Last night Jenee and I learned another road rule and this morning while driving to work today Jenee and I witnessed 2 all-new road rules and were reminded about another, all in 15 minutes! Check it out below.
Also, happy Reformation Day. Today, in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg. (Thanks Mike M.!)
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The Unofficial Road Rules of Gainesville
I have been in Gainesville for nearly two years now and its a year for Jenee and together we have observed that on the whole there are some special and unique road rules here that I never saw in the DMV handbook and no official ever told us about, we just had to learn them as we went along. Here are some of the newer rules:
- Stopping at a stop sign is optional.
- If you stop second (or third, or fourth) at a four-way stop you are entitled to enter the intersection first.
- Better yet, follow the car in front of you through the intersection.
- If you are talking on your cell/mobile phone you have right of way under all circumstances
- If you wish, you may drive in more than one lane at a time and preferably talk on your cell phone.
- One second is ample warning time that you wish to change lanes, if you choose to use your indicator...
- One blink of your indicating lights is enough warning for the following driver.
- The Campus speed limit is 20 mph so you should probably do 40 mph.
- Bicyclists are a nuisance so harass them, try to cut them off when turning right (A cyclist knock down is worth 20 points, 10 on campus because of the higher cyclist density).
- Only pull over for an Emergency Vehicle as a last resort on Archer Road because otherwise you will lose your place for getting through the traffic lights, and definitely do not come to a complete stop, thats just inconvenient.
- The actual speed limit is the Posted Limit + 7 to 20 mph.
- At a campus pedestrian crossing, you should accelerate through the crossing so you don't have to stop.
- In a lane designated as "Right Turn Only", you CAN proceed in a forward direction, straight through an intersection.
- When lining up in a dual-lane "Turn Left" lanes as a stop light, you should only fill the outside lane so that the inside lane is empty AND inaccessible, as a bonus you will cause a traffic jam because people will block the on-going lanes trying to get into the turn-left lanes...
- When waiting to cross on coming traffic to enter a car park, it is acceptable to undercut the cars in front of you and make a b-line for the car park entrance.
- Bicyclists do not need to wait for the crossing light, especially where oncoming traffic is turning, just enter the intersection and the traffic should stop...
- There is no need to stop for a vehicle reversing out of a car park, they will slam on their brakes when the see you.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Finally New Phones
Yup, after more than two years Jenee and I have upgraded to new mobile phones. Now ordinarily I wouldn't make a fuss about something like this however our phones are somewhat a little different than normal. For the last three years I have had a Motorola Razor (I had one in Oz too). It's a nice little phone thats served me well but for the last 6 months the battery has been a little on the thin side and I have only been able to talk for about 5 to 10 minutes before the low battery beep chimed in my ear and I had to run for a charger.
Well take a look at our new little phones. These are Samsung Juke and we love them. Now if someone would just call me so that I can use my new phone...
(Just for interests sake, my old phone had logged more than 833 hours of talk time in about 22 months...)
Well take a look at our new little phones. These are Samsung Juke and we love them. Now if someone would just call me so that I can use my new phone...
(Just for interests sake, my old phone had logged more than 833 hours of talk time in about 22 months...)
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The October 2007 Texas Visit (aka Zade's Birthday)
Well after flying back from Tennessee to Gainesville for one day of work, Jenee and I flew to Texas. Why? For a family catch up and to celebrate Jenee's nephew's first bithday. Brandon and Krista also came to Texas with us. They are interested in moving to Texas to live. I showed them around the Dallas Fort Worth area Thursday and Friday and on Friday evening they travelled to Waco to catch up with some of their old friends from Gainesville.
Saturday, Jenee and her mom offered to help organize the party for Majedah and Zade, and as a result Linda and Jenee spend most of their saturday shopping for the party, Joe and I spent most of the day mowing and we all spent the evening making foam fish for one of the party games that Jenee had invented.
For the party, we had "catch a fish", a sand pit, coloring center as well as the highlight, a real deal tractor pulled hay-ride.
The party was a huge hit! We all had a great time and Zade had a fantastic time. As you can see from the photo's he rather enjoyed his birthday cake and decided that it was better to wear it rather than eat it. He also found it entertaining to feed the family dog cake who later suffered a small stomach ache. Fishing was pretty good but I have to admit putting 60cm polls in the hands of 2 and 3 year olds is not necessarily a great idea and i don't know how we didn't lose an eye. And finally the the Hay Ride was awesome, so good in face that we put a couple little partier's to sleep.
