Welcome to Iowa!

Just some pictures I took yesterday and today.
I didn't actually take this picture (the one I took was blurry, so I found one online). It looked just like this one though.

This is the outside of Metokote/Ryder Logistics.

The Ryder part.

The MetoKote part.

The MetoKote sign.

The front office.

Dave in his office.

Maddie Can Sing!

Maddie watched American Idol last night and then today decided that she wanted to sing on TV. She came and told me she made up a song and wanted me to video tape it. It was so cute I had to post it.

This brought me to tears. Just wanted to share.

Ken Starr, who led the campaign to impeach President Bill Clinton, filed a legal brief last month -- on behalf of the "Yes on 8" campaign -- that would forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year before the passage of Prop 8.

Watch "Fidelity" and sign our letter to the state Supreme Court. Tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8, reject Ken Starr's case, and let loving, committed couples marry. DEADLINE: Valentine's Day.

193,526 people have signed this letter (as of Thursday, February 12). Our Courage Campaign community goal is 200,000 signers. Will you add your name now?:

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"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Poor Dave

Dave is just now getting to his hotel in Waterloo (it is 12:40 a.m. here - 11:40 p.m. there). Due to some thunderstorms in Chicago his flight from Detroit to Chicago was delayed and ended up making him miss his flight from Chicago to Cedar Rapids. He ended up catching a flight on American Airlines and landing in Cedar Rapids at 10:47 p.m. their time. This traveling stuff is getting old.

Daddy Daughter Party

Dave got home at 3 p.m. today. I'm so glad he is home. He ended up meeting us at the birthday party we were at. We came home at 5:30 p.m. because Dave and Madison are going to a Daddy Daughter Dance at 6:30 p.m. Madison is so excited and has been talking about it all week. She calls it the Dads and Daughters Party. She got a new dress and she picked out a new tie for Dave. We picked up the corsage and boutonniere this morning. I only showed her the boutonniere and told her maybe Daddy would get her a flower too. When he gave hers to her she was so excited and just kept looking at it and smelling it. I can't wait to hear all about it when they get home tonight. Here are some pictures of them before they left:

A Little Annoyed

I am a little annoyed right now. Dave just called and told me he talked to the Executive VP at his company earlier today. He basically told Dave that he would have a job, but he wasn't sure where at yet and it could be 30 days before we know anything. HellOOOOOOOO............ 30 days is a long time. We're already feeling pretty anxious and now we have to go through this for 30 more days!?! We are definitely thankful that at least he has a job, but I hate this feeling of being in limbo and not sure what is going to happen next.

For everyone I haven't talked to in the past 24 hours...
Dave's boss called him last night and told him that his company has decided to close down the Michigan plant that Dave was working at before he went to Iowa. They will be liquidating everything beginning March 1st. They announced the closing to the employees and customers today. Dave says he has been getting a ton of calls since this morning. Dave has been working in Iowa for 16 days so far. The whole stint is/was supposed to be 60 days.

We're not really sure what is going to happen next. We think they are waiting to hear from John Deere to see if they are happy with the job Dave is doing. I really have no doubt in my mind that John Deere will be happy and even demanding that Dave take over the plant. He has already heard from some of the John Deere guys that they were impressed with the way he has handled himself so far.

I saw these John Deere fruit snacks at the grocery store this morning and decided to buy some. The kids had some with their lunch today and we talked about how Daddy's company in Iowa paints all the green parts on the tractors.

I guess now I will sit here and eat John Deere fruit snacks while playing the waiting game. Lucky me...