When Craig is Bored...

So what does Craig do while I'm at work, you ask? Why puzzles of course!

One day he was complaining that he doesn't know what to do with all of his free time, so I suggested he start a puzzle. He became obsessed with finishing this puzzle which lead to frustration and many sleepless nights, but he finally finished after two weeks! It has now become the "table runner" on our coffee table. I won't let him take it apart just yet - I'm a little attached.

The finished product.

Childhood Memories

When I was 8 or so, my entire family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins visited Glacier National Park. While there, my mom, aunt, older sister and two cousins went on a ten-mile hike with a guide as there were bears in the area. The guide told us that if we made enough noise, we would scare bears from the trail and would be kept safe.My cousin, who is one year younger than me had taught me a marching poem (I don't know if this was actually used by soldiers, but that's beside the point) that goes like this:

Left

Left

I left my wife with 49 kids and a bottle of milk 'cuz I thought it was

Right

Right

Right for my country and whoop-dee-doo

Repeat

We marched up the entire mountain, repeating this to, um, keep the bears away.

I was on a walk this evening when I thought of this memory and couldn't help but repeat this as I was walking. So, there I was 25 years old marching...I mean walking...down a dirt road in Lincoln Nebraska to this march poem/song. Good thing I was in farm land!