Well, the title pretty well sums up what this next week is going to be like. It was a fairly normal day today and will be a fairly normal day tomorrow. But, on Wednesday and Thursday, I will be going over to Eau Claire campus to do some sign language interpreting. I won't be done until 11:30 at night. Getting up even at 3:30 will be extremely hard. But, it means $400 in the Nigh family coffers. That will be extremely helpful in paying off some of our remaining debt on the scooter and working our way to paying off my school debt. Right now, we've been making bigger payments and it will be really nice to lay down some bigger dollars and pay everything off faster so we can get ready for a family.
But, I digress. This past weekend was extremely nice. Lisa got off work on Friday and Saturday. So, after I got home from work, Lisa and I scrambled to finish getting the apartment clean and the laundry at least laid out so it wouldn't wrinkle. Then we headed off to La Crosse to attend my cousin, Stephanie's wedding. It was a lovely little riverside ceremony. We ate our food, watched the newlyweds dance and took our trip back to Eau Claire with my parents in tow. After visiting for a short while, Lisa and I finished cleaning up the kitchen, making the bed and folding laundry then a very tired Dave got some much needed rest.
On Saturday, we got up about an hour earlier than was necessary but had ample time to get all four of us showered, dressed and fed in time to leave for Oakdale, MN for a lovely little trip to the temple. Mom, Dad and I each had a slight snooze during our time in the temple. I wasn't quite satisfied with mine and so, got what sleep I lacked on the ride home. After eating lunch and watching School of Rock (which Mom and Dad both surprisingly liked) we headed off to watch the local minor league baseball team, the Eau Claire Express, take on the Alexandria Beetles at Carson Park. I had obtained the tickets from work. It was really pleasant. We all got a laugh out of the mascot, Trax, who bears a strong resemblance to South Park's Mr. Hankey (the magical Christmas poo.) Hiiiiiidey ho! The Express won, despite some major fielding errors that cost them 4 runs in the top of the 2nd inning. All and all they played a pretty solid game.
On yet another pleasant note, on Sunday, after the first hour of church, Lisa and I were asked to tend the nursery. Of course, it is necessary for kids that are the age of the kids we were watching to have snack time. The order of the day? Goldfish crackers! One of my staples of life. Well, one of the boys that I was sitting next to started feeding me his goldfish. Another one of the boys saw this and decided to join in. It was awesome! I have decided that this is something that Lisa and I will have to train our children to do. "Go get Daddy some food. Good, keep it coming." It was actually pretty cute.
At any rate...life goes on. Lisa and I will hardly see each other this week other than in passing. Mom and Dad bought me a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper so that I have some caffinated substance to boost my energy level on Wednesday, Thursday and my morning shift on Friday. I may not need it on Wednesday...but, Thursday and Friday will be killer. Until next time, Nighspace fans!
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