Wow, I suck some more. I discovered Facebook, and so have neglected the blog. Man, so many way to stay secluded while being virtually connected with everybody.

Caleb had his 9th b-day parties a couple of weeks ago. I say parties because our tradition now is to have a friends party in the afternoon and a family party in the evening. It makes for a real busy day. I didn't go hiking or fishing this year, so I was awake for both of them.

We had a good summer. Good vacation in Big Sur. Lots of Hiking. The four of us hiked to the top of Mt. Baden-Powell. Since we're all registered with Boy Scouts, we got these cool medals to wear on our uniforms. Angie and I had a mini-vacation with the Claires and the Armstrongs where we hiked 22 miles in Yosemitie's back country. Not very many pics to share. I was mad at the camera for being 6 extra pounds I had to carry.

Now the heckticness of everything starting back up. School started a couple of weeks ago. It is looking to be a much better year as Josh's teacher this year isn't a totally incompatent witch. Scouting will start back up in a couple of weeks. Just got done doing some preliminary planning, so it feels good to have a head start this year.

Current projects around the house include our kitchen remodel. Yes, it has oficially started. We have new windows, and I made a bar for the corner. I just finished texturing and painging the niche corner. And we have a new dish washer. I'm not sure what's next. So many ideas - no $$.

Alright - I'll post again when I do. Not making any empty promises.