Gratitude (July 5 – July 11) | Great are the Works of the Lord

Gratitude (July 5 – July 11)

Our electrician removed unneeded cables from our house
Important conversation with a colleague
Having a job flexible enough for me to attend the town hall meeting by our lone Congressional representative Kristi Noem
Enough interest to pack the town hall with at least 120 people (my estimate)
The 4-H students who were at the town hall
The audience was more than willing to express disagreement with Noem and each other
Staring to de-clutter our living room
Bonus frequent flyer miles from a new credit card
My first yoga class at Sol Yoga, and I was the only student!
The graduate student who helped me teach people about radioactivity in everyday objects at Neutrino Day
All of the people who attended Neutrino Day.
Great support from University Relations for our booth at Neutrino Day
Seeing friends from church at Neutrino Day
Driving from Neutrino Day to home, the library, my office, and the airport in time for our flight to MSP.
My wife finishing the packing while I was at Neutrino Day.
Safe, punctual flight to MSP.
Good dinner at the airport
Shuttle van to Eau Claire
Our hotel is next door to the shuttle drop off location
24-our convenience store across the street from our hotel
Visiting my grandmother
Good weather for our time in Wisconsin
Visiting, eating, and catching up with my parents, aunt, and sister around a backyard fire in Wisconsin
Petting Willow, the office cat at the Chippewa Valley Airport Service Eau Claire location.
Beautiful lightning on the ride back to the Twin Cities
Safe flight and drive home.
Starting to set up the advanced lab class I will be teaching in the fall.
Good conversation and food at community meal
Looking at pictures and toy trains with the daughter of our of our friends
Attending an open house about the Downtown Master Plan for Rapid City