Well, this week brought 20-30 mph winds to our part of New Jersey. Add some 40-50 mph gusts and you have the reason I chose to drive to work on Monday and Tuesday - my reason for driving to work today is mostly my unpreparedness for the cold and some serious shoulder pain - but I digress. Needless to say I am really looking forward to biking again tomorrow - I need the positive outlook and attitude that a brisk bike ride brings to the start of my work day.
In other news...our Christmas preparations continue. We will be shipping presents back to Utah within a week - so no last-minute scramble this year - which gives them plenty of time to arrive. Our ward Christmas activity is this Saturday and our Stake Christmas music program is Sunday. My boys and I are participating in the ward event - I'm a centurion and the boys are angels - and I am singing with the stake choir on Sunday. My wife, though not formally participating in the ward event, is doing more work than any of us for it - she's making the boys' angel costumes. Of course, she's doing even more for our ward Christmas as the choir director. We have our sacrament meeting Christmas program on the 23rd and she's written an awesome program for it. Finally, we are planning to get our Christmas tree this Saturday. It will be the first time since 2002 that we have had a tree, so we are all excited.
Our search for a house had taken a huge step forward...I received approval for a mortgage. Now as soon as we find a home we like, we are in a position to actually discuss buying it and make an offer. As I told my realtor "we have a hunting license."
I've got my sights on a 3-bdr ranch in Silverton,
Brad
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
The promised post...
11/06/2007: 14.16-mile biking, 48:02, 17.7 mph
11/07/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:24, 17.3 mph
11/08/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:44, 17.1 mph
11/12/2007: 14.20-mile biking, 47:31, 17.9 mph
11/13/2007: 13.75-mile biking, 47:09, 17.5 mph
11/14/2007: 07.03-mile biking, 23:51, 17.7 mph
11/16/2007: 14.13-mile biking, 50:08, 16.9 mph
11/19/2007: 14.06-mile biking, 48:53, 17.3 mph
11/27/2007: 14.09-mile biking, 50:18, 16.8 mph
11/28/2007: 15.80-mile biking, 55:34, 17.1 mph
11/29/2007: 14.22-mile biking, 49:20, 17.3 mph
11/30/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:35, 16.8 mph
OK, there's all the biking info. Included in those biking times are another rear-tire blowout and the onset of very cold weather here in NJ.
Rather than trying to catch-up with news and info, I'll just start from today. I had my monthly seminary inservice meeting up at the stake center. I stayed in the area to do some shopping at Lakeshore Learning and participate in the stake choir rehearsal this afternoon (no sense going up and back twice - it's over an hour drive!) It was as though I was at work for another day. Fortunately, my boys and I got to have a "boys' night in" tonight while my wife went to her "girls' night out." We watched two movies and had a great time.
My wife and boys are mostly done with the Christmas gifts that need to me mailed - now we just need to figure out how to package them up so they'll arrive intact. In the past I have had a little time after the end of the quarter to get my gifts together. With my new job I teach through December 22nd , so I have to get going now!
Well, my wife just got back from her night out, so I'll stop for now. Hopefully I can be more regular in my blogging.
Maybe I should try doxidan,
Brad
11/07/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:24, 17.3 mph
11/08/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:44, 17.1 mph
11/12/2007: 14.20-mile biking, 47:31, 17.9 mph
11/13/2007: 13.75-mile biking, 47:09, 17.5 mph
11/14/2007: 07.03-mile biking, 23:51, 17.7 mph
11/16/2007: 14.13-mile biking, 50:08, 16.9 mph
11/19/2007: 14.06-mile biking, 48:53, 17.3 mph
11/27/2007: 14.09-mile biking, 50:18, 16.8 mph
11/28/2007: 15.80-mile biking, 55:34, 17.1 mph
11/29/2007: 14.22-mile biking, 49:20, 17.3 mph
11/30/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:35, 16.8 mph
OK, there's all the biking info. Included in those biking times are another rear-tire blowout and the onset of very cold weather here in NJ.
Rather than trying to catch-up with news and info, I'll just start from today. I had my monthly seminary inservice meeting up at the stake center. I stayed in the area to do some shopping at Lakeshore Learning and participate in the stake choir rehearsal this afternoon (no sense going up and back twice - it's over an hour drive!) It was as though I was at work for another day. Fortunately, my boys and I got to have a "boys' night in" tonight while my wife went to her "girls' night out." We watched two movies and had a great time.
My wife and boys are mostly done with the Christmas gifts that need to me mailed - now we just need to figure out how to package them up so they'll arrive intact. In the past I have had a little time after the end of the quarter to get my gifts together. With my new job I teach through December 22nd , so I have to get going now!
Well, my wife just got back from her night out, so I'll stop for now. Hopefully I can be more regular in my blogging.
Maybe I should try doxidan,
Brad
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