License or Licence?

well I guess it doesn't matter what way you spell it I have it. A motorcycle license that is. I went and wrote the test today. I missed two questions about road signs but aced the rest. I was only slightly nervous before I started because I saw 4 or 5 people fail the test before me. (they call out your name after you have taken the test and let you know if you have failed or passed and they do so loud enough for everyone to hear.) 

They do a bizarre graduated licenceing thing here where you have three different levels of license. The first level, M1 (the one I currently have) is only good for ninety days. At which point you have to get the next license M2. You must carry that licence for at least 22 months and no longer then 60 months before you can receive your M license. I will have to take a road test or do a driving course to get the M2 and to get the M I have to do another road test. The regular driving license is the same type of mess. It all seems like a money grab to me. 

Now I just have to go buy a bike and practice doing wheelies. 

Naked Baby Photos

Carrie went for another ultra-sound today so again we asked for some pictures. I know those of you that already have children are going to be bored with these photos but we still think they are neat.

Baby Bean

We just got back from Carrie's first ultrasound and wanted to share a picture with everyone.

Feta is with us no more

Feta has passed away. The little guy tried to eat last night but couldn't keep anything down. Carrie tried everything she could including taking it to work yesterday so that she could feed it throughout the day. She even held the bird so that it would keep warm. But in the end there was nothing she could to and nature took it's course.

Fuzzy Feta

So we get back to our place last night and look out the window to see the tree out from had lost some weight. There was a big branch on the ground so we decided to go have a look up close. At first we thought the tree might have been struck by lightening, and were saddened that we weren't there to witness the event. Well upon closer inspection it seems it was just wind that did the damage.

We were getting ready to head back in when Carrie noticed a birds nest on the ground with a baby bird in it. A newly hatched bird without many feathers. There was also an egg that hadn't hatched yet and another baby bird but this was not alive anymore. 

Carrie has decided to try to save this bird. She had been feeding it mashed up brad and cat food. She is keeping the bird in an old feta cheese container and so has named the bird "Feta"

Father's Day

We just wanted to wish all the dads out there a "Happy Fathers Day"

 Hope you got to sit back and do nothing today. unless you actually wanted to do something then I hope you got to do that instead of nothing.

Concert

So Carrie and I went to the R.E.M. show the other night. It was a lot of fun but at 10 o'clock we were both hoping the show would end because we wanted to go to bed. I guess that is one sure sign that you are getting older. 

The opening acts were Modest Mouse and The National. The National wasn't too bad, though Carrie didn't like them at all. Of course we both liked Modest Mouse. They were part of the reason for going to the show in the first place. Unfortunately they only played five songs. Some of the people in the crowd knew who they were but most didn't realize it until the last song they played (Float On) the everyone stood up an sang along. I found it quite annoying that everyone decided to stand up then because I was enjoying the show from my seat and once everyone stood up I couldn't see anymore. Yes I'm lazy and I wanted to stay sitting down.