She's exhausted, but it sounds like she had a great time in New York.  If she lets me, maybe I'll post some photos later.  For now, I'm going to bed.

My wife is gone (no she didn't leave me permanently, though she would have probably been smart to have done that 14+ years ago). She and Nichole flew out late tonight, bound for their All Girls New York Weekend.  It was their Birthday presents from their loving adoring husbands.  Ok, maybe we just wanted a peaceful weekend to ourselves and were too dumb to have sent the kids with them. Hopefully they have fun and are able to relax.

It will be officially Autumn, soon.  Which means like it or not, the Holiday Season is fast approaching. This is a great time to start some family traditions, or to continue some that you may already have.  We have some in our family that we very much enjoy. There were also some that we had started at old employers, that hopefully are continued on. One of the things that we can all do is donate a few hours or our own time to something.  I'm sure that there is something that we're interested in that we can donate time to somewhere. No matter your current situation in life, you can always give a little of yourself and I promise that you'll feel a little better and whether you call if Karma, Blessings, or whatever you will find that you will benefit from it in someway. Whether you do it yourself, with your family, a Scout Pack/Troop/Team/Crew, for a Wood Badge Ticket, whatever it is volunteering especially this year at this time of year is something that we can all do. Check out the Volunteer section of 211ut.org for opportunities in your area.

He's the one that introduced me to putting Hot Cocoa powder packets on top of my vanilla ice cream.  I was probably 10 at the time that he taught me that and ever since that's how I eat my bowl of ice cream. Many people think that it's strange, many others have picked up the habit and love it. Now look at what Dreyer's has come out with.  I think that Roger should get some sort of royalties on this one.

My only question is what happens if the diaper fills to greater than 100%.  Is there something in the code that instantiates the bath object?

Okay, so I don't usually rant and rave about Politics.  I have opinions, but a lot of the time I keep them to myself or share them sparingly.  It's just who I am, and I think that it's mostly because I hate the current state, which I see as mostly finger pointing and name calling and not enough problem solving.  Which usually throws logic and reason out the window. There's been a lot in the media lately about the speech delivered by President Obama this morning to the school children throughout the country.  It's caused quite an uproar, which I think is ridiculous. I completely agreed with my friend Nichole's comments here (and even my own response to her post).  What a great chance to talk to your children and to this schools that opted out.  Your students missed out on a great chance to hear the President of the United States speaking directly to them, the youth of America. You can see the text of his speech here (looks pretty controversial doesn't it?).

So summer is basicallyover.  We took the opportunity to go to Jordanelle and swam for a bit.  We then drove home through the Alpine Loop. Most of my family had never been through the loop before, nor had they been to Cabela's so we stopped there and looked around at all of the animals for a bit. We had a few quarters so we fed the fish, which the kids loved. It was a fitting end to a very busy and fun summer.  It wasn't quite the same as last summer, but then again that was a once in a lifetime thing. Now I'm anxious for Fall and ready for the crisp Autumn air.

If I didn't wish my wife a Happy Birthday today, which I've already done in person, so I guess I'll just grant her one of her birthday wishes and get off of the computer :D

So I've been keeping a secret from my wife for quite some time now, and tonight I finally opened up and told her about it. We went to dinner and I let her know that for her birthday present she and her friend Nichole would be flying to New York City to spend the weekend. We've been planning this trip for quite some time now and it's been killing me trying to keep the secret.  I nearly told her several times, but I managed to not.  What's even a bigger shock is that Nichole and her sister Cecily were able to keep it a secret (they helped me plan it). So hopefully she enjoys her time away from the family (especially the kids) and has a great Girls Weekend away.

Okay, so maybe it's the Rigby Star newspaper and it's from nearly 36 years ago, but check it out here. Psst..Look in the second to last column fourth story down.  Thanks Dad for finding this and showing it to me.