Box Scores

Mower 6
Jeremy 2

Potato Salad 11
Jeremy 0

We have arrived in Pine Ridge, but not without a few challenges. Saturday I was soundly defeated by my riding lawnmower. I guess the defeat is not only mine, but also the kind students who volunteered to mow while I'm gone for 5 weeks. I fought bravely and had a couple of promising moments--even began to flirt with the thought that I knew what I was doing. But in the end, the mower decided it would no longer turn over. I'm not sure how to resolve that situation.

Life lesson: I should have taken small engine repair in high school.

My next defeat came at about 5:00am Monday. The potato salad I had at a cookout Sunday was loaded with eggs. I have an egg allergy which is typically pretty mild. But without getting graphic I'll just say the reaction was severe...for about 6 hours. I'm feeling about 85%. I think a good night's sleep might bring me to 95%.

Life lesson: There's no such thing as a mild allergy.

For those of you who know them Annie and Andy from SDSU and John from U of M are here and well. We had some good team building time--grilling burgers and brats, asking probing questions like, "What is your favorite superhero movie?" and talking about how God brought us this far. It's good to be where God wants us. I'll keep you posted in the days ahead.