I know that Jenee had a head time leaving Texas, but I am noticing that it is becoming harder and harder for me to leave too, I just love it there.
Saturday, Jenee and her mom offered to help organize the party for Majedah and Zade, and as a result Linda and Jenee spend most of their saturday shopping for the party, Joe and I spent most of the day mowing and we all spent the evening making foam fish for one of the party games that Jenee had invented.
For the party, we had "catch a fish", a sand pit, coloring center as well as the highlight, a real deal tractor pulled hay-ride.
The party was a huge hit! We all had a great time and Zade had a fantastic time. As you can see from the photo's he rather enjoyed his birthday cake and decided that it was better to wear it rather than eat it. He also found it entertaining to feed the family dog cake who later suffered a small stomach ache. Fishing was pretty good but I have to admit putting 60cm polls in the hands of 2 and 3 year olds is not necessarily a great idea and i don't know how we didn't lose an eye. And finally the the Hay Ride was awesome, so good in face that we put a couple little partier's to sleep.
I know that Jenee had a head time leaving Texas, but I am noticing that it is becoming harder and harder for me to leave too, I just love it there.
Fun Pictures
I was just going through my picture library for some 'Gator pics for our new work website and I came across some funny pics of Jenee and I. Thought I would share them.
I don't remember why the silly glasses, I think we got them from the movies but as you can see, we were hamming it up.
I don't remember why the silly glasses, I think we got them from the movies but as you can see, we were hamming it up.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Neverending Plane Flights
I have learn't another valuable lesson. Flying out on your birthday is not a great idea and neither is driving home at 1:30 am after flying home, sleeping for a few hours and then working a full day only to catch another plane.
Well, I am in Texas with my wife and Brandon and Krista. I think we have all enjoyed relaxing a little. The Wilson's are here because they are seriously contemplating moving here for some Post-Doctoral research. I have been chauffeuring them around the place and God has been great giving them some positive answers to some of their questions.
I haven't taken any photo's as yet because I haven't had time but I will try. Hope you are all doing really well. Send me an email!
Nate
Well, I am in Texas with my wife and Brandon and Krista. I think we have all enjoyed relaxing a little. The Wilson's are here because they are seriously contemplating moving here for some Post-Doctoral research. I have been chauffeuring them around the place and God has been great giving them some positive answers to some of their questions.
I haven't taken any photo's as yet because I haven't had time but I will try. Hope you are all doing really well. Send me an email!
Nate
I'm The Birthday Boy!
Yep, I am the Birtday Boy and I am not of the right ol' age of 28! Oh my goodness, I am nearly 30, I don't have a house, 2 cars, a holiday home in the mountains, 2.4 kids and a dog. Ahhhhhh! Panic attack!
Actually I am quite ok and I am so blessed to be working towards those kind of things with a wife who shares the common goals. A part of my birthday celebration was to go to NASA. We got up early after the beach trip and drove down to Cape Canaveral. The weather was forecast for thunderstorms and as we were approaching Orlando the clouds rolled in and after we had passed the Orlando Internaitonal Airport the rain came down. I think I may have seen rain this heavy once before in my life when I was driving in the Adelaide Hills and it was so heavy that the convoy of three or four cars I was in slowed down to a crawling pace. This rain was probably equally as heavy and I felt that it was severe enough to pull off the road. After a few minutes the rain lifted and we continued in hope that the weather may fine up. By the time we got to NASA headquarters, the clouds were gone, the sun was shining and we had some of the nicest weather anyone could wish for.
Jenee had bought tickets for us to go on the NASA up close tour. This was a guide tour on a coach that took us around the NASA site. We got to see the launch pads for the shuttles from fairly close up, the crawlers for the shuttle, the Vehicle Assembly Building that has the same internal volume as 2.5 Empire State Buildings as well as what was a real highlight for me, a walk through simulator inside the room where they launched the Apollo series rockets to the moon where you could see all the original instrument panels that were useds in their original locations and after that you walked through to the hanger for one of the Apollo Rockets laying down on its side. I have to tell you, I had no perception as to how big the rockets were until I got to see this one. As you will see from my pictures, each of the four main engines were more than twice my height. Its just awe-inspiring to see.
