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Posted on January 21, 2009January 21, 2009 by Ian

It doesn’t seem like anyone has much to say here anymore.  I think Facebook has taken away my readership!  Ah well, I will continue using this website as my little family journal, full of the ridiculousness that goes on in my family.

Since Christmas:

  • Dylan is preparing to go to New Zealand for six months with a friend of his on the SWAP program.  He leaves here on February 17, spends a few days in Fiji, then gets into Auckland and has to find a job and a place to live.  The program gives him a couple nights accomodation and help with the job search.  Their plan, currently, is to try and get some migratory fruit picking jobs and work down the North Island, after a month or two, come back to the Auckland area to get an apartment, and hopefully save enough money to spend the last couple weeks traveling — South Island and Australia.  I think Shelley and I are a little nervous about it, but Scott is never more than a couple hours away, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.
  • Dylan had a minor car accident in his Mazda.  Not much body damage at all, but he seems to have bent a tie rod and the steering wheel spins freely…The steering isn’t connected to anything, so the front tires point in different directions.  I’m assuming he broke the steering gear, and a mechanic wanted more to fix it than the car is worth, so I’ve got the car up on jack stands in the garage so I can have a look.  I might be able to get it going again fairly cheaply, but if not, I guess it’s done.
  • I broke my big toe but I didn’t go to a doctor because, I’m told, they can’t do anything about it anyway.  It sure did swell up and bruise though.  I know you wondering — how did I manage that?  Kicking the car?  No.  I fell down the stairs.
  • Shelley’s place of employment, Laura’s Petites, has closed for renovations, so her hours are way down.  I think she’s enjoying being able to sleep in a bit.  She’s still working out of the Chinook store, and will be until the Southcentre store is open again.
  • Quinn will be turning 14 in a couple weeks.  That means he’ll want his learner’s license so he can start driving.  We’ll have to see if he’s ready for it.
  • [EDIT: I already thought of something]:  I’ve added a weight tracking graph again.  Click on my weight down there on the left hand side and see how (poorly) I’m doing.

I can’t think of much else going on here.  Anyone else care to add something?

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