Farrah Fawcett

This Farrah Fawcett swimsuit poster is an icon from the seventies. It sold 12 million copies. I never hung it on my wall, but I vividly remember it. And while Farrah Fawcett was not my favorite angel, I never skipped an episode of Charlie's Angels.

Farrah Fawcett passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. She lost her big hair, but she kept her smile.

We'll probably also remember yesterday as the day Michael Jackson died. The child star that turned into the King of Pop only to become Wacko Jacko.

ATL - DFW

Gregory returned from a week long trip to Georgia today. He visited his best friend Mason, who lives in Alpharetta. Greg was traveling by himself on Airtran.

For a week they skateboarded, played Xbox 360 games, celebrated Mason's birthday, and caught up with what had happened over the last year. It must have been a lot of fun.

Thanks so much to Mason and his family for hosting Greg and making this an unforgettable week for him.

The tarantula

There are a lot of critters around here. We've seen rabbits, toads, skunks, coyotes and snakes. This morning, we found a tarantula outside our patio window. They're poisonous, but not deadly, and they look fearsome.

We caught it in a glass jar, and after studying it for half an hour, we released it in the greenbelt near our home. Hopefully, there's no nest in our yard.

Goal

Sammy and Greg already enjoyed their first week of summer vacation. It's hard to believe they have 10 more weeks to go.

They both got a reward for their report cards and their promotion to 7th and 4th grade. Greg chose a new fishing rod, and Sammy wanted a soccer goal for the backyard. Hopefully that will keep the balls from flying over the fence.