The first month of 2011 has been an overall very good month for us Packer Fans! The Packers won all 3 games in the playoffs and are heading to the Super Bowl! Woo Hoo!
Earlier this month, we had Caleb over for the weekend on January 8th and 9th. Caleb really likes to come by himself to visit, probably because he doesn’t have to compete for any attention! He gets it all to himself! I had to work both Saturday and Sunday this weekend, so Caleb got to be with Carrie all weekend. One of his favorite activities when he comes here is our Saturday morning trip to the grocery store to get donuts. He always seems to look forward to it!
The next weekend (15th & 16th), Hannah and Caleb came over for Friday night through Saturday night. Well, Hannah left Saturday night and we took Caleb home Sunday after church. The Packers playoff game was Saturday night that weekend, and I tend to get rather loud while watching Packer Football on the TV. This apparently did not set very well with Caleb, as he went downstairs to watch a DVD movie. He even shut the door when I was yelling “Go, Go, Go!” at one point in the game. The poor little guy!
That Sunday, we headed to Tomah and picked up Elizabeth to drive her back to Madison for 2nd semester at college. Caleb came with us, as he would have been home alone all afternoon. Joshua and Hannah were with their church group sledding and Danielle was working all day. So Caleb came with us! After bringing in Elizabeth’s things to her dorm room, we went to a restaurant on campus to eat supper, and then headed back to bring Caleb home before we came back to Onalaska.
Later that week, I had to go back to Madison for a company meeting on Friday morning. Carrie took Friday off and came with me to spend the day (after the meeting, of course) with me. After we checked out of the hotel, we went to lunch at Old Chicago and happened to meet some friends from our church there! Brad and Betsy Gerdes were there visiting their daughter and her fiance’.
After lunch, we went to take a tour of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Our tour guide did a great job showing us the building. We got to see the Governor’s conference room, where many bills are signed into law and press conferences are held. Now, when I see the Governor on TV at the Capitol, I recognize parts of the room! We also toured the State Supreme Court room, the floor of the State Senate and the floor of the State Assembly. We learned a lot about Wisconsin history and State Capitol history that day. We were both fascinated by the experience.
Unfortunately, our schedules didn’t allow us to meet up with Elizabeth or any other family members, so we headed home after the tour of the Capitol.
This week, I celebrated my birthday. I decided earlier in November that I wanted to take my birthday off from work. The way I submitted it, I ended up with 3 days off this week. So I have been home the last 3 days, and I have to say I really enjoyed it! Tuesday I spent at the dentist, followed by a lunch date with my mother-in-law, and a supper date at the local hibachi restaurant with my bride! I had a very nice birthday!
That’s about all for now. Back to work tomorrow from my little 3 day vacation!
~Tim