A Mixed Up Week

Life can be crazy and unpredictable. It's enough to make one feel like things are completely out of control, and we're just along for the ride. This last week was good, bad, confusing, and everything in between.

Last week, our family received some bad news. My step-grandfather, Bill Hoffman, was killed in a snowmobile accident out in Wyoming. He was just recovering from cancer... finally able to get back out there and enjoy life. It's sad, especially for my step dad and Bill's widow. If you get a chance, say a prayer for them. Bill is the one in the back of the picture. Also pictured are his wife, Judy, and their three children: Carla, Tom, and Tim.

Jesse and his wife have now moved to Las Vegas. Before they left town Jesse, his sister Melanie, and I spent time together this weekend. We hunted for a few geocaches in Minot, had supper together, and in general had a good time. It will certainly be harder for us all to get together now. Pictured here are Melanie and Jesse as we hunt for the "Nubbin Park" geocache.

Just as I returned home from the funeral and the weekend in Minot, I came down with a nasty flu bug. I stayed home for two days to recover. I'm now back at the grind, pushing buttons for eight hours a day (not that I mind).