the hoopde has new tires

another doodle

Nixon Agnew for president ... in 1968

In the parking lot at work I found this bumper sticker on a 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback.

.....2012/01/30  Update!!! a new bumper sticker appears

finding that perfect Christmas tree

 

this is where our sign is planning to go

 

desiging the sign for the business in Photoshop

After several attempts to get a sign specification for the new sign, I broke out Photoshop and created my own. No bones in this sign. I thought a paw print would be ok but Krissy gave the no motion.

SCRAPS dog bakery neon sign proposal, we actually bought this and it looks great.  $3500 later.

Brian Regan at the Silver Legacy Casino

We have moved the family business, Scraps Dog Bakery

Before the move in durning the de-construction of the
old Apple-One employement office.


The new home of Scraps Dog Bakery
after the girls got busy and 3 days of heavy lifting.
Looks great!
http://www.MyFavoriteScraps.com

The big move

Today is the big move of the dog store. 
We filled and emptied this bad boy three times.


The cleaning of the old store is going very slow.

I found a really nice IPA

Eel River Organic IPA from northern California. 

M's freshman photo

M has sure grown up quick.  I sound like my parents sounded years ago.

passing of Steve Jobs

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?hl=en

The new digs for the dog business

We found our new home for our dog store.  Scraps Dog Bakery will
be located soon in the Sparks Mercantile located on the corner at
Pyramid and N. McCarran in Sparks Nevada. 

There is a Raley's and Starbucks within a few steps. 

the girls bored out of their minds

Code Yellow at Spanish Springs open house

We were going to Spanish Springs High School for open house tonight but once we got there they would not let us in but rather they told us to go home.  Those already inside could stay but no one was to come or leave.  It turns out that there were target shooters on the hill behind the school.

My new TV has a blown pixel

My new TV that IGT gave me for my anniversary has gotten a blown pixel.  Sony says that this is a feature and not a failure.  They sent a repair man but he pointed me to their user manual which says just that.  He said that for $2200 he could replace the pannel that is only 1 month old.  Sony, BOOO! 

"Try Eryn Tri" Sprint Triathlon takes place at Sparks Marina on 9/11/2011

I took photos at the "Try Eryn Tri" Sprint Triathlon today. 
I was able to take several hundred photos for this great cause.  Jim Shaw's memory chip failed but he was able to recover all.  I saw a lot of great people and friends.  When I get my photos back I will post some of the artsy ones. 

Maddy can't wait for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

We went to game stop to see if there are any new games that sound good and she saw this standing poster and went crazy (she loves this game)... only a month or so until it's released.  I told her to start saving those dollars from the dog store.

backyard bbq on labor day

wasps have found the hummingbird feeder

I noticed the there was a buzzing around the humming bird feeder.  The humming birds seem to fight the wasps off when ever they wanted a sip. 

A fast walk down to Raley's

no wine in the wine fridge

It is a sad day at the Taylor house.  Well, I did it to myself, several years ago I told myself that I would not buy any more wine until I drank all the wonderful Napa wine I had collected over the years.  I actually lied as you all know I have purchased many bottles but in the end the fridge is empty.  I thought I would show you a photo of an empty fridge but that would be boring. 

the stunted corn starts tasseling at 2ft

This year was a bust for the corn and tomatoes.  The corn only got 2 feet tall and the tomatoes were eaten to the nub by the Jack Rabbits.  No veggies this year. BOO!

Carson City coin show with my bud Crispy

Crispy and I went to the Carson City Nevada coin show at the old mint building.  I've been looking for a new collection since I can hardly find any China currency any more.  I know, I know there is always EBAY.  I like to look and touch with my hands before I buy.  I found a new hobby from a vendor that is in South Shore Tahoe.  He had a large selection of Trade Tokens and I think that this maybe something I would like to look into this.

Scraps DoG Bakery has a booth at Reno PRIDE this year

Maribel, Jordan, Krissy, Maddy and myself all helped create 200+ Scraps Dog Bakery gift baskets for the 2011 Reno PRIDE event. All 200+ bags were given away and we could of used 300 more.

The house filled up while making the gift bags.

We had a great location on the west park of Wingfield Park in Reno

my mom has this painting of a cowboy and horses

Ever since I was little my mom always had several cowboy paintings. 

This one was on display at her house.  I'm glad my sister decided to show it. 

Me likey,  I wonder if she has any of the others.

my morning walk takes me along this path

Wingfield Springs has a lot of walking paths and finding
them and navigating them is a great way to get out
and get some fresh air.