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i ran the pole vault at a highschool track meet today - my sister’s been coaching the vault at Tartan HS and asked me to run the vault at their meet. post-meet, she asked if i wanted to go out to eat. she’d been craving sushi and there’s a new restaurant in woodbury, which i was looking forward to trying out… today i got my chance.

now the restaurant, Akita Sushi and Habachi, was very nice looking. The service… questionable at best. it took FOREVER for us to get even our waters, but once we did, the water had ice and was cold. they have two different methods of eating - ala carte or all-you-can-eat. now the all you can eat method is quite pricey ($21.99), but then again, we’re talking about sushi here. i can eat a lot of sushi. i’m writing this today to tell you exactly how much i ate (i’m not sure exactly of prices, but i did eat more than $22 worth), i had to keep the receipt - as a token of my victory over akita… the list:

• 1x Sushi Pizza
• 10x Unagi (my super most favorite sushi EVAR)
• 1x Snapper (sushi)
• 4x White Tuna (sushi)
• 2x Salmon (sushi)
• 1x Cucumber/Sea Clam Roll (6 pieces)
• 1x Rainbow Roll (6 pieces)
• 1x Crispy Roll (6 pieces)
• 1x Unagi Roll (6 pieces)
• 1x Spicy Salmon Roll (6 pieces)

now, we did check the ala carte menu at one point… 5x sushi = $5.99 (1x = $1.99), each roll was between $3.50 and $5.50… do the math, i done pretty good. i will be back as the food was VERY good - and next time, i make sure to get even more bang for my buck!
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Actually, the appointment was technically yesterday, but i was a bit busy - so i’m writing today. Everything is going very well, all of the measurements that were taken are matching up. the heart rate was in the range of normalcy. Things are shaping up quite nicely.

We met with a different midwife this time because the midwife that Katie had initially chosen might be unavailable during the time of birth… so i think we’re going to be visiting with different midwives so at least we get to know the majority of them before the birthing process begins. With that in mind, we’re also doing a home-flavored, hypnobirthing class. we got the materials from the first midwife and that’s a TON cheaper than going to an 8-week class (and more convenient). We’ve been listening to CD’s at night - i haven’t made it past 10 minutes before i fall asleep yet - so i’m not really sure what they’re all about. we do have a book to read, a chapter every week, which i’ve been reading before we pop on the CD tracks. it’s a lot of hippie mumbo-jumbo, but it’s what Katie wants to do. So i being the awesome me that i am, am going to go along with it and help her as best i can… tis the least i can do at this point (i guess my work here is NOT done).

i’ve also started reading a daddy book - i forget the name and author, but then again, i really haven’t delved too far into the book as of yet. this, however, will change as i’m now done with the other book i was reading (the final book of the Left Behind series - i shall have to post about that some other time).

point of this post? things with baby are progressing nicely. please keep us in your prayers that these things continue to progress as they should. thanks

we had our second ultrasound appointment today (our first one was a while ago, but all the photos looked alike, so i didn’t even bother with those). however, Katie is about 20 weeks into it and beginning to show a bit… it’s pretty darn fun! (well, for me it is - she’s still feeling a bit under the weather)

anyway, i figured i’d post some photos, cuz everyone loves photos…

the classic profile

and some more photos from the ‘photo shoot’… the last one is the best

a straight on ultrasound face shot

the baby’s foot - both feet had 5 toes (and both hands had 4 fingers and a thumb)

we caught baby in the middle of a yawn! aaaawwwww, how cute!

everyone now… AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

for those not in the know… this video should indicate the biggest news i’ve had since the notice of the wedding (which should be another hint). Got it yet? If by chance you’re THAT dense… the wife and i are expecting a baby. I’ll use that as the ultimate scapegoat as to why i haven’t posted in FOREVER. I do plan on posting more often and i’ve even got thoughts of finishing this website and the rest of the sections that have been empty since the redesign.

we are very excited and nervous about bringing another life into this f’d up world… but we’ve got time to prepare yet… due date is the 7th of July. So far all of our appointments have gone swimmingly (can i say pun intended there? ha). we’ve got our second ultrasound this wednesday, i’ll post a photo (the first photos weren’t all that exciting). More info to come, i’m sure.

My aunt sent me this link today… www.letssaythanks.com

Go there, send a card to a member of our armed forces currently serving…

Stop reading this and go there NOW! www.letssaythanks.com

got an email today (one of those blasted forwards) explaining the adjustments Sheriff Joe Arpaio had made once he was elected in Maricopa County (AZ). i had to check it out on snopes as i do any forward i get like that… and turns out there’s truth to this… I think this country and world need more common sense type people like Sheriff Joe, especially in higher office positions…

the email (somewhat cleaned up):

SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!

Oh, there’s MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!

Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay. The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who’d like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows. The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.

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if i had a nickel for everytime this happened to me as i’m walking out the door for work…

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a couple weeks ago, at church, a missionary from SIU came and spoke to us… he played this video… and it’s one of the most amazing videos i’ve seen in a while…

today was the visitation and funeral of the husband of a co-worker. she and i have worked on a rather large project at work (and are still working on it)… her husband died of a heart attack suddenly while hunting last weekend. i never really got to meet the guy, and after the ceremony - i’m very disappointed that i didn’t. i did a lot of thinking… this video popped into my head at some point throughout the rest of the day. (i didn’t even remember where i saw it first, but my lovely wife came to the rescue (yet again) after i’d found it on the interweb). i’ve seen a couple other versions of this same concept, but i’m a sucker for the ‘original’ (or at least the original to me). this video got to me when i first watched it, and it still gets to me and really makes me think about what i’m doing in this life… i’m very grateful for what God’s given me and sometimes i need to express my gratefulness more. like now, when said lovely wife is waiting for me to get to bed, so without further ado… this very most excellent, Everything by Lifehouse video/skit…

awesome is not a strong enough word

It’s that time of year again!!!

It’s on…

…like donkey kong!

here’s yet another attempt to embed a youtube video…

when entering the following in the ‘code’ mode of posts:

the following would appear after the save:

however, this was before the upgrade - i recently upgraded wordpress and now i think it’ll actually work!!! (fingers crossed)

and apparently the <code> stuff doesn’t work too well, cuz the code stuff i did put in, is not showing up as ‘code’… oh well. i’m now able to display youtube videos… you should all be 1) happy or 2) scared or 3) both.

regardless, the KITH skit above is a personal favorite of mine and i’m so glad i was able to find it… ahhh jacque and francqui, iz good to see you old friends.