I’m not sure.

There’s been some news that I haven’t been quick to share here.  For one reason or another I haven’t gotten to it yet.  But I guess here it is.  (Quick question before I get there:  Did this intro make anyone think I was going to announce an addition to the Bleess family?)  We got a new car.

I like it a lot.  It’s a sweet ride, and comfy.  It’s a Chevy HHR.  We bought it at Main Motors in Anoka, and the guy who helped us out was great.  He did not seem like a cars salesmen at all.  So if you’re looking for a new car I’ll give you his name and number.  But back to the car.  It’s great!  We wanted something bigger to haul stuff (no not kids).  I didn’t want to carry another screen door home, so we went for something bigger.  I should also state that my old car was giving me problems.  It had 127,000 miles on it and was 12 years old.  Before we stuck any more money into it we decided to just get a different car.

So in order to pay for the new car I opted to get a second job. That’s keeping me really busy.  It’s approx 20 hours a week, so now I’m doing 50 hours a week total.  But the added paycheck is really nice.  We can afford stuff again, and I think we’ll get some more things done on the house because of it.  So it’s not so bad. It will also help for the iPhone day which is only 53 days away!

My sister Lacey got married last weekend.  It was out in Rapid City, SD. So the drive was fun.  We took our new car, and I was pleased with the gas mileage.  We got 33 mpg, which was on par with my old car.  So it’s good.  The wedding was fun, and Barry is a great brother-in-law.  There are some pictures of the wedding up for your viewing pleasure.

Also classes this quarter are a fair amount of work.  There are numerous papers that I have to write.  I think they’ll all come together, but it’s keeping me on my toes.  To say the least, my time management skills are improving.  They were great before, but they are improving even more.

Today in church we sat behind some people that we hadn’t met before.  Then right after the service ended the lady turned around to us and said “I was listening to both of you singing and you guys are really good.  Would you like to join the church choir?”  So we talked to them for a bit, and we’ll probably be going to the choir practice this week.  Well, Beth will.  I have a previous commitment, but it looks like we’re both going to join the choir.

So I think that pretty much is a recap of the business and the new news here.  Now I’m going to eat some lunch while I watch the game.  Then I get to iron some clothes while watching football.  Not sure if that makes me a domesticated football watcher or not.