http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage Things about my life. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:43:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kate and I were elated to hear on the news just after 11pm, that Barack Obama would be our next president.  and also that Virginia had gone for Obama.  We are thrilled.  We're waiting to hear from our new president-elect now before heading off to bed. http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/11/05/election-2008/ We got our voting done this morning.  We were there around 7:30am to find no line at all.  There was apparently a line at 6am when they opened, but it had cleared out by the time we got there.  That's the report I've been hearing from most of my friends ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/11/04/civic-duty-done/ We just got back from our trick-or-treating with out Princess Aurora and our Jedi Knight.  They have developed more stamina over the years, we were out for over an hour tonight.  They had a lot of fun and there is a lot of candy for us to check over tonight! http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/10/31/happy-halloween-3/ So Mira asked me to go with her on the apple picking field trip again this year, and I was happy to tag along.  The apples weren't as easy to get this year, but we had a great time anyway.  We ate a bunch of apples there and brought home ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/10/10/apple-picking/ Microsoft announce Halo 3: Recon today.  I'm pretty phsyced about it.  It has a lot of potential to be good.  I'm looking for good game play, of course, but I live to the story in Halo also.  I'm among those rare few who liked the ending of Halo 2 though.  ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/10/09/halo-3-recon-announced/ Square Enix has announced that is will be releasing the PS2 version of Chain of Memories here in the States this December.  It's Final Mix+ minus the Kingdom Hearts II stuff.  The box art looks pretty nice. Xander and I will no doubt get quite a bit of enjoyment out ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/23/kingdom-hearts-re-chain-of-memories-and-final-fantasy/ The kids seems to have both had a good day at school today.  They are their ususal talkative selves about it, so details are few.  Xander did admit to getting a lesson today and having done several works.  Mira said she did a couple of works today as well.  They ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/09/first-day-of-school-update/ Xander and Mira started school today.  They both were very exicted and did a good job of getting up and ready this morning.  We (and lots of the other parents/kids) were actually at the front of the school about 10 minutes early this morning, so we had a great time ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/09/the-first-day-of-school/ It wasn't all that bad here.  We got 5 to 6 inches of rain.  The wind got pretty strong, but nothing all that bad.  We didn't end up finding a leak in the roof that we though was fixed years ago.  Guess we'll have to try and get it fixed ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/06/tropical-storm-hanna/ I'm very happy with Verizon so far.  They were scheduled for between 8 and noon today.  They called around 8:40ish, I think it was, and were here not long after 9am.  They were done by 10:30am and eveyrthing was working.  They were very professional and did a great job with ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/04/verizon-fios-installed/ Xander went in for alergy testing today.  The restults were impressive.  He's pretty much allergic to all types pollen and also mold spores.  His Alegra keeps it under control, so the doctor recommended we stay with that for now.  She said allergy shots are an option, but that there is ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/03/allergy-testing/ We went and bought a new bed for Mira today.  She's outgrown her crib mattress in a bed frame that she's been using for a while now.  So we went off and got her a big girl bed.  She's very happy and proud about the whole thing.  Kate and I ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/09/02/new-bed-for-mira/ I took Xander to see Clone Wars today.  We both had a great time.  I'd heard a lot of bad things about the movie, but we both enjoyed it.  It's possible that the fact that I'd heard bad reviews lowered my expectations enough that I was happy with what I ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/08/24/the-clone-wars/ We're back safe at home after a wonderful trip to Kate's parents over the last few days.  It's about 500 miles each way, but it was worth the effort to get the kids down there.  We had a great time, but it is still nice to be back in our ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/08/11/home-again-5/ We had a wonderful day at Biltmore house today.  The kids both enjoyed the tour, expecially with the teasure hunt that they give for the kids to do.  We were able to make it though the whole house.  Then we had lunch in the Stable Cafe before heading out.  Kate ... http://www.tycage.net/wp/tycage/2008/08/09/biltmore-house/