Takeover

Okay, because Dustin obviously never writes on this blog and everyone else seems to have a blog (that I secretly read obsessively), I have decided to take over the one he has already established. Besides, I have time this week because I am on vacation. It's the first one I remember taking in quite some time. Later this week we are going to stay at a bed and breakfast for a few days to truly get away from it all, but for the next few days I need to decide which home projects I would most like to get accomplished. I have some sad furniture I have collected from various garage sales and flea markets because I like the shape, but it is in sad need of paint. I also need to clean out our flower bed.

Dustin is now officially a chaplain in the Oklahoma National Guard. Four guys came and did his swearing-in ceremony in our living room. Apparently I was supposed to attend the scheduled ceremony that was set for the day before, but I missed that part in our conversation. Fortunately, they were very understanding.

I guess the only other really new thing for us is that we are in some ways adopting the "green culture". We started our own recycling bins a few months ago. I know it's not really dramatic or anything, but it is a big step because Stillwater doesn't have curbside recycling. We are also the soon-to-be owners of a Honda civic hybrid. Because Dustin has accepted a position as the recruiter for the graduate Bible program at Oklahoma Christian, he will be traveling a lot. We thought this would be an appropriate step, so we have put down our deposit and are searching for a good interest rate loan for when the car actually comes in sometime in mid-July. Yes, Dustin will likely look like he's getting out of a clown car, but I 'm not certain he's had a vehicle in the nearly nine years I've known him that didn't fit that bill.