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The IT staff at my work is known for being wierd... Of course that staff consists of 4 people. I am probably the worst offender of being wierd at that. So in order to keep up the perception of that, I started placing magnets on the ceiling at work. I think it looks much nicer than the silly metal strips that are up there. So anytime I find a magnet or something I can attach a magnet to (see the Diet Mountain Dew can), then we'll put it up there. If you want the real story of how the magnets got started, you'll have to ask me in person.
Mike Dulle is a great buddy of mine from college. Sean was also a close friend of his. Mike happened to be coming in town (Jeff City) for the weekend and we couldn't pass up an opportunity to go and see him and catch up. To be honest, we had seen some photos of Mike on Facebook and they didn't look good. It looked like he had picked up a few hundred pounds since college. It was a releif to see that he was bigger than college, but not a few hundred pounds bigger. If anything, he is my size now (the poor guy). Anyway, we made fat jokes, eating, drinking and playing some random dominos game well into the next morning. I set a personal record of 9 beers at one time and didn't have a hangover in the morning!
We went to KC for the weekend. This was our annual father daughter dance weekend. There was some minor drama and not everybody got to go to the dinner "dance", but those that got to participate had a great time. Daddy (my grandpa on mom's side) is starting to show his age at 85. He is just too fragile to go, so Mom didn't end up getting to go to the dinner. His mind is always still amazing to me. You can also see me rough housing with Hayden's kiddos. Corvin and Sonora always like playing with them.
Yep, its Feburary.
Eagle days happens every year in Janurary. Its a time when people can come out and see Eagles in large quantities fishing from the Chain of Rocks rapids. They are easy to see from the bridge. Since the Chain of Rocks bridge is for people and bikes only, it makes sense to set up stations to look at the magnificent birds. This was another crazy cold day. The kids enjoyed the excitement and got to be out of the house. I just like looking into the water and thinking about canoeing the river. Seeing the live eagle in the demonstration was pretty awesome too!
We hosted a baby shower for Josh and Jen at our house. They have family here, but live out of town. So our house was the location for the random friends to gather and celebrate the new baby. Rather than the traditional girls only event, it ended up being more of a couples event with a few random small children. We had wonderful conversation with everybody. The big talk of the party was a very interesting gift, g-diapers. From their website: "gDiapers earth friendly diapers are flushable, a great alternative to disposable and cloth diapers. Good for babies, parents and the planet." We'll have to see how they work out...
The weather was cold, but we had to get out of the house. We used the old standby, Powder Valley Nature Center. Its a nice park with all paved trails. I figured it would be an easy trail for the kids to walk on and it is short. I didn't wear a winter coat, cause I like to get cold before the kids do, so we don't stay out too long. But if I didn't have the mittens and hat, I'm not sure we would have stayed very long at all!
My brother Hayden got a Big Foot Power Wheels when he was little. I remember him riding the heck out of it around the house. My parents saved it all these years and now Corvin is getting to give it a spin. With a new set of batteries and a fresh charge, he was off. Well, maybe he had some issues figuring it out at first. It was such a new phenomenon to him, that he had trouble not hitting things. After lots of coaching, he got the hang of it. The only thing he has yet to loose is the big smile when he drives it!
New years wasn't enough for us, we we had Kelly and Jeff over to our house. We had just bought an Atari 2600 off of Ebay for a cheap price. After about 10 minutes of playing, I was reminded why I the 1980's sucked! Of course the kids didn't know better, and the games are just about the right speed for the kids. Sonora got worn out pretty quick. You can see Danelle getting to hold her precious baby while she sleeps.
Since the dreaded year 2000, we have spent New Years with Kelly and Jeff. We were not about to make this year any different. Sonora and Maggie have such a great time playing that it always makes it fun to watch!
