Well today definately had it's ups and downs.

My Armenian friend and I went to court. He had two additional charges filed against him plus the original charges. I can't believe the lows that the prosecutors will go to trump up charges. Everyone involved agrees wholeheartedly that he will be exhonorated of these ridiculous charges. It's believed that the DA is trying to hold up my friends return to work in hopes that he'll get fired and end up pleading guilty to avoid further prosecution. I told him that if he pled out I was going to punch him in the nose.

On the plus side... the smoke cleared off today and may be gone by tommorrow. I can finally breath and go outside without choking to death.

In other news... recently I got wind of a major proposition that could change our lives forever. I'll only say that I'll involve moving from here for a few years. I have to explore the possibilities further. But, I'm kinda hoping it works out. We could use an adventure.

Today while sitting on my porch I looked out at the sky and felt like I was living in Los Angeles. The sky was hazy and the sun was red. Every day this week I've been spending as much time as I can in my room to avoid the smoke. It makes my eyes red and I'm coughing and hacking constantly. I wish they would get the forest fire in Oregon put out soon so that I can go outside without hacking my lungs up.

Tommorrow my Armenian friend goes before the judge to hear whether the DA's office will refile charges or file new charges. He is convinced that they are going to file something. I'm hoping they won't. He's been through enough.

Tess is close to making her big move. She's been calling us alot lately wanting reassurance and morale support. I'm really looking forward to having her around. She is a fun and vibrante person who will bring alot of excitement to our lives. With all the people we seem to have around that take advantage of us It'll be a breath of fresh air to have some we can really trust.

Well, I survived the party... Barely!

Today we went to the Central Valley so my wife could attend a workshop for cheerleading. If I didn't mention it before she is coaching a team of 10 cheerleaders including my daughter. I'm quite proud of her! Anyway, it was bloody hot in the valley. But, we had a good time. I took the kids to the Mall, the park, and a small creek for a nice swim. My sweetie learned alot about doing stunts for cheerleading. It was a successful trip all the way around.

After getting back home it seemed like a forest fire blew through town because it's extremely smokey. We live a mile from a huge volcano and you can't even see the summit form my house. Talk about smog!! I guess all the smoke is coming from fires in Southern Oregon. The weather man says the winds should shift by Tuesday and we should have clear skies again. That would be good because I've been hacking and coughing for days.