ps. hmmmm TV

I'm a mess since they screwed with the schedule. I have Boston Legal on Tuesday and now Nip Tuck is on at the SAME TIME (which stinks because I like them both). Then, on Wed. there is Lost. And, I'm totally screwed on Thursday because Joey, Alias, and OC are all on at the same time and I only have two TVs and only 1 has a VCR.

Will Tevo let you record more than one show that's on at the same time? If so, I think I may have to invest. Otherwise, my life is WAY more complicated than I can handle.

Oh, and I'm supposed to be studying while all of this craziness is going on.


AND THERE'S ROME--anyone else watching that??

Hi Dan!!

Hi Dan,
We're glad to have you blogging with us. Sorry you have been alone for 6 days...alas, that's the trend. Please take lots of pictures during your visits. I like to see pictures...and please share them when you get them. I like to see how BLD Gen 2 is progressing.
Well, back to studying for me.
Yuck

I blog too

It's good to hear from Kristin. I'm glad you guys were not scathed by Katrina.
Jon, sorry to hear that you were scathed by Anne Marie.
I will try to follow the blog on occasion. I'm sure you'll rise to the occasion this year with Neil on the bench, Jon.

I'm going to visit the Walshes and Willis in two weeks. If they check this blog, they'll know we're coming before we get there.

Paradise Hotel

Jon, good for you. That's quite an accomplishment. My crazy dad took up marathoning and has run one a year for 3 years now. It's quite an event. To run half is an accomplishment of giantic proportions too.

My vote for all time best reality show: Paradise Hotel

and it's done...

So I finished the half marathon yesterday. Now I have even more respect for the fact that Dan (and countless others) finished a whole marathon. I would definitely have to run at a slower pace to have a chance of finishing a marathon. I did the half in 1:37.59 so I was averaging 7:28/ mile. I was feeling great for about 10 miles. Then I died. The last three miles were not fun. Here's the link to results: http://www.doitsports.com/newresults3/top-athletes-gruplus.tcl. Be sure you check out where one "anne marie sheeran" finished. ha ha.

No, I never watched Becker, Kristin. It's actually good? I really just assumed it was not a good show, but I'll have to give it a chance. I'm looking forward to stupid TV shows starting up again. Yes, I watch the OC. I also watch Survivor, and just about any other insipid reality shows on TV. Of course, with the Indians rolling, I watch baseball all the time too.

Hope you all have a good week. Talk to you soon.

Jonathan

Becker and two glasses of wine

Jon,
Have you ever watched Becker? Anyway, his assistant, Linda, dated twins and they both knew about it because she liked them both for different reasons. It was funny how it worked out, because she really went on dates with both of them (in parallel, I guess)...not the kind of serial dating that most people do. Anyway, it can be done. I love that show, by the way and wish that I had known/been at a point where I could have liked it when it was on, because maybe it would have stayed on the air. Speaking of which, what are you watching lately? The OC comes back on tomorrow and I'm looking forward to that. I think that I watch more TV than most med students, but oh well, I like TV.

I'll be cheering for you for your half marathon. You will kick Ann Marie's (I cannot remember her name for the life of me--glad that you kicked her to the curb because that would have been tough to always be confused on that one...and there is NOTHING WRONG with a little revisionist history) butt because there is no other option.

Things here are good. Just wondering how your football season is going. I've been doing my usual recruiting for you at AL games. Tyrone Prothro would be my vote for the AL pick of the year. He's awesome. A utility player whom I'm convinced could play every offensive position but lineman. He's also on special teams and probably the fastest player that we have. Our defensive line is spectacular too. I would probably vote for #19, Castille, I think he's awesome. Anyway, let me know if you want to take a recruiting trip--we have a guest room and tickets to the games. I would get a total kick out of hosting you here.
That goes for everyone.
Miss you!
Kristin

Hello Kristin and Jill

How are you two doing? Things are going pretty well here. I took last Friday off, so I enjoyed a four-day weekend. Considering I haven't had a week vacation since last August, it was nice to get a little time off.

I am running my half-marathon this Sunday. I have two goals. 1) run the whole thing at a consistent pace and finish with a respectable time; and 2) kick the crap out of anne marie. gosh, I better not lose to her.

The house is still coming along. I need to send pictures. I should have taken a picture of the all-pink room before I started working on it. Oh well. Suffice it to say it was horrendous. Keriann's boyfriend just commenced building my bar for the basement, so I'm excited about that.

Hope all is well with you. Talk to you soon.

Jonathan

Almost Forgot

Caleb said his second verb today (he still seems very far behind to us in the talking skills). We're very pleased to say it's "read". His two verbs are "eat" and "read" - obviously amongst the most important actions in the Papsdorf household. We just get him to say "pray" and he'll be all set. What else is there?

Good to hear from Kristin

Josh and I are horrified by what we've seen on TV in Katerina's wake. Kristin, we're so glad to hear you're ok. I've been thinking about you a lot. I'm glad you're able to have friends come stay with you. I've heard from some of our Directors in the New Orleans area that they aren't going to be allowed home for about 2 months. Yikes.

I'm traveling (business and pleasure) the next couple of weeks, but once I get back I should be back in the BLD blog business a little more. Caleb's blog is almost up to date. His website pictures are up to date. (Of course, we'll generate more while traveling, but that's ok.)

God bless and be well - to all of you.

Katrina the Russian bitch

Hi all,
Just a note to say that we are okay. Just a lot of leaves from our neighbors and trees in the roads, street lights in the roads, etc. But, we are doing well and have only had power flickers (thank goodness) and no power outages for any length of time. It wasn't until this storm that I fully understood what losing power in AL means--no AC. With 90+ degree heat, no AC means a lot of bad things. Especially with all the moisture that Katrina brought. Luckily we haven't had to confront that like so many of our neighbors.
Law school friends of Jay from Mobile are coming to our house tonight. Mobile is a disaster (literally), so they are getting out. We are happy to have them, especially knowing how bad it is down there right now.
It's been a week of near misses for me. Last Wed., I was trying to drive to Montgomery to visit a friend who recently moved from B'ham and three two by fours were dropped from a truck a car in front of me. One broke my windshield, one hit my hood, and the other went through my radiator. I am very very lucky to be fine. My car is a wreck, but that is being fixed. It's been eventful--but! I knew it would be. Jay and I just recently bought a house, so we knew that chaos would erupt as soon as we assumed a mortgage. Hopefully, it will settle down soon...

Jonathan, I'm back online at home so you shouldn't be writing to yourself as much anymore.
Fondly,
Kristin

Dear Diary...

It is sad that you blog to yourself. Really, you should get out more. Or at least do work when you're at work.

To: Jonathan

Hi, Jonathan. How are you? I hope you have an excellent day today. Talk to you later.

Sincerely,

Jonathan

It's gonna be a busy year

Strange=Anne Marie

I'm sorry, Jonathan. That stinks. Did she give a reason? I thought it odd that she started acting weird after you met her parents--especially since you thought that meeting went well. I couldn't help wondering if maybe she got a strange vibe from them or something. Which, in my opinion, should not be taken too seriously, since parents often feel weird about people their kids are dating. Anyway, that truly stinks since you guys were having fun.
On a different note: How are the renovations going? We're set to move at the beginning of next week. For those who are interested, our new contact info. is: 5321 7th CT S, B'ham AL 35212 and our home phone is 205-595-3815 (it's not on yet, though).
K

Back in the Pool

Anne Marie = Done. Sigh.... Oh well.