Zebra Finches

And so we come to the very last post of the A-Z April Challenge.

Some weeks ago, I had already set out Z for our Zebra Finches.  Victoria and Albert are the initial pair, and now we have 4 chicks!  They are about 6 weeks old now, and I'm beginning to look for new homes for them.  Their coloring hasn't quite come through, so it's rather difficult to sex them, but I *think* there are 3 males and a female.

They are so pleasant to wake up to with their chirping and fluttering.  They LOVE to take baths and if I don't keep the saucer fresh daily (I try to, but it's sometimes every other day) then they jump into the water dish to get wet.  Supposed to drink that water, not bathe in it!  Silly birds. :)

Here are a few pictures of my birdie babies.  Love them all, but looking forward to giving Victoria and Albert their own space back soon. :)

Everybody.  Victoria is to the far left and Albert is on the right in front of the nest (orange cheeks).

4 chicks

Yaaaaaaayyyy!!!

Today's 'Y' post is a big cheer for Prince William and his lovely new bride Kate!  She was so beautiful and graceful and he was everything a Prince Charming should be.  Long live the royal newlyweds!

The Prince and Princess!!! (Photo credits here)

Today is also 'Yay!' for myself, since I am writing the last two posts for the A-Z challenge!  I will be back Monday for the summary and then will take a serious look at how my blog changed during the course of the challenge, etc. and determine how I want to structure it post-challenge.  But I'm headed off right now to the sewing machine because I have things to finish before we can leave tonight to head to the reenactment at Selma!  I promise I will post photos and such of the weekend by the end of next week.

X Band

This is supposed to be Thursday's post, and I've scheduled it to post at midnight Thursday a.m.  Keep in mind, though, as you read it that I'm writing at 11 p.m. Wednesday night.


The X band is a segment of the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some cases, such as in communication engineering, the frequency range of X band is rather indefinitely set at approximately 7.0 to 11.2 gigahertz (GHz). In radar engineering, the frequency range is specified by the IEEE at 8.0 to 12.0 GHz.


X band is used in radar applications including continuous-wave, pulsed, single-polarization, dual-polarization, synthetic aperture radar, and phased arrays. X band radar frequency sub-bands are used in civil, military, and government institutions for weather monitoring, air traffic control, maritime vessel traffic control, defense tracking, and vehicle speed detection for law enforcement.


I'm watching the weather on Fox 5 news.  The biggest system of storm cells in several years has just plowed through Alabama and is barreling through north-west Georgia.  I'm in Douglas county, about 25 miles from Atlanta.  So far it has just been windy and about 15 minutes ago, the rain started, so there is no panicking and running to the basement quite yet.  But if it comes anywhere near Atlanta, it will hit us first.

THIS IS NOT OK!!!

50 people dead in Alabama.
One of the news reports showed video footage of a tornado in Tuscaloosa that leveled the town.  The base of the thing was over a mile wide! !?!?!?  Yikes!  The news anchor said one of the government buildings is missing.


I just found a video of it:




The cell down by LaGrange is coming up towards Newnan, which is about an hour-ish south of us.

I'm grateful for X band, that makes those radar maps possible.  I'm going to bed, but keeping an ear out for the tornado sirens.  I have friends in all of the areas that are being pummeled and I'm not at all wanting it to come anywhere near my house.

Gonna be a long night.

UPDATE:
We're all fine here in West GA this morning (7 a.m. EST).  If there were any bad thunderstorms, I didn't hear them.  Alabama and part of GA have been declared disaster areas.  Please keep all of the south east in your prayers as we recover from the severe weather.

Whistle While You Work...

Or crank up the iTunes and belt out songs at the top of your lungs.
That's what I'm doing. :)

Working hard today on a ridiculously long to-do list:

Got a Jazzercise class in an hour- yes, another 'W' word: Workout!

After that it's a trip to the fabric store next door for a very special project that I will post more about next week.  God is blessing my life in huge ways right now and I can't wait to share more with you soon!

As soon as I get back from town, I have a photo shoot to edit.

When I need a break from that, I have sewing to do.

I also have to pack up for the reenactment this weekend.

I did (obliquely) promise photos from my own wedding in a previous post a while ago; the day I exchanged my maiden name, Wallace.  (No, I don't know my relation to Scottish hero Sir William Wallace.  1770s and we're in the Rev war, that's as far back as I got.)

Here are a few of the wedding:

Best Friends

I'm very critical of photos of me, but I love this one very much!

Backstage hilarity.  I love my friends... :)

'I do' are the most famous last words.

Rosie being Rosie while she waits for her turn in group pictures.

I can dress my friends up, but I can't take them anywhere. ;)

Mr. & Mrs.

We have wedding anniversary plans (7th of August, 7 years) to visit Colonial Williamsburg, which is another W.

I'm off to work.  Only a few more letters left of the challenge!

Vegging Out

If you like to talk to tomatoes,
If a squash can make you smile,
If you like to waltz with potatoes,
Up and down the produce aisle....

You should seek professional help, OR you are like me and watch THESE GUYS!

I first met Bob Tomato and Larry Cucumber as a senior in high school.  One of my band friends was wearing a Larry shirt.  This one, as a matter of fact:

When I asked him about it, he sang me the cheeseburger song:

And I was an addict from then on.  Here are 3 more of my favorites. :)

And just for good measure, here is the theme song of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, as previously mentioned in my 'P' post last week:

The band Relient K did a cover of this, and the kids and I rock out to it fairly often. Here are the lyrics as well. :)

You can find even more Veggie fun at the Veggie Tales Website.