Boredom is sprouting everywhere.

Back home feels good for the first day or so, and then the boredom starts to strike.  What can we do today in Hazen?  If the big truck pulls into the grocery store we can go watch them unload.  Watching the snow melt is fun, but even that will be done soon.  The big event today will be going to the library to see if the one magazine that is any good came in.  We toured main street twice, no noticeable changes.  The creek beside our house is really high, now you talk about excitement.  Just cannot get the enthusiasm to start any home projects, how unusual.  For some real excitement we may go see how the boat made it through the winter.  Almost forgot the biggest event of the day, the mail lady will come.  We may get some neat stuff to throw away.  The only hope in the near future is it may be warm and dry enough to give the motorcycle some exercise.  We could do some painting and watch it dry, but that sounds like work. 

Another unusual home

As Kadizzle types this the Earth Module sits in front of the high school in Buffalo, South Dakota.  After searching Spearfish,  and Bellefusche with no luck, we headed north to Buffalo.  Using an old trick of our pilot friend we tried the airport.  In every town in the United States except Buffalo the feds have spent a bundle on little airports.  The airport was not the deluxe deal Hazen has with a nice lounge, and rest rooms.  All that was offered was a muddy mess.  The Commander had the brain storm to try the parking lot at the new high school.  As luck would have it the local parents were at the school getting ready for the prom.  Even better luck was the first person we talked to happened to be the wife of a school board member.  Her husband said we could spend the night.  Kadizzle asked him for the local police number to make sure it was OK with them.  Yup, the police said we could stay.  After driving all day from Denver we are nestled here drinking wine and beer.  Apparently we beat the prom kids to it.

The most important outlet to the outside world.

The Denver clan is headed for Hawaii.  Sylvie is so excited she can't sit still.  If God is willing and the creeks don't rise the Earth Module will be on it's way to the arctic regions of North Dakota.  One big problem, word from home is our sewer line leading out of the house is frozen.  The Commander has ordered all local forces to solve this problem, which at a minimum will cost $250 bucks.  Kadizzle thinks given the chance he could solve the problem, so needless to say there is disharmony in the crew.  Only in North Dakota can the ground freeze six or seven feet deep.  If the weather does not cooperate it may be impossible to get home.

Did you notice my birthday?

Kadizzle comes from a family of nine kids.  Birthdays were not a big deal. If my parents had to plan for nine birthday parties like the one my granddaughter is having it would have been a full time job.  If Kadizzle was lucky he got something for his birthday.  Kadizzle remembers one birthday where his father put a wrapped pen knife in a big glass gallon jug for Kadizzle to get out for a present.  Once Kadizzle's grandmother took him to the toy store on his birthday.  Most birthdays just were not noticed.

Now we come to Sylvie's birthday.  This may require as much planning as a wedding, and cost almost as much.  Apparently the plan is to rent the Art Garage and have all her friends show up for an art project.  Sylvie may well grow up as an only child.  She is a great little girl, but someday she will be faced with the reality the sun does not rotate around her.   Kadizzle learned very early there were eight other planets in the universe besides him, and he was pretty close to the smallest planet.