Dream•sync

So...

1. The Apartment.  I know - everyone's like 'are you moved in yet?'  That would be a no.  And trust me, there are times where I wish I could say 'yes' :)  I never thought moving back in with my parent's could be such a challenge.
    
   That said, the drywall is up in the ceiling and the kitchen cabinets are being built.  Biggest thing has been getting the radiant heat system set up.  Kudos to my Dad - I've never seen such a high-tech heating system.  Some pictures:
   
   
   
   
   My Dad, my Uncle Rick and a couple guys from RBC helping put up the ceilings...
   
   
   
   
   
   Radiant Tubing Manifolds for one part of the apartment...
   
2. The HUGE work project - we launched on December 31.  And I'm happy with the results.  If you're wondering what I've been working on, it was a redesign of our corporate website.  From scratch.  With no consultants.  I'm very thankful I didn't go gray ;)  If you want to preview the site - ysi.com.  I'm not linking it because I'd rather not have my blog show up in all my colleagues Google alerts (still don't trust the 'do not index' option :)  Still finishing up some content for the site, but all of that should be finished by the end of January. 
   
   Side project is a certain business' website.  Purchased the CMS yesterday and I'll be looking through site templates this weekend.  Looking forward to this project. 
   
   
3. Office wildlife - It's been busy around here.  Just about every day I see something new - between new birds showing up, deer walking through and the occasional fox going after the squirrels it's never boring.  Was going to try to post video of the deer that walk through...can't get it to work so maybe next time if I can get it off my phone...
 
3 Cardinals - 2 males and one female...

"Nevermore..."

Cardinal vs Squirrel.  The Cardinal won. 
He just sat on the feeder watching the squirrel try in vain to reach the feeder.
 
He was trotting past my feeders after one of the fat gray squirrels.  He missed and so decided to head down our driveway toward the house.
4. Trips- I need to plan another trip to Ohio at some point.  Already have one planned for PA.  Looking forward to heading out with one of my 'old' friends.  She gets to leave her kids with her husband for a long weekend and we're both going down to visit.  Should be fun.  I'm taking a long weekend for that one - need a break from corporate web work :)

So that's the update.  Hope it was worth the wait.  Enjoy your weekend nonetheless :)



Listening to: FLN's Thrive Internet Stream  http://www.fln.org/flplayer/?station=thrive
Reading: Nothing!  Which is really weird... All the books I've picked up in the last several weeks I've finished, and none of my books are unpacked yet.  I have a couple in mind though....been working on a cross stitch project for KitKat :)
Studying: 'Living Beyond Yourself' by Beth Moore. Week 6: A Composite of Peculiar Patience

So in just two days a lot has happened. Some good, some not so good.

First, the 'not so good'. My Dad's been dealing with some ministry stuff - I'd ask that you'd pray the Lord would give clarity and wisdom to him and all involved. I could see it on his face last night after the meeting - he was weary and it showed.

The other not-so-good - we've drained Dad's cabin fund, a.k.a. my apartment fund. I'm honestly not worried about it - the Lord will provide the funds we need to complete the work in His time. And he's provided me a job so I'm guessing that's where the funds will initially come from. So no more rare book purchases for a while :)

The good - well, the Lord is always good :) In this case I'm referring to the chocolaty goodness that mentioned in the post title. Look for that shortly...

Listening to: "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls from 'Dizzy Up the Girl'
Reading: 'Post Mortem' by Patricia Cornwell. First Kay Scarpetta novel and it's dark. Interesting to go back and read it when I know some of the story from her later novels.
Studying: 'Living Beyond Yourself' by Beth Moore. Week 5: Peace Be with You. Had a good time at Bible Study last night.  Hard to persevere through last night's video session for some reason. We're sticking with it regardless.