Thursday, August 27, 2009

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Catching Up Today

OK, well yesterday.

Yesterday morning we were shocked to hear the pitter patter of little feet coming down the hall at around 8 am. You see Caroline woke up (again) during the middle of the night and Elizabeth put her in John's bed (since John was at a friend's house.) Caroline normally sleeps in a crib. She apparently woke up and realized she wasn't in prison and was able to slide to the floor upright. It seems like a small thing but it was definitely a milestone!

My email box this morning contained my long anticipated invite to Google Voice. I just finished setting up my new number, 704-759-6140, and can't wait to figure out how to use it. The VM transcription looks pretty cool!

On the personal side, its Tuesday and its been since Saturday afternoon that I last did any exercise. Granted that was the finish of a 140 mile bike ride that wore me out! I also did yard work for about 6 hours in the 92 degree heat on Sunday. So I guess I've actually only slacked off yesterday and today....and its only 9:20 on Tuesday. Perhaps I'm being too hard on myself. I'll get out and do something in the afternoon!

Monday, July 06, 2009

Monday....Yuck

Well, this is about day 5 of our P90X commitment. I hesitated and almost wrote "experiment" instead. But that sounded too indecisive and uncommitted. Today's video was "legs and back" and it was a killer. I rode 17 miles on my road bike right before the workout so that may have contributed to my weakness. I only got through about 40 minutes of the video before I was getting light-headed. That recovery/protein shake never tasted so good.

It's been an adventuresome past few weeks. I've been riding my new Trek Madone 5.2 road bike every other day which has been awesome. It feels great to get back out on it. I miss doing group rides but it will be awhile before I can hang with one and work it into my schedule.

I'm also on about the 4th week of my wealth building mentorship program with Donald Dy. So far we've restructured my debt and are now working on my strategic plan for the next 10, 5, 4, 3, and 1 years. This all very exciting.

Family wise, we went on a beach vacation for 4 nights/5 days to North Myrtle Beach a few weeks ago. We stayed at the Avista Resort which was pretty much perfect for our situation. There was plenty to do at the resort and the area around was OK. We did mini golf one day and everyone got a little sunburned. Caroline had a wonderful time in the sand and surf.

Speaking of Caroline, she is now 2 yrs and almost 3 months old. I continue to be amazed at her energy and her speaking ability. She speaks in complete sentences and is able to give commands, tell what she wants and doesn't want, and generally speak her mind at all times. Except when we want her to speak, like on the phone with Grandma or to other people. She has those shy tendencies that I remember from my own childhood.

Yesterday she rode her first carousel. It was in the center court of Concord Mills Mall. She was enthusiastic about doing it...as long as I was going with her. Actually, she agreed to accompany me. However, she protested against actually sitting on the horse and being belted on. Once the ride started and she was able to see Mommy go by, she got into it. She even started singing "up and up" remembering her ride on a real horse (named Rugby) from a few weeks ago. We rode it one more time and this time she did even better. Another fear conquered.

Now if we could just get her to sleep all night. Last night she woke up and said "I scared" for the first time. Heartbreaking to know that she's not only dreaming but entering the age of nightmares.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The license plates here in Montreal have the provincial slogan "je me souviens" on them. My French is a little rusty but I think it means "If you think your roads are in bad shape wait 'til you see ours!"

Monday, June 22, 2009

On my way to Montreal for customer service. Hope our developers have saved the day again!
Had a great Father's Day yesterday. So thankful for my kids, wife, and my Father.

Blink XT2 Thumbnail Failed Fix

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