Halloween 2009

Hi everyone, had a busy day with Grandad today, first we went to check on the framers. I don't know why I had to walk on the beam, maybe because my feet are the smallest.

The good thing was I got to drive Grandad's truck around the site today by myself. Then Grammie thought it would be a good idea to see if my costume fits, Grandad thinks I look ridiculous. He couldn't stop laughing at me Grandad made me pick up acorns all afternoon, he didn't say so but I think it is because of my costume. I filled my bucket up six times.
Great uncle mark uploaded my costume pic for me, now I see what Grandad thought was so funny.

Happy Halloween everyone see you next week.
Love Jack
Update; The wait is over I can walk now!!!

The Endorsement

Grandad was busy this morning so he told me to find something to keep me occupied for a while. So I logged on to start blogging, but we hadn’t done anything yet, so I was stumped for an idea. He suggested politics from the other room. Oh there’s a surprise, I said I would endorse a candidate for Governor this week anyway. So I started my research. Grandad walked by the computer when I had Deval’s picture on the screen. Where are my earmuffs?
Well for the past year I have been listening to him rant and rave about politics. And let me tell you, You have to listen, or he will grab your chin and “ask are you listening to me”? So yes I do pay attention to what he has to say, and like my Aunt and my Father, sometimes I think he’s a bit crazy. But every now and again he makes sense.
With that said, I am going to endorse Charlie Baker for Governor of Massachusetts.
Now I can hear all my blog watchers thinking we have to get that kid away from his Grandad. But this was my idea and here is why I chose him over the other candidates. Baseball fields. If you had noticed on my blog there is a little box that countdowns the days till I pitch my first game. So, the condition of the baseball fields is an important thing to me, or so Grandad tells me.
The reason Charlie Baker is going to make baseball fields better is right in the next town over from me, in Hopkinton. One of Grandad’s many stories is about Mr. Egan who recently passed away. He started a company called EMC, which is a private company that employs a lot of people. One phrase Grandad will always say is capitalism is the reason you can have liberal social programs succeed. Mr. Egan was a capitalist, and a good one at that.
So in that town, because of Mr. Egan, the plumbers, electricians, carpenters, small businesses and real estate brokers are all busy and prospered. People, who are busy and prosperous, donate to local causes, such as the baseball fields, and other local causes.
I believe Mr. Baker will do more for the private businesses than the current Governor and the other candidates. They all seem to be anti business and pro big government.
So vote for Charlie Baker and maybe, I will win a Cy Young.
Grandad was so impressed by my blog this week he is taking me to meet Mr. Baker right now.

Wow, he is much nicer than his younger brother Jonathan, and a lot taller. Grandad made me write that part. see you all later.

After we met Mr. Baker we went to backfill the foundation, I took the opportunity to attach my new bumper stickers to the equipment
Check out Charlies website
See you all next week next week.
Love Jack

Day with the Girls

Hi everyone, we stripped the forms this morning in the rain, and then had a lazy day at Grandad's with the dogs.



I don't understand these two dogs, they think my food is theirs.
Once I told them who the boss is, all was well.
Now that everyone has a full tummy we can all take a nap.
See you all next week hopefully, it will be busier than this week, I am bored. I may venture into the Gubernatorial race next week. Hope you all come back to see who I endorse.
Love Jack

Blasting

Sorry for the late blog post, but I was busy all day. First we had to blast the ledge.
Then we had to dig it all out. Hope the dynamite all went off. Grandad didn't seem too concerned. He sent me right in after the blast.
The digging is a little rough with all the big equipment around, but I did OK. I am still worried about the left over dynamite.
I am starting to get the hang of it , I hope I don't go to deep.
I had this area all done when Grandad got back with the coffee.
Now all I have to do is hide this ledge so Domey doesn't see it. I am beat by the end of the day see you all next week.
Love Jack

Soot

We finished up the trees today. Not too many left.

The big backhoe arrived and we started on the stumps.

We quit early to go home for lunch. Grandads house was freezing, so he told me I could make a fire to warm up.
I tried to put the duck in for kindling, but Grandad didn't think it would burn.
The soot goes everywhere, can't we just turn the heat on.
There is nothing like having your lunch on a cool fall day by the fireplace.
See you next week, I will probably be someplace else when Mom sees the soot all over me.
Love Jack

Stand by me

Good afternoon, I had a busy day today, not alot of time to blog. We had to cut trees today.

First cut them and then stack them.
When Grandad wasn't watching I went down to the railroad tracks to watch the trains go by.
I saw an Indian on one of the western movies hold his ear to the tracks to tell when the train was coming. Hope it works!!!
When Grandad finally found me, he said if I wanted to be the fat kid in "Stand By Me" to do it on my parents watch.
When the trees were all cut we had a late breakfast lunch at the Eastside. My pancakes were great.
The waitress's were very nice even though Grandad says he's afraid of the one sitting across from me.
See ya Jack.

Birthday party

Today is my birthday!!. I finally made it to one, what a quick year. Grandad picked me up this morning and found out from Mom there was no party planned. So he told me not to worry he would have one for me. We stopped at the outpost for supplies. Grandad thought it would be a good idea to document my height and weight for my first birthday. 20.88 lbs and 29.5 inches.


I would have preferred some kids my age, but Grandad didn't know any. So all the angry old republicans Grandad new were invited.
This is Mr. Gandini, Grandad and him spout the same rhetoric. Then there was Mr Denman, he wanted to talk about Bob Feller's
ERA and innings pitched.
Then Mr. Muzzy and the town workers showed up on their break.
The Abramo brothers showed up a little later.
Mr Rossini, Mr Kurzontkowski, and Mr Glines all showed up together, with the strippers. Mr Rossini assured Grandad that it was the Abramo brother's who brought them, either way Grandad wasn't happy.
The party seem to take a turn, for better or worse, I don't know, when Mr Haberski showed up. Between him and Mr Kurzontkowski, I don't know who has the most foul mouth.

All in all pretty good first birthday party, not typical, but good. I think I may be an angry republican someday.
Love Jack