Diet Pepsi - from my cell phone day 3

One word....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Hi-lo -- my life in a circle

High lights -
* Lunch
-- with Jen
* Ward FHE Deep Cleaning the church
-- I picked up garbage outside - it was the only job I could find to do alone
* Grocery Trip to WinCo
-- it was the grand opening and I got a couple of good deals
* 44oz Diet Pepsi
--I love the bubbles
* A day at work
--some of my closest friend are at work. I really enjoy my co-workers
* A quick nap
it only lasted 5-10 min with my head down at my home computer (before i went to clean)

Low lights -
* Lunch
-- $7.95 for soup, salad and breadsticks? Really? For $2 more I added ravioli.
* Ward FHE Deep Cleaning the church
-- didn't want to go alone, but felt I had to do my part and represent Taylorville
* Grocery Trip to WinCo
-- it was the Grand opening. I was there at 8p. It could have been Saturday 10a
* 44oz Diet Pepsi
--it's gone
* A day at work
--some of the most difficult people are at work. I really struggle with my co-workers
* A quick nap
--it only lasted 5-10 min...did you hear me 5-10 minutes - that's not a nap

Kits, Cats sacks wives...how many were going to...sleep?

Two...two...two pics in one...

Here lies Turbo, Steve and Peter. They rotate sleeping positions - each thinking that the other cat has the best sleeping spot. An hour from now Steve could be sleeping on the peach chair and Turbo on the brown coach. One thing for sure, Peter won't give up the brown Connor birthday blanket. Connor tries to keep Peter off the blanket (it was a present from Katie - she tied it.) so it doesn't get all cat-hairy.

Connor and I have given the cats new names (don't tell Jessica, cause she'll get upset).

Steve is Jackie Chan - he literally climbs the side of the house. If the second story window is open - he climbs up the house and comes in the window. It spooked Megan one day - and no one believed her. Steve is the crazy ninja cat.

Turbo is Clint Eastwood. Cool, calm and can kick you butt. He loves to be petted, but only on his terms. I think I heard him meow once - "Go ahead punk, make my dinner"

Peter is Tom Hanks. Not the most attractive, but the most lovable. He can be funny and serious and does things that makes you love him.

I see what you are trying to say...

What is a cell phone without a...camera! Megan has her 365 (a picture everyday)...I think I will take that down a notch - a cell phone picture everyday!
Today the blossoms were in full bloom. They are really beautiful - until the first rain storm an then the blossom are on the ground and have to be swept up by our gardner. Forecast for tomorrow - rain.

It's is good to see Connor try...

Connor had his first rugby game. He played in a couple of friendlies (games that don't matter - they are more like scrimmages). He wanted to play last year. He practiced with the team early in the season, but hurt his elbow. In this video you get to see Connor on the far side of the field score (it is called a try), then you get to see a chest bump, followed by the 'I just scored a try' victory jog.

Their team name is the bulls and it is a High School club team. All the boys go to the same high school. They play all their games in SW Washington and Oregon - We get to travel to Eugene OR twice (2.5 hr drive woo-hoo)

Jen I went to watch and Jennifer could stop saying how much..."it rocked". It is pretty brutal out there. It is full tackle with no pads or helmets. I told Jen that I need to get her a 'Rugby for Dummies book'.

We learned that after each game, the home team feeds the visiting team. That should be quite interesting. I asked what kind of food - hotdogs, chili, chili-dogs...food boys like.

New Stake Center Cultural Halls - for Men's Basketball

Tonight was the last night for Men's basketball in the Vancouver WA North Stake...

Here are a few things that I have learned or experienced...

* If two men are in striped shirts and there is a game clock AND and a scoreboard...it must be the NBA (or I am back playing with my NCAA Div 2 basketball team.

* It only takes two men (out of about 75 who played) to keep the "church ball" name alive.

* If they act like babies - treat them like babies. I had one game (I wasn't even officiating the game) where I stood up and pointed to two players that we compaining about the refs and their lack of calls - I yelled - "You sit there (pointing to one bench) and you sit there (pointing to the other bench) and I don't want to hear another word out of either of you." One guys started to speak and I said "I told you not one word - zip it"

* No injuries, no sprained ankles, there was a little blood from bashed heads - but no blood hit the floor. No fights, No swear words. Only ONE technical - which I called again from the sideline

* I can never understand fathers who bring their primary aged kids to 'watch' the game. I had curtain swings, colored light shows, and tonight the long table racers (running on top of the tables). There hasn't been a week go by that I have had to walk over to the stage and tell other people's children to treat the church with repect.

* Officals get exercise too. I was asked not to play with my ward's team so I could keep an even head and not get caught up in the emotions of a game. After officating 1-2 games non-stop I got the exercise I thought I would be missing.

* I love my calling - (really, I do). I'm talking about my Stake Athletic Dir. calling - not my teaching the High Priest every 2nd Sunday or my FOS fund drive co-ordinator.

Squrrly Squirrels...the saga goes on.

The story continues...

Before I was punk'd by my wife on Monday, I had printed out a picture of a squirrel and posted it on our sliding glass door for Valentine's Day.

I put it up Saturday night (but you couldn't see it because it was dark outside).

Sunday morning, after the sun came up, you could see the squirrel pic and it was placed perfectly and appears to be on the fence that surrounds our desk - from Jen's point of view while laying down in bed

ALSO - The squirrel is out and is doing ok. Jen saw him running across the roof. Today, we secure the vent AGAIN