Anyone for NASA?
Actually I am quite ok and I am so blessed to be working towards those kind of things with a wife who shares the common goals. A part of my birthday celebration was to go to NASA. We got up early after the beach trip and drove down to Cape Canaveral. The weather was forecast for thunderstorms and as we were approaching Orlando the clouds rolled in and after we had passed the Orlando Internaitonal Airport the rain came down. I think I may have seen rain this heavy once before in my life when I was driving in the Adelaide Hills and it was so heavy that the convoy of three or four cars I was in slowed down to a crawling pace. This rain was probably equally as heavy and I felt that it was severe enough to pull off the road. After a few minutes the rain lifted and we continued in hope that the weather may fine up. By the time we got to NASA headquarters, the clouds were gone, the sun was shining and we had some of the nicest weather anyone could wish for.
Jenee had bought tickets for us to go on the NASA up close tour. This was a guide tour on a coach that took us around the NASA site. We got to see the launch pads for the shuttles from fairly close up, the crawlers for the shuttle, the Vehicle Assembly Building that has the same internal volume as 2.5 Empire State Buildings as well as what was a real highlight for me, a walk through simulator inside the room where they launched the Apollo series rockets to the moon where you could see all the original instrument panels that were useds in their original locations and after that you walked through to the hanger for one of the Apollo Rockets laying down on its side. I have to tell you, I had no perception as to how big the rockets were until I got to see this one. As you will see from my pictures, each of the four main engines were more than twice my height. Its just awe-inspiring to see.
Anyone for NASA?
Monday, October 15, 2007
Visit from Zeina
Last week Jenee and I had a visitor in our home from Texas. Zeina, Jenee's cousin, came and stayed with us for a whole week. It was fun to have her and I know we enjoyed her company. While she was here we took her around Gainesville, to St. Augustine Beach and we even went to NASA! I will post about the fun at NASA separately.
While Zeina was here, I learn't first hand about her special gift of making, how shall i put it diplomatically, "special comments". When being shown around a Gainesville friends home (who have finches in a large cage in their home) the owners were questioned as to whether they thought it was cruel to keep birds in a cage... But my favorite 'Zeina comment' happened at Jacksonville Zoo while looking at (along with a group of mom's with strollers) a very pretty but endangered jaguar, I hear over my left shoulder, "Wow isn't it beautiful! That would make a beautiful coat". Yup, a beautiful coat. LOL, I was so embarrassed that I had to walk away.
We did have fun with Zeina though and it was fun for Jenee to have her around.
While Zeina was here, I learn't first hand about her special gift of making, how shall i put it diplomatically, "special comments". When being shown around a Gainesville friends home (who have finches in a large cage in their home) the owners were questioned as to whether they thought it was cruel to keep birds in a cage... But my favorite 'Zeina comment' happened at Jacksonville Zoo while looking at (along with a group of mom's with strollers) a very pretty but endangered jaguar, I hear over my left shoulder, "Wow isn't it beautiful! That would make a beautiful coat". Yup, a beautiful coat. LOL, I was so embarrassed that I had to walk away.
We did have fun with Zeina though and it was fun for Jenee to have her around.
So I lied...
I actually did the last post a day later than it actually says. The reason? Well being my birthday all you wonderful people were calling me and I want to say thank you, your calls made my day and I am truly blessed by God to have such a wonderful family and friends. So again, thanks for calling.
I am now going to work on the next post... I promise, and if you are really lucky you might get a couple of posts if I have the energy to work on the plane on the way home tomorrow. We just worked a 13 hour day at this workshop and I have to admit, it's not as bad as you might be thinking, there are only 14 people taking the course so the atmosphere is quite intimate and the course lecturer knows his stuff and is very approachable and really eager to teach you what he knows which has made this whole thing worthwhile.
I have learned one lesson though. I am never, EVER going somewhere without my camera again. I am so ticked at myself, the location for this workshop is on an old 1900's mill that uses a waterwheel to power grinders and crushers and so on and the scenery is nothing short of breathtaking. Today we walked down to a large waterfall and I was very disappointed not to have my camera on hand. So I apologize, I will carry my camera so that I can share photo greatness with you at every opportunity.
