A Scott's Journey

The random mumblings of a Scott as he travels through life's wicked turns and twists.

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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

So it appears

Well I'm not the best at keeping up with this effort. Once a month seems to be about the amount of time I've been able to put towards this but I really should be getting better. I read my friends blogs like five times a week but somehow always forget to update mine. Oh well here is what has been happening.


I went to Australia to visit Jeff at the beginning of the month. It was awesome we played beach volleyball, went body surfing, ate way too much food and drank way too much beer and wine. But heck that is what vacation is all about. We say the Blue mountains which weren't really mountains, and went to Hunter Valley which is the wine region near Sydney. Pretty spectacular all the way around. I can put a check mark next to that on my list of things to do before I die. I will have to go back as Chenoah was unable to accompany me being that she is 5 months pregnant and not wanting to spend 17 hours flying. I can understand but she was sorely missed throughout that trip. It was good to come home and get back to reality. Work had its hiccups while I was gone and I had to spend some time putting out fires and getting things back on track. It just doesn't seem to matter though. The good Lord will have to help me make this whole thing work out, or at least show me a different way.

Baby Elijah is coming along nicely in his mothers womb. We have a doctor's appointment today to listen to his heartbeat and make sure everything is still going smoothly.

Our good friends Kevin and Jen are pregnant which is wonderful because Jen really wanted a baby like 9 months ago and she was a bit frantic that it wasn't happening fast enough. We are just so happy for them. She is due August 19th, which means Baby Elijah will have not just one playmate (Nate and Tone's baby boy) but two. We'll see if its a boy or a girl. Its nice to know that some of our friends will be having children around the same time.

Sean comes home from Japan in about a week. He left at the beginning of the month for an army exercise. He seems to be doing well but I know he is missed at home. Jason still has another month to go in his deployment. His birthday was last week but I haven't heard back from him. Not unusual as most of his free time is probably spent speaking with his wife and three kids as it should be.

Bagpiping is coming along I have been horrible about practicing since I got back from Sydney. I need to get back on top of it if I hope to play this spring with the band as was my goal. I will succeed at it, its just a matter of time. I have 9 tunes on the pipes and 9 more to learn before I can play. I know most of the other 9 I just don't have them memorized and clean...Sigh so much to do so little time.

Well back to work

Cheers
Jay