Tuesday, May 22

You'll be happy to know that I've taken some time this weekend to better understand the Blogger interface, and I've been able to make some changes to the blog (for example: the background is darker--ooh, aah). After my bellyaching last time, I figured I'd do some spadework. It's still not perfect, but it's good.

So, how was your long weekend? Ours was fine. Camping lasted all of 22 hours, what with the weather and all. I think it was about 4:00 on Saturday morning, when the rain was pelting down and we were all huddled into the sleeping bags, freezing our unmentionables off, that we decided enough was enough. There's something to be said for "toughing it out," but I'm okay with being known as a big camping wimp.

It's too bad, too, because the trip was good, and the campsite was amazing. We were up at Hicks Lake, just outside of Harrison Hot Springs. Beautiful site. The boy, as was expected, loved every minute of it. He was so excited, in fact, that we couldn't get him to go to sleep that evening, and then he was awake for two hours in the middle of the night because he was cold and kept kicking off his blankets. After a bad sleep like that, you can imagine what the next day was like.

Yet through it all, he was a little angel, as he always is. We're so lucky to have a kid like him.

Other than that, the usual not-too-much-to-report. I took some time this weekend to make a massive update to the boy's blog, linked off on the right side for those who haven't seen it. It's extensive and amazing, but it's also the last I'll be making, for reasons explained therein. Since I spent so much time on that one, though, I'm out of steam for this one.

What about the interview? Good question. Yes, I went last night, and it went well. At least, I think it went well. It's a singularly unique situation, being thrust into the midst of a group of people you've never met who pepper you with questions, and then leaving. Afterwards, you hope that you represented yourself well, and oftentimes you second-guess some of your answers, but what's done is done, right? Now it's up to them. I hope to have something more to report by the end of the week.

Also coming up this week: the boy and I go to a hockey game. The Memorial Cup tournament is being held in Vancouver this year, and my parents, as season ticket holders for the Giants, were able to get their seats for all the games. This afternoon, it's boys time--three generations of Carroll men, watching hockey. Does it get any better? Not really.

And that will be it for today. I'll be back tomorrow with more, and don't forget to check out the amazing update to my other blog sometime today. See you tomorrow.