July 2nd -- What an absolutely ridiculous month June turned out to be. I just put in a 78-hour work week at SRP plus had three weddings in four weeks and a family photo shoot at the capitol on that one off week. I'm completely wiped out! Hopefully, I won't be repeating that anytime soon.
My newest interest is in the field of bio-diesel. I think that it is a potential renewable energy source that could eventually compete with regular petro-diesel. So, one way that you can make bio-diesel is from very simple diatomic algae. Working at UT is definitely a benefit because they have one of the largest algae departments in the world--and they are free to UT employees and students. I've got a couple of samples that I'm trying to grow right now. I'll try to keep a running record of how it's progressing.
Lauren is G-R-O-W-I-N-G! She weighs about 15 lbs now. She has over doubled in size. I'm planning on updating my photo section if you want to see a few photos of her there. If I help her balance in a standing position, she will support all of her own weight. It's really awesome to see how she is developing. She pushes up onto her forearms if you put her onto her stomach and she is sleeping from about 9pm until about 7am. What a wonderful baby! We are so blessed.
Beth looks fantastic. You'd never know by looking at her that she had a baby 3 months ago. I'm really proud of her for getting back to her pre-pregnancy weight so quickly. I actually weigh less than I did before pregnancy. At my heaviest, I was up to about 159lbs and my jeans were starting to get tight. So, about 2 months ago I started riding my bike to work. It's about 6 miles from the house and it's uphill on the way and down hill on the way back. It's a pretty tough ride, especially if I have my laptop, a change of clothes, and my lunch! Since I have been riding, my weight has dropped down to 151lbs and I feel a lot better. I spent about $150 dollars on new tires (more street oriented versus off-road mt bike oriented), a new seat that is supposed to be better for guys, and new shoes. My old ones wouldn't click in and out of my pedals very easily. Between the bus and my bike, I think we could manage with one vehicle. So...
My truck is for sale. I'm selling it for $9000 if you know anyone that is interested. It's a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 3.5L with manual transmission and a sunroof. I just crossed 90,000 miles and I've never had any trouble with the engine. Beth doesn't drive a standard, so we're going to wind up replacing it eventually--my boss may sell us his truck (a 2002 Infiniti just like my Pathfinder, but it has an automatic transmission)--and selling Beth's car which is entirely too small to get Lauren's car seat in with ease. My goal is to do all this without incurring any car payments, but we'll see how that goes.
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