Big Game Day and Overdue Update

Well, John Christopher has just asked me for the third time today how long until the football games come on. Two hours until the first, four until the second.

Needless to say, we are all excited about the prospects of the Seahawks winning. It's fun that they are playing the Panthers, as many of the fam are Panthers fans, not in an us-versus-them way but it gives us a reason to share one of our experiences.

I have also learned that I am the play-by-play man for a group of 75 Americans that are touring the Middle East (one of my friends Randal is there with his wife). Good timing for him. First he doesn't renew his season tickets then he proceeds to travel during the entire playoffs. I've agreed to text message them the results of the games on a series by series basis. Modern technology is fun.

The house is coming along, we're in the midst of many "projects". I've busted my can taking down the lovely "Pet Condo" in the basement. I now have enough lumber to fuel any of my future projects in the house, like framing the whole basement. That is a joke but only a small one. Nonetheless, the removal of the pet condo (and all the dog hair) has given our little basement some additional room and it is screaming out for a dartboard and kegerator.

Julie cleaned out the playroom again and re-organized things really well. We've just got the office left for the most part. It is a complete wreck. The kitchen doesn't work either. Nice appliances, laid out not so well and our system, well sucks. We will overcome however, and not by blowing out the wall 10 ft. into the back yard.

So next on the list is paint, for the boys playroom where the previous tenants did a crappy job of covering up some hideous dark green paint. Then the yard. Again, wondering what these people were thinking by putting sod down on top of grass. Not going to grow people!

In the weather update, it's still raining. Only off and on though. I think the sun came out last week. I kidded Peter and put the sunroof open on my car. It was funny.

Keep an eye out for videos of the boys -- the recent birthday boys and our geography scholar in training.

Go Seahawks!