The Stupid Bowl

Last week Gary got talked into making a trip to Michigan next weekend. Only today did we realize his flight home was right during the Superbowl! That made him grumpy, but there was nothing to be done since they had already purchased his tickets. Maybe I'll tape the commercials for him.

It is very cold here today, but there was no freezing rain last night like they predicted.

Rachel is at the dentist at the moment. She has been trying to floss her teeth, so she's hoping for a good checkup. That would make it cost less, too.

David and Sarah are considering buying another house. Sarah needs a place to live until the wedding and after the wedding they could rent out one or the other place. With the current housing market, they can get a foreclosure at a pretty good price.

Andrew is applying for a different job--still waiting to hear more on that.

Rachel and I are thinking about going to Michigan for April's graduation (Gary will be in Thailand at the time). But if we use all the frequent flyer miles then, we won't have so many to go to Santo Domingo next Christmas. Hmm, have to think about that.

We're having one of our two big male Bois 'd Arc (aka Osage Orange) trees removed and the other pruned next Thursday. A sad way to spend $1000. But this is the tree that lost a huge branch last spring when we were in Michigan for Alan's graduation. The tree is old, diseased, and full of mistletoe, but I still hate giving up the shade.