Last Game

Last nite we watched our third and final Saltdogs game with work. It was a beautiful nite, and our neighbors went with us. After the game we were treated to a spectacular fireworks show out over the RR tracks.

There's Memorial Stadium, home of the Huskers. Hard to believe that in less than a week, it will once again become the third largest city in Nebraska. Go Big Red! Our opening game is against Western North Kentucky - will we be able to pull it off?

Every day, JP finds her knitting bag in disarray with all its contents scattered about the house. Today she found the culprit. All that stuff is usually in the bag.

Back to School

The boys headed back to school this week. CP started jr. high and is loving the independence it gives him. GP loves his new teacher and is glad to back with all his friends. I am taking a class on campus this semester that meets twice a week, so that should be exciting.

Yesterday was busy day. It started with teeing off @ 8:30 and playing 9 holes, then mow/trim/edge, then wash the car, then a trip to home depot for 500' of wire, then all afternoon in the sun installing the underground dog fence wire. If I were in the south, I'd say "Om tarred!"

Summer Storm

We finally had a summer storm blow thru last nite. It has been so hot and muggy lately, it was a blessing. We had beautiful thunderheads glowing pink in the sunset, spooky dark clouds and lots of nice cool wind, but the rain missed us by a mile (literally). We watched a lightning show to the east and Venus, Mars, & Saturn to the west in a clear dark blue sky.

NI Week 2010

I spent last week in Austin at NI Week. It's a weeklong geekfest put on by National Instruments. They make all of our test hardware and software. The guy in the picture is hooked up so that he can play Super Marioworld by twitching his eye.

Austin is such a fun city. I can't wait to go back next year.

Pole Position!

I finally gave up on the old Pentium II and escalated up to a speedy Pentium III. 600 MHz and 96 MB RAM running XP!! Whoo hoo. We can now play Pole Position and most of the old arcade games that need a steering wheel.

Saltdogs Game No. 2

Last nite we went to the second company-sponsored Saltdogs game. The neighbors across the street also went. The boys were interested in everything but the game. Until a foul ball came our way - that woke them up and they paid attention for 10 minutes.

More Trees

Last weekend we were wandering thru Campell's and found that all their trees were 25% off. Finally! We've been waiting for them to go on sale all summer. Click on the back yard panorama to see it full-size.

We got a columnar white pine, a norway spruce, and two large river birch. Needless to say, we had to dig a hole in the Nebraska clay for each. I am done with digging holes for a while.

Vacation!

We did our summer vacation over a 4-day weekend in mid-July. It was a whirlwind trip to Illinois to see Nana & the gang there. This is Max, BD's new dog. He is 100% puppy.

BD brought his SKS over for the boys to check out. CP is in love.

We spent one day on Lake Geneva at JP's favorite beach - Fontana. Clear water, soft sand, pleasant people - nice! Our friends from the old hood met us there and we finished the day with a great lunch at the beach bar next door.