The Man Blog

The nights are getting better

2010-09-30T06:03:00.000-07:00

So I have to comment on my darling girls. The last couple weeks Paiges has decided that she will sleep. We have been dealing with no sleep for 5 months now. I mean she was getting up every 2-3 hours for the first 5 months of life. It was ruff!! My poor wife had to take the main brunt of it too. That seems to be changing and we are all so happy! Carmyn is giving everyone a run for their money it does not matter who watches her by the end they are tired and she is still running non stop and building speed.
I am a lucky man. 3 beautiful girls in my life, the best dog, a roof over my head and a good job!

end of summer

2010-09-30T05:51:00.000-07:00

Well Ski season out here is coming to an end. For about 3 weeks now I have not gone to the lake in the morning because it is dark and cold 50-60. my summer routine was get up at 5am be skiing by 6am when i was in town. It worked out really nice. I was able to be home everynight with the family and still have all the fun I wanted.

Good news now its time to get back in shape. With waterskiing so early it cut into the work out time. So now Hooch and I have been running in the mornings. She is either getting faster or I am getting slower but it is working out well. I bought some new shoes a while ago and thought I would share them with you they are five finger shoes. They are alot of fun and great to work out in. You really focus on how to run right. I ordered black and got yellow and blue so now i get looks no matter what.

After 4 1/2 years of marriage Amber has lost 4lbs and I have gained 4lbs so i need to loose that 4 and get back down to marriage wieght. Water skiing requires you to be in shape but does not get or keep you in shape. ;)

everything is changing

2010-09-30T05:43:00.000-07:00

So many changes.
Well I suppose the news is out or will be soon enough. I have taken the position in Utah. We will be moving back within the month to get working on that area. That means in the next couple weeks we will be packing a home putting it on the market and moving.
The new area is actually bigger geographically I will cover Utah Arizona Colorado and southern Idaho. The good news is I will be able to water ski and snowmobile in the same week. Amber will be close to home so she will have more help with the kids. She is excited. I am sad to leave we have made some great friends and I really like the area. It’s crazy to say but it is true Missouri is pretty darn nice.

We upgraded

2010-04-25T15:53:00.000-07:00

according to the nurses we have upgraded. Paige is in a isolet. apparently this will keep her temp better regulated and she can start gaining weight. Last night we gave her the blue light to help everything out. She is on jaundice yet but we want to keep it under control because it can climb so fast.

First we had a little bright blue light more powerful. The only problem is it made her to hot.

Another good thing, no more IV she has graduated. Tomorrow we will be doing just oral feedings. I will be able to use a bottle with her tomorrow. If she can do all oral then tomorrow we will get rid of the NG tube. Once this happens all we have to do is gain weight.Darn cute.

Update

2010-04-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

Everything is still going well. Paige had her first feeding and everything went as good as possible!! Today she will get a ng tube and they will put her in the isolet. The Nurse assured us this is a step forward not back. In the isolet she will not loose as much fluid put on weight and be weened off everything. Also they will take out the IV if she keeps doing well.
We have a few days yet but all is good.

"ALL" she needs to do is be able to eat everything orally, hold her own temp, and start gaining weight and we are good to go.

Thanks for all the prayers

Welcome to the Family

2010-04-23T10:15:00.000-07:00

And shes is here
Paige was born April 21 11:47PM
weight 5lbs 9 oz
length 18.5 inches

She did so well right at first they allowed us to hold her for 10 min. We each took our turn and truly enjoyed every second
They would not let us hold her for 24 hours. We were told that if we would let her rest there is a better chance she will not get stressed and progress much faster. Then at the 24 hour mark we gave her a bath and did a stress test. So far she is passing all the tests with flying colors. She has not had oxygen at all. In the beginning her breathing was fast it has slowed with in 12 hours. She looks red but her bilirubin is normal, we might have darker baby

After the bath we held her again for another hour. What a great time.
Looking into her eyes is the best thing a father can do

So 1st day Amber thought this kid might look like her then after the bath My signature mark was revealed. Now we cannot tame it down.

We wore her out and ourselves at the same time. 3am time for bed. Since she has come 3am has now become the norm.

Teach them Young

2010-01-17T16:08:00.001-08:00

After a Long days ride there is nothing like coming back to the Family and taking Carmyn for a quick ride.

Plus look at those chops.

P,S miss the Dragon but that M7 sure runs good

An awesome way to ride

2010-01-17T15:59:00.000-08:00

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This is a great video!! After watching it and incorparting into my riding it has changed the way I think of riding.
I know that it cost about 1,000 a day for Brett to come and ride with you. If you have any desire to ride like they do I would get a group together and make it happen.
There is nothing like it when you can be heading down a hilll and turn any where on it. When your buddy is stuck come down the hill stop help him out and take off again with out getting stuck next to him.
This year Chris switched over to Polaris we'll see what happens
After watching this and riding I want a Turbo! And the best part Amber said when we move back I get a Turbo!!

