Well I wanted to say hi to all my non-followers. "Hi"! I'm feeling great and loving life again. I'm getting interested in riding again. I hurt myself last summer and just couldn't get back into it. Slowly it's coming back to me. I've been enjoying just riding by the lakefront, and enjoying the weather. I'm getting the itch to ride the road bike but I know I need to get the legs & lungs back in shape before I wander down that road.
I'm still working at Chase, however I did quit the bike store. That place was turning into such a soap opera that I really had no more patience for it. I liked the people I worked with, but just all the nit picking and complaining was driving me nuts. I liked working there because it wasn't all those things, those were things I had at Chase and then it started there. I decided that I didn't want my whole week to constantly be like that, so with a truly sad heart I quit. I miss everyone, but it was time to move on.
The kids are doing fine. The oldest is 15 and is trying all that stupid jumping off buildings, jungle gyms etc. and he's forever climbing stuff. I tried to get control of it but boys will be boys. I know I did stuff just like that when I was his age. I just think we were more careful, but I'm sure in the eyes of my parents we were just as crazy and dangerous as I think he is. Wow what goes around comes around.
The middle child is doing well, his health has been amazingly good. He's going on almost 7 years post op. I'm sure in the next year or so he'll have to have his heart valves fixed again, but until then I'm going to just let him be a boy.
My daughter is having surgery tomorrow and she will be fine. It's a surgery to remove a neebus on the back of her head. We did this last summer, it's basically day surgery, so that will be quick.
Other than that life is really good. Even though I miss the bike store, I really like having weekends again. I get to do my yard work which I like, and I get to spend time with my wife & kids. It's great!
talk to you soon.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Monday, April 13, 2009
Spring Break
I can't believe it's only Monday and there is a whole week for the kids spring break. I love the kids, I love the fact that we are kind of the "kid central" house, but please enough of the noise. I had an extremely boring day of training for the new job today. We literally sat around for 6.5 hours and did nothing. So needless to say the stress level is a little on the high side. I can't wait for the warmer weather to kick in so they and I can spend more time doing outdoor activities.
If you read the previous post you will realize that I really don't care to watch TV because it's so boring, well guess what, it still is, and yes my guess is that the volume must be up around 30, so that my wife can drown out the noise from the kids and their friends.
I'm feeling really stressed and trapped right now. Anxiety probably, but either way I really want to get out of here for an hour or two, but what should I do on a Monday night at 8:30. I guess I'll just stick it out. Well I'm off to stop some childish fighting going on upstairs.
Peace, Love & happiness
If you read the previous post you will realize that I really don't care to watch TV because it's so boring, well guess what, it still is, and yes my guess is that the volume must be up around 30, so that my wife can drown out the noise from the kids and their friends.
I'm feeling really stressed and trapped right now. Anxiety probably, but either way I really want to get out of here for an hour or two, but what should I do on a Monday night at 8:30. I guess I'll just stick it out. Well I'm off to stop some childish fighting going on upstairs.
Peace, Love & happiness
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wasting Brain Matter
While I'm writing tonight's blog, my family is all huddled under blankets and quilts watching television. They are watching Harper's Island, or something close to that name. I'm just amazed at how boring, dumb, idiotic television has become over the past few years. Well maybe the last 10 years. Is there really nothing else these people, my family, can do but sit in front of the idiot box and stare.
I can see watching a good movie from time to time but to constantly watch the same scenario's on television, with the biggest difference in some of the shows is just the networks they are on, all afternoon and night is driving me mad.
What happened to the days when kids played with Lincoln logs, or etcher sketches? Where are the blanket and cushion forts that took hours of our time, and deep thought on what would be the best way to construct them. Or what happened to running around outside and actually playing army, instead of sitting on their butts playing it on xbox?
My family has 5 televisions in this house. Three of them have DVR type cable boxes on them and the other 2 have just cable on them. Technically we have over 200 channels to watch, and there is absolutely nothing worth watching. Sure there is the Biography, Military, Discovery, Sports, and other "educational" type channels, but what's with the other ones. Cartoon Network, MTV (which doesn't even play music anymore), Spike, USA etc. that offer nothing but brain melting programs. REALLY Cartoon Network? Who the heck needs cartoons all day long. We were lucky to watch 2 hours of cartoons on a Saturday when we were kids.
I suppose I could remove the cable boxes to start, and then eventually remove some of the televisions. Replace the entertainment centers with bookshelves, loaded up with books and board games. I could teach my children to play hide-n-go seek, freeze tag, kick the can and fun games like that. Have the children spend time outside from dawn until dusk with nothing but imaginations, bikes, sticks, bricks and a board to play with all day.
Wow they would sleep much better, be more educated, develop real social skills, and more then anything be happy with life as I knew it.
Today's society has driven everyone into the house, discouraged individuality, social skills, and having true fun. I think if it is to be it is up to me. I will start taking away the televisions, replace the entertainment centers with bookshelves, books and games, and spend more time outside myself playing games.
Wish me luck.
Peace, Love & Happiness
I can see watching a good movie from time to time but to constantly watch the same scenario's on television, with the biggest difference in some of the shows is just the networks they are on, all afternoon and night is driving me mad.
What happened to the days when kids played with Lincoln logs, or etcher sketches? Where are the blanket and cushion forts that took hours of our time, and deep thought on what would be the best way to construct them. Or what happened to running around outside and actually playing army, instead of sitting on their butts playing it on xbox?
