Today at the school Geography Bee, Sean took second place. It was a close battle all the way as Sean only missed one question. Unfortunately, the winner of the Bee didn’t miss a single question. The winner was an eight grader and Sean is a sixth grader, so he has a few more years to […]
Where’s Mr Papa Been?
January 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Whew, its been six days since my last post. That’s quite a while for me. I guess going back to work on Monday after a month off wasn’t the best idea. Actually, maybe the long vacation wasn’t the best idea. Sometimes I wonder if its even worth taking vacations. The amount of work while you […]
Family and Vacation Update
January 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Unfortunately, my extended holiday vacation is drawing to a close. The last day I worked was Dec 6 and I have been on vacation since. This is the longest vacation in my career that I have taken from work. I will be back in the office on Monday. My company has a “use it or […]
National Finals Rodeo
January 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
One of my dream vacations would be to attend the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Every year, in our little home town, we get a taste of the spirit of the rodeo when our town hosts the annual Sonoita Rodeo. Its a small time rodeo, but has all the pageantry and competition of the […]
Happy New Years!
January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Happy New Year to everyone! We rang in the New Year last night in our traditional fashion. Leading up to the momentous moment, we did family karaoke before settling in to watch Dick Clark ring in the new year. Or least the kids and I watched Dick Clark. Suzanne, as usual, fell asleep at 11:45 […]
Server Move
December 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Okay, I have moved servers again… I was getting too many cpu exceeded errors on the old host… Hopefully, they are now a thing of the past… If you are seeing this post, you have arrived at the new server.
Back To Netflix
December 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Well, looks like its time for us to switch back to Netflix for our video rentals. We were one of the early/original subscribers to Netflix when they first began their novel approach to video rentals. Getting our movies by mail was a time saver and it was really convenient to be able to keep them […]
Vacation Home Rentals Tool To Help Plan Our Next Family Reunion
December 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Suzanne’s family is trying to plan a big family reunion for the summer of 2009. For years, her family has been renting beach front houses at Gulf Shores, Alabama through a local realty company. This company has been difficult to deal with and has very strict rules for when and how houses can be booked. […]
The Kids As Elves
December 28, 2007 by 1 Comment
You might remember my post about the our local community’s Christmas party. At that party, our kids were lucky enough to be Santa’s Helpers. The best part for them was riding in the fire truck. Anyways, I thought I would post a picture of them and the other kids dressed up as elves.
Help Choosing A Hosting Plan
December 27, 2007 by Leave a Comment
One of the toughest decision for bloggers has always been where to host their blogs. Choosing a hosting company for your blogs has been one of trial and error or relying on the experiences of your friends. Well, we now have another tool in our arsenal for choosing a hosting company. There is a new […]
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