Fussy days, cranky nights Tired and hurting today. Had a typical new parent experience last night…Jacob was pretty fussy all night long. Nothing would calm him down, so eventually Laureen showed me the substitute pacifier trick of the back of the pinky finger. That calmed him down. It also calmed me down to the point …
Category Archives: Family
What’s left to do
What’s left to do 1. Pay April Bills. 2. File Income taxes. Note: I hate the tax season. I’ll like it a lot next year, when I’ve got a bouncing baby deduction, but for now, grumble grumble grumble. 3. Get Laureen packed up for hospital. 4. Get the cable modem moved to the other room. …
Times and updates
Updates on life Well, a large majority of the stuff that we needed to do got done, thanks to a lot of help from our friends: Pam, Ricki, Chris, Jenny, Mikey, and Darrell. There are a few minor things that need to be worked out: I haven’t been able to verify that the new coax …
Baby Showers
Raining babies Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way you feel. Things are gonna be much better you know they will. We’ve had three separate showers (the “couples” shower, the “Laureen’s workplace” shower, and the “church family” shower), and I’m frankly amazed at all the stuff we have received. I’m very …
Chains of Events
Chains of Events Jacob approaches. At least his due date does. As such, there are so many wonderful things to do to get the house ready for him. Let’s elucidate the current chain reaction that has to occur (NOTE: I use the term “I” to denote Laureen and me in this particular instance. Strange, but …
Love, exciting and new
Love, exciting and new… Today marks 10.5 years of marriage for Laureen and me. Yay us! In many ways, I’m the luckiest man alive. Happy V Day.
Insurance woes
Insurance woes It just keeps getting better with our insurance situation. Background: We decided to switch to GISD’s benefits after mine expired thinking that it would be cheaper than COBRA. Well, as it turns out, it is cheaper, but the benefits are really, really bad. So, we decided to try and switch to COBRA so …
Second Class Citizens and other things
Second Class Citizens and other happy fun stuff Greetings. It’s been awhile, but hey, I’m back. The second class went just fine. No fainting, and they even showed a film on a woman receiving an epidural. I’m glad that we had breathing exercises to do before they showed the film, however. I wasn’t able to …
a first class experience
A First Class Experience Yesterday was the first in a series of prepared childbirth classes that Laureen and I are taking in preparation for Jacob’s arrival. It was in the same building as my doctor’s office is in, which is a Good Thing. The fact that it’s next door to Richardson Regional Memorial Hospital is …
another day again
Kevin, I’d like to take the opportunity to inform you that I’ve made the decision to extend the UAT Consultant contracting job to you. I’ve turned in your name to our Procurement team who will proceed with acquiring the necessary signatures to get you on board. You might want to follow up on your end …