My family has 5 televisions in this house. Three of them have DVR type cable boxes on them and the other 2 have just cable on them. Technically we have over 200 channels to watch, and there is absolutely nothing worth watching. Sure there is the Biography, Military, Discovery, Sports, and other "educational" type channels, but what's with the other ones. Cartoon Network, MTV (which doesn't even play music anymore), Spike, USA etc. that offer nothing but brain melting programs. REALLY Cartoon Network? Who the heck needs cartoons all day long. We were lucky to watch 2 hours of cartoons on a Saturday when we were kids.
I suppose I could remove the cable boxes to start, and then eventually remove some of the televisions. Replace the entertainment centers with bookshelves, loaded up with books and board games. I could teach my children to play hide-n-go seek, freeze tag, kick the can and fun games like that. Have the children spend time outside from dawn until dusk with nothing but imaginations, bikes, sticks, bricks and a board to play with all day.
Wow they would sleep much better, be more educated, develop real social skills, and more then anything be happy with life as I knew it.
Today's society has driven everyone into the house, discouraged individuality, social skills, and having true fun. I think if it is to be it is up to me. I will start taking away the televisions, replace the entertainment centers with bookshelves, books and games, and spend more time outside myself playing games.
Wish me luck.
Peace, Love & Happiness
Monday, April 6, 2009
I'm new how 'bout you?
Well another attempt to blog. I'm new at this again. I have many many things that go through my head all day long and I have always wanted to get them down in a notebook or diary or whatever, but it never seems to get farther then the first 2 days or so. I hope this time I can keep up with it. I know that I'm going to post the link on my face book so hopefully that will help me stay on top of this.
Well today was the first day at work since January 26th. I was laid off due to the declining mortgage business, but the company that laid me off also hired me back to work in a new division. Loss mitigation. In short, I now get to work with the people that have fallen behind on their mortgages and may be going into foreclosure. The funny thing about it is that I probably helped some of these people get the mortgages, home equity loans, or refinanced their properties in the first point. Life's funny that way I guess.
It's good to be back. I missed a lot of people that I had developed lasting relationships with. It was really hard going from seeing your friends basically every day to not seeing them but once a month.
Being laid off initially sounded like a lot of fun, but what I found out in a big hurry was that it really stinks. I have a part time job that I absolutely love, but that just isn't the same as working in a chosen profession or career. I suffer from bipolar disorder and I have season effective disorder, so being laid off in the winter months really sucked. There were days that I would sleep all day long. I would go to sleep around 2 or 3 in the morning, wake up take the kids to school, and come home and just go to sleep. What a waste of time. I know it was causing problems in my already sometimes stressed marriage. My wife was so upset that I couldn't even get the energy up to help clean the house. I don't blame her though I would have been upset if the shoe was on the other foot. That's in the past now.
I can't wait for spring to finally get here, I want to ride my bike so badly. I'm not one for riding in the house on my trainer. It gets to boring quickly. I start thinking of other things to do. When I'm out on my bike, I'm free, by myself, and there is no stopping. It's a feeling I can't describe. If you do a lot of riding you will know what I mean. It's a great place to think, work things out, figure your next moves in life, and just breathe. God I can't wait for it to get a little bit warmer. As long as it's in the mid 40's I will ride, and smile and be stoked when I'm done. I may even shiver a bit but that's fun too.
Well not a bad start for the first time. I promise it will be more interesting. Have a good day!
Peace, Love & Happiness.
Well today was the first day at work since January 26th. I was laid off due to the declining mortgage business, but the company that laid me off also hired me back to work in a new division. Loss mitigation. In short, I now get to work with the people that have fallen behind on their mortgages and may be going into foreclosure. The funny thing about it is that I probably helped some of these people get the mortgages, home equity loans, or refinanced their properties in the first point. Life's funny that way I guess.
It's good to be back. I missed a lot of people that I had developed lasting relationships with. It was really hard going from seeing your friends basically every day to not seeing them but once a month.
Being laid off initially sounded like a lot of fun, but what I found out in a big hurry was that it really stinks. I have a part time job that I absolutely love, but that just isn't the same as working in a chosen profession or career. I suffer from bipolar disorder and I have season effective disorder, so being laid off in the winter months really sucked. There were days that I would sleep all day long. I would go to sleep around 2 or 3 in the morning, wake up take the kids to school, and come home and just go to sleep. What a waste of time. I know it was causing problems in my already sometimes stressed marriage. My wife was so upset that I couldn't even get the energy up to help clean the house. I don't blame her though I would have been upset if the shoe was on the other foot. That's in the past now.
I can't wait for spring to finally get here, I want to ride my bike so badly. I'm not one for riding in the house on my trainer. It gets to boring quickly. I start thinking of other things to do. When I'm out on my bike, I'm free, by myself, and there is no stopping. It's a feeling I can't describe. If you do a lot of riding you will know what I mean. It's a great place to think, work things out, figure your next moves in life, and just breathe. God I can't wait for it to get a little bit warmer. As long as it's in the mid 40's I will ride, and smile and be stoked when I'm done. I may even shiver a bit but that's fun too.
Well not a bad start for the first time. I promise it will be more interesting. Have a good day!
Peace, Love & Happiness.
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