"Taking a Break"Recently we put a new roof on our house.
Many many thanks to those who came out and helped.
We couldn't have done it without you!!!
(Well, maybe we could have, but it sure would have taken a lot longer and not been nearly as fun!)
Many many thanks to those who came out and helped.
We couldn't have done it without you!!!
(Well, maybe we could have, but it sure would have taken a lot longer and not been nearly as fun!)
Michael is like the Energizer Bunny. He just keeps going...and going.. Thanks, Michael!
Father and son working together
I love this picture!
Somebody's really excited to be up on a roof!
"The engineer" has arrived
Father and son working togetherI love this picture!
Somebody's really excited to be up on a roof!
"The engineer" has arrived(Hey! You aren't writing an official report or anything are you?)
Awww....Serving his father 
Father and Son working together
Emma - with one of her favorite people, Josh
Awww....Serving his father Thanks, CJ and Chris!
Father and Son working together
Emma - with one of her favorite people, Josh Thanks, Josh!
Sam, Sam the go-fer' man!
Figuring out a dilemma
Pico de gallo anyone?
WE LOVE PICO!!!
"See this bowl? You can have one just like it AND the privilege of washing all these dishes for only $1.95! Any takers?"
(yeah - I AM looking pregnant)
Markie, the lemonade girl!
Here's Mr. Doolin...with...chicken..hmmm...FRIED chicken...from...PUBLIX!
Sam, Sam the go-fer' man!Thanks, Sam!
Figuring out a dilemmaHmmm..."
Kitty loved being on the roof.
The "Flashing Man"
Mentoring
Kitchen prep
Kitty loved being on the roof.Even if it meant sweeping ...and sweeping...and, well, you get the idea. Somehow it never quite looked swept!
The "Flashing Man"(I just learned the meaning of the noun, "Flashing". I didn't even know there was such a word until this. Boy! There's a lot I don't know!)
Mentoring 
Kitchen prep
Pico de gallo anyone? 
WE LOVE PICO!!!
"See this bowl? You can have one just like it AND the privilege of washing all these dishes for only $1.95! Any takers?"I didn't think so.
Grace joyfully does her dishes duty :)
(yeah - I AM looking pregnant)
Markie, the lemonade girl!
Here's Mr. Doolin...with...chicken..hmmm...FRIED chicken...from...PUBLIX!I think that's what you call "Frank Bait"
Thanks, Frank!
--posted by Mama--
32 comments:
We are so glad you were able to get your roof finished, and so thankful you had good help. God brings people together to help one another, doesn't He?
"The Engineer" felt bad that his back wouldn't let him be of more help -- and wonders why he is the only one on that roof in the FL sun with a hat on? Oh, well, everyone seemed to make it through okay -- except for tar on some girls' forearms!
BTW, that pico looks wonderful!
Love,
Mother/Grandmother
I don't know about this. The photo "figuring out a dilema" and the three following seem to need some review. It looks like the dilema is either how to capture the food as it goes by [not likely, as they obviously went to the food], or how to repel the advances of the dangerous creature called camera. Obviously the correct view, since the camera retreated to the safety of the kitchen. By the way, on the subject of kitchen, pick me, pick me! Wow, all those wonderful dirty dishes to wash! And for only $1.95! But can I exchange the blue bonus bowl with empty in it for a tall glass with lemonade in it?
Now to a little less interesting item. The first 10 people to correctly identify this commentator will recieve a prize! No I'm not giving away the coveted position at the kitchen sink. And its not the empty lemonade glass, since I'm hoping comes with unlimited refills like at Soney's. But if twenty nothings appeal to you [ask Amanda] then follow this one rule. Post a comment regarding "Roofing" and unobtrusively slip ONLY THE NAME [no comments to me or regarding this contest allowed] somewhere in your comment to the Dischers'. Unlike other contests [Reader's Digest, etc] immediate family members [ie Discher household] are free to and encouraged to participate.
Discher's, I hope that this is not an abuse of your hospitality? But in my own defence, even noni mice need a bit of fun :)
Hi there!
Well another work day is ended, but the sun is still shining, even though its 6:00 pm :)
As always seems to be the case, your get togethers are an enjoyable blessing. And its good to see the Doolins among the faces.
So when does the house go up for sale?
It certainly is invigorating to be out in the fresh air working, isn't it! But what is all that green stuff in the background of the photos?
From the Great White North and shiver me timbers
Love you all
Oh, my! My first response to the mousy commenter was Uncle Hans! But I guess I am supposed to work that into a comment to the Dischers! Hi, Dischers! Heard from Uncle Hans lately? Wouldn't he love to see the lovely roof you just put on??
