A family visit

Posted on November 15, 2008 at 10:14 pm in

Cynthia’s sister is in town this weekend. They got to spend to spend some time together spending the day at some art craft fair. I got to spend some play time with the kids. I don’t know how she got up the energy, but after walking around for hours, she stopped by the house and took the kids to the mall so they could see their aunt and get out of the house for a while.

After watching cartoons, playing Trouble, making lunch, reading (both me to them and them to me), and a movie, I was rather spent and took the opportunity for a nap to recover. I am betting the kids will be quite tired when they get home. I may have to break out my ‘Daddy Magic’ and see if I can carry them from the van to bed without waking them. I seem to have better luck attempting that maneuver than Cynthia does :)

The over-tired glossy-eyed look they can get after a late night out really brings me a warm feeling. I can’t wait for them to get home.

Race for Justice

Posted on November 14, 2008 at 2:49 pm in

I was wondering around the Web and found this info on a 5K race earlier this year…

http://raceforjustice.org/results/complete-times/
http://andersonraces.com/Results/racejustrs08.htm

Sunday ~ April 13, 2008
Nicollet Island
11:00 am 5K Race Start
10:30 am Kids Dash Start
Weather:Sunny,40 Degrees

bib number
age 38
gender F
location Minnetonka, MN
overall place 147 out of 637
division place 7 out of 64
gender place 29 out of 319
time 24:52
pace 8:02
number of finishers 637
number of females 319
number of males 308
average time 31:43

Denna and Corwin loved the ‘Kids Dash’:

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The end of the thought

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 4:10 pm in

I love coming up with new ideas for pictures, sculptures, whatever. The thought really does take on a life of it’s own (I love reading about neurophysiology) and can either become something wonderful or meet certain death.

It is very elusive. Some ideas are beautiful in their simplicity while others change through manipulation and may end up something completely different, at least as far as I am concerned. The most frustrating ones are the ones that don’t let you see them, like trying to find your way through a dark cave. You can’t focus too hard or you’ll lose your perspective …………………………………… …………. ……. ………… ……

What is it?

Posted on November 9, 2008 at 10:04 am in

I have three ideas i am developing for my christmas card. I believe I have time to pick one to carve and print and send to friends and relatives. The other two will have other purposes, unless I have time to finish another card, as pointed out by my son. A calendar came in very useful in putting my shapeless thoughts into some kind of framework. It has actually taken the panic out of the equation and actually given me the leisure to complete the task with more vim and vigor.

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