Justin is now in an area that was pretty hard hit by the earthquake and tsunami, Tsuduska, and he doesn't have email access. We were so spoiled, an email every week. Now we have to use old fashioned snail mail. The letter we received today was pretty interesting ( Read more... )

So the Church came out and said they were going to move all missionaries in the Sendai and Tokyo missions. I found out late on Tuesday night that my brother was being moved to the Sapporo area. He sent another email home early this morning, he called my parents too (at 1:45 in the morning!) but I'm sure they didn't mind. Here's his latest update ( Read more... )

Here's what Justin had to say about Japan. He's currently in Kitakami, which is about 90 miles north of Sendai and 30 miles inland. I don't think he has any idea of what we're seeing in the news of the seriousness of everything, since he has no access. But, here's his firsthand account. I knew if I did not prompt him to answer the questions I ( Read more... )

Work Cheryl and Kathleen always hear about our weekends in Vegas. We aren't opposed to taking any of our friends out there, and somehow we ended up planning a President's Day weekend. I had hyped up Pai Gao poker to them, so that was one of our main gambing destinations. Kathleen was too tired to focus on learning how to play on Friday night, ( Read more... )

Saturday morning rolls around and we have no real plans. Adam texts Paul to see if he and Kelly want to go to dinner with us later on. Paul calls a few hours later and says they are meeting Brandon and Becky for sushi at 7 and we are welcome to join them ( Read more... )

Ugh!!! Normally I am so good with the planning, this year...things were just crazy ( Read more... )

Our department has a new director who started work today. He looks like Kenny Rogers!

A few weeks ago at work Cheryl made a comment that, in another life, she would be a coroner or a mortician's assistant. I told her I would be Martha Stewart (minus the prison and fraud). Last week she was talking to someone else and asked them that question, so it was a front runner of discussion this week again. Crazy Andy said he would be a ( Read more... )

These last two weeks at work have been a total whirlwind. Since last week was only a 3-day work week it was total insanity. I didn't even take lunch one day, someone picked me up a burrito and I scarfed it down and that was during an 11 hour work day. Craziness. Thankfully, things should start to settle down again in the beginning of December ( Read more... )

I hope I can execute my plan, if I do, my 4-day weekend will be a good mix of chores, fun, and relaxing! Thank goodness for the Veterans Day holiday and our 9/80 Friday falling on the same week ( Read more... )