I am now going to work on the next post... I promise, and if you are really lucky you might get a couple of posts if I have the energy to work on the plane on the way home tomorrow. We just worked a 13 hour day at this workshop and I have to admit, it's not as bad as you might be thinking, there are only 14 people taking the course so the atmosphere is quite intimate and the course lecturer knows his stuff and is very approachable and really eager to teach you what he knows which has made this whole thing worthwhile.
I have learned one lesson though. I am never, EVER going somewhere without my camera again. I am so ticked at myself, the location for this workshop is on an old 1900's mill that uses a waterwheel to power grinders and crushers and so on and the scenery is nothing short of breathtaking. Today we walked down to a large waterfall and I was very disappointed not to have my camera on hand. So I apologize, I will carry my camera so that I can share photo greatness with you at every opportunity.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
An Update on Immigration Proceedings
Well, I am sitting in my room in Tennessee and I am 1000 km away from my wife on my birthday. Not overly happy about the whole situation. Oh well, I am in Tennessee to take part in a 2 day workshop for "Powder Flow", a topic that I am constantly gaining knowledge in.
I have noticed that I have about 3 drafts for Blog posts that I haven't even touched in the last couple of weeks so I need to sit down and do some writing. I will start with an update on the fun with the immigration proceedings and then later tonight after dinner I will try and fill youse all in on some other things that have been happening like our visit to NASA, a visit from Jenee's cousin to Gainesville and some of the fun for my birthday.
Enough of the fluffing around, here is whats happening with my immigration; as of the Thursday prior to the date of this post, I have done all that is required of me for my immigration papers. This includes submitting large amounts of paperwork and going to a Certified Doctor to have a medical. Now I have to elaborate on the 'medical'. I was expecting to have lots of poking, prodding, blood tests, psychological evaluations, MRI and possibly a rubber glove inspection, mostly because I was expecting the worst case scenario.
So what was the real experience like? Well, I went to my local GP/Family Practitioner to have my immunization updated and she told me that I should have a blood test to prove my immunization to MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) which most children are immunized against from birth. I also got a painful Tetanus booster for my trouble. A week later the blood tests showed that I had no immunity to the strains of MMR common to North America so lucky me got to have those shots too.
The actual immigration medical was performed by a certified physician in Jacksonville, 2 hours away. We got there early and I was ready to be violated in every way imaginable but when it was my turn a nurse took by statistics (height, weight, blood pressure and blood sample) and then after a small wait the Dr. came to see me. With me clenching tight, he pulled his stethoscope out and listened to my heart and breathing and poked my stomach twice with his thumb and forefinger, finishing with, " Go have your x-ray and then your done". LOL. I was almost breathless from the shock. That was it?
All the tests came back negative so I can confidently say that I don't have HIV/AIDS, syphilis, tuberculosis, rabies, diarrhea, MMR, tetanus, hepatitis, influenza or even a rash, I all clear! Now all we have to do is mail the results off to the Department of Immigration and wait for our final interview.
Its a huge relief to have all of this done and I have to thank Jenee for motivating/encouraging/harassing me to get everything done. With out her I would proably be still procrastinating filling out the documents.
I have noticed that I have about 3 drafts for Blog posts that I haven't even touched in the last couple of weeks so I need to sit down and do some writing. I will start with an update on the fun with the immigration proceedings and then later tonight after dinner I will try and fill youse all in on some other things that have been happening like our visit to NASA, a visit from Jenee's cousin to Gainesville and some of the fun for my birthday.
Enough of the fluffing around, here is whats happening with my immigration; as of the Thursday prior to the date of this post, I have done all that is required of me for my immigration papers. This includes submitting large amounts of paperwork and going to a Certified Doctor to have a medical. Now I have to elaborate on the 'medical'. I was expecting to have lots of poking, prodding, blood tests, psychological evaluations, MRI and possibly a rubber glove inspection, mostly because I was expecting the worst case scenario.
So what was the real experience like? Well, I went to my local GP/Family Practitioner to have my immunization updated and she told me that I should have a blood test to prove my immunization to MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) which most children are immunized against from birth. I also got a painful Tetanus booster for my trouble. A week later the blood tests showed that I had no immunity to the strains of MMR common to North America so lucky me got to have those shots too.
The actual immigration medical was performed by a certified physician in Jacksonville, 2 hours away. We got there early and I was ready to be violated in every way imaginable but when it was my turn a nurse took by statistics (height, weight, blood pressure and blood sample) and then after a small wait the Dr. came to see me. With me clenching tight, he pulled his stethoscope out and listened to my heart and breathing and poked my stomach twice with his thumb and forefinger, finishing with, " Go have your x-ray and then your done". LOL. I was almost breathless from the shock. That was it?
