Snow

Just in case some of you were thinking that it's summer or something, we are currently under a winter storm warning for areas over 5500 feet. Up to 15 inches of snow is predicted above that elevation and the snow level is supposed to drop to 4000 feet early Sunday morning. Just an fyi, Bozeman is at about 4900 feet above sea level and I'm really not looking forward to snow on Memorial Day. It's been so beautiful here for the past couple of weeks, and while we need the snowpack in the mountains and the rain down here, it could have waited. Anyway, all of you have a safe and happy weekend and when you're getting all tan remember your friend in MT.

Well, it's official....

I'm now the new Evidence Technician for the MSU Police. It's kind of cool and it will give me a little more responsibility at work. It also will look pretty good on my resume so that's never a bad thing. Don't get too excited, it's not like I'm a CSI or anything, but I will eventually go to an evidence collection school and become certifiable, or something. Anyway, it should be fun and it gives me some more to do during the quiet times. A lot of what I'll be doing initially is getting evidence ready for court and copying videotapes from various traffic stops for the county attorney but it's better than doing nothing.

For those of you wondering about my aspirations for becoming a police officer, well they still exist, but I feel that this is an opportunity to build my resume and to gain some more marketable skills for the day when I apply for an officer position. The working out is going all right, but I really need to step it up about fifty notches and really get serious about it. As for the bunkbed that I've been building, well, it's coming along nicely though it's not as grand as the one in my head. I'm now to the point where the little detail work is irritating the hell out of me. Most of the pieces need two coats of sanding sealer with a sanding between each coat and it's just time consuming, but in the end I think it will be worth it. I'll post some pictures when it's finished.

if it weren't so true

Welcome to this World

Welcome to the world little Natalie! My sister Katie just had her baby girl last night and I'm so very happy for her and her fiance. It's very exciting and I'm so proud of her. I love you Katie and congratulations.

Personally, I haven't been up to much, but I am about to embark on my most difficult of construction challenges. I have less than a month to complete a set of bunkbeds for some friend's girls. I'm very excited to do this for them as they are wonderful people, but I fear that what I build will not be as magnificent as the pictures in my head. I am planning on painting this amazing piece of furniture in chalkboard paint, so that the girls can decorate it as they see fit. I think it will be fun for them, but again, I worry that my building skills might not be as good as they will need to be. I will keep you updated on my progress and we'll just have to see how it turns out.

As far as weight loss goes, I've managed to drop a couple of pounds and am hoping to lose quite a few more. I got up to 250 again, but have managed to fight my way back down to 244 and falling. I'm still looking at 200 as my end goal and I think that it's attainable. Wish me luck and we'll see how it goes.