Action packed week so far.

The highlight of my Tuesday is that my car had a SEVERE miss in the engine. It was okay driving to work, but when I went to lunch and ran errands, it was very very bad. So bad that I had AAA come get my car to take it back to the shop. I had planned on riding home with a co-worker but the tow dude said I had to ride to the shop with him. So... short day at the office.

Got to the shop and they pulled it in right away. Turns out that one of my spark plug wires had split on the plug end and was sparking to the head instead of to the plug. I saw it myself and thought "wow". Got a replacement wire and fixed that problem. They also cleaned out my idle air control valve, adjusted my idle, tightened a motor mount and changed my oil and filter all free of charge for my trouble. That was pretty cool. Ran a few more errands afterwards then went home.

Wednesday I went to the mall to pick up some games that were released that day - Far Cry and Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow. Got a free t-shirt with one of them. Stopped by at Dillard's also to see what was left of the sale items. I ended up picking up another jacket and a few shirts. Kevin was heading to the mall to get his games too and bring me a pressure washer. I hung around and went down to Parisian where I found some pants on sale in my size. Got those and got them measured for some alterations. By now, Kev showed up and we decided to eat lunch at Gibsons. Kev suggested we see if Dana wanted to join us so I gave her a ring. She met up with us and we had a good time chomping down some grub. We talked a little bit about church buildings, one "nearby" in particular and one from Kev's past. I mentioned, "So, if you see a church with this kind of design and floor plan, they're gonna screw you over..." LOL! That's actually funny but more of an inside joke. In another funny moment at the restaurant, Kev mentioned that he felt like he was cheating on Jim & Nick... with Big Bob! He was referring to the restaurant of course but out of context it was pretty funny.

Went home and loaded the games and tried them out. Both look great. Then it was time to pressure wash. Did that for awhile. Next, I had to get a bed frame since I inadvertantly gave the one I needed away. It subsequently became part of Jack's welding scrap so there was no getting that back. Whoops. Ran out and picked a frame up then got it back home. Next, I had to work on that new Agnes Dei song we were going to be practicing. I hadn't heard it a lot before so I would definitely need to get some practice time in. Worked on that for a while then jumped in the shower. Off to band practice.

Kev and Dave were there setting up the IEM system for the band. I set my other drums back up while they were busy. Retuned them as well because they were a good bit out and sounded like crap. Once that was done I was all set. Practice went well although the IEM's will take a little getting used to for everyone. Stacey seemed happiest with them. "I can actually hear myself!". I've been using IEM's now for over a year and love them. I could not imagine playing without them.

Logan's won out as the dinner destination. Me, The Burns, Kyle, Eli and "The Slapper" went. Dinner was good and follicle-free. The fireworks started when the two kids were seemingly getting along then all of the sudden, Emma smacks Kailyn across the face. While Eli hauled Emma off for a beating, Kailyn looked all confused as to what had happened. She didn't cry though she was a little bewildered by what was going on. That was an ugly scene. I hope she doesn't think that it's okay to do that to other kids as a result. I'm glad Eli addressed it quickly. That's not something you let slide.