Joe, me and Colt at the Texas State Fair in front of "Big Tex." (Colt is the name for our son that I will use on the blog to protect the innocent. For those that know Joe, you can probably guess what Colt represents.)The State Fair of Texas has come and gone and for the … Continue reading The Fair

Not in a way that most people would think. We are not moving, changing jobs, or starting new projects. We are "getting back to the heart of worship." Let me explain.Since we have begun volunteering at our church in children's ministry, which by the way is an incredible way to serve, we have noticed that … Continue reading Things are changing

With help from his new toy from Grandma, our son is beginning to move around the house a little more. It is amazing to think that I was once learning to walk. Now I walk and don't even think about that fact that I do it so naturally. Like breathing, we just stand up and … Continue reading Walking…well maybe

And here are pictures from his birthday party and a few pics of his gifts.Grandma gave him a toy that will help him learn how to walk.And a John Deere riding tractor from Granny and Pap.And our gift? A toy box that will allow me to keep a somewhat clean house.There is no comparison of … Continue reading Our son is one!

Since my last post, I was planning an update on the fate of transitioning our son to milk from formula. I will share a little on that subject then move on to the fate of our weekend.First, I mentioned before how our son threw up after his first day of beginning to drink milk. Fortunately … Continue reading The woes of being sick

I cannot believe it has been 2 weeks since I last posted a note. I truly miss putting my thoughts down on paper (uh, on the internet) for all to read and mull over.Just to catch everyone up on the past several days, I will give a few quick bullets and hopefully come back to … Continue reading Keeping one toe in the ocean of reality

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You remember the saying "you don't know what you've got until its gone"? I can attest that the saying is true.On Friday Joe noticed that our toilet in our master bath was leaking. After messing with it for a little while, he decided to turn the water off to the toilet so it would quit … Continue reading The gift of water

Last month I traveled to San Francisco for a trade show at the Mascone Center. I stayed at the Hilton (Bentley should be proud of me) in Chinatown which is approximately 10-12 blocks away from the Mascone.The first day I took a cab to the convention center but was chastised by one of our consultants … Continue reading The homeless

In the span of two weeks, our son seems to have bounced out the growth plateau and into a major learning stage. One Saturday when our friend Ellen was here, he decided he would feed himself (with his fingers, not a spoon). Maybe it was that he was looking for more of an audience than … Continue reading Our son is {gulp} growing up