News! News! (but not good news)

I was laid off today - But the Lord provides, we won't starve. But we have so much to decide. It was a great experience, and a good place to work.

This Weekend

C. and I went to the Annual Wood Badge Breakfast Saturday morning. It was ok - There must have been over 150 Scouters, with 400 knots . S. and D. went with the Church group to Afton Alps for a day of Skiing/Snowboarding. N. had a game at 8, another at 10 and photos at 12. He had yet another game this morning.

I took my class out to Perkins this morning - It was good but complicated by the fact that half were in choir and sang for the 9:30 and the 11:00. In the end we missed being back on time for the 11:00.

Bunga and Umpa booked their flights for the end of next month.

The CT house will be listed for sale shortly The Washington Agency will probably be the agent - They're going to look around this week.

Ice fishing next week - Lake Minnetonka with some guys from work, and possibly Green Lake on Sunday.

And I've given in and started maintaining the Twitter account I setup.

New Year...

Yesterday we an odd day - I woke to the Zunepacolypse. The solution was to run the battery dry and reboot it after 7am this morning. Started work on relisting the Torrington house, and getting the non-paying tenants out or on-board. When I walked out to the car in Garage B, it was broken into and the Garmin was gone.

Spent the evening with the K.'s (N. best friends family) It was nice we fondued things, did a little wii, and watched robbie knevel.

The M. (N. other best friends family) came over for dinner - Logan was underfoot. Food was good, and a good time was had by all.

Nanna and Lorance are moved in to their apt. in Winsted. Bunga and her posse did a masterful job - and we called the new number today. Boy - Lorance sounds good, on the phone.

Ice Fishing - Mille Lacs

A Good day - A nice ice house.

We Me, S., D. and a friend from church went up this morning, rented an underwater camera, picked up some bait and hunkered down. It was fun, we cooked lunch on the camp grill, setup the rattle wheels and tried jigging. But we only caught one little perch. These are my camera technicians. Jigging, no - Baiting, maybe - Watching a TV - YES!

Christmas

The Christmas Eve service was good, I had to laugh though, this church seems to have a lot of little traditions. The Spontaneous Mens Choir - We sing "We Three Kings" - The candle lighters families talk about their Christmas traditions, and the kid gets Hot Tameles. They had 4,7, and 11 O'clock services packed. And like Pastor George used to, there was a sense that the pastor had one shot to reach some people he might only see twice a year.

It was great to see Lorance on the Webcam from Bunga's Laptop. He looked so good. They move to thier new address (in Winsted) next week. We missed not having family around - but it was good, we went to our friends house for dinner, and to spend the evening. The Ham was great!

Saturday - I invited a group of coworkers from Work out for the evening.

Booked an Ice House on the south end of Mille Lacs - furnace, generator, outhouse - dinette, and holes. Monday - bringing up S., D. and a friend from Church - C. will come up later with N. Reports to follow.

It's been too long...

D. went on the Troops Ski campout - and had a good time. He also was in the Church play, and enjoyed that as well.

S. has done some babysitting (and might not hate it). And eats like a horse.

N. is doing well - Our pack went to the Becker community pool, and rode down the slide a million times. CT doesn't have the community investment that nearly every town out hear does.

Thanksgiving was with the Manzi's - and after we open presents we will head over to the Millers for dinner.

We marched in the Holidazzle parade - it was pretty cool. The nicest parade we've ever been in - and we were all electrified and all lit up.

And the family was part of the live Nativity in front of the church. It was cold.

My Sunday school class has been watching the Rob Bells "The Gods aren't angry" which I thought was very good - a bit historical but a really well done conclusion.

'Ween

1) Umpa is home and well, and two of my Scouts are going to check in on him.
2) Lots of candy came in and went out Friday. Weather was good.
3) The older guys have a field trip to BOB-FM tomorrow.