Grandmother
I as well assumed the clever comment was from Uncle Hans. Who knows about "Soney's" (hee!hee!) refills?? Hmmmm..... Very interesting.
Well, glad the roofing project is complete. The Pico did look good!
"Yes, Dischers, Uncle Hans always LOVED working outdoors! If he had been here, I am sure he would have helped with the ROOFING project!"
Curiously,
Molly
BTW ~ Who was that adorable and excited little boy on the roof?? He had great fun!
Hmmm. Things look bleak. Seems like I will be saddled with all two hundred of my nothings if I don't take drastic action :( So I'll have to change the rule. And this is retroactive. All you have to do to recieve your twenty nothings is guess. With this brilliant executive order, I now can happily announce that two people have already secured their 20 nothings. I feel lighter already. And, at this time atleast, twenty nothings are better than no nothings at all. As of this moment only 8 twenty nothings remain. This opportunity is only available until the next blog entry. So from Florida to California, Minnesota to Texas, guess away!
"The Father" and I guess the eldest brother in the Discher Clan - dear Uncle Erwin.
"The Mother"
From my short conversation with Uncle Hans yesterday on the phone, I would say that the
A noni mouse visitor it is not him.
It must be our dear Uncle Erwin. :)
~Sarah~
To the "Mother", I would agree.
Has to be someone speaking non-US english. (defence vs defense???) ;p
"The Brother/Brother-In-Law"
Just looked over the pics. Wish we could have been there! Looked like fun (NOT kidding) beautiful day, helping family, fellowship. Hope to see you all soon. LOVE YOU!
Oooh, another contest! The Discher blog always has the "neat-o" stuff on their blog.
I think this must be Uncle Erwin, as well. The comment has that International flavor, spiced with Eddie-like humor.
Love,
"The Other Sister"
You know, I have been re-reading everything, and just thinking, hmmm . . . Amanda comes up! She has a brother who would know about her "roofing" abilities and other such obscure facts. Too bad we didn't see Amanda in the pictures, or even her brother, ADAM. He would probably have loved to be up on that roof, especially if there were some fireworks or other such explosive devises up there! Hmmm . . . Adam . . . Adam . . . (thinking: is that slipped in unobtrusively enough???)
Grandmother
Mrs Frodge you beat me to it by 'that much'. I just wrote my comment but had to paste it in a different browser. And there are almost the exact thoughts I was thinking. But I'll post it here any ways.
"My better judgment says keep out of this. But since I've been 'accused', I may as well jump in to the fray and collect my 20 nothings to add to my growing collection. So here goes nothing. Someone that Amanda obviously knows. So my guess is Adam. Though it doesn't sound like Adam. On the other hand he does wear a kilt and plays the bagpipes. And that must count for something. So right or wrong, I hereby lay claim to my 20 nothings. "
I am going to make my guess based on the laws of deduction and logic. We know that...
A. The mouse has a peculiar disgust for the camera, thereby qualifying both Uncles, and most defenitely DISqualifying Adam!
B. He/She possesses that peculiar thing known as "Discher Humor," thereby knocking out any fresh theories.
And C. He also knows enough about Sonny's to remember the free refills, but not enough to label it quite correctly, sufficiently ruling out Uncle Erwin, who has had the huge misfortune to have never visited that sacred establishment, to my knowledge.
So, despite his many clever attempts at cover up, we have deduced his True Identity. The only conclusion that we can come to is... Uncle Hans!!!
There is my guess.
Ta-ta!
Grace
You all are too funny!
Yes, Mama it WAS wonderful to be blessed with all that wonderful help!
Thanks for visiting, Uncle Hans! The house goes up for sale on that mysterious date that only "THE Father" knows (the Heavenly one)! We keep thinking, "next week" it will be ready...Well, that was a few "next weeks" ago! So, we trust our Father's timing and know that it is perfect!
Well, Mama and Molly, sorry to abandon you, but we had to go with Uncle Erwin. Just call it a hunch! It DOES sound very Uncle Hansish though - or as Katie says, spiced with "Eddie-like humor."
Jason, we would have LOVED to have you! Right now we don't see enough of you all. I have a feeling pretty soon we might just have the opposite problem :) Thanks for commenting. Love you too!
Well, Mama. You and Hans have sure come up with a whopper of a theory! I wonder if Adam knows he is the topic of an ongoing online discussion? ha ha!
