I never thought of myself as a nerd before...

I found a link to a NerdTest. I thought I'd check it out, thinking I'd score pretty low. Wrong. According to this test, I'm right smack in the middle of the Nerdiness scale. Kinda' scary...

In answer to a question - no, you don't have to have a motorcycle to stay at my campground, but you probably should at least like them a lot.

People start arriving for the Sneak Peek weekend tomorrow. I think we're ready for them. Almost.

The plumber never did finish, but he left things at a point on Friday morning (saying he'd be back that afternoon, but do you really think we've seen him since?) that Jack was able to finish up yesterday, for the most part. All of the toilet flush valves were put together wrong, all of the toilets leaked where they went through the wall, and we found some of the joints that weren't glued. I think the volume of water coming out of the pipe is in direct proportion to the distance from the cut-off valve you are when you discover the break. We still have a couple of drips here and there, but nothing major. We'll get 'em nailed down.

I guess that's all for now. Y'all take care and come visit sometime.

A Little Bit of This-n-That...

Campground News

We've been hopping at the campground lately, and rightly we should - our first guests will start showing up Tuesday of next week! Granted, paying guests won't be here for another week after that, but still...

The concrete finisher will be there tomorrow or Wednesday to start on the driveway. I hope the plumber finishes up before he starts. I'd hate to have his nice, new Ford F150 stuck in my driveway. It would be such a shame to waste a nice truck, regardless of who it belongs to.

Yes, I'm more than a little irritated with the plumber. Two weeks ago, he promised me he'd be done by that Friday. Last week, he said "This Friday or Saturday". Thursday, he said "We'll be done tomorrow". There were some gaskets that we needed yet, and Jack drove over an hour one way to Knoxville on Thursday to pick them up. We could have ordered them online and had them by today and paid much less for them, but we thought the plumber would need them first thing Friday morning, so we did what we had to do. Unfortunately, we haven't seen him since Thursday afternoon. Grrrrr.....


Heard from the child

I heard from Danny the other day. My phone rand with a fanfare ringtone, specially assigned to his calls. They need fanfare - they happen so rarely. Anyway, he was excited - he'd just bought a newer car, with his own money. He's found a great deal on a 2002 Ford Focus. I'm so proud of him for being able to save up the money to buy it. My little boy is growing up. *Sniff* *Sniff*


Sudoku

Sudoku is evil. What is it about a grid full of numbers that can become so personal? I just started playing it recently and am still pretty slow. I found a website that you can play game after game after game. I also have a handheld Sudoku game (thanks Jack!). I can sit and play it for hours if I'm not careful, trying to beat my last time, knowing that I can do it faster than that, and I'll prove it... Yup, sudoku is evil.


Blessings & Prayers

Have you ever stopped to think what a blessing it is to have dishes to wash? No, really, think about it. If you have dirty dishes that need washed, it means you've had food to eat. Same thing for housework, laundry, paying bills. If you've got those things to do, then you've got a house, you've got clothing to wear, and you've got the money to pay your bills. On top of that, if you're doing it yourself, then you've got the health to do it. I still don't enjoy doing any of that stuff, but I'm thankful that I can.

Please pray for the students, victims, and families of the Virginia Tech killing spree. Pray for the family of the perpetrator, too.