pre to post – here are my initial thoughts
- lush screen
- very quick
- great service
- apps are fantastic
- poor keyboard
- poor batt life

all in all; I am VERY happy :)