Jeff Dunham in Idaho

My wife was lucky enough to get to go and see Jeff Dunham this week. Her friend had an extra ticket and asked if she would like to go. Uh, YES!!

She said that they laughed the entire time. We have seen Jeff Dunham's DVD's and his Comedy Central specials, but there is so much more when you see him live. As an added bonus, after the regular show, he brought out a new character he is developing and tried-out his routine on everyone.

Here are a few things she brought back...

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I have to admit that I could NOT figure this one out

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Yum Yum on a Roll

I come out into the living room this morning to find this...







That was just a small portion of the carnage, as it started in the dining room, went into the hallway, and ended up in the living room.

Gee, Yum Yum, I wonder which one of you did this?

Finals and Roaring Springs

Last week, I had to drive the kidlets to take their semester final exams. This meant that for two days, I got to sit in the car for several hours and be bored. So, I packed a bag with some popcorn and some reading material and settled back to wait. Since the testing site was right next door to Roaring Springs water park, I decided to get a few photos. Unfortunately, only one came out half-way decent.

Here's a shot of one of the water slides. As you can see, there's not a real big line at the moment. I guess since this was taken when it was 18 degrees out, may be a factor...

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Finals, Yum Yum, and Weight Loss

Finals...
I've been busy the past few weeks helping the kidlets finish their schoolwork for the semester and studying for their final exams (all comprehensive, so they need to know everything they learned in each of their classes for the entire semester. Oh, and NO NOTES are allowed) later this week. With that being said, here is what I feel like...




As to the weight loss: I know I don't write about it much anymore, but I am still losing the fat, although I still weigh about the same as I did last year...around 205. I am thinking that since I am still strength training, the lack of weight loss (actual pounds) is due to the muscle I am continuing to build. I can tell that the fat is leaving, but ever-so slowly.

Well, I guess I better get back to the books, so I can try and remember everything I taught this semester. I hope you all have a great week and I'll see you on Friday Fotos.

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Having Fun with DNA

My oldest had a little fun with her science lab (note the snakes at the top and bottom). This is an untwisted strand of DNA. Her science teacher happens to have a great sense of humor, which makes for a fun class...oh, she got a 100% on this lab...

Yum Yum's Spot

I get up for a minute to do something and when I get back...

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Squirrels and School

There were two squirrels sitting on the fence like bookends, but naturally as soon as I get the camera, they moved...






Well, I guess all good things must come to an end, but starting tomorrow, it's back to teaching. It was so nice to be able to read some books and do some research for more than 20 minutes a day. You see, that's about all the time I usually have to myself during school. When I'm not teaching, I am trying to learn what I need to teach: Yep, it's a case of the teacher being just one step in front of the student. I have two different math and science lessons to learn, not to mention History. For example, tomorrow in math we begin Graphing Quadratic Functions (Algebra 2) and Systems of Linear Inequalities (Algebra 1). In science there is Molecular Genetics (10th grade) and Meteorology (9th grade). The tough part will be getting back into the routine.

Now, off to watch some football...

Waiting for Dinner

This guy here (we believe it is a Sharp-shinned or Cooper's Hawk), comes around every week or so to dine on some of our dinner guests. He usually gets one and then will sit on the fence and eat it. However, today he was out of luck, so he just sat there for well over 30 minutes looking around. You cannot see it in this photo, but there was a squirrel feeding at our squirrel feeder. Sorry about the picture quality, but our camera leaves much to be desired.





A few weeks ago, I opened our patio door to go outside, which naturally scared the birds and caused them to fly off. Well, a Sharp-Shinned or Cooper's Hawk swooped down and grabbed an Oregon Junco midair. When he landed, the hawk covered the junco with his wings and then just glared at me. Naturally, I stepped back inside.