printing press for sale

so pete and i have this antique printing press in one of the properties that he renovated this past year, and we want to get it out of the house and sell it. i know it's worth something, but i don't know what. i don't know what brand or company made it. i just know it's old, and there are a ton of plates and other stuff that the previous homeowners left behind. for something this big, i think that a lot of other presses are going for $1500 or more. am i wrong? does anyone out there know? eva?

take a look:





someone, anyone email me if you know any details on pricing or if you know someone who would want this. they would have to pick it up, of course. i live in the twin cities. that's minneapolis, st. paul dontcha know...

random question #2

what has happened with the elderly of today?

usually, you hear that stated about the youth. however, after getting flipped off on the road by an elderly gentleman...i do wonder. apparently, he was mad at me for not driving into oncoming cars at this intersection. he honked and honked and honked. i, and everyone else around was confused as to why he was so impatient. "guh. i'm trying not to get myself killed today grandpa. i've got a few more legs to go..."

random question #1

anyone know if those jobs for moms websites are all scams or if there is one that is truly legit?

everytime i look at izzy, i have a hard time thinking i will be away from her...(tear)

baby vs. mommy - the bottle war

i know all babies are different, and everyone has/had a way to get their babies to take the bottle. i think i have read or heard a billion different ways to get your baby to transition from the breast to the bottle. i don't want izzy to only drink from the bottle. i plan on still nursing from time-to-time. i just want her to be able to stay with someone else for more than a couple of hours, so i can do more than just be a milk factory. i have to go back to work in a month or so, and i don't want her to cry all day from hunger. i would feel so bad for her and for her caregiver.

anyway, has anyone won this battle with their child? was there anything that you did that helped? any bottles that you used that most simulated a "natural" nipple for the baby? i have the soothie bottle and the playtex drop-ins bottle. i got the soothie, since it is the only brand of pacifier that izzy will tolerate (she's not a fan of binkies in general). i got the playtex one, because it seems a little bit more natural than others.

send any advice you have. i may have heard it all already, but maybe not. i am not backing down in this war, and izzy is going to eventually lose...eventually...

ESPN.COM Nerd Version 2

Yes! Yes! I got posted in another chat on ESPN.COM. I love being such a nerd...



Click here for the full chat: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=21035

izzy bea's first smile

okay, okay. this was probably not her first official smile, but it was certainly the first one i caught on camera this week. she just started these cute little gems a few days ago, and we are elated. it makes up for some of the crying. some of the crying has calmed a little bit too. we got the tiny tyke on some reflux medication, and it has helped all of us sleep a little bit better.



this pic i love just cuz it's cute. it looks like she has a question. "what is it izzy? poopy diaper?"



oh, and don't you love her hair? this is what happens to her hair after a bath. it's so awesome, i can't stand it.

*and why can't i figure out how to twist my pictures the right way?

Dude, I am so tired...

No that is not me. I wish I were that skinny. But maybe flare out the hair and redden the eyes a little bit and that could be me...I can't remember the last time I was so tired...Oh yeah I do. The week Izzy was born. At least then I didn't have to go to work...

So our little girl likes to cry at night. We haven't quite figured out why, but it has led to a steady 4 hours of sleep a night. On top of that I have to get one of our rental properties ready to re-rent this week. So I have been waking up early to get to work early to leave early to get to the property and try to get home at a reasonable hour...I am living on a steady diet of Monster Energy drinks and caffeine (from soda not coffee so its ok)...I wish they had a cot here at work. I would take a nap...If this post seems a little too much like stream of consciousness there is probably a good reason...