Debi is so busy with her "book" that we always seem to be doing something to complete it. I am doing tech support (sympathies, Zuke) while she lays out and prints large volumes of pages. The end result should be beautiful, though. I have seen the galley proofs.
The other exciting change is that we are becoming grandparents! Woohoo! Catherine and Jeff are having a baby in May. I think everyone knows, but who cares....I am so psyched to be Grandpa. How soon can I take him/her fishing? It will be fun, even if it's long distance.
Last night we saw a wonderful movie, "Finding Neverland." A touching story about the creation of the play Peter Pan. Well cast (you can't go wrong with Johnny Depp) and well written, it had the stately pace of Victorian life, and you didn't even mind. It made me want to go to my own Neverland and write something finally. Debi, too. Though she has already published her play and it was even performed!
Christmas shopping has really taken a back seat this year. I am woefully behind and hope to have everything finished by Monday night. I have three things to get Debi and seven more on the kids list. They are so spoiled! We are serving notice that the budget will be cut back in order to make room for the grandkids after this year! They will all still get nice presents, though, so not to worry. Mom will always spend more than she should on presents, because that's the way she is.
To work again tomorrow....ahhhhh. Oh, by the way, I have been released as Ward Music Chairman. We did our Christmas program today and it went very well. I am glad to go out on a high note. (pun intended)
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Friday, October 29, 2004
Late Night Musings
I want to go to sleep, I really do. Mom is already there. I am always amazed at how she falls asleep. It's like someone hits her with a rock and she's out. Me, I have to either take a pill or go through a whole yoga breathing thing while watching NASCAR races (the white noise helps) for two hours before it comes on me. I have to be careful, if I fall asleep for 5 minutes in the chair, then it takes another 2 hours to sleep in the bed.
What's more important? Success or memories? Lots of talk about too much work and not enough memories. Not enough living, to be more precise. Everyone at my work is talking about that except my boss, all he is talking about is making numbers this quarter. <> I had better fire up the laptop and send a few more emails!
Not!
Tomorrow we are going to finish Andrew's house. He is heartily sick of working on it, but I have news for him, he gets to crawl into the appropriately named space and insure that I don't hit a pipe or something while I drill through his floor. I hope he likes bugs and cobwebs!
We saw Tony and Charayne's baby this week. Rylan is his name and he is a pretty boy. Took to me right off and fell asleep in my arms. He also burped prodigously for Mom and farted so hard his entire body shook when I had him. You know how babies seem to move every body part at once when they cry or sneeze? That's what happened when he farted. It was truly mighty!!
Well, next week I am in Colorado again. Every week an airplane. I need to get more music for my iPod and listen to my scriptures more. Hey, maybe that will help me sleep...zzzzzzzzzz
What's more important? Success or memories? Lots of talk about too much work and not enough memories. Not enough living, to be more precise. Everyone at my work is talking about that except my boss, all he is talking about is making numbers this quarter. <
Not!
Tomorrow we are going to finish Andrew's house. He is heartily sick of working on it, but I have news for him, he gets to crawl into the appropriately named space and insure that I don't hit a pipe or something while I drill through his floor. I hope he likes bugs and cobwebs!
We saw Tony and Charayne's baby this week. Rylan is his name and he is a pretty boy. Took to me right off and fell asleep in my arms. He also burped prodigously for Mom and farted so hard his entire body shook when I had him. You know how babies seem to move every body part at once when they cry or sneeze? That's what happened when he farted. It was truly mighty!!
Well, next week I am in Colorado again. Every week an airplane. I need to get more music for my iPod and listen to my scriptures more. Hey, maybe that will help me sleep...zzzzzzzzzz
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Mom and Dad Save the World
Well, here we are. This is a first for both of us and we are really at a loss for words. I ask Mom and she says, "I don't know, this was your idea."
So now that you have had your laugh for today, I (that being Dad or "The Beast") will start. Mom says that everyone should be able to figure out that I am The Beast. Maybe we should change this to Blondie and the Geek, though I am only half geek. The other half is an insane artist like Jackson Pollack or Van Gogh. Truly, a ravening beast waiting to get out!
Mom will have to post on this as well, so encourage her!!!
