The Scrapbook at Firstnephi.com

What Happened...?

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0000

Is the Columbia Fire Station itself in trouble? This was shot earlier
tonight, sorry for the marginal quality. SJR

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:54:00 +0000

Memo to Self: What to get on V-Day

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:12:00 +0000

Winter Storm Aftermath

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:59:00 +0000

This photo was taken just outside Columbia during the worst of the snow and ice storm which hit Maury County and much of Tennessee. --SJR

Dinner Table Drama: Gonna Party Like it's 1699

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:44:00 +0000

"Mom, don't be so Amish."
--Andrea, upon learning Mom had difficulty changing the batteries in the digital camera

Preparing for Fil-Am Festival...

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:25:00 +0000

For some reason, the text didn't come across when I originally sent this, but the Maury County Philippine-American organization was preparing for its January festival when this photo was taken. --SJR

But not the first time in being crabby

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:56:00 +0000

In this first video posted from the family iPhone, Andrea has mastered the art of eating crab. --SJR

Welcome Back!

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +0000

With our technical problems now resolved, and a new phone ready to transmit images, it's time to update the blog again. Andrea starts things off with this pose at Walmart.

En route to BWI

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:00 +0000

More to follow.

Note: Technical problems prevented me from uploading photos to the blog while I was in Baltimore. I hope to resolve those problems soon. --SJR

Off to Baltimore

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:10:00 +0000

...for two weeks of training. The next set of photos may consist of things I have seen along the way. --SJR

View Outside my Window

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0000

This was taken at my new place of employment recently.

During Father's Day

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:58:00 +0000

Taken at the Annual International Festival in Columbia.

Double Rainbow

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:34:00 +0000

Not sure whether my camera phone picked this up, but you should see at least one rainbow in this shot. My naked eye saw two. This happened on June 1.

Media Coverage at Courthouse

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:18:00 +0000

I understand a woman was tried this week for second degree murder (the husband was the deceased). There was a lot of media at this event, this satellite truck being typical. --SJR

Ballet Group Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:27:00 +0000

This is Andrea's group recital photo at Columbia Dance Academy earlier this week. --SJR

Has anyone seen this car?

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:35:00 +0000

This vehicle was seen in front of the Maury County courthouse earlier this week. The front end appears to be a motorbike, which was then assembled to a VW Beetle!

Happy Easter

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:10:00 +0000

--SJR

"Mule Idol" Observations

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:01:00 +0000

"She sounded like a cat kicked over a fence." --Andrea commenting on someone singing at "Mule Idol," a local singing competition roughly modeled after American Idol

Riddle

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:15:00 +0000

Q. How will you know when my Dad is an attorney?
A. Because he always comes home late! --Andrea

This was meant to be this blog's first entry

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:18:00 +0000

These photos were taken prior to December 2006. I had tried to post them to the blog from my cell phone, but they never went through successfully. I'm only discovering them again this evening. As the scriptures say, "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first." (Incidentally, if you're wondering about the photo on the bottom, Andrea was trying to catch snowflakes for the first time.) --SJR

For 13 February

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:28:00 +0000

Some photos don't need words. This is one of them.

Happy Valentine's Day, Andrea. --SJR

Unclear on the Concept, Chapter 3

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:31:00 +0000

From the latest trip to Walmart: An unidentified half-wit leaves yogurt in the condiments aisle. Sick!

A Tale of Two ATMs

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:50:00 +0000

At a nearby Walmart, two ATMs were sitting near each other by the customer service desk. One ATM is owned by a local bank. The other ATM is owned by Walmart itself. Now I don't have an account with this local bank, so when I insert my ATM card and request a withdrawal, said bank wants to add a $2.50 surcharge. Kinda high, if you ask me, even among banks that do this sort of thing.

So I go to Walmart's ATM. Here's the interesting thing: It sells money orders, in addition to operating purely as a cash machine. So, out of curiousity, I use the machine to buy a money order for $10, whereupon I'm assessed a 46 cent fee for the instrument, and the machine produces it on the spot. Then it asks if I want cash back from the purchase(!). I say yes, specify the amount, and the machine dutifully withdraws the funds from my checking account and dispenses it to me. The wonderful thing is there's no ATM surcharge at all, and I can turn around and redeposit the money order or use it for any other purpose.

So it's $2.50 vs. 46 cents. Seems like a no-brainer to me. Local bank, are you listening??? --SJR

Household Cleaning Tip

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:57:00 +0000

A glue board, used to catch mice, was accidentally stuck to the floor. Glue residue remained on the floor for days, and could not be removed, despite scrubbing and the use of many solvants, including traditional floor cleaners. What to do? It turns out the only thing that would dissolve the glue was Ajax brand dish detergent. FYI. --sjr

Genius? We Think So!

noreply@blogger.com (SANDY) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:50:00 +0000

Andrea received an early Christmas present: Her own set of an encyclopedia. It's geared towards the upper elementary and middle school grades...but she's reading at the 4th grade level already!