All the tests came back negative so I can confidently say that I don't have HIV/AIDS, syphilis, tuberculosis, rabies, diarrhea, MMR, tetanus, hepatitis, influenza or even a rash, I all clear! Now all we have to do is mail the results off to the Department of Immigration and wait for our final interview.
Its a huge relief to have all of this done and I have to thank Jenee for motivating/encouraging/harassing me to get everything done. With out her I would proably be still procrastinating filling out the documents.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Update Coming Tomorrow
I am working on an update for tomorrow. We have had a week long visit from Jenee's cousin and I feel like I have been burning the candles at both ends a little bit. It's been fun though, we have been to NASA, Jacksonville Zoo, St. Augustine, Down Town Disney and probably more that I cant remember right now.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
A Long Overdue Update...at 3 AM
Well it is 3am where I am, I can't sleep. I have been laying down for a while now and I just cant pass into the land of dreams so I got fed up with trying and decided that I would get up and post here. I think this is what I get for taking a nap this afternoon.
Why would I take a nap, I never take naps? Well, I guess the story starts a few weeks back when the pre-IAB rush started. It came to a point where I realized how quickly the Meeting was coming and how I had plenty of work to present, but this work was for one of the PhD students that I am working with to present at IAB. So, I made a plan, drafted some help and since then have been working even harder to get some extra experiments done. Last week I was working hard finishing off all my experimental loose ends and trying to work on my presentation which was due on Friday so that CD's could be made. Well, some how every time I had literally 5 minutes to myself, with out fail, someone would come around the corner, poke their head in my cubicle and ask me to do something for them. Now I don't have a problem helping, in fact I get paid to help people, but when its all day, all week and I can't do my work it eventually gets disheartening.
I worked all Saturday, Monday and Tuesday finishing off the presentation for IAB. I got it done, and I got all my other duties done, but by Tuesday night I was feeling way overspent. IAB was actually a very good and productive two days. Many conferences last more than a day and this one is no exception, it lasts 2. Two days that start at 7:30 and finish at 9pm on the first day and 6 on the second. Thats a lot of conference for anyone and I really didn't get much rest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights.
Jenee's cousin Zeina arrived on Thursday to visit for a week and because I am leaving for Tennessee on my Birthday, Jenee wanted to use this weekend as a Birthday weekend which meant that I got my Birthday present early! I love birthday presents, I cant lie, what I love even more is when I am supprised and get something that I really would like but in no way would I spend the money on my self. And thats exactly what I got, Jenee had been scheming and collaborating with Brandon and Krista, her brother Cory and probably some other people to try and get me a Nintendo Wii. If you don't know what it is, its game machine, like a PlayStation, only instead of tapping buttons on a controller, you have to swing the motion sensitive remote to play the games. It's a lot of fun and I was totally surprised when I opened the present! The Wii is really more fun when you play with someone else and the girls entertained me for an hour but weren't really interested in playing with me after that - meh...
Friday was a crazy day for me, I got to work at 7am and it didn't stop until I forced myself to leave early at 4. Not only was the day crazy but it prety much rained all day after lunch time, and not just a gentle rain, but pouring down so that the carparks were under water, lawns looked like pools and the stream through campus was more like a river, I think it finally stopped raining about an hour ago. Which brings me to now, sitting on the floor in our bathroom with the doors shut so as to not wake up either of the girls as they slumber on. I was smart/stupid enough to take a two hour power nap when we came home and I think I am paying the consequences.
Well it's nearing 3:30 am and my I feel disgusting. I want to sleep, I thing I may go try again, I guess if I don't I'll be back to write more?
Why would I take a nap, I never take naps? Well, I guess the story starts a few weeks back when the pre-IAB rush started. It came to a point where I realized how quickly the Meeting was coming and how I had plenty of work to present, but this work was for one of the PhD students that I am working with to present at IAB. So, I made a plan, drafted some help and since then have been working even harder to get some extra experiments done. Last week I was working hard finishing off all my experimental loose ends and trying to work on my presentation which was due on Friday so that CD's could be made. Well, some how every time I had literally 5 minutes to myself, with out fail, someone would come around the corner, poke their head in my cubicle and ask me to do something for them. Now I don't have a problem helping, in fact I get paid to help people, but when its all day, all week and I can't do my work it eventually gets disheartening.
