The Weekly Dose of Dave

Well, I guess it has been over a week since the last post. But, it is, nevertheless, a post within the calendar week. It is about as good as anyone can expect now that Lisa is working ridiculous hours at Target.

Work continues to go splendidly. I have benefits now. Isn't that nice. I don't know how anxious I am to use them. The coverage is only catastrophic...in other words, it would really only be good for something more along the lines of emergencies where it was one trip to the hospital and walking out in a cast or something. Not necessarily for regular visits. Of course, both Lisa and I are young and healthy enough that we aren't on myriad medications and constantly making trips to the doctor.

This next week will be a pretty full one. Mom and Dad are coming up on Friday to attend my cousin, Stephanie's, wedding in La Crosse. They will then just come up to Eau Claire and spend the night at our place. It will be really nice. We have an honest to goodness guest room with a full sized bed, so Mom and Dad won't have to shell out money to stay at a hotel. It will be nice to not have to wait for them to travel from their hotel to start the day with us. The plan is to head up to the temple on Saturday. We've already booked some time there so the whole thing is wired.

I'm in the beginning stages of writing a book. I'm going to write on the various things within the church that seem to be very commonly misunderstood, which I know I misunderstood for a long time, because of the Mormon "culture" which teaches various perspectives that aren't always completely accurate and in harmony with the actual doctrine. It will be a rather lengthy project. I don't anticipate finishing it any time within the next year. I think what I may end up doing is just sitting down and chipping away at it when I'm at home and have some time. Lisa and I are planning on expanding the family in the not terribly distant future, so...time is quickly becoming a precious commodity.

I've been called by a lady in the Eau Claire area to assist in interpreting. I have a job next week from Wednesday to Friday in the afternoon/evening. She said I can expect $400-475. I'm not certain exactly what it is I will be interpreting for...but, shoot, with a price tag like that...who cares. The hours are long, though. I will be going there straight after work at the station and interpreting untill 11:30. I am going to be one tired boy. I told Lisa we need to bring her up to speed so that she can interpret, too. $800 would be an awfully nice chunk of change. Not that she will be ready to interpret by the 25th, but...in the future, such pay would be something, indeed. That would even be something that she could even do while she is pregnant. I think...as long as she wasn't on her feet much.

Well...I don't know that there is much more to say. It is going to be a rather lonely evening. Lisa works until 10. The plan is to visit her when she takes her 1/2 hour break at around 6. But, other than that, I am on my own. I'm going to find a movie while I am here at the library so that I can avoid watching the same old movies that I've already seen 10 times each.

Anyway...as I am finishing...can people who read this make a comment please...I was looking at the archives and seeing that there are relatively few comments on the various entries. So, I'm not sure who reads these. I know Mom reads them with a fair amount of regularity...but, I don't know if she is the only one. And if Mom is the only one who reads this...I can just e-mail her. Anyhow, not to be a stick in the mud, but there it is.

Bye everyone. Or bye, mom, I guess.