OKAY Mr. A-Noni-Mouse! I think the time has come...to reveal yourself.
Love to all!
"The Mother"
Hey Dischers,
Looks like you have been working hard on your house, and have had a lot of fun. I wish I could have been there, I would have helped Gracie with the dishes:)
Anyways, I miss you all and hope all goes well with the sale of your house.
Sadie Franklin
P.S. I'm with Grace, my guess is Mr. A-Noni-Mouse is Uncle Hans too!
Well, it seems like "the Mother" has called an end to opportunity. And just as I was nearing the end of my nothings. Sadie, you squeezed in just in time. There are only twenty more I needed to get rid of. Is there a last minute guesser? There's room for one more!
Now comes the matter of getting the nothings to each participant, and in what form you would like to recieve them. Your choices are:
1. A $20 gift certificate for Soney Restaurant. Pizzas is their specialty, For some strange reason most of the eateries in Vang Vieng serve pizza as their main dish, I just can't quite figure that one out, but there you are. Anyhow, everyone who really knows me knows that I've never been to Vang Vieng, and not to eat at Soney's! Free lemonade refills anyone? Here is the mailing address in case you choose this option and need directions :)
Soney Restaurant
Thanon Luang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Laos PDR
2. A $20 Vision Forum Gift Certificate
3. A surprise (which may be #1 or #2 above, or something totally different, depending on my imagination at the time of filling your request).
Just post your choice here, and your twenty nothings will be on their way to you by the end of the week!
Oh, one more thing. Beware of identity theft. And oh yes, you wanted to know my name. Despereaux, that's me. Google me. I'm the first, second, third, etc etc entry. Handsome, debonair, imagintive, adventurous young fellow, if I say so myself. Poor speller, but who's perfect :)
Mr. Mouse;
Please forgive me. I did not think when I asked you to reveal yourself! You are right! Your 10 participants had not yet had time to participate! We were simply suffering from a severe case of curiousity and a short attention span!
Well, well, "Soneys" sounds interesting! Right near the river! How quaint!
Unfortunately, as the retaurant plays the TV constantly, we will decline those 20 nothings. Thank you! The unlimited lemonade refills sound inviting, however!
Well, since you have satisfied our curiousity by revealing your debonair self, we will say, "Let the Game continue!" ... at least until the 10th player has succumbed to the "mousehunt." We will then announce, "...And Then There Were Ten..." in which case, we really must insist that "Mr. Despereaux" AKA "Mr. A Noni Mouse" AKA "Uncle ???" truly cease from torturing our poor selves and give us the information we desire!
With all sincere thanks for the great fun!
"The Mother"
Ooooooops. That was a very gracious response. I will no longer torture you. The participants by signature are Grandmother, Molly, "The Mother", Sarah, The Brother/Brother-in-law, The Other Sister, unsigned, Grace, Sadie Franklin, and Amanda (since I hold her entirely responsible for starting this much ado about nothing.) Quite an interesting and varied group. And these names will look even more interesting on gift certificates and envelopes. I take it no one wants to go to Soney's. So it is either Vision Forum or a Surprise. Ladies and Gentlemen, please state your selection soon.
And Mother, you should have a wonderful week. Because for the next seven days I will be bringing you breakfast in bed, washing the dishes, mopping the floors, doing the laundry, dusting the furniture, polishing the silver ware, as well as performing all my manly responsabilities around the house [like taking out the garbage and filling the Berkey], as penance for having withheld my identity from you until now. And if you think that one week hasn't penanced me out, I will with gladdness continue on for a second week
Always your loving and obedient son,
Peter
I see now why we were told to "Beware of identity theft." I've been stolen. When that happens you know there's a problem. Sorry ya'll, unless "Despereaux" reveals himself there will be no gift certificates for Soneys Or The Vision Forum.
That is one way of looking at it. Here's another.
I had no idea I did all that! How creative. It seems as if I did make one mistake though, I must have accidentally typed "The first 10 people to correctly identify this commentator will receive a prize," when I really wanted to type "The first 10 people to correctly identify this commentator will give the commentator a prize." I guess that's what comes when you don't know you're doing something. But, seeing that nobody correctly identified this commentator, I will neither give or receive any gift certificates for Soneys Or The Vision Forum.
Or I could look at it this way.
I'm glad Uncle Hans has such a good sense of humor.
Back to you Uncle Hans.
Peter
You people are so funny!! Only a Discher . . .Oh, the twists and turns! Must be the result of a clever and twisted gene somewhere!
