May Trip 2009

Hi Kids! I just got back to Missouri and here are a few of the videos and pictures I took on my trip. It takes a while to download the videos, so I was a bit selective. Love you guys!! Can't wait to see you in July! Hugs and Kisses




Me and Cub at Adeles audition.


More Beach Wildness








Spring Flingggg!




Hazel on a swing. She keeps bugging me to tell stories about 'Clem and Adele when they were little', which I'm happy to do of course! She's got a serious 'big kid' fascination with you two.



This guys name is Vip. He is big, even for a Silverback Gorilla. He just wants someone the throw him some fruit or something. Remember when he caught that apple with one hand?

X-mas fest

Here are some pictures and videos from my cell-phone camera. I had a lot of fun with you guys and will miss seeing you (besides skyping) over the next couple of months. Much MUCH Love. Stay warm and dry!

November Visit

Alright folks here are all the videos of the trip! I had a blast and was thrilled to see you. I'll see you two again in just a short couple of weeks. CAN'T WAIT!!

Hey!
This picture is from when I went to visit some friends that live in Chicago last weekend. They are super nice and Deanna (the girl in the picture) is someone I think you two would really get along with. Anyway, they showed me around the city. The picture is one that I took of our reflection in a gigantic metal bean (as in something you might eat) that is a sculpture in a downtown park. It is funny because this is the same park that Obama gave his speech when he won the election. Anyway, miss you both and am looking forward to seeing you both really soon.
Love you
Brian

Obama Worker

Hey folks,
Just thought I'd update a bit on what I've been doing. The picture is from this past Saturday. I went canvasing door to door in our old neighborhood to see who was going to vote for Obama. I would write down each person on my clipboard and what issues they cared about. Some people said 'the economy', some said 'the environment', and some said 'abortion'. Since I have a lot of free time I figured I would help out with the Obama campaign. It was interesting to talk to people. Some people were going to vote for Obama and some people were going to vote for McCain. Everyone was very nice. It was hot though. Obama is going to be in St. Louis tomorrow but I am not going to see him. I don't really get too excited about seeing 'famous' people. I figure they are just like you and me. They eat, poop, and sleep.
It was really nice to talk to you both yesterday. I loved hearing from Adele about your new condo and the playroom. Clem, I was so glad to talk to you. I've missed you a lot and am so excited to be able to give you both big hugs and play when I come out in November. It isn't fun being away from you for so long. If we all hang in there it will get better and I'll be able to visit more often. I am setting things set up so I can do that. But it may take a while.

Gorilla Time

Hi. I thought this was a pretty cool picture. The baby gorilla's name is Uzumma. They open a little door that only the baby can get through and the mama watches to make sure it is ok. They try to get the baby's used to being around people in captivity. Since the mama knows all the staff, she is comfortable letting her baby climb around and meet them. When the baby is done playing she will go back through the little door and sleep with the mama.

What I'm doing at work

The department is planning on hiring someone for next year and I'm on a committee to help out. I'm looking over people's applications to see who would be a good person to hire. It is interesting.
Today I sold off some of my books that I don't need anymore and made a little extra money. Maybe I'll treat myself to a sub sandwich. I've only spent 7 dollars in the last four days which is pretty good. I spent $12.50 about 5 days ago on some chicken and veggies. I figure it will give me 13 meals (half a chicken breast and veggies per meal) which means each meal is actually less than $1!!! It is pretty bare bones though, not too tasty. I let myself spend about 2 dollars a day on an evening snack, which is usually one bag of Doritos (small one for 99 cents) and two little pouches of honey roasted nuts (you can get two for 1 dollar. Last night I bought a can of pringles on sale for 1 dollar as a snack. Anyway, besides work, this kind of stuff is pretty much what I think about now.

I went to the laundrymat this past weekend. They have these huge washing machines that you can put all of your laundry into. So I did that.

The weather here is starting to change a bit. It isn't as humid and hot. It is kinda nice out, but you can tell the chill is starting to set in a bit. I hope we get a lot of stormy snowy weather this winter. Just to keep it interesting.
Love you two
Daddy