Hi from Minnesota

Some would say that the sound coming from the downstairs was discordant or maybe even painful to the ears, but for me it was truly the sweetest music I’ve heard, let alone participated in. Elyse said she wanted to play ple-ano (piano), so I set up the studio with everything working. The mic, keyboard, and drums were live and she was ready to use her creativity…and she did. As she sat behind the keyboard she grabbed the mic and pulled it down to her level. She started to belt the words “Hot may go, Hot may go, Hot Bagel, Hot bay goooool.” This was while she stuck the keys she felt most complimented her vocal creation. This was all going on over the top of my slow drum line, and it fit. That was the part that made me smile, it fit.

Elyse had her first haircut this past week. She was kind of stoic about the whole experience. I think she actually wanted more than four inches cut off but that was what we settled on. We had to wait an hour and a half while three other girls got their hair fixed up for a wedding. I was happy to see Elyse on her best behavior. Even Hayden did a great job of not fussing. Speaking of Hayden she is now rolling over and eating rice cereal. It’s amazing how fast time moves in family land. Here are some photos of that day.

With my readership down for obvious reasons, i.e. lack of fresh content, I decided to revisit my blog tonight in hopes of pleasing some hangers on. We had some shocking news a few of weeks ago when Shalene’s work decided that her position would be cut. She has been actively looking for a job while spending some new found time with our girls.

I’ve taken up life on Facebook as opposed to here. I really would like to write more entries here but it just feels a little more like instant gratification with the Facebook.

For those of you that didn’t know, on the sidebar of our website is a four picture link to Flickr. Flickr is where I post most of my current photos. I wish you all well and I will try to send more information about the family as it comes in, but if you prefer real time, there is always Facebook.

Shalene and I spent the night exploring Facebook, her on the laptop and me on the HTPC. You see when it comes to hopping on the bandwagon - I usually stumble before I jump – for good reason. We had fun surfing around looking for people we knew. After some time Shalene decided to go to bed. She was feeling a little bummed that nothing had gotten done around the house…and this is the reason you may never see her profile on Facebook. Me on the other hand, it’s another thing to occupy the free time I don’t have. But I’m not going to let that stop me.