Monthly Archives: July 2011

Somehow (?) I had some sort of an attack just before midnight.  I couldn’t breathe for a while.  I wasn’t sure if this was asthma, allergy, sleep apnea or getting some snot down my windpipe.  Breathing was very slow and … Continue reading →

I got up pretty early today so I could start to boil-down 30 cups of blueberries for a whole bunch of pies.  After I got that going, my sister and I started chopping up meat and vegetables for tomorrow’s shish-kabobs.  … Continue reading →

Today we visited my grandma who lives a couple of lakes over.  The day was overcast, but the views were lovely – so pastoral.  Grandma was doing fine.  We took her out to lunch then my mom shopped for her … Continue reading →

Eight solid hours of work done today!  Bringing the computer into my room really helped, but now my back hurts.  This chair and sewing cabinet was never designed for long-term computer use (heck, when this sewing cabinet was made, there … Continue reading →

I walked two miles this morning with my dad.  Hopefully, today starts a new discipline.  I really need to get back into shape! Sometime around 11, Mindy and I went out to pick more blueberries.  Even while talking on my … Continue reading →

The weekend sure was fun!  Our family gathering was very enjoyable, as was the conclusion of Tour of France (Evans won).  I preached on Sunday and no one rode me out on a rail, so I guess it was OK. … Continue reading →

Sort of an uninspiring day, but I did get a lot of rest.  I did no work today (though I did talk to work via Skype) and I haven’t gone outside as of yet (another 100 degree day).  I read … Continue reading →

Today was too hot to do much of anything.  The weather prognosticators said that it would be 100 degrees today.  It was 105 by noon.  My family spent the morning walking through a gorge near our house, and came back … Continue reading →

I actually worked much of the day – trying to modify a chip to send out.  As this was my first opportunity to really use my nifty new free layout tools, I… failed miserably.  I learned that there are many … Continue reading →

I know that I’m supposed to be on vacation, but a fair amount of the day was a work day.  There was a request for immediate work that came up overnight, and so I took care of it early. About … Continue reading →