Posted on January 2, 2010 by dad4life
Well, I know that I have said this before, so take this with a grain of salt. I resolve to blog a little more this year. I know that won’t be hard, because I haven’t been posting lately, so anything will me more.
I just have a few things for this year. We should be debt free in February if I calculate things correctly, and nothing major needs to be fixed/replaced. Of course, if you follow the Dave Ramsey plan for more than 1 year, you are likely limping everything along, waiting to get all the debt paid off. That is how I feel right now. In addition to needing newer vehicles, we need a new refrigerator(all the drawers are broken in ours, plus it’s a side by side with a broken ice maker). We also are planning on finally starting on the basement. It will be nice to have that second bathroom, finally!
Also this year I need to lose some weight. We bought a treadmill for Christmas, and I have been using that for the past week. So far I have gained 4 pounds. Not exactly going the right way! But I will persevere. I have lost the weight before, so I should be able to do it again. It has just as much to do with what I eat. So I am also going to watch what I eat ( as it goes into my mouth. HAHAHA).
That is all for now. I will right a little more later. The Walnut and I are going to a Gopher hockey game tonight, so that should be fun.
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by dad4life
I am still home alone. But the week is half done, so they will be back soon. I feel bad for my wife though. She has all the kids, one is sick, and they are at a place where the only thing to do is swim, watch TV or play with the other kids. Since one child is sick, no swimming. You think about that. 1/3 of the activities involve water, but since one kid is sick, no swimming. Good thing Grandma is there. Of course, I am sure that taking 8-10 kids under the age of 10 to a pool by yourself is no picnic.
The Pecan is ill. My great wife took him to Urgent care in Brainerd last night. He has a double ear infection. I didn’t even think he HAD double ears, just two single ones. Who knew?! He also has a little wheeziness(sp?) in his chest, so he gets the nebulizer again. Except that the nebulizer is here at home. My wife is a great adventurer, and decided to wait until DARK to take him, thus getting herself lost. Luckily, I was home with a fast internet connection and was able to help her on her way. On a plus side to that, I got to talk to her for quite a while, something that I don’t usually get to do, even when she is home. So I am thankful for that. I am also thankful that all my children are healthy and that the Pecan will be ok in a few days.
Oh, about those posts from my Seattle trip. I am still thinking about that, but secretly hoping you will all forget about it. Here is a synopsis. Train, train, train, flat North Dakota, Montana, Washington. Seattle (YEA). Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. Repreat backward. That is ‘bout it. Hope you all enjoyed the trip.
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Posted on November 8, 2009 by dad4life
I am home alone, at least for this week. Everyone else is at Breezy Point, swimming and having a great time. I have to work, so I stay home. A little break for me too.
My foot is healing, but still not all together better. Since it is such a nice day today, temp in the upper 50’s and sunny. I tried to take one last ride on the bike. I haven’t ridden for almost 3 months. I went about 2 miles. I don’t really have the up motion in my left foot back yet, so shifting was hard, and it hurt, so I guess I will have to wait until spring. I just parked it, but in some gas stabilizer and will take out the battery and cover it for the winter later this week. I was really hoping that I would get a nice ride in today, but also, it was not meant to be.
Another of my tasks this week is to try to fix the dip in the floor trusses. I have a couple of jacks set up, and hopefully over the week I can raise it up to level. I will be nice to not have everything roll off the counters all the time. Measuring liquids will be much easier also.
Sorry, no updates about my Seattle trip today. I don’t have the pictures on the computer, and my wife took the laptop on vacation. It will have to wait.
Have a nice day. That’s all for now. Off to get some more stuff done around here.
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