Moving Day...again

... no, I'm not moving me... I'm moving my blog to wordpress thanks to Jasen and Amanda.

What can I say I like the way it looks and I'm big on appearances....not really.

It is http://myrantsandraves.wordpress.com

See ya' there.

It's official...

... I am now a desert resident once again.

Yesterday I came back to the desert from being at camp for a week and a half and it was weird thinking I won't be going back for work there in a couple of days. If I go back from now on it will be to visit my parents or the Skippers.... that's strange.

It was a good week though. We took down all the stuff in the tent that we put up for the season, so it really seemed like we were 'officially' wrapping up summer and my time there.
My girls came up on Thursday and we had dinner with the Skippers at their house... it was great. They really love our kids. I'm truly excited about how our relationship will flourish with them now that we will be hanging with them more as friends than as employer/employees. They are awesome people.... the whole family.... we love them.
We went to church this morning and , man!...it just solidified the whole decision of being here. It is hard to explain, but it is good!
I'm looking forward to starting work and getting on with this change in our lives and becoming more established here.

I'm also immensely looking forward to riding out at Glamis this season which is right around the corner.


Good times ahead.

I Fell In To A Burning Ring Of Fire.....

Well, today was interesting.

Yesterday, there was a fire burning between us and Big Bear and seems to be moving slowly..... until today.

We had a weekend guest group up at camp that I was hosting and I informed them at lunch there was a slight possibility that we may have to be evacuated so be prepared, but we would let them as soon as we do. No sooner do I say that when the sheriff pulls up about twenty minutes later and tells us to get the people out.

Small blessing in disguise... most of our stuff was already moved, with the exception of the quads and some furniture. So the staff and I got together the valuables and headed out. So far, I think Running Springs is not evacuated so Dan and Becky are fine, but if you want the lastest info go to www.rimoftheworld.net. It is updated pretty frequently.

That was my day.

Now I'm at home.

My other home.

In the desert... where nothing burns, just melts.

Family and Friends....

So it has been a little tough to post consistently because of the back and forth I've been going through (though I wasn't too consistent before either), but I have had a good week with my girls.

Hannah started kindergarten last week and is doing very well and Leah is also doing very good with preschool/daycare. She has started to talk alot more now, I think because of the frequent interaction with kids her age. Tonight after her bath she was alittle chatterbox naming all the items in the Baby Einstein video that they still love to watch. They constantly make me smile as I watch them play and interact with world around them.

Last night was the second week in a row that Rachel and I got to attend the home bible study that we are a part of. It has been good to get know the other couples in the group. We all get along really well. Of course, it helps that we knew two of the six couples before hand.

Rachel is still trying to adjust ot her job at Eisenhower Hospital, where they do things differently than Loma Linda. It doesn't help that Loma Linda is one of the top hospitals in the nation and she had to leave because of her husband:p It's getting better,,,,,, I think.

Please pray for camp and all that Dan and Becky are going through.... it's more than you know. Theyn need it. It makes me feel guilty..... which sucks.

I head back up tomorrow to host the weekend group that is coming in tomorrow night.....so back to Pondo and cooler weather.

Waiting...

Well, I'm sorry.... I'm still waiting for photos from my river trip. Alot of back and forth from the desert to the mountains makes errands like that harder to do. It was a blast though. We had alot of fun and the other guys who went with Dave and I got used to our humor after a couple of days. :p

Also, for Jason's info, I reserved my Halo 3 today.....have you? You know we got to get on when it comes out! Also let me know your gamertag if you have one yet.
Sorry, everyone else, it's a great way to unwind and also improve hand-eye.... and Jason knows, much to Amanda's dismay.

Noise....and water

Well, after two long, loud weeks of the guest group being here, I get to leave tonight and meet up with my homey and fly to Sacramento to brave the rapids of the American river for two days.

Okay, that's not us yet, but it will be. Dave and I went on this same trip last year and had a blast. We raft down the middle fork of the American river for a whole day, camp along the river and then do some more the following day..... and man, that water is CCOOOOOOOLLLLDDDD!!
This year we are bringing along to other guys from our bible study group in the desert. We hope to make this a guys tradition for us every year and the 'grandaddy' destination is the Grand Canyon.

Yawn......ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Man, I am tired. It seems like the weekend flew by and I hardly got to spend time with my family. Did alot of 'honey-do' type stuff around the new house this weekend to make it seem more like home. You know, the usual hanging pictures, shelves and art.
I didn't have my camera with me to take pics or video like the Ashdowns but will on my next trip down.

Gotta go.

I don't have to go to the bathroom... just got to go.... and fix some sprinklers on the field.

Talk to you later.

Look forward to it.