Welcome Back

A welcome back to Skjelse who was gone for a while out to Hadley's wedding and saw all the family. Thanks for sending back some nice pictures to share. 

And I returned late Saturday night from Europe again. A very long week with travel and meetings but there was a bright spot. One of the people I travelled with really wanted to get to a chocolate factory store. So at a lunch while in Belgium we went over to Jacque's chocolate factory and I brought home some chocolate from Belgium. They are mighty tasty!  The officer at customs asked me if I brought anything back with me. When I told him chocolates he just said with a wry smile "are they tasty chocolates?"  I had to admit to him they were VERY tasty!  

We stayed at the airport in Düsseldorf Friday night so we could catch an early flight the next morning. As we walked through after returning the rental car we saw a pretty amazing sight. Take a look at the photos. No glue was used, just an amazing piece of work. It is a room about 12 X 12 and 8 feet tall. These things are taller than me.

I have to admit I did something I have wanted for a long time. The rental car was a BMW wagon, and a long section that we drove was the unlimited autobahn. So I floored it and I reached 199 km per hour. About 125 mph. It was so smooth in a car designed to do those speeds. 

Amazingly enough they cancelled church today. We still have no clue why since we just didn't think it was really that much snow. We shoveled our walk, Pete and Audrey's, then went over and did Spencer's, Rau's, Ozio's, two people we have no clue who they are but we're close to Ozio's (where we used to live) who were having real issues. I think they should not be allowed to drive in the snow. We also checked a bunch others to be sure they had been done but all of them had been. I felt like we were living the "pure religion is this, to visit the widow" and shovel their walks. :)

Kieren and Gavin, I thought you would like this dish presentation. It actually is chocolate mousse with lots of presentation around it. 

I got out of the car in a parking garage and met a sign that did not like me. So my head again has a few scars. I think in that respect I am becoming more and more like my father. 

Think this week of "which way do you face?"  It's a conference talk that I like. I also am teaching it in April so if you get any insights, please share. 

Kieren, you fly on the exact flights from São Paulo home as Austin. Look for him!

Love you forever. We love seeing you (Skjelse) and hearing from you. 

Dad

3 John 1:4