This past week I travelled to Californina and Colorado. I had training there and the teacher was very interesting. He asked me if I was a man of God and I said yes. He said that he was too and that he felt that it (God) was in everything. I happened to say, later in the conversation that He (God) helps me. The trainer reiterated that he didn't want to give God a gender because he didn't see the need for sexual organs in Heaven. Aside from that, we agreed on several levels.
I really seem to find the weird ones, huh?
At dinner that night with one of my co-workers I took Mom's role as counselor and psychologist for a youger lady that can't decide what to do with her life. She wants a commitment from her current boyfriend and when she got it, she freaked out; wondering if she should go ahead. Fear and a lack of faith in things will get you that.
One more weird one.
In Colorado, there were no weirdos, just nice scenery and lots of road construction. We think we have it bad in Utah? Try a city 3 times the size with twice as much construction. They are putting in a light rail system there called TREX (original, huh?).
The Marriott I stayed in had no soundproofing around the doors to the corridor and between adjoining rooms. As a result, I could hear everything the woman in the next room was saying, at 11:30pm! So I turned up the TV, which brought security to my door, asking to turn it down. I told them to tell the lady next door to shut up and I would. There's that beast again.
Anyway, it was a productive week with some interesting weirdnesses to keep it real.....
Mom worked on the genealogy all week (I guess) and came up with new names. She is also a pawn in a power struggle at work. They all want her in their group and can't resolve the fight! She is a woman in demand!!
Speaking of in demand, she was very brave and had lunch with my mother and Aunt Kim. Mom says that my mother was very nice and sends birthday greetings to Catherine, even though she didn't send a card. Aunt Kim has a new job at Cutler's Corner making sandwiches and salads and the like. Mom says that they have very nice cookies. Ah, breaking the diet again!!! That's ok, I did too.
Well, we have now joined the blogging craze. Zuke will have to hack our site to link it up with everyone else's. Hiyo Silver and Away!!!!
So now that you have had your laugh for today, I (that being Dad or "The Beast") will start. Mom says that everyone should be able to figure out that I am The Beast. Maybe we should change this to Blondie and the Geek, though I am only half geek. The other half is an insane artist like Jackson Pollack or Van Gogh. Truly, a ravening beast waiting to get out!
Mom will have to post on this as well, so encourage her!!!
This past week I travelled to Californina and Colorado. I had training there and the teacher was very interesting. He asked me if I was a man of God and I said yes. He said that he was too and that he felt that it (God) was in everything. I happened to say, later in the conversation that He (God) helps me. The trainer reiterated that he didn't want to give God a gender because he didn't see the need for sexual organs in Heaven. Aside from that, we agreed on several levels.
I really seem to find the weird ones, huh?
At dinner that night with one of my co-workers I took Mom's role as counselor and psychologist for a youger lady that can't decide what to do with her life. She wants a commitment from her current boyfriend and when she got it, she freaked out; wondering if she should go ahead. Fear and a lack of faith in things will get you that.
One more weird one.
In Colorado, there were no weirdos, just nice scenery and lots of road construction. We think we have it bad in Utah? Try a city 3 times the size with twice as much construction. They are putting in a light rail system there called TREX (original, huh?).
The Marriott I stayed in had no soundproofing around the doors to the corridor and between adjoining rooms. As a result, I could hear everything the woman in the next room was saying, at 11:30pm! So I turned up the TV, which brought security to my door, asking to turn it down. I told them to tell the lady next door to shut up and I would. There's that beast again.
Anyway, it was a productive week with some interesting weirdnesses to keep it real.....
Mom worked on the genealogy all week (I guess) and came up with new names. She is also a pawn in a power struggle at work. They all want her in their group and can't resolve the fight! She is a woman in demand!!
Speaking of in demand, she was very brave and had lunch with my mother and Aunt Kim. Mom says that my mother was very nice and sends birthday greetings to Catherine, even though she didn't send a card. Aunt Kim has a new job at Cutler's Corner making sandwiches and salads and the like. Mom says that they have very nice cookies. Ah, breaking the diet again!!! That's ok, I did too.
Well, we have now joined the blogging craze. Zuke will have to hack our site to link it up with everyone else's. Hiyo Silver and Away!!!!
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