Middle America's Worldview

Needed to catch-up on my blogging this morning as everyone else remains asleep.

The kids were out of school Friday so our friends kids stayed over here, and Kelli watched/entertained them all day. I heard them through the door as I worked. I didn't make any calls Friday, as I was trying to catch-up my work and projects. I managed to create a working charge interface that has been on my list for quite some time. I also learned in addition to NWTH facility in Amarillo going up on the new ordering system in December, they want the Aiken facilities lab upgrade to be done by November 1st. So it will be off to the races again. Consider this, each interface that currently touches the ordering system in NWTH will need to be modified for that one facility and each interface that touches the lab system in Aiken will need to be modified. So you have two separate facilities with about 20 interfaces per facility that will need to be worked on and ready for those individual deadlines.

Friday night the kids went to their nana and papa's. So what does the wild couple do without their little ones? We went out to eat a steak since Kelli was hungry for one. After she talked about it, I also became hungry for one. Yes it was good. We had to wait nearly 20 minutes before we had our drinks, yes I had a corona, but the food was good. It was a Logan's Run that just came into Fort Smith.

Afterwards, we hit Toys R Us and we found some good bargains for the School PTA silent Auction coming up October 9th. Then we hit Walmart on the way home and walked around there, picking up some more yahoo's, ect.

We had grabbed two movies on the way to the restaurant to watch later that Friday night, 'Jersey Girl', 'Punisher'. I was impressed with both. Jersey Girl wasn't as I thought it would be with, but I still enjoyed it. I was most impressed with Punisher it was a remake with John Travolta playing the mob boss. I stayed up till nearly 2 a.m. watching it. My wife barely made it through Jersey Girl, since we came home later than we thought we would. So there you go, a wild night out. : )

All day Saturday, we were at the Poteau Fall Carnival, assisting 4H with their booth. I helped sell raffle tickets for a smoker someone had donated. They will draw for it October 18th. Kelli painted finger nails, and put designs on the fingernails. The raffle was one dollar per entry whereas the finger nail painting was 2 dollar each. I heard more than once a lady saying the quality of the nail jobs was equal to a 40 dollar manicure.

Kell's parents brought the kids around 11 a.m. and so the kids were able to see the animals and play the games. They also had these huge blow up activity contraptions. One of those jump around with the net to hold the kids in and a big slide. The thing would take half our backyard blown up. But the kids had a blast and for the duration we stayed there, they did really good. But admittedly around 3 p.m. I and the kids were about faired out.

There were also a republican and democrat booth at the carnival. I stopped by both. I was able to pick up some Bush/Cheney yard signs as well as some Coburn yard signs. The Republican gal told me to please not to put them out till mid October( I planned to hit Pocola with them ) because, they were having problems with people picking them up and throwing them away. I mentioned I noticed a couple of my signs I had put out were no longer there. She said it was not only illegal but not right, but that was a problem they are seeing in this area. Figures.

We hit the house Saturday afternoon. Kelli bathed the kids as I ran the movies back. I called my Dad, since he was on the caller id at home. He wants me to help move furniture today, Sunday. I will be going over there after Church today. I also called my Mom checking on her and I will be taking her to a knee surgery not this Monday but next. She has to be there by 4:30 a.m.

So last night the whole family were pretty much wiped out and we all hit the bed before 9 p.m.

This morning, as I drink my coffee, the family remains asleep. Never a dull moment around here man.