I noticed today, that my last post was from July 4th. I also noticed that it said nothing about fireworks. I love fireworks. Just thought you all should know that. There’s just something about blowing things up, and the anticipation of seeing what comes next. We went to a show, and then had a few youth over and put on our own show. The one we watched was pretty cool, but doing your own is a whole lot more fun. I’ll have some pics of the one we went to shortly.
This week was a busy one, and in the middle of it all, I killed a bee in the computer lab. It was probably more of a wasp or something, but then it wouldn’t fit in with my title. We’ve been installing new software at work, and getting trained on that which gets a moderate-high on the exciting scale. (more…)
Yesterday, we made our annual ‘dump’ of computers. We ended up dumping exactly one metric ton (2200 lbs. for anyone who doesn’t know) of old computers, monitors, printers, TVs, etc. As we were leaving, Casey noticed a pile of bikes, and being the bike fanatic that he is, we went and took a look. He almost missed out on a Fuji bike frame, but it caught my eye, because it was orange. I just thought it looked neat, but Casey said it was a good bike, and he was pretty pumped. The truck we were driving in has no air conditioner, and the back window doesn’t close. When the truck is full, it’s not a problem, but once it’s empty, the dust comes swirling in the cab if you have the other windows open. It’s gross. Duct tape saved the day, and we had a nice cool trip back with all the windows open (except the back one, of course).
It’s that time of the year again. All the students leave, and we are still here. It’s sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring. I could cry. But I won’t…yet.
Sometimes, ‘older’ people say the best things. Most of the time, they just don’t realize how their audience is going to interpret things. Occasionally, they know exactly what they are saying, and it just knocks the socks off of you to hear them say it. Quote of the millenium: “Love your wife, love God, and keep your zipper up.” Very sage advice, but not something you expect from a very well respected ‘older’ gentleman. My wording may be a bit off, but you get the point.
I finally sorted all the photos we’ve taken since last November. My computer had died in mid-December, and thus I was unable to do anything with it until January. Now it’s February, and I realized that I had quite a few photos to take care of (around 200 or so). So I uploaded a couple new pics of the guinea pigs, and a bunch of our pics from Christmas.
I still don’t care much for the institution of Valentine’s Day, but I do like to celebrate my love for my wife, and since it had been one full year since we were engaged, I took her out for dinner. Then we went to Menards, and looked at all sorts of stuff for a new house (still don’t know which one we’re buying, but soon). We had a good night out on the town, and it was good to get out of Ellendale for a bit.
I got a call yesterday morning from Cherrie. She said, “They’re putting the rafters up, someone needs to take some pictures.” Work on the LLHSLC is in full swing, even though it ought to be too cold and snowy for any sort of construction. God is definitely favoring TBC right now, and the progress they are making on the new building is astounding. I’ll put up a few pics, just so you can see how it’s shaping up. For more pics, you can go here.
My present from Mandy yesterday was a new fish. I picked out a big, fat, very pregnant molly. She’s white with some orange coloring. Should be having babies any time now. There will be more pictures when she does.
