My train of thought derailed. There were no survivors. - anon

I slept for almost nine hours last night. The last time I came anywhere close to that I was taking pain meds for my back and was living in a fog.
That's what trying to keep up with your son will do to you.

I went back into Fred's loft to do hang more drywall this afternoon and it went much better than yesterday. Now I know why; I was half asleep then. All I have left is the triangular wall with the window at the south end and a couple of small odd pieces. Then comes the fun of taping, mud, and sanding. Oh fun!

Tomorrow morning Tim is coming over. He's the first of two timber guys who will give me an estimate on removing those trees. Will he say he can or cannot get his equipment in? Do I have enough merch trees to at least offset the cost of the job? (That's essential.) When would he come to do it?
This is the next major step in solving this problem. After what Robin and Jennifer said yesterday - that all the trees are either already infected or at risk of infection, and all are tall enough to take out MoHo if they fell - I'm eager to get the trees out. As much as we love living in the woods we'd rather not have them landing on our heads as we sleep.

Every year Mitt Romney hosts a summit, invitation only, for major conservative politicians and economists. The former category includes Senators and Congressmen who have declared they'll support Trump and those who say they can't. Oh, to be a fly on that wall!
In an interview given today Romney said an alternative candidate is now beyond the realm of realistic possibilities. Bummer! Especially coming from someone who championed that option.

The batteries in our TV/DVR remote are low. I know that because when I use it to change channels I get that message on the TV screen.
That's almost too spooky.

Our plan is to attend Cascade Presbyterian Church Sunday. It's a PCA (Presb. Church in America) congregation in downtown Eugene that, as near as I can tell from their website, is evangelical and somewhat old school in their worship format. They use a liturgy and include hymns in their singing (though perhaps with contemporary arrangements). The Sr. Pastor is a graduate of Baylor and its associated Truett Theological Seminary. That's an odd background for a Presbyterian church pastor.
We've been to liturgical churches before, but only a handful of times. It's certainly not what we grew up with and I don't know if we could adapt, but we'll give it a try.

I've been thinking a lot about what we planned when we moved up here in October and what's actually playing out, and am reminded once again of the truth expressed in the French adage:
L'homme propose', et Dieu dispose'. 
Man proposes, but God disposes.