Grandmother
Far be it from me to withhold a prize from someone because of a minor spelling mistake. Peter, your prize for having hosted this contest is as good as on its way to you :)
It seems we were all to slow in putting in our choices, and we've all recieved the surprize package by default! Is this a spin-off from the Banker Bail Out game they have been playing in Washington DC?
I now declare the game officially over. But unofficially its twists and turns will continue unseen until all the pieces have been packed away. Last chance to voice your preference for Vision Forum Gift Certificates. Otherwise you will recieve my Surprise Package. This may make you wish that it was Peter "Ben Bernanke" Discher's Package instead :)
Uncle Hans, I will gladly and gratefully accept any Vision Forum gift certificate you are willing to share!
Grandmother
Well, Uncle Hans, since you seem determined to give away prizes, and seem to desire contestants to state their choices, I will!
I would love to receive one of your surprise packages! I will leave it to "your imagination at the time of filling my request." (There. It's not "default" anymore!)
Thank you, and thank you for the grand fun of the game, as well! I like the twisty, turny mind of Dischers, and the resulting humor! (Maybe because I am one, but...:)
Grace
We've been working on getting our house ready for sale, too. We thought we'd have it on the market in Feb., then it was March. March isn't over yet so we'll see.
Pico de Gallo. Yours looks yummy!
Humorous post on chickens and our messing up their 200 year generational plans.
Elisabeth
Well Uncle Hans,
If you are, in reality, giving out passports for The Vision Forum, I'll gladly be a recipient. :)
Thanks for all the fun! That game had us guessing for a while...
Love Always,
Sarah
Ditto to what Sarah said from "The Father and Mother"! It's been a very fun adventure :)
Beth
Hello from Ohio. We used to live in Florida, in DeLand.
I would love to have your Pico de Gallo recipe. It looks wonderful!!!
This has been all so confusing!
First the Discher Family posts a few pictures on their blog...
Then (and this usually happens) friends make comments...
And then a A-Noni-Mouse comes along and makes an interesting game...
And I inocently come along, read the comments, think to myself 'I think I'll say hello to the Discher family'
And inocently I add whom I think this Mr. A-Noni-Mouse is...
And I get up this morning to find out from my parents that I was a contestent on the Dischers blog and that I have a chance to win a prize! Wow!
Peter, you really misled us all!
Uncle Hans if you are still certain you want to give a prize to an inocent person that should have been baking (according to Daddy) instead of exploring the enternet and comunicating with strange persons...
Then I would choose a surprize from you. That would be very special. And if you happen to have two more nothings for two certain younger siblings of mine named Daniel and Emilie that would be wonderful, if not I'll share my nothing with them;)
In Christ,
An Inocent Sadie Franklin
I was just rereading this whole misadventure over again I realized that I have an aplogie to make,
Peter, I didn't realize until now that Uncle Hans had made this all up and you had no part in it,
I'm sorry I said you misled us before I had all the evidence. I had a hard time trying to follow the 'Discher Mind' and the various comments.
You Dischers do have such clever minds to come up with all this,
Uncle Hans, please don't do something like this again for a little while, you had me completely mind bogled!
I hope no one ever steals my identity! I don't think I could handle that.
In Christ,
A Very Inocent Sadie
...And the Franklin Father steps into the fray. Amid the quizzical antic dotes and farcical flummery the quest for the rodent’s reclusive identity was a transitory trip through a myriad of misleading mishaps. I beseech your indulgence in matters of forbearance. More specifically, a modicum of leniency towards my daughter’s foible in spelling. Those of you who know us will perceive the diaphanous diction I employ, and impute it to the means of a facile façade. You see, that when a fourteen year old recognizes that inadvertent errors have been published and can be ascribed to her, the apocalyptic and cataclysmic magnitude comes to bare; thus influencing the entire state of being for the occupants of a whole domicile. Without question any patriarch perusing this post will comprehend the necessity of vernacular redemption. It’s evident, that a patriarch when faced with a quandary such as a mortified maiden would, like me, find no depths too low to delve into, in order to rectify the esteem, yea, the vary honor of said maiden’s intellect. Thus, my humble submission to your blog. This comes with a renewed fervor in imparting knowledge in the Language Arts to our offspring… and acute instruction on the application of the spell check feature. Our children must learn that we can’t all have archaic and eat it too.
To our redneck friends that didn't see nuthin wrong. Sadie's embarassed, so cut her some slack. In fact, act like you didn't see nuthin wrong ; )
Oh, Franklins! Thanks for the good belly laugh! I think the " can't have archaic and eat it, too! Line the best!
Katie
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