On a less serious side, I’m in Fort Wayne for today and tomorrow visiting the family. Going home usually means getting pampered with my favorite meals and helping out with tasks that are easier for a guy in his mid twenties to do.
To start the day off my mom and I went to pick up my dad’s old bike from the shop. The bike (infinite mpg) is going to supplement my gas guzzling van (12 mpg city) in getting around the greater lafayette area. Now the current problem is I can’t get the front tire back on, so I’m waiting for my more mechanical dad to get home to help put it back on. The new speedster is a 35 year old hand crafted Schwinn (that’s what the guy at the bike shop said anyways). Let’s hope this doesn’t get stolen like my old bike, maybe I should invest in a lock this time…
After going out to lunch and visiting the grandparents and aunt, I clean out out the van. Ever since I got the van about a year ago I haven’t given a good thorough cleaning. So today I took the seats out to sweep and clean the carpet. Tomorrow, Lord willing, I can change the oil and rotate the tires or maybe get new tires! The current tires have well over 80,000 miles, but thankfully they were 80,000 mile tires.
For all you dog lovers out there this is for you. I must confess I do enjoy animals, but I I’m not obsessed with them. In other words, if I personally owned a dog I would never dress it up in clothes, never pretend that it’s a replacement for kids, and I’d have no problem leaving it outside. In case your wondering these are my family’s dogs. We’ve had 4 dogs through out the course of my life and all of them have been Shetland Sheepdogs. The brownish one is Sky (named because she has blue eyes) and the grayish one is Jasmine (after the princess from Aladdin). They are fun dogs but a little mouthy (like to bark at moving objects, must be the herding instinct). It’s hilarious to watch Jasmine try to catch things, she tries to grab them with her paws. They were definitely tired after I finished playing with them today.
Then to finish up the day we’re going to have the grandparents and aunt over for some homemade ice cream!
Great pictures!!! We’re always glad when you come home to visit. We wish you could visit more often, but we understand why you can’t