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| Dan's Journal for 2007 |
| 2 Jan A Ruth memory: I have this old panasonic vacuum cleaner I got overseas about 20 years ago. It still runs great, but I couldn't get the bags. I've been getting bags that were close and then modifying them. Well, lately I can't even find bags that are close, and I was telling Ruth my problem. She went out of her way to find a store that carried the exact bag I needed for my vacuum, and presented it to me with a big smile! I couldn't believe it. 6 Jan The Campos family had it's annual belated Christmas party today. Once again we gather at Casa Gallardo. Afterwards my dad came to the house to visit. We sat and talked outside by a warm chiminea, and he also spent time pitching ball to Sean-Daniel 13 Jan Yesterday the weather forecasters were predicting a big icestorm. Fortunately the major stuff stayed west of us, and we got a little ice on the trees. However, the weather watch is still for the weekend. The last icestorm, in November, took out our power for few days and the temperature in the house was around 47degrees. So, not wanting to take any chances, I bought a couple of kerosene heaters. Today the kids started a new session of swimming lessons. We took a break over the holiday. Sean-Daniel is still a Ray and Melodie is a Pike. I told Sean-Daniel that if he made Starfish this time I would buy him new tracks for his cars. 14 Jan David called from his hotel to let us know he arrived safe. He will be starting Air Force Basic Training in a couple of days. 16 Jan After many airport delays, due to the winter weather in Texas, David has finally arrived to start his basic training. It will be 6 and a half weeks long. He told us that he just missed the new requirement of 8 weeks. 18 Jan This morning I woke up early with the tune of my Nintendo 64 game "Banjoe Kazooie" playing in my head. I thought to myself "I need to stop playing that game". Since I couldn't get rid of the tune I got up to start my day. Sean-Daniel was just coming out of the bathroom as I walked by, and he told me he had a bad dream and couldn't get back to sleep. I asked him what he dreamed about, and he said "Ooie Zooie Kablooie" (our name for the game). I promised him we wouldn't be playing that game for awhile. 1 Feb Last night we had the first snowfall of the year. Ruth and I watched the beautiful sparkley flakes fall during the night until I fell asleep. This morning there was a half-inch of snow covering everything. Sad to say I had to inform Sean-Daniel that I didn't think it was enought to build a snowman. Sean-Daniel also asked me if we were going to lose power. He was happy to hear that we probably wouldn't. |