Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican lasso.

Many things have happened in the million-year interval since I last wrote. The biggest things:

1. Continued digging up of our yard.
2. U2 show.
3. Relatively last minute, brief vacation to St. Robert, MO.

I will try to sum up each item in three words, and then post a picture of each.

1. Continued digging up of our yard - scary, dirt, holes.



2. U2 show - standing, dry, waiting





3. Relatively last minute, brief vacation to St. Robert, MO. - relaxing, good, smiles



Could probably write a lot about each one, but don't feel like it. The vacation was nice, although brief, and it was wonderful to get down to my family's cabin at Mossy Springs.

Yesterday, the Jeanners and I were still both off work, so we seeded half of the front yard, patched some cracks (that the ants were using to get in the house) and cleaned up the bedrooms so we can get some more work done. Topped it all off with an end-of-vacation dinner at the Hamilton Tavern.

Today: cleaned some nasty vine out that was taking over the azaleas, watered the grass seed, and catching up on e-mail, writing and facebook. Going to go finish wiring an exterior light and then drill some holes in the dining room wall.