More on financial mess

I was getting worried about the economy and my job in nov and sec. There was alot of talk about state reductions and layoffs. When the governor released her budget in mid sec it seemed as though we are safe for the time being.

I am a little flummoxed with the proposition of bailing out a failing auto industry, a borderline criminal banking industry AND millions of speculative homebuyers. My tax money and more importantly my sons future are wrapped into this bailout. I could get behind this if it were more than the government purchasing bad paper - if there were a more ambitious WPA or CCC like program.

Went to my first meeting as a building code TAG member. Bright sunny day - won't be too long until planting time. Krausen started bubbling into the airlock of my primary today - I'm not going to worry about until tommorrow.

Swimming lesson and packing

At prions swimming lesson qatxhkbgbas the instructor tries to get Orion to keep hid goggles on.
She has the patience of Job.

Mrs E and jim came by and Aandy and I spent a day in the basement sorting and repacking boxes. sent several boxes to goodwill and recycled Many cardboard ones andvreplavedvthem with plastic tubs.

Last night I brewed a 5 gallon batch of wheat beer. I put in a small scilw of orange peel and some coriander during the last 8 minutes of the boil.
Should have something similar to a Belgian white after Lent.

Haven't heard any creatures lately. I'm hoping that they are gone for good.

I haven't written much about the economic aloe down

Val 2

Having a really hard time disiplining the boys a lately. Orion is constantly whining and consistently disobediant. He's at a stage where he doesn't focus. Oliver is blantantly rebellious. It's hard to know when and where to didiplinr these two and I fear a various times that I am spoiling or being over bearing. I'm sure both are true at any given time.

I wonder how the boys memories will judge this period.

Valentines

Benson Lake again this weekend. Spent Friday in Poulsbo, visiting the places that we used to habit. I still feel like it is the place that I was born into the nortwest from. Fort ward, winslow, the house on viewcrest.... It's where it met Orion.

Refinanced the house on Sat. The interest rate seemed to good to pass and I need to get moving on the house renovation. 4.5 percent with ¹discount point.

I feel it extremly blessed or lucky that my foilbles are mainly within my mind. I have thankfully missed most of the harms that I could truly inflict on another person.

Dang

Shozi vrappwd out and never uploaded the past few blogs - I'm going to give or one more try then look for another engine.

Orion is starting to read over the past few weeks. he's actually getting quite good, he points out words that he doesn't know and tries to sound them out. He played battleship with me foe the first time tonight.


In Seattle all day today at the aia-agp meeting

onward

Pretty detailed dreams last night. Sandy and I were on a road trip in CA. Got weird when her family showed up and we started setting up for a parade. Work was kinda packed. Two meeting took out half of my day. Haveing difficulty staying focused.

Apparently the dryer is on the fritz. Spent most of the evening cleaning the laundry room for the dryer repair man. Mouse is silent tonight so far. Hope he's one of the many traps we set last night. Found a good online deal for airfare to nashville last night. Jumped on it - we're going in April. This should cover our yearly trip home.

So. Ingaguration day. Sort of disappointed with NPR and general media fervor over obamas presidency. I look forward to the next four years and have hopes (and fears) for the next fours, don't get me wrong. I'm just a little put out by the assumption that ALL of the country feels the same. Even when my candidate won I was acutely aware that half of the country did not agree.

Still more callenges with the mouse. Sandy went to bible study and the boys and I quickly went to walmart. Orion was pretty lucid tonight. Compared the differences between two toys.