Merry Christmas

It's been some time

It's been awhile since my last entry. Nothing really new. Madison had her first halloween. The vikings are really putting this season in the tank. No snow in Fargo yet. It's actually been nice here, except for the wind. Anyways, here are some new pics of the family.

Hello

Hey everybody. Not much has changed. Only have been working couple days a week. Last week, in my spare time, I put in a garage door opener. It's pretty sweet. The family and I went to GF 2 weekends ago. Watched a little EDC tennis, had some dinner at the hub on Friday. I'll have to say that its just not the same. We also went over to Amanda's house and visited. I hadn't seen or talked to her, maybe since the wedding??

Here's a little thought of mine. How does the Vikings go from one of the best offenses in the league, to becoming a team that can't score 20pts to save there life. Sorry Brad J., it's time to take your weak arm and retire. They need someone that can throw the ball more than 20 yds. Maybe Brooks B. is the right guy?? Probably not, but it's sad knowing that if the Vikes could score 25pts a game. THEY WOULD BE UNDEFEATED.

Ok, no more Viking talk. Here are some pictures of Madison. AKA Butter.

Finally got internet!!!!

Hey everybody. Finally got internet at the new place. Haven't blogged in awhile. Madison started daycare since my last one, and we also got all moved in. Also, Federer has won 2 major tournaments. He might be the best ever.

Speaking of tennis, on labor day we had a tourney at my parents lake. I took 3rd. Josh said I had him worried until 4 games in and then I ran out of gas. Here are some pics. I think there was a 16 person draw. Anyways here are some pics of Madison. Shes getting pretty big. See you later

Anal is Back

Got back from Neb. yesterday night. It was so nice being home and seeing the family. We get to move into your house this weekend, so the timing couldn't have been any better. I have some sweet photos from a collision that happened in Neb, when I was there. They are in Adobe format right now, so I have to figure that out. Overall the trip wasn't too bad, I learned that the IQ level in western Neb. is quite a bit lower than in ND. Here is a picture I found online of an Alliance Neb. to Edgemont SD. run. I'll try to figure out those derailment photos, but if you guys want to really see them, I can email you the attachment. It's pretty impressive.

I also wanted to say it was nice seeing everybody at Andy and Becca's wedding. Well talk to you later.

Wyoming

Well, I got accepted to transfer to Guernsey, Wyoming. It's a temporary thing. 60 days. So I won't be updating this blog untill after July. Anyways I will see all you guys at Andys wedding.

Later

Hello out there

It's been a while since I've posted. Madison had an appt. last week. She is in the 75th % for weight and height for babies her age. She's a little tank. Andy stopped and took a peek. Here is a picture.

Nothing new, Tracy and I went and saw the Gear Daddies last Friday. We had a pretty good time. Here are some pictures of the house. It's completed. Can't wait to move in.

Anyways, talk to you guys later.

Easter

Here are some pictures from the Easter weekend. We went to GF on Saturday and Valley City on Sunday. Tracy's aunt and uncle live in VC. I went golfing for the first time this year in VC. It was terrible, I'm thinking about just disc golfing after that performance.

My brothers went out to my parents lake on easter and played tennis. There is going to be a family tournament there on memorial day. I guess they wanted to go hit on the court before then. I've only seen pictures of the court, it looks pretty nice. Here are some.

But anyways, me and tracy picked out countertops for the house today. Getting excited to move in. Can't wait to get out of this townhome. It drives me nuts living here.

Anyways talk to you guys later

Bad Red Door

I didn't realize that the bad red door was in the pictures. Here is what the front should look like. And some other ones from the inside. I post more when things get done. And no, that is not my Dodge Pickup in the drive way.

Change in Plans

Turns out Tracy, Madison, and I are staying in Fargo. Since Madison was born, our idea of leaving the area has changed. Fort Worth would have been great, but there wasn't any guarantee that we would of made it back to the area. So we put a down payment on a house today, we move into the house in July. Here are some pics of the house and some new ones of the baby.

Here are some more pics

Madison comes home

Madison came home today. Here is a picture.

Madison Lunak

Tracy and I had Madison this morning. I guess Tracy did all the work and I was just there. She was born at 6:16 am and weighs 7lbs 1oz. Here are some pictures. I post more later.

Forth Worth here we come.

I passed my FLS test a couple of weeks ago. I kind of forgot about it untill now. It's been a wild couple weeks. Tracy's grandma died the day before I took the test, and then this whole Ben Lunak thing. Tracy is also due the ninth. It's very exciting and also stressful. There's alot of stuff happening in the Lunak house.

But I passed and this summer we will be moving to Forth Worth, TX. Here is a picture or two of a place we are trying to rent. It sounds very nice and also allows dogs. Halle is very excited.

Anyways I will post pictures when the baby is born.

