Today was a busy day. Nikki and I slept in to 9 and then we got up and got everyone ready to go sailing. Mark was really helpful in getting ready and Warren got himself dressed, though he had to change both of his shirts around. We got to the
We got a good portion of the Christmas decorations done. We did the fence, but there are three areas where the lights are out that I need to repair. I think only two of them are really noticable though. It's all looking good and ready for the new additions. We
Today we started off the day by setting up Christmas lights. It went pretty smoothly. Warren was a big help setting up the lake and wrapping the trees. We got probably about half way done. Which I think was pretty good. We seemed to have lost a net light, which
Nikki substituted for two different classes today, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She had fun, and it was a short day so fairly easy and quick. After that she came home and her parents came over to help pick up leaves. They were pretty much just
When I got home I started helping Nikki take the leaves. I got a few feet section done, but not much before the leaf blower ran out of gas. A quick trip to the end of the store and we were all set, but it was getting dark fast. We
Work went really good today, I had a minor hiccup in my release, but it was more of a procedural delay rather than a issue. That made me a minute late to my other meeting where I announced that the package I had been working on was in prod and
Nikki worked today in Salt Lake, so after work I grabbed the kids from the in-laws and brought them home. We started right away on homework, and Mark did an amazing job on his practice test. He knew the concepts really wells, and I think he will do pretty well.
Warren had his last game of Jr. Jazz tonight. We had all the grandparents there, and my little brother Joel was in from my Dad's birthday. It was a really exciting game for the last one. Warren seemed a bit frustrated at first. He missed a couple of passes, then
This weekend was my Dad's 70th Birthday party and all of my brother came into town. It was so great to see everyone, especially my brothers from out of state. It did make for an incredibly busy weekend though. On Friday we all got together at my dad's and had
Warren has been in Jr Jazz through Clearfield City. Today was his second to last game, he has come a long way and is doing really well. He has some great defense and can shut out most players his size or even a bit bigger. He really really likes playing
On Saturday we took Warren out sailing for the first time since putting the boat back in the water last month. It was not very windy at all, which was good to get him going. He had a lot of fun steering and laying up front. It was about 42
Today we had the longest sail we have ever had. We got out about 11 in the morning, the wind wasn't great. We passed a boat motoring out that even said good luck there was no wind. For the most part they were right. We spent about 45 minutes moving
I had a eye doctor appointment today. I called ahead because I think I have a mild case of pink eye. They said to just come in. They tested my eyes first, and said that I have 20/15 vision. The pink eye appears to be viral, so not much
Warren did really good at soccer this week. They played a mock game, and he was right up in there kicking the ball. It was a big difference from last year. The next day though, his eye was really red. It was clear he has pink eye. We kept him
Mark missed school Friday and was sick all weekend. Nikki got sick as well. Both of them tested positive on Sunday. Mark stayed at his Dad for the weekend and extended into Monday. I had a headache all day but am still resting negative.
I'm going to try to post a lot more, but I'm going to try being less organized. Sometimes I will be a few days ahead or a week or something. We will see how that goes.
Warren, Ian, Eleven, and I went to Clearfield pool yesterday. Warren was finally tall enough to go down the slide by himself and his new found love, the diving board. He did really well jumping and decided to try doing some diving and flips. 0:00 /0:23 1× He
Big Mark got soccer tickets for an RSL game a few months ago and the game was tonight. Gordon was supposed to go but couldn't make it, so Nikki and I could both go. We rode down with my mom and Mark. The game was a blast, and the stadium
Ben and Tiff are in town, though not on the best of circumstances. We took the time to do a game night with them and Ian. We did finger food for dinner, and setup the kids to have a sleep over in Marks room. The food was really good and
I've fallen off the wagon lately in everything: too much drinking, too much food, not enough exercise, and no blogging. So today I am recommitting to everything. We have our cruise out of the way, which was a blast, and now I am logging my calories and going to start
Today was the first day of the actual cruise. Kim and her daughter Makenzie ran to Walmart the first thing to buy new cloths. They were luckily back in plenty of time before we needed to check out. We checked out an jumped into the shuttle to the cruise. The
Today we headed out first thing in the morning for the cruise trip. The flights were pretty easy and painless. We had been expecting have a really short layover in Atlanta, but luckily we ended up with extra time and the gate moved to the same terminal. Once we landed
It's been extremely busy lately. Work has been extremely stressful and been pretty much nonstop including a few late nights. We decided against putting in the boat for the Eardley Spit cruise yesterday as it's been too busy to think about. I do have everything ready to go with the
The kids left for camping at Lagoon today. They should have a good time, but it does look like bad weather for tomorrow. They seemed to be having a blast, and there are a ton of other kids to play with. I worked on sanding down the keel today. I
School for Mark and Warren got out today. Warren was pretty emotional about it. He kept saying how much he would miss everyone. They relaxed almost of the evening, and played some Roblox. I got the missing crib board piece added, but not much else on the boat. I started
Today Nikki subbed at the elementary school. It's the second to last day of school, so it should be pretty easy. I think they are having field day. Warren and Mark are pretty excited to be done for the year. They are camping at Lagoon this weekend to kick things
Today Warren had Kindergarten Graduation. He did so good at his singing and dancing. He had a solo song, and a small line. We are all so proud of how well he has done this year. We went out to eat at Red Robin for dinner to celebrate. The food
When I woke up my eye was really bothering me. It just felt sore. My nose was running a bit and it felt like my sinuses were a bit stuffy. With all the sanding and drilling this weekend, I decided to head to the urgent care in case something else
Today Warren and I ran to the store to grab bolts for the winches and for the crib board rails. Then we went to McDonalds so Warren could play I redrilled the winch holes and Warren helped me get them both mounted. They look really good, and I am happy
Today was a full day of boat projects. I started out by sanding things down a bit and repainting. There was a lot of sports to cover up. Like a lot.... Then I repainted and pulled the tape. It came out pretty decently. I sanded down the overfilled epoxy from
Today we painted. I taped off everything and made sure it was all roughed up with sand paper. Warren helped me paint, he wasn't great at it, but he had fun and it's only the first coat. I let that dry a bit and then sanded down the old winch
Today Warren and I redrilled the holes for the tiller on the boat. I made sure they lined up right and looked good. I filled in all the cracks I had ground out with a filler compound. It shouldn't expand or contract so it should work good. It has a