The last week's events . . .

Been an eventful week here at the Howard household. Our niece Hannah came and stayed for a few days with us. Really fun to have her around. We watched "That Thing You Do" (one of our family's favorites). Just got the new DVD with the director's cut - pretty cool.

We've also been finishing mastering & duplicating CD's for the Nebraska Ambassador's of Music. (As if we don't have enough around here to do!!)

On Wednesday, our team at work went on a Riverboat Lunch on the Missouri (my boss comes up with some pretty good ideas for team bonding . . . ). We had some extra tickets so Lora got to come along. The only mistake is that we didn't bring a camera.

Also, Dad & I finished our first multi-media presentation together. A montage of images set to Ray Charles' "America". They showed it tonight at an event at church.

Been busy reading (or listening, depending upon your perspective). About three years ago, my brother Bill turned me on to audiobooks. Helps make my commute less boring. Currently working on:

• The Afghan (Frederick Forsyth)
• The Korean War (Max Hastings)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)

I'm also working to get through the following the old fashioned way (you know - using your eyes . . . ):

• The Devil's Alternative (Frederick Forsyth) - actually re-reading this one
• Celebration of Discipline (Richard Foster)

Probably not hard to tell that Forsyth is one of my favorite authors. Also enjoy Michael Connelly and Tom Clancey.

Tomorrow night finds us at the Omaha Royals for a baseball game. It's actually Mutual's Information Services (aka Computer Nerds) night at the Royals. Sounds like Mom & Dad may join us to add some real live personality to the mix. Maybe we'll take some pictures and post them.

Thats about it for now. Glad to have Bill & Nancy & kids back stateside. If you come visit the blog - please post so that we know you're out there.