I worked all Saturday, Monday and Tuesday finishing off the presentation for IAB. I got it done, and I got all my other duties done, but by Tuesday night I was feeling way overspent. IAB was actually a very good and productive two days. Many conferences last more than a day and this one is no exception, it lasts 2. Two days that start at 7:30 and finish at 9pm on the first day and 6 on the second. Thats a lot of conference for anyone and I really didn't get much rest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights.
Jenee's cousin Zeina arrived on Thursday to visit for a week and because I am leaving for Tennessee on my Birthday, Jenee wanted to use this weekend as a Birthday weekend which meant that I got my Birthday present early! I love birthday presents, I cant lie, what I love even more is when I am supprised and get something that I really would like but in no way would I spend the money on my self. And thats exactly what I got, Jenee had been scheming and collaborating with Brandon and Krista, her brother Cory and probably some other people to try and get me a Nintendo Wii. If you don't know what it is, its game machine, like a PlayStation, only instead of tapping buttons on a controller, you have to swing the motion sensitive remote to play the games. It's a lot of fun and I was totally surprised when I opened the present! The Wii is really more fun when you play with someone else and the girls entertained me for an hour but weren't really interested in playing with me after that - meh...
Friday was a crazy day for me, I got to work at 7am and it didn't stop until I forced myself to leave early at 4. Not only was the day crazy but it prety much rained all day after lunch time, and not just a gentle rain, but pouring down so that the carparks were under water, lawns looked like pools and the stream through campus was more like a river, I think it finally stopped raining about an hour ago. Which brings me to now, sitting on the floor in our bathroom with the doors shut so as to not wake up either of the girls as they slumber on. I was smart/stupid enough to take a two hour power nap when we came home and I think I am paying the consequences.
Well it's nearing 3:30 am and my I feel disgusting. I want to sleep, I thing I may go try again, I guess if I don't I'll be back to write more?
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Woo Hoo!
Well, it's Thursday evening and IAB is over. It has been a long week and I am very tired. But who cares?
The exciting thing is we have had 2000+ visitors to our blog since it started and it's all thanks to you guys and gals! (I was #2003)
I promise to write a long post to fill youse all in with whats been going on and stuff.
The exciting thing is we have had 2000+ visitors to our blog since it started and it's all thanks to you guys and gals! (I was #2003)
I promise to write a long post to fill youse all in with whats been going on and stuff.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Roach's, Apples and NASA (Jenee's First Post!)
Nate and I had an adventure last night. Right before bed I had to take a tablet, and it typically upsets my stomach, that is why I take it in the evening. So I had a midnight snack of watermelon when I took it. I set my plate down by my bed (because I was very bad and was eating it in bed) and not a minute later I looked over and there was a huge ROACH! (Nate - at was at least 3 inches). They are doing construction down stairs and the weather is changing so I think it is the season for them. Well of course I yelled and Nate, the hero on a white horse he is, came running in to my rescue and tried to kill it. Well the cunning roach got away. We tore the bedroom apart trying to figure out where he went, so I immediately went into the kitchen, cleaned all of the dishes and Clorox'd all of the counters. After about 20 min. of looking (Nate is such a good man) we decided he was gone. So I proceeded to strip the bed of all of the blankets and make sure he wasn’t hiding in there. When my fear was satisfied I covered my mouth and ears (I watch entirely to many gross movies) and tried to sleep. I woke up this morning with a queasy stomach and then I saw the roach dead on the carpet. Nate swooped in and cleaned it up and now my only BIG task is to call the apartment and have them spray again! Oh it was horrible yet so funny to see us both.
Helen has sent us a DVD of pictures and a great letter telling us all about what they have been up to. I look forward to getting home tonight and looking at them. Nate has gotten a computer from my Aunt Paula and Uncle Craig that has a simple scrap booking program so I will scrapbook them while Nate is working like crazy this week. Zeina my cousin is also coming on Thursday for a whole week! We are taking Nate to NASA for his birthday and spending a day at the beach as well. I have gotten him a birthday present that is very exciting. He is sitting here with me right now making a doctor’s appoint for his immigration so I will have to let you know what it is later. I think I am more excited than he is.
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