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10 May 2010

In Memory of Andy

One of the best friends I have ever had, Andy Swan, died yesterday afternoon when his kidneys finally failed him. He had been plagued with medical problems for almost as long as I had known him, but somehow he always managed to stay positive and upbeat. So much so that I doubt many people he came ac
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4 May 2010

Goals

Goals... we all have them (well, most of us anyway). Mine tend to more amorphous than most, a feature that often frustrates my wife. She is all about concrete goals and self improvement. So, this blog entry should please her because I am laying out some of my goals for the rest of the year.
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1 May 2010

DJ uploaded 27 pictures yesterday. Check them out.

27 Apr 2010

Timing is everything

I am now in Tennessee teaching a 3 week class for work. I got here two days ago and everything is going fairly well for me. My room is decent, big enough, bed is comfortable, very little noise from outside the room, TV is nice, enough channels, shower is hot with good water pressure, etc. The class I am teaching is small, which is good for the first time. Overall, not much to complain about here.

Kelley, on the other hand, is not having such an easy time. Our cable modem seems to have gone on the fritz, killing out internet, and normally that would have been something I would handle, but I can't from here. Then, the day after I leave the smoke alarms need new batteries. Yet another thing I normally handle. It is challenging for me to not be there to fix these problems. Kelley is holding up well, though - I am very proud of her and I miss her tons!
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5 Apr 2010

DJ uploaded 10 pictures yesterday. Check them out.

3 Apr 2010

Challenging Times

Diet - Lifestyle Change - Healthy - These are all topics on our minds these days. DJ and I are most certainly struggling in the area of food. DJ has certainly picked up on the exercise, but is not seeing the results he desires. We are are in a rut that is quite deep. We are not sure how to get out of it. Kelley will be able to start running at the end of April. The question is what do I do for exercise in the meantime? For this month until DJ leaves for his TDY to Kentucky, we will workout on the elliptical or treadmill on M/W/F and do a workout video on T/Th. DJ works on Saturdays right now so I must workout on my own. Sunday is a day of rest, but I think walking together is a good thing for that day. We shall see how things go.
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28 Mar 2010

I am back n' better than ever!!!

I recently had heart surgery to repair a hole that was never healed up when I was a baby. It has certainly slowed down my exercise and normal activity for that matter. I am glad to share that I am now getting better. I am back to exercising daily. Because I am not allowed to run until the end of Apr
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14 Mar 2010

Recovery: Challenging

On March 4th, I had surgery to fix a hole in my heart. It was not fun. DJ and I traveled to Charleston, South Carolina for the procedure. We got back home on March 5th. I am now recovering. Some days are better than others. I will wake up feeling fine and then get a dizzy spell. I had to leave work one day because it was so bad. I think that was because I had not eaten enough. I can feel great at night and wake up the next day and need to go back to sleep due to weakness. I am certainly improving. The challenge is where I desire to go full speed ahead, but my body won't let me nor do the doctors agree it is wise. I am learning to be patient and take care of myself. We only have once chance at this life. We must take care of this body we have. Make it last! On another note, I received an extension to complete my medical terminology course. I did not want to give up. I am starting back with that today and start researching about pursuing a masters degree. DJ and I both want to have the degree, but are we dedicated to put in th effort to obtain it? We can do it!
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12 Mar 2010

DJ uploaded 102 pictures yesterday. Check them out.

1 Mar 2010

Kelley uploaded 15 pictures yesterday. Check them out.

26 Feb 2010

Kelley\'s heart surgery

We finally have a date for Kelley's heart surgery: March 4th. We have to drive 3 hours to Charleston, South Carolina and then Kelley has to stay overnight, so I will get a hotel room for myself and Dribble so we don't have to try and find a dog sitter for the spazolski. Please pray that everything will go well.

QB is doing much better now. For a while we thought we might have to put her down as her foot was just getting worse and worse. She got stitched up, no bandage, and new meds and she has seemed to turn the corner.

We have having dinner tonight with friends from small group for the first time. I am excited about the impending release of Final Fantasy XIII. I have been working on this site a buch lately, but I expect that to tail off once that game arrives.
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20 Feb 2010

Flees.net has been updated!

I changed the layout of the main page to what you see now - 2 content columns instead of 1, and 1 widget column instead of 2. I also widened the page, and moved the Google search to the header. I added an Amazon search widget and added a lot more options to the registration page.
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16 Feb 2010

DJ uploaded 16 pictures yesterday. Below is a random assortment. Check them out.

6 Feb 2010

QB clubfoot and random craziness

Our new kitten, QB, was getting better, but then her foot got worse for some reason, to the point where her tendons were nearly exposed. We took back in to the vet where she got fixed up - now she has a bandaged club foot. She is hobbling around nicely, though, and in good spirits

I just finished 4 weeks worth of two different classes, the last week being an instructor class that had me give a 30 minute lesson of my own creation. It was a brutal week. On top of that, I had a cold the whole week. Hopefully things will get back to somewhat normal this week. We got a new bedroom set which is really nice and make our bedroom a much nicer place to be. Next up is finding some computer desks... and a much needed dose of motivation!
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19 Jan 2010

DJ uploaded 100 pictures yesterday. Below is a random assortment. Check them out.