Those who know me well know that I really, really dislike video games. That’s unfortunate especially for my son Keegan, whose world seems to revolve around them most days. As a combination Christmas and birthday present, he got a Wii from his uncle Bryan. He is pretty thrilled.
The other night I played it for the first time and — shocker — I actually liked it! This may change my outlook on video games altogether (Keegan hopes so). We’ll see. Anyway, Wii gets two thumbs up.
Yesterday my brother-in-law, Bryan, came to visit for a short while and then drove back home with Keegan. Today they are leaving for Honey Rock Camp, Wheaton College’s Northwoods Campus in northern Wisconsin, for a weekend of fishing and fun. My parents-in-law are already there and they will all share an apartment. Keegan was very excited about the trip. I’m glad he was able to go.
It’s a beautiful, fall day here in Indiana. Michele and I agree that this area is very pretty in the fall, with the narrow country roads, abundant trees, and the corn and soybeans waiting to be harvested. There is a lot of undeveloped land here, and that means that there is wide variety of wildlife. As far as we know, the woodchuck is still burrowed beneath our garden shed, and lots of birds come to drink from our little goldfish pond each morning. I need to start filling up the birdfeeder again so that they will get used to feeding there. Last night Michele and I had a better night’s sleep, although Tristan did his usual routine of coming into bed with us in the middle of the night. Brinley slept pretty well. Mother is leaving today to go back home and get some much needed rest! Michele’s mom and her brother, Bryan, will be coming to stay for a while on Sunday, so we look forward to that.