Isn't it about time?

So I was just going to write about how it's about time for some sort of update but I re-read the title and remembered those old tv ads by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormons) and how they were all about spending more time with your family. So instead of blogging about what's been going on with my family I've decided to get my work done so I can spend more time with my family!

Wow, I'm really bad at this...

I really admire folks who keep up with their blogs! Seriously, when I get back to camp (usually at 10pm) all I want to do is eat dinner (but of course I have to cook it first) and crawl into bed! I COULD walk the 30 yards to the schoolhouse to use the dial-up internet and write about my day but that would mean giving up on sleep/watching a movie/preparing for teaching this fall/working on my manuscript from chapter 2 of my thesis/etc. It's hard enough to get up in the morning as it is!

Anyway, since my last post I have:

Spent nearly two weeks with my major professor (from here on out, SJD) during which time it (of course) rained. At least we got to go to town and stay in a motel! (Which translates into like THREE showers!)
Took a 15+ hour train ride to the Twin Cities where I met up with my family and spent an awesome 4th of July weekend with them! Then took another 15+ hour train ride back to MT. Let me tell you, the anticipation on the ride out made it go a lot faster...
Saw A Prairie Home Companion recorded live.
Listened to literally DOZENS of unabridged audiobooks. (I try and get two days out of each, spacing them out with downloaded NPR podcasts but I'm rapidly running out. I'm saving one for the drive back to IA but it's going to be close!)
Enjoyed listening to Baird's Sparrows and Sprague's Pipits singing from my yard. I could do without the constant Western Meadowlark/Horned Lark/Lark Bunting/Vesper Sparrow singing though.
Scratched a mosquito bite so much that the blood ran down my leg.
Personally found 75 Mountain Plover nests. With the 13 that SJD found I'm at 88 but it'll be REALLY hard to hit 90 in the next two weeks. Actually, I'd like to be home two weeks from today (if not sooner) so I have to get back out there and map prairie dog towns! Hatch little plover eggs! Hatch! (Or get eaten, either way I get to go home.)

Time flies

Hard to believe that I've already been out here two weeks! There was an awful lot of chaos in the household prior to departure with D's tonsillectomy and mix-ups with Enterprise and Transportation Services. I almost had a 2009 Ford Edge with 1800 miles on it, instead I ended up with a 1999 Ford Ranger with 50k+:It actually is about perfect for my needs, but I wish the seat was more comfortable! I've already put a thousand+ miles on it and expect to spend many more hours in it.

I've found 27 MOPL nests so far, which is better than usual, especially since I've been stuck in my trailer due to rain the past couple of seasons. More to come but I'm working on rewriting a manuscript and need to have made significant progress before my adviser gets here.

T-minus one month and counting...

Hard to believe that I head back to Montana in less than a month!