Installing Husband

Dear Readers, Do not think I am this clever, I copied this off of Shalee's Diner and thought it was a scream! Enjoy and feel free to share.
-Melynda

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System. Please enter the command: "http: I Thought You Loved Me.HTML" and try to download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources). Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might considerbuying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck,

Tech Support

A New Adventure

We're off on a new adventure! We have accepted a job at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. (All this cold weather has finally driven us out of the north!) So, if you are ever in East Tennessee, look us up. Just don't try to visit before August because we won't be there yet!

It wasn't an easy decision to leave Northwest Iowa. We've made some wonderful friends and great memories, but God has opened a door that we needed to walk through at this time, so here we are. Sean will be able to teach actual Physics majors and have a 2 person department for the first time in his career. And, we'll get to live in a beautiful place with TREES and GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES! (That's a pretty big plus in case you couldn't tell from the all caps.)
So, keep us in your prayers, and especially pray that our house will sell quickly! It was so easy last time we moved and we would like to have a repeat of that experience.

Short, But Sweet

Savannah has also participated in Large Group Speech this winter. She was a part of the JV Improv Troupe, (can you believe it?) She had a great time doing improv, I think she enjoyed not having to memorize any lines - and practices were a lot like playing games! Her group didn't make it to the state competition, but they had a good time and did a great job! It was definitely a fun experience.

Honor Orchestra

I'm a bit behind, obviously, but Duncan participated in the Northwest Iowa Honor Orchestra on January 25th. They spent the entire day rehearsing with the guest conductor, who is the conductor of the Sioux City Symphony. Then in the evening, they put on a beautiful concert. Duncan had the honor of being the first chair bassist! One of the songs they played was one of the movements from Carmina Burana. When Duncan got the music in December he felt pretty ripped off that the basses had such a boring part, but when we heard it all together the bass line really added alot to the piece. It was great fun to listen to them and see him up there playing.

All Grown Up

High School seems to be full of firsts and this last weekend we experienced another one. Savannah went to her first formal! Her friends Amy & Ranell decided that they were all going to go together and have a great time dressing up, which as you can see, they did! Finding a dress was an adventure, but we managed to do so within budget. Savannah had a wonderful time getting all "dolled up" and mom and dad survived the late night.