8 Week Update

Caden turned 2 months old on Thursday. I know, I know, Im behind on the updates. I want to post at least once a week but that is getting a lot harder. Things are crrrrrazy right now. So what happened this week?

• Andy turned 18, happy adulthood. Good luck, really, good luck.
  
• I got accepted to Boise State University now just waiting to see if I get into the MS Ed Tech program. Still have no idea how we are going to pay for it.
• Sarah visited her classroom to see how her sub was doing and it looked like a tornado blew through it. Very tough to see for someone as organized as Sarah Ann.
• Caden smiles a lot when he is happy. That is a new development. He still cries most of the evening time which just so happens to be when I'm home.
• Started tutoring again on Tuesdays like I did most of last school year. Mostly helping 8th grade and under kids do math which is about my limit on math skills anyway so its perfect.
• We found out that our planning for maternity leave was off, we received less disability than what was planned. Ouch, going to come up a couple thousand short at the end of Sarah's 3 months off.
• Caden got to play with his girlfriend, Mackenzie. Its Erica's 5 month old baby girl who Caden met for the 5th or 6th time but realized she was an actual living person for the first time this week. His cognitive skills are progressing.
• Maxie is ultra scruffy, we decided not to cut him all winter. Will keep the pics updated on Flickr.
• We got out of the house and went over to Niki's yesterday. I got to blow off a little steam and play some Wii Golf. Caden got cranky and cried inconsolably, we had to leave early.
• We went out to a lake-park in Boulder City this morning and walked around for an hour. The weather is fabulous. Its one of the 50 good weather days of the year so we had to take advantage.
• Brett Favre is going to break the all time record for TD passes in the NFL tomorrow, its an awesome accomplishment. Putting this in here for posterity.
  
• Sarah is leading our family league in Fantasy Football. Her 'Big Hooters' team is undefeated right now. Lucky.
• We ordered Caden's Halloween costume, he is going to be a New York Yankee. Hehe
  
• Sarah is baking me choclolot cookies right now, gotta go.
  

Voicethread, A Totally Cool Program

If you have a microphone or an opinion, check out this new site. Its a place where you can upload pics and comment about them either through a mic or by typing out your thoughts. You can invite others to comment as well and soon you end up with a asynchronous conversation. I posted a recent mosaic I made on Flickr, go ahead, comment. Let me know what you think.


Just click 'record' if you have a microphone, or 'type' if you dont.

If you like this program and want to sign up, go to www.voicethread.com. Make sure you add me as a friend. crookedmind

Week 7 Update

Check out our video update.

New Skyper

How many of you out there already have Skype? Awesome, add me as a contact and call me on my computer anytime you want, if I don't answer than I'm taking a rare break from staring at this screen. mrplough07

If you don't have Skype yet, but would like a free service that allows you to call other people on their computers for free, then click here to get going. Download the service, get yourself a headset with microphone for 10 bucks, and call whenever you want.

6 Week Update

Made an online video in about 20 minutes.

Animoto.com is a cool program that lets you upload pics, choose music, and produce your own video, but the kicker is, the site does all the work for you.

Okay, 6 weeks into this thing. Caden went to the dr. a couple days ago and he is 11 lbs 6 oz. He is 70something%tile of weight, 55%tile of length, and 40%tile of head circumference. Basically, he is average. I think he is probably in the 90%tile of cuteness though, the doc didnt have a measurement for that.

Sarah is doing well. Leslie came 300 miles outta her way to see Caden while on her way from tx to San Luis Obispo. She is happily moving back to Cali. Caden set a record for two things this week, longest straight sleep (5 hours) and shortest sleep (30 seconds). He can't make up his mind.

My grandma Corinne came out for 3 days and we had a wonderful time. She is Caden's great grandmother and my only grandparent. It was very special for us to have her here.

Work is going fantastic, we had one of the leaders of online education speak at our school today. David Warlick is amazing.

http://animoto.com/play/my_videos

Week 5

This has been a fantastic week on so many levels. My job is reaching a whole new world. I was just accepted onto a select committee to sponsor a new charter school opening in Las Vegas. If the state accepts the charter, there is a decent chance I would go onto the schools Board of Governors. Will keep you updated.

We got kids on campus for the first time this week which makes it my favorite time of the year.

Im part of the Restructuring Committee at my work which is designing solutions and big ideas for progress in our school. I also have administrative rights into the new system we are using at school which makes me one of the go to guys at work. I love the extra work, the responsibility, its the most empowered Ive felt my entire life.

Enough about me, momma had some moments this week. She stepped out of the house today with little Caden. They went to the mall and shopped for some motherhood necessities. Caden slept the whole time and momma enjoyed her brief respite of fresh air (from the car to the front door) mixed with 120 minutes of commercially, consumerally, processed air, both of which are different than our nonexistent house air. Yep, I know consumerally is not a word, I like making up words, its a new generation, shoot, blog got added to the dictionary 2 years ago.

Mom and Caden started using the swing and the baby gym for the first time this week. Its really helpful if the little booger can be entertained without supervision if only for a few minutes. All in all, Sarah ann says it has been a successful week. I say, if he's still breathing, we are doing something right!

My grandma is coming into town on Monday. She is coming from Michigan via Eureka CA to visit Caden. We are very excited since we only see her once a year or less. bye bye bye, bye bye
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1 Month Old

Well not much has changed since the Week 4 bday update. We spent his 1st monthly over at Niki's house. Emma turned 4 yesterday so Greg's family came up and we celebrated all day. I forgot to take our camera to the party but was able to get some bday photos last night. Click here to see the latest.

Two news stories I will remember the most this bday weekend:

Red Sox rookie throws no-hitter in his second pro start in front of his home crowd. Amazing

13 year old and 10 year old sisters fall down 125 foot abandoned mine shaft while riding 3 wheeler in Arizona desert. tragic.