So in our mad efforts to make the most of our summer
financial opportunities since wrapping up J-term classes, we spent a couple weeks
mid-July dogsitting in the town ten minutes up the river. It’s a good thing
that Noel already knows this dog up close and personally from my
acquaintance with his family, because he’s named Mozart, which might have led me to expect a dog that weighed less than my husband. It would have taken a
name like Wagner or Tchaikovsky to start giving me a sense of the ginormity of
this dog. As it was, we fortunately knew ahead of time that Moe is a hefty guy.
His tongue is as long as my arm and runs like a faucet, and he overheats pretty
quickly, so much of our quality time was confined to the kitchen where the
drool puddles could be easily mopped up. He’s been trained to keep his, um,
messes, in one small part of the yard, a worthwhile investment of training time
and expense, for sure. Indeed, he’s been well-trained overall and can’t help
that his front and his back don’t always coordinate.
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| This picture does not do Mozart's magnitude justice. |
Our other work time is spent barista-ing at Starbucks and lifeguarding
at the YMCA outdoor pool (under the cloud of the nuclear power plant!). (Noel is now known throughout western PA for her water-treading skills, an event she won at the YMCA lifeguarding competition - woooo, that's my wife! -G.) Even
though we’re working a lot, we get some fun in the neighborhood with our peeps here and there:
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| Scott plays tennis. Which means he plays badminton too. Look out, Greg! |
Our agent has asked us to make an appearance via Skype in the Chicagoland area on Wednesday, August 31 at 7 pm in Wheaton. Thanks to those of you setting this prayer time up as we launch into Year 2. If you want more info on that gathering, email us.
