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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Just Kickin' It

I was able to feel the baby kick for the first time the other night - very exciting! Angie is still doing great and In good spirits, even with the sub zero temperatures. We have our next check-up on Monday afternoon.

The Wild lost their first game last night, as they can't all be gold. I'm looking forward to watching another game on television this Sunday at 5pm. It looks like the temps will be back in the 30s by then, too.

This Saturday I'm painting the kitchen ceiling(s) and hopefully wrapping up the working-above-my-head portion of the remodel. At that point, I should be able to screw in the light bulbs and such. Don is coming over Sunday to nail up the tin we have planned for the recessed center portion.

We got sucked into watching "The Taste" on television last night. It's actually kind of interesting because the four judges conduct blind taste tests (like the voice with food) and then make a yes or no decision on that alone. The cook may be a seasoned professional or a home cook amateur, it's all about the food. Once the judges have selected their favorites and assembled a team (like the voice) the cooks are mentored and prepare new items. The twist is, during the next rounds of blind taste tests, the judges could eliminate members of their own team(s). It's a little over dramatic, but at least we get a food related show to entertain us without having cable.
Monday, January 21, 2013

2-0 and 10 Below

The Wild have started the shortened season with back to back wins, and Josh Harding posted a shutout last night in his first start since being diagnosed with MS. Even though the play is sloppy and the timing is a bit off (it's still early, no preseason this year) the team looks deeper than I've ever seen. I'll be interested to see how long the lines stay together before Yeo starts moving people and/or someone gets injured. My hope is the shortened season combined with the Wild's history of fast starts will get us into the playoffs.

It's freaking cold and it sucks. The low overnight tonight is -15, with the windchill we're talking closer to -30. I work in a large shop with huge, drafty garage doors and high ceilings. My co-worker and I have the heat cranked up to 75 but the thermostat still reads 64 in here. It usually warms up about the time I'm ready to go home at 4pm. At least this is my last full week of work, then I have next Friday off for ice fishing weekend.
Friday, January 18, 2013

Wild Wintery Weekend

I'm really looking forward to this weekend, which marks the start of the hockey season. Since we don't have cable (and have tickets to a play) for the opener, the first game I'm going to catch will be this Sunday versus Dallas. Hopefully the team can deliver and pull out a win or two, otherwise it's going to be a chilly start to the season. Literally. The high for Monday right now says -2 degrees. The high. Lows with the windchill are being forecast to -27 degrees. Welcome back Don and Linda!
The play we're going to tomorrow night at the Park Square is a musical entitled Johnny Baseball. Tomorrow is also officially "Hockey Day Minnesota" if you didn't already know. For me, it's more like prime and paint the kitchen ceiling day.
2 weeks and counting to ice fishing weekend in Wisconsin, really looking forward to getting on the lake again. A lot of my Xmas presents this year were fishing related and I'm anxious to try them out. Hopefully we're getting this cold weather out of the way now, so fishing won't be a deep freeze.