Recuperating from a late night this morning. We baby sat Annabelle while Chelsea and Dan went to Dave and Busters to celebrate Dan’s birthday. They stayed out later than what we were expecting. Fortunately Annabelle was fairly well behaved and slept most of the night. Your mother fell asleep holding her on the couch. She had a couple of fussy moments, but that’s to be expected with a little one. Dan is thinking about getting back into mowing lawns this spring. Lots of future in that… Chelsea better hurry and get her degree so that they can make some real money. Oh and it is a sleep-in Sunday for us, we both laid back down after breakfast for a nap.
We did spoil Cash and Serenity a little this weekend. I got Cash a ball glove and bat, then got Serenity a volleyball. According to Chad they had fun playing with the box that the volleyball was in after we left – go figure. Oh and Chad is starting to do some work on your car. No ETA, but I guess some progress is being made. Also the battery is ruined, he is going to replace it – but will probably ask to be reimbursed at some point.
I am on call next week – yeehah. I did work from home on Friday – we had an ice storm over night. It left about an 1/8 to an ¼ inch of ice depending on where you were at. There were some wrecks on the interstate. I did get some wood split today. Had to do a little repair work on the tractor first – an old hose was cracked and needed to be replaced. Keep getting a whiff of anti-freeze, but can’t tell where it is coming from. I did top off the radiator the last time that I used it, so hopefully it is just some splashed on the engine. Oh your friend Cody is having problems with his car still. It has been out here for the last 2 weeks, he had not had the time or money to get it fixed.
Your mother got her first batch of maple syrup done this week. It turned out pretty good all in all. Once you are settled in for your specialty training maybe we can send you some when we send your lap top, etc. Also don’t forget to do your taxes once you get settled in – you have until April 15th. So there is plenty of time, but don’t keep putting it off. Even if you have money coming back, there is a penalty for filing late. I got mine done this weekend – I am getting back a whole $18 for Federal, but I do get about $250 back on State.
I did fire up your lap top this week. Your Norton anti-virus was expired, so I changed you over to Microsoft Security Essentials – it is free and that is what I use. I did upgrade the operating system etc. I will leave it unplugged like it was so that lightening or a power surge won’t knock it out. I have been playing a little bit of World of Tanks, I am about a million credits away from the tier 10 now. I am still thinking March to get it. The group that I am with though doesn’t seem to do a whole lot. I am concentrating on the grind but if things don’t change then I may forget about them and just do public matches. I have just as much fun doing that. I have seen Asa on there a couple of times, but he is on late generally – close to my bedtime, so I haven’t sent him an invitation.
Look forward to seeing you in March, Ma and Pa
