Finally finished the 2009 Adventure book – (Preview Book). 470 Photos in 240 pages using BookSmart by blurb.com. This is the third year I have used blurb.com to produce our custom print on demand annual. A new feature of the application I really enjoyed this year is that you can now edit the fixed layouts and create your own new custom layouts. I didn’t use that feature as much as I would like to have done on this years book mainly because of the rush to get it out. I intended to do more customization going forward. If I can just discipline myself to build this thing each month vs. the entire thing at the end of the year.
I highly recommend camping at Standing Stone State Park. I went with “The Cousins” and Anna and Sarah two summers ago. This park was amazing and it was very close to Burgess Falls and you could easily take a day trip there as well. Since this trip, I have foolishly sold my Lexus, purchased a truck and pop-up so we can camp more frequently.
After driving by road signs for the last 40 years, I finally broke down and went to “See Rock City” and Ruby Falls. I have to say it was worth it. Ruby falls is much more commercialized than Mammoth Cave and has been somewhat abused over the years. However, it is absolutely worth seeing.
Ruby Falls is a 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain, near Rock City and Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States. The cave which houses Ruby Falls was formed with the formation of Lookout Mountain. The Lookout Mountain Caverns, which includes Ruby Falls Cave, is a limestone cave. These caves occur when slightly acidic groundwater enters subterranean streams and eats away at the relatively soft limestone, causing narrow cracks to widen into passages and caves in a process called chemical weathering. The stream which makes up the Falls entered the cave sometime after its formation.
We had a blast down in Navarre Beach this June. I found a new way to do slide shows using “SlideFlickr” and thought I would test it out here. You can even add music if you want, I opted to spare the audience and not use it this time. Anna, Sarah and Leah all had a wonderful time as did I.
That is the first question that comes out of everybody’s mouth when you mention the word oobleck. The earliest use of the word “oobleck” that I am aware of comes from the title of a Dr. Seuss book. In the book by Dr. Seuss, Bartholomew and the Ooblecka king bored with ordinary rain, sunshine, fog, and snow causes green precipitation called Oobleck to fall from the sky. Continue reading »
Here are some of my favorite photos that we have taken lately. Also I was testing out NexGen Gallery with the postcard viewer option. Let me know what you think in the comments.
I was on a call today with a vendor and they mentioned the site www.upromise.com . Evidentally it is a way to funnel free money into your 529 plans for you kids. They have a bunch of partners signed up and when you shop with them you earn between 1% and 25% cash towards your educational funds.
Thought those of you with kids struggling to figure out how to get extra cash for their education would appreciate the tip. Hey every little bit helps.
