- We did well in our first group “playing test” in Symphonic Band
- A meeting with a student and ADA counselor went well
- My class went well (Sep. 7)
- My parents and sister had a safe drive to South Dakota
- I was able to be home to greet them when they arrived
- They enjoyed our home and their guest rooms
- Visiting Dinosaur Park with my family
- Getting pizza and kombucha at the Farmers’ Market with them
- My sister and wife playing an impromptu flute duet
- They thought our grilled food wad delicious, and I think they were right.
- Touring my wife’s office, my office, my lab, the Geology Museum, and the Music Center with my parents and sister
- They enjoyed our department root beer float social event
- Dinner with my family at Murphy’s
- My mom’s reaction to our washer and dryer
- My mom brought a photograph with four generations of our family
- Good food and discussion at The Well potluck (Sep. 11)
- Walking in a fundraiser for the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra
- We both won door prizes at the fundraiser
- I was able to get enough work done to relax and enjoy my family’s visit
- Enjoying leftover’s from Murphy’s
- Made grilled cheese sandwiches in the department toaster oven for the first time (Sep. 12)
- I was able to help a student submit his quiz through our school’s online system.
- My wife and I could communicate despite a forgotten phone (Sep. 12)
What I Have Read in 2017
Books I am Reading
To Read Next
Dr. Stephen Sekula- Bob on Books
- Jackie Lea Sommers
- Altered Faces
- Politifact
Networked Blogs
What a delightful photograph of your family. I’m assuming you are the baby being held by your mom, Anita. Treasure that photo always! So happy you have so many things to be grateful for this week. God is good…
Yes, he is! I do treasure that photo, which is why I made the digital copy posted here. Four generations, from right to left: me (yawning baby), my mother Anita Abts, her mother Lucille (my grandmother), and her mother Agnes (my great-grandmother).