Its been a while

2010-01-17T15:54:00.000-08:00

I must say it has been some time since I have posted anything. Alot has happened we went to Utah for Thankgiving and Christmas. I will continue to post what we did and the fun we had on the way.

Women Drivers

2009-11-22T20:02:00.000-08:00

Bad Women Drivers

Well here is a classic clip of Female drivers

On the road to Minnesota

2009-11-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

A lot of river and lakes like this
Drove by here it was great

Map The A is Bemidji and you can click on pics to see what it is like. have fun

Check out the Map of Mn. its great.. The life of a traveling man. I think I about covered the whole state in 4 days. I put over 1500 miles on the rental car and traveled at night so I could be to each apt in the morning. The Northern part of Minnesota is beautiful the southern was a lot of farm land. This week I traveled to Bemidji, Duluth, Brainard, St Cloud, Hudson (Wisconsin), Marshall and Applevalley and of Eagan.
It was a long but good trip there are great people up there and beautiful landscape. There truly is 10,000 lakes, they are every where. I was where the Mississippi river starts that is cool to think of.

I was told by a friend that he was working in February and it was a balmy -5 f with the sun out and no wind. They packed up and headed to the yard 1hr away when the got there it was -30f by the time he made it home it was -50f. I don't care who you are that is just COLD. I am looking forward to those nice winter trips :)

A sad sad day

2009-11-04T07:21:00.000-08:00

It is official the end of summer is here. Last Saturday we winterized the boat. It was a family event. Amber and Carmyn attacked the inside and I did the outside. It took just over 4 hours to complete. But it is waxed top to bottom, fluids drained and replaced and the inside is all cleaned up. It looks beautiful. You never know how big a boat is until you wax and buff the entire thing.
This year boating was a blast we made great new friends skied enough to enjoy life and Carmyn took her first adventure ski’s. This must be the best family sport ever.

Daddy Time

2009-10-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

I know this is very manly, but I had to. There is always something fun about Dad. Just think back in life, Dad is always the one to come home and get everything all wound up and have a good time. Now I am the one that gets to do that for my own kid.

So Breakfast is always fun. Carmyn has come to love Sat mornings when I bring out the whole wheat pancake smothered with peanut butter and maple syrup. Along with banana for fruit and chocolate milk for dairy.

Then comes dinner. Our friend Angela gave us a great recipe for sweet beans and you know how I love to cook. So I made it. Carmyn devoured it. I also made tater tots to go with in upon Amber’s request. She devoured them to.

After a great day of eating we were off to the bath. And we had a blast! Carmyn helped with putting the the bubble bath. Which lead to 3 inches of bubbles. I started putting the bubbles on her. She caught on and started putting bubbles on me to. She was laughing so hard it was great.

Being a Dad is awesome. Its times like these that you cherish and remember.

2009-10-27T16:07:00.000-07:00

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The Sled Show

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I was able to make it to the sled show this year. It was a miracle. I was in Utah for business and a week early for the sled show but since Halloween was on Sat they bumbed the show up a week. I know I sold my sled in the spring but I still keep up on the industry and dream on what I want when I get back to the Mountains. (that will be a conversation for another day)
The advances in technology is amazing we are able to do things to the sleds that we used to dream about. This year Cats 800 is producing 162 hp out of the box and is 20 lbs lighter than last year. It should be tipping the scales around 450 and under.
Polaris came out with a new "ditch banger" (good for racing and hitting all the whoops not the hills) it looks like it should do well on the snow.
I will get you more up to date as the days grow closer to snow fall.

Until then enjoy these trailors

American Classic

2009-10-26T20:50:00.000-07:00

Almost two and a half years ago my Dad purchased an old 59 Corvette. I cannot find the old pics of what it looked like but let me say this. The engine was out so we pushed it onto the trailor. Not one piece of chrome was on it and I had to carry the hood and trunk. Needless to say it has taken on a dramatic change for the better. Today it is back to original!! It is gorgeous to say the least. Back then you could purchase this car right around $3500. To get the stripe was a whooping $16.

When I was back in Utah we took this prize on the road. It was great fun driving with the top off and getting all the thumbs up from the old men and the stares from the younger guys. This truely is a Classic American Car.

I hope to one day restore a classic like this until then I will admire this one.

Ambers Marathon

2009-10-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

Well Amber did it! I have to take my hat off to her on this one. She ran the half marathon today and did great!!! CONGRATS to her. The conditions were not the best. It rained the night before. They started running at 7am. and the temp was 40. By the end of the race it warmed up to a balmy 43. She was cold and happy to be done!

I do not have it in me to go out and run 13 miles. I have been inspired by my wife and started running. I tend to do about half of what she does. So on a great day I will run 6 miles but on average day I do around 4-5 miles, and that is plenty. So for all of you who run half to full marathons you have my respect.

2009-10-13T17:20:00.000-07:00

Well it is official I have started a blog. If any one has any great Ideas let me know.
Chad