Hoping the Easter Bunny didn't get flooded out!

HAPPY EASTER!

Dan and I have been busy…he’s been playing a lot of g-tar lately. He’s been playing everything from the Eagles, to Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, Guns N Roses, and the Kinks. He lets me sing along sometimes but said he’s more of a solo act.

We had “the couples” (Jack & Kim and Lenny & Miranda) over on Thursday night. Jack got back from flood fighting all over the state and we celebrated his return! Lenny and Miranda proceeded to beat us in pinochle…but officially Lenny seceded halfway through the fight! Here is a picture of Dan and Miranda holding the curtains up…the two of them couldn’t figure out this fancy curtain rod!

Well, it’s official; I’m a Pampered Chef Consultant. I had my first party and I want to thank my mother for being my first host. I learned a lot and will be much more prepared for this weekend, which is Kim’s party. She has decided to have red, white, and blue dessert trifle, a chocolate banana phillo, a chicken club pizza, or 9 other different things. So if anybody else would love to have a cooking party or a catalog party, I would be so EXCITED! I also am the big WINNER of Pampered Chef Sweepstakes.

I spent Friday and Saturday night back at home. Mom and Dad treated me to a ticket at the Rural Firefighters’ Concert, I saw Williams and Ree, AKA the Indian and the White Guy. I had never seen them before and think that Dan would love their comedy and g-tar performances. The opening act was a guitar picker who performed “Achy-Breaky Heart” in the stylings of Waylon, Willie, John Adams, Bob Dylan, and Roger Miller! I think Dan and I should see them together at the Hostfest in October. But at the farm, I can’t believe how the weather the water and of course…the mud. When I left this morning, I was amazed at the flooding of hay creek. I had never seen the bridge or Schultz’s land like that!

On the health spectrum, Dan and I are both making medical acquaintances in Dickinson. Dan has been struggling with teeth and jaw problems for the past couple days. He will soon be visiting a dentist, we’ll keep you posted and hope that he won’t require too much work. I hate dentists…they always make me cry! I visited the eye doctor this week and discovered that I’m practically blind in my right eye because the vision is no where near 20/20....I could be a pirate and just patch up my right. Hmmmm....I like having career options.

Coming up this week…it will be busy! The main consultant and project manager at my job is coming on Monday, from Nebraska, and is staying overnight. Tuesday and Wednesday holds meetings for YP. Thursday is the Strom Conference. We have a great line up of speakers and are hoping for a great turn out. Friday and part of Saturday I will be spending in Rugby, the geographical center of North America. Dan and I may hardly see each other!