Fixed Income?

I know I can be simple (aka...stupid) but can anyone explain to me what a "fixed income" is? My dad always jokes that now that he and my mom are retired they are on a "fixed income." What I really want to know is, who isn't on a fixed income? This comes up because I was watching the news the other day about a gas station that had an 8 hour wait for gas because they were practically giving it away. They interviewed a woman who said "I'm on a fixed income, that's why I'm here." Well shit, who isn't? Isn't that one of the reasons people can't afford their houses/groceries/gas etc? It's not like the Army says "hey, gas prices have gone up so we'll throw a little extra cash your way" Is it really about earning potential? In that case, why retire? It's not like prices are ever going to drop, I certainly don't see gas prices going back to $2 a gallon.
That being said, our gas prices have dropped almost 20 cents! How about everyone else? I was excited to see that yesterday, however I anticipate that when I get out today they will have jumped 50 cents.
I attached a video from Myrtle Beach when we went miniature golfing. Kids crack me up. They all do exactly the same thing (even though we all think our own kids are the funniest/smartest/cleverest). I forgot that I have to hold the camera straight, but it will flip upright pretty quickly.

Time flies

I've been working for quite a while on getting organized to make a shadow box of Erin's "home from the hospital outfit." I guess I just wasn't sure how it would come together. Anyways, it's amazing how tiny her little baby clothes were. I still want to put something in it with her name and birth "stats" but until then I've finally got it on the wall. I also dug up a couple of her baby pictures. I can't believe whe will start school in a few weeks!!

The "coming home" outfit.1 Day old

Deja vu...all over again

This morning we all got up early to go with Jason so he could run a race. So, as Erin and I always do, we wished Jason well and then we set off to find someplace to grab breakfast while he runs (makes sense....he runs, we eat!) I kept time on my watch and as it got close to his finish time we walked to the finish line. I had this odd thought go through my mind..."I wonder if he had my cell phone number on the back of his running bib in case something happens." Truly an odd thought because he frequently runs races, and oftentimes they do have to list a contact number somewhere.

Call it women's intuition, or just the luck of the draw, but as Erin and I approached the finish line a man walks up to me and says "are you Lisa?" And my response sounded something like "oh shit, what happened?" I look over and there Jason is, sitting in a chair with his leg propped up and ice on his foot. He had rolled his ankle in the first mile! Ugh! The boy has no luck!!!!

We went to the hospital and it's not broken, just a sprain with the usual ice, elevate, motrin routine. He's lucky I saved his crutches because they didn't have any in his size at the hospital(he insisted I throw them away when we did our "moving cleanse". I however argued...you're going back to jump out of airplanes, I'm sure you will need them!)

Much like the "Nags Head puddle incident of 2003," he hurt the same foot, in the same spot that he broke then. Ahhh the excitement. Lucky for him I had my camera with me to capture it all...hee hee. Here are some pre and post injury photos!

Erin and Jason stretching

The race was the "running of the bulls"....maybe we can tell everyone the bull got Jason!Post injury icing

Erin waiting for Jason outside X-ray

A glimpse into the future...

Okay, I'm really doing this now....

As you can see I started this darn thing several seasons ago....so now I'm really going to do it. I've actually been trying to figure out "how" to do it for awhile, but it seems I'm not nearly as tech saavy as I once thought. Today I finally figured out the weather "thingy" (a technical term) thanks to Kellee's help. I am desperately trying to get music put in the background. I'll figure it out soon.
Anyways, I'll try to post something daily, so check back often!
I plan to frequently post photos and "stuff" (another technical term), so hopefully this will be interesting!!
Here is a video from Erin's birthday party. She had such a great time that day! We had her party at the University of Akron where Jason and I went to college in the new student rec. center. The pool was awesome, as you can see it has everything, and I know I'm going to catch crap from some people for posting this video with them in their bathing suits...oh well. The pool had this great vortex that you could swim in (or just hold on for dear life as some of us did!) Erin's in the vortex with her cousins Amy, Gerard and David. Her cousin Lisa and my dad are hanging out on the side watching. You'll get the "full" tour of the rest of the family as you watch the rest. Despite the nomadic lifestyle we lead, we've been so lucky to be able to have 3 of her 5 birthdays back home with our families! Click the play button to watch it!