well i drove to the twin cities and back this week. left monday night at 6pm and got there at about 1:30am. sat around in a hospital till about noon when i got to meet my first nephew His name is Lukas. I got myself a new flathead fishing buddy unless my dad somehow drives him to the dark side with walleye lol. but finally got home tonight and tell u what. it's nice to have my dog sleeping under my desk keeping my feet warm and it will be even nicer to sleep in my own bed instead of that hotel. Also good to fall asleep to the sound of water again. fish tanks seemed to do just fine for the 4 days i was gone. it would appear as though there were no deaths and plants look fine. so everything seems to be good in life right now