Odds and Ends

I always mean to write more frequently, but somehow I never seem to get around to it. Today I showed up at work only to find out that I wasn't on the schedule, so they sent me home and I went back to sleep. So, with my newly discovered extra time I have decided to update the ol' blog.

I guess a lot of odd things haven't happened, but I do have something to say about an end-- Hansi's rear end, that is. It's fixed! The mechanics at University Collision did a great job of fixing him up and I have to say it is great to have him back. Although I am deeply grateful to Lance's parents for letting us borrow their car for two whole weeks, I felt about forty years older driving around in a Buick Century.

In other news, Lance continues to make good progress on the Chicken Mansion. Although he has not yet installed the electrical wiring or the hot tub, as you can see the roof is almost completed. We also scratched the tanning bed idea when we were reminded that spending several hours out in the sun on a mildly warm and windy day can cause extensive skin damage for free. I'm still peeling.

Lance shouldn't have all the fun-- I can play with wood, too. I promised Mom a picture of my project and so here it is: The pieces were already cut out, I just painted them. Of course, with the weather finally warming up I don't think it will be an appropriate decoration for much longer.

In other attempts to beautify our tiny space, we bought a hanging basket which has pretty much exploded outside our door. If you look in the window you can see Lance's reflection. He has joined a softball league again this year and we have fun going to the Thursday night games- especially when he wins.

And to wrap it up, just a quick mention of our past week. We had lots of fun with our special visitors from Germany, my old companion Becky and her husband (Lance's Golden), Manuel, and their cute baby James. Over the weekend we then got to go down to St. George for my cousin Wilma's wedding. The best part was getting to see Mom and Dad again, but the whole trip was fun. Unfortunately we forgot the camera so I don't have any pictures-- you'll just have to imagine it. And while you are imaging that, you can try to guess what happened to the bag of Amish Friendship bread I left on the counter while we were gone. Oh wait, you don't have to imagine that part. I have a picture.

That's about it. The only other new thing is that I've been called to be the Beehive advisor for the two beehives in our ward. I think it is going to be fun, and it will help me get to know the girls better before camp-- considering that my other ward calling is Assistant Camp Director. We'll see how that goes...