At times I can have a lot of things going on. Some things I can forget about and some I wait and procrastinate and wait till the last minute. But last night despite the busy schedule I finally said forget it. I grabbed my iPhone and put some music into my ears and just sat back and relaxed. It was pretty nice. I really don’t do that enough I think.
The last couple of weeks have been really long. For starters my wife left on Thursday 11th to head up and help her mom take care of her dad during back surgery. I know that took a lot out of her. I think she is actually coming home today. I hope so, I miss her. We missed her birthday and our 8th Anniversary. I love you Leslie… We have had lots of soccer practices lately and in this heat it can wear you out.
A couple times I have tried to go out and do some clothes shopping, but wow I will be honest I hate it. Not to mention things are just so expensive. Maybe if I wouldn’t have bought the new iPhone it wouldn’t be so bad after all.
And finally, work is work after all. I’m trying to get mentally prepared for a few big projects that might be coming up in the next few weeks. Although I did want to start these back in March, it has taken this long to get what we needed configured on the hardware side and to get some good deals going. For those who know IT work, we are getting ready to switch over to VMware on a blade server. And I also have to get a new backup server prepped and ready to go and last but not least, learn server 2008 and exchange 2007 so we can migrate our existing email system.
See a lot going on huh? Not to mention that I seem to need about 1 hour a night to play WoW. I’m up to level 33 now. Still a long ways to go to hit 80 and be elite like the others… hehehe
I was talking with a friend/co-worker the other day about security systems, etc. It turned out to be a good and lengthy discussion about it. I guess what got us on the topic is all the work we have recently did getting out work place secure. In the last few months we have installed 20 some regular cameras around various places inside and out started to use these systems to record activity, etc. So we started talking about home systems and what there is to have at the home. And there is quite a bit of options. Of course there are the traditional cameras, like we just talked about. There are various alarm systems out these days, including, wireless alarms. And one can also get a really big and loud dog too. Or a combination of all of them. I also cannot forget the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide sensors. I think those are a must.
It’s getting close to that time of year where my mom goes out on the weekends to bizarres and sets up shop for Saturday and sometimes Sundays to try and sell her home made earrings. She used to do really well, but with the economy the way it is, we will see how well she does this year. I have been trying to piece together a web site for her so she can try and sell them online. That might help out also. One thing that might benefit her is the use of a portable credit card machine. That way she just take credit cards on site and that might attract more people.
I truely hope she has a good summer and sells a lot of goods..
Back on Memorial day weekend we went up to Oklahoma to my wife’s parents house for Friday night and Saturday night. We went to celebrate her grandmothers birthday and mine. But the real emphasis was on Nany.
It was a little humid that day with a couple brief spats of sprinkles. Then during the party I kept watching these cells building off in the distance which provided (in my opinion) awesome pictures. It was kind of hard to pay close attention to the party. Which for me was tough cause I love storms, storm structure, etc.
Here are a few pics from that day.
Last week we were short listed for a possible adoption of a 4 month old girl. We are 1 of 5 families that were picked to be potential parents. Our Agency advocate will meet with CPS tomorrow and find out more about the child and then show off our home study and our life book (scrap book) that we created. We have been praying ever since we found out about the short listing.
I’m not sure if they will actually make their decision tomorrow night but it’s a possibility. If we are awarded the adoption there is a good chance we will have her by this weekend or sometime next week. We are prepared and looking forward to this life changing addition that may be taking place. Sitting here thinking about it, I’m pretty excited at the chance and still extremely nervous at the same time. I’m not sure when the meeting is tomorrow, but I’m sure I will be thinking about it every minute tomorrow until I hear from our advocate.
I will update the blog of any possible news we get in the next few days.
We are trying to figure out what we should do this summer. We usually make an annual trip up to Seattle to see my family. Now we have or maybe I should say I have thought about it, but there is so much going on I’m not sure we can get away for at least one week and head up that way. Also thought about checking out some Las Vegas hotels since my cousin still lives in Vegas. Hmmm, another idea was to head down south to Fredericksburg, Texas to a bed and breakfast. (I found a Gluten-free one)
I really wish we could go one a REAL vacation, but we are trying to save up as much money as possible since we are hopefully adopting a child this year. Maybe we should just take a few short weekend trips, instead of expensive long range flights.. Hmmm we will have to continue the debate on this one.
Easter that is.
Our church is amazing and we had an amazing day. God is good! They did a drama skit and it was amazing. I hope to post it here once I get a copy of the video when I update the churches website.
After church Leslie’s parents came back and had a huge Easter dinner. Today there was no need for appetite suppressants that’s for sure. So now we are soooo full. It should be nap time I’m certain. So now just kicking back and relaxing since her parents are gone. The weather is clearing up and I might actually get out and do some lawn work, but I might just chalk it up to a restful day of nothing. I do have a couple of movies to watch however.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter today.
I’m thankful for new life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
Luke 24:1-8
The Resurrection
1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8Then they remembered his words.
Computers, Family | tazdog, June 25, 2009 7:34 am | 
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