bragging rights.

well here's a post I made a month ago, slightly updated, that I forgot to post

two of my noted summer agenda items come with bragging rights.

first-- SB.  Sculpted 50+ animals for our float.  Have a looksie.  Pretty awesome.  Super big thanks to everyone who helped in the process: sanding, mudding, sanding again, base coat painting.  But biggest thanks to the sculptor who makes it look so easy.  When they asked me to take on this float everyone said there were two things I needed to worry about most immediately.  Finding a warehouse and finding a sculptor.  The warehouse took a little work and was a blessing for sure.  The sculptor, my life's biggest blessing anyhow, was a piece of cake.

On another note.  S. Powell.  I don't have much to say on this blog about it all right now.  I thought for sure they had found her on my birthday... and as Liz McN caught on, it seemed like a bit weird, or perhaps like the stars were aligned.  Nevertheless I trust the dogs.  Not saying it's Susan, just saying I believe the dogs.  And the other S. Powell, Steve = creep.  Oh boy.  As far as bragging rights go?...  Emily Florez of Channel 2 news and I go back a bit.  She got to go down and search in Ely.  I am always beggin' SB to take me  to the west desert and let me find Susan.  And Emily came so close.  I prefer to call her Mac... or if I'm really feeling chummy, I call her Feliz.  She prefers it, I promise.  So if you ever meet her, call her Feliz.  But anyway, bragging rights that I know her, right..  And thanks to my bcf I found my favorite-ever youtube video.  Enjoy.  Even if this video's not your fave, she will be once you meet her.  If you don't believe me, ask Cathy Olsen.  The rest of the world pales in comparison to sweet Em.

oh how the days go by.

SB had to go back to work today.  I know for most of humanity 2 weeks is a lot of time off.  In our world, he gets the whole summer.  That's the beauty of being a teacher.  I respect and love teachers.  Good ones, at least-- of which SB is.  But I do not pity them at all.  Summers off.  Weekends off.  Holidays off.  Nights off.  Prep periods off.  Assemblies, games, in-services = off.  My business is a revolving 24/7 door that doesn't even rest on Christmas Day.  I love my job and don't complain-- but I just vote teachers ought not complain, either.  We pick our paths, right? 

But it's not SB complaining anyhow, it's me.  I love our life when we hang out together for weeks on end.  This summer went by way too fast.  Apparently I never even changed my blog header from "Spring Fever" and now autumn is knocking on the door.

Highlights I intend to cover about this summer in the upcoming days:

-Harriet Anne.  Our daughter to be.

-The Bug's 3rd Birthday and all things dinosaurs.

-4 years going strong since we sealed the deal down at the Provo Temple. 

-The float.  Oh the float.  Munched our summer.  But is almost done.  (No, it didn't end with the Pioneer days parade.  When you are in charge of building a float you are in charge of unbuilding the  float.  We are close, but not there yet).

-School= 4.0.  Not too shabby after years off of academia.  One semester wasn't too bad.  10 more years is a bit daunting still.  But it's still my plan most days.

-The search for Susan P.   I'm obsessed.

That's a good start.  Happy Summer.  It's good to be back.