Later

GI Ben Lunak Joe

Saw this in the paper. Kind of scared me




IRAQ : GF Marine seriously wounded
Family flies out to D.C. to meet him today
By Susanne Nadeau
Herald Staff Writer

A Grand Forks man is in serious condition after the Humvee he manned drove over a roadside bomb in Ramadi, Iraq, over the weekend, according to his father.
Lance Cpl. Ben Lunak, 21, took shrapnel to his stomach and back and may lose part of his leg, his father, former City Council member Duane Lunak, said Monday.
The young man was bound and determined to head overseas, his father said. He traveled with his company, the Lima Company, part of the 3rd Battalion of the Marine Corps, to Iraq shortly after breaking three bones in his ankle, Duane Lunak said.
"He loved what he was doing," Lunak said.
Lunak and his ex-wife, Cindy, will head to Washington, D.C., with their 24-year-old daughter today to wait for their son, who is expected to be transferred there from Germany, where he is being treated for his wounds. Lunak said his son's condition must stabilize before he can be moved.
Although Lunak did not know the details surrounding the incident, he said he was told two other Marines were killed.
"They were patrolling on the Humvee. Ben was on top; he was blown out of there. The other two, his friends, they didn't make it," he said.
Wisconsin man dies
Separately, the Duluth News Tribune reported Monday that a Superior, Wis., Marine was killed by a roadside bomb Saturday in Ramadi.
Military officials hadn't publicly confirmed Lunak's injury or the death of Lance Cpl. Adam Van Alstine, 21, of Superior, as of Monday night, so it was not possible to know if the two were involved in the same attack.
Van Alstine's family told the News Tribune that three other members of his unit were injured.
"All I know is that he was on patrol. We don't know what happened," Van Alstine's sister, Dawn "Dee" Meyers, said in a phone interview with the News Tribune.
Van Alstine was a gunner on a Humvee, but the squad may have been out of the vehicle when the bomb exploded, friends and family members said.
Marine Corps officials told Meyers of her brother's death Saturday evening at her Cottage Grove, Minn., home.
Van Alstine's mother died in 2003 at the age of 46, just months before his graduation from Superior High School. Van Alstine's father died before he was born.
More than 2,290 Americans have died in the Iraq conflict since the beginning of the war in March 2003. Nearly 30,000 Iraqi civilians are estimated to have died as a result of hostilities.
'Doing fine'
Ben Lunak has been active in Iraq for the past four months, according to his father. He's been stationed near Ramadi, west of Baghdad, his father said. The two have kept in good touch, speaking on the phone several times a week and sending e-mail.
Ben Lunak left two voice-mails at his father's home Thursday.
"He said not to worry, he was doing fine," Duane said, his voice breaking with worry. "He's my best friend."
A 2002 graduate of Red River High School, Lunak joined the Marines in 2004 and completed training in San Diego and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, Calif., his father said.
He was promoted to lance corporal fairly quickly, his father said.
"He could take pretty good care of himself," Lunak said.
Lunak heard the news that his son was wounded on Sunday. He's flying out for Washington, D.C., this afternoon.
"I just hope he's there when I get there," he said.

Hub Memories

Brooks left a message on my insert before this one, talking about the time Brian, Brooks, Berg, and I went in there to play pool and have a special. It brought back alot of good memories of that place. Like the time I ran out on my tab, we got a runner!! Brooks playing air guitar on the pool table. Any other??? I'm forgetting a ton.

Robb

Hub Special

Just wanted to let you guys know, that I did in fact have a Hub Special this weekend. It was great. Now I remember what I was missing.

Chuck Norris

Top Ten Chuck Norris Facts

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death.

Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.

Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting implies the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.

Chuck Norris' blood type is AK+. Ass-Kicking Positive. It is compatible only with heavy construction equipment, tanks, and fighter jets.

Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a f#cking Indian.

In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone else has ever gotten.

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.

Roger is the Man

I just heard that Roger won the Aussie Open. He's going down as one of the best ever. He's like Pistol Pete, but with better hair. Anyways, speaking of tennis. Josh is the head coach of the men's and women's tennis team at SDSU. And just for the record, I haven't played since Oct. of 04, but I'm starting to get an urge to start playing.

Tracy is getting pretty big. It's hard for her to do much. After work she is wiped out. I kind of feel bad for her. I have a feeling that it's going to get much worse for both of us after the baby is born.

I also saw that Seattle was 3 point under dogs against the steelers. What a joke.

Talk to you later

Well Hello

I haven't worked still. I had to participate in a safety marathon last night. 8 hrs of hell and I missed my trip for it. I currently am just going to Willmar and back. It's a pretty easy run. Anyways I'll have to get some pictures from work on this thing. A coal train derailed a couple of weeks ago, going 50mph. Coal dust and chunks were everywhere. It ripped the aluminum coal cars open like a soup can. I wish I had my camera. Sounds like Josh is going to be our nanny this summer, and move to Fargo. The weird thing, he is really excited. Surprised me.

Brian, here is a picture from Darryn and Steph's wedding. I didn't know if you've seen it or not.

Goodbye

Nothing New

Still haven't worked since the 3rd. But there is hope. I might work by the end of the week. Right now I'm trying to get into management. I have to get accepted to take a FLS test. If I pass the test, then I would go to Fort Worth TX, and work with my uncle there. I would be an assistant of his for the summer or maybe longer. Then I would get to transfer anywhere there is an opening for BNSF.

I talked to Josh, my brother, last night. He was at the HUB, enjoying a Hub Special. I'm jealous. Haven't been there since June. Got to love the special.

Fargo

Life in Fargo is pretty boring. I haven't worked since January 3rd and I probably won't until the 11th or 12th. I get paid whether I work or not, so that's good. But I run out of things to do at home.


We have been working on the baby's room. Here are some pictures. It's almost done. I think we are getting a chair to put in the room. We are also trying to find some pictures to hang, but haven't really found anything.

How did that picture of Toby get in here? She's getting old. Now I have to go find something to entertain me.

Big Gay Pete

Speaking of big gay pete. I think this picture represents him very well.

Bobby's new blog

Found this website today. Figured I would give it a shot. Does anybody else think that the Black Eyed Peas "lumps" or "lady lumps" song is stupid or is it just me. I think that I get actually dumber everytime I hear it on the radio. God I hate those BEP.