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  1. mattie g
    We have a Mourning Dove nest on our covered propane heater that’s stored outside against our back wall. No pro allem for us because we won’t be using it for another five months, at least, but I love how these birds make the best of what we give them!
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    No one will survive, especially with the 70s following next week.
  3. mattie g
    Usually, but always.
  4. mattie g
    I think what we should do is forecast on our own, and ignore everything SPC says.
  5. mattie g
    DCA: 100 IAD: 103 BWI: 102 RIC: 102 I think I went relatively lower last year, but I think we'll really bake once or twice.
  6. mattie g
    Heavy rain and the slightest wind. Burke severe at its finest!
  7. mattie g
    They didn't close school early here, but my daughter is home and it's definitely not sunny.
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    Sure is. I need to get of this work call!
  9. mattie g
    I'm gonna get smashed
  10. mattie g
    That's good to hear.
  11. mattie g
    Pretty sure last year we had about 70 kids who had times in A Meets. Of those, I'd say that five or six were one-timers who we just needed to fill a lane, and there were probably another five or so mostly younger kids who never swam in an A Meet. We're really light in certain age groups, especially 15-18 girls and 13-14 boys. Our neighborhood does skew young, as a lot more young families have been moving in during the last 5-10 years, so this makes sense, but it sucks when you get to relays and you have to just give away points because you don't have enough kids to field a relay.
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    Damn. We have a Juniors group (8&U, but mostly 4s and 5s) that we cap at 15 kids per session. July session is almost full, but still plenty of slots for June. I think a lot of families wait to register until as spring activities wind down and summer comes into full view. We're also a fairly military-heavy neighborhood, so we often get kids of military families who don't start until they move into the neighborhood in June. There are at least 15 kids who aren't registered who we know will be signing up, but for a small team like ours it's really nerve-wracking to wait!
  13. mattie g
    Summer swim team responsibilities are ramping up hard now. Crazy that I've been meting with my co-rep for four months already, the Parents' Meeting is 10 days away, and practice starts in less than a month! We're pretty well organized and all, but it's still already taking up a reasonable amount of my free time. Now we just need more families to register!
  14. mattie g
    Looks like it pissed down rain overnight, but I was dead to the world and didn't wake up.
  15. mattie g
    While today is a little chilly with the wind, I'm generally good with 65-75 until mid-May, then we can crank up the temps to get ready for swim season! I can't believe practices start in a little under five weeks!
  16. mattie g
    Lots of beers are getting a little same-y, but the top breweries seem to always be able to turn it up a notch and separate themselves from others. I've got a mixed 4-pack of Trillium that I'll enjoy this weekend, and I'm hoping to hit up Juicy for a few crowlers tomorrow (again, for weekend consumption), then again on Sunday for some drafts with buddies.
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    Scratch that. Male showed up at our front feeder early this evening!
  18. mattie g
    Just moved my tomatoes, jalapenos, and basil into a shaded area outdoors to start the hardening off process. Things don't look terribly promising for warm weather in the longer term, but as long as we're not threatened with a frost/freeze or multiple successive nights in the 30s, I'll get them planted in 10 days or so.
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    Sounds like an awesome garden, and I'm sure you have a ton more space to plant than I do!
  20. mattie g
    I've got a feeder in front and one in back. The front one is new, while the back one is the one I put up last year and was really popular. Haven't seen any yet though.
  21. mattie g
    Because not-nice days in April suck. I guess I don't get why you don't get it.
  22. mattie g
    Rainy, cold day in Burke.
  23. mattie g
    Shh...you'll be told that such a cool departure is nothing compared to our warm departures.
  24. mattie g
    We had sleet that mixed in with rain here in Burke when I checked about 15 minutes ago.
  25. mattie g
    That's because decently below normal sucks this time of year, no matter how big the departures are.
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