A three hour tour...
My sincerest apologies for the absence (if you noticed I was gone). Things around here are beginning to get pretty cold. It's 36 right now and every morning that Margaret leaves for work, I spend about ten minutes scraping ice and frost off of her windshield.We had a terrific Thanksgiving break and relaxing time with the Durhams. Long walks, shopping, and a trip to NYC left us in good spirits (although Hank hasn't quite shaken the cold he developed while here--I thought you would be "well by the time you hit Houston," Hank.)
Margaret is off getting her hair done right now. Some workmen (or workpeople as they would be called in this part of the world) are replacing all of the wooden windows in the big house on the property, and there is quite a bit of hammering going on. Needless to say, Calvin is having none of it, and it makes for a distracting atmosphere to try to understand Reinhold Niebuhr, which is difficult even in a monastery.
Jennifer and Ed are in San Antonio for the U.S. Open in swimming right now. We've had some updates on the progress and are pretty sure Ed is a cyborg who does not age. Ed, I thought you were supposed to get slower as you get older. Not you, though. You can be sick, have your goggles fall off before the race begins, and still qualify for "Group A" (over 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, Josh Davis, I might add). Maybe you are a Stepford Husband. That's not funny unless you've seen the movie.
Tonight we are going to a party on a yacht in the harbor of Manhattan. Supposedly they are going to take the boat out into the harbor at some point. Clearly, this is not the result of seminary connections, but of Accenture connections. The girl who is throwing the party lives on the yacht. I never really look forward to these things, but tonight actually sounds like fun. Now, next weekend's party in Long Island--we'll see how I feel then.
Happy birthday to Sara/mom/Kula/mother-in-law tomorrow!!! Just think, you'll only be 38. That's terrific.
The Spurs keep rolling, having won 6 straight and stand tied for number one in the West. I'm sure most of you needed that to get through the day.
That's all for now.
Too-da-loo, darlings (practicing my yacht-speak)-
John
posted by John and Mag @ 9:15 AM
2 Comments:
Wow, it sounds like there are 2 super-heroes in the Burk family--Ed, the Superman Swimmer and Ken, the Super Scientist! Congratulations to both! It's not everyday that one gets the FDA to approve one's drug.
And, Kula, congrats to you on your 38th b-day! I know one gets anxious as one draws closer to that 40th b-day.
We had a BLAST in New Jersey! That Princeton campus is so picturesque and there's nothing like NYC during the Christmas shopping season! Suz
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