Week of September 24, 2007

Good:

1. We have a very nice Sunday Morning. At church the woman who used to lead the praise team was back - for one Sunday only. It is amazing how much of a difference she makes. We sang all our favorite songs, we didn't get confused what line we were on - it was really great. In addition to that the weather is beautiful today. We opened the windows! I was really suprised when I went out to the car this morning. I'm not sure how long it will last but we'll enjoy today. At Jen's suggestion we went to Jason's Deli for breakfast. I didn't realize that they had breakfast - it was good. All round a really great Sunday morning.

2. Jen order and received Keegan's new car seat. She got a great deal - it was on closeout. We put it in Jen's car yesterday and rode Keegan around in it. He loves it. He also loves that he can now ride in the Campster.

3. Our Qual testing is going pretty well. We have made it half way through temp/alt with only one issue that is not a big deal. Hopefully we can make it through the rest without any more issues. We seemed to have the EMI failure resolved - however we still need to close out some paper work - which will be a little bit of a pain. Our covers did come in on Tuesday so my co-worker - "won" the bet. It did come down to the wire though. It looked like it wasn't going to happen so he had to reveal to the machine shop that he made the bet. They had an employee make a special trip to the paint shop and then to Harris to get it to us before we closed our doors for the day.

Bad:

1. I had to go to the doctor to get a couple ailments checked out. The visit turned out okay. I have another apt to get that cyst re-removed from my arm in November.

2. The new tv shows came out this week. Jen is very dissapointed that the House staff doesn't appear to be the same. She's afraid that she'll have to adapt to a new cast. She's also dissapointed that new episodes of Smallville are on.

3. Tag got stuck in the garage.

Week of September 17, 2007

Good:

1. We had a very exciting moment - Keegan rolled over from his belly to his back for the first time. He only goes in one direction. It it kind of funny now because as soon as you put him on his belly he immediately rolls over. So much for tummy time. Keegan also began eating bananas - or at least banana mush. I got the opportunity to feed him a couple of times. He's getting the hang of it.

2. We shipped our first two flight units and began qual testing. We did have a qual failure - which we are working through. It doesn't seem too bad. So far so good.

3. Jen received Keegans' umbrella Stroller. It is really nice - we have so much more room in the trunk - its great.

Bad:

1. Keegan needed the bullet again. With the solid food introduction we also started to give Keegan some water - so hopefully this will help. Keegan also sometimes whimpers in his sleep. I guess he's dreaming - I'm not sure - but it is tough to watch. I guess it is normal.

2. We had a disagreement with someone at work. The program manager and myself were on the same page but this fellow - who is about 10 years my senior - felt very passionate about a position. His personality tends to be a bit more of a risk taker however in this situation he has little accountability. Anyway our program manager agreed to go with his fellow's recommendation provided he be willing to donate half a week's salary to a charity if the fellow's position did not turn out. Based on the terms of the bet I believe that he has technically already lost. Tuesday will be the major gate for the bet. Personally I hope the guy wins because then I won't have a mess to clean up if it doesn't pan out.

3. Jen had a headache one evening and took some Tylenol PM. She was pretty groggy the next day. She feels back to herself now - which is great.

4. The cats also broke into the garage. Jen discovered Juice and Ebony sitting the car with Tag on top.

5. Terps lost in OT.

Week of September 10, 2007

Good:
1. Jen, Keegan, and I decided to take off work on Thursday and spend the night in Orlando. We stayed at the Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista – near Disney. They let us check in early – around noon. We put on our bathing suits and had lunch at the pool side bar and grill. It was very relaxing. We then took a dip. It was nice because they had an indoor/outdoor pool. We were able to take Keegan in the indoor pool where it was a littler cooler. After that we went to Downtown Disney and walked around. We got Keegan a “My first Christmas” ornament. The next day we got up late and wandered over to the outlets and Babies R Us. We had a long day and didn’t get home until 7:00PM or so. It was nice to get away – even if for just a couple days.
2. Keegan ate Rice Cereal on his 5 month B-day. I tried to put the video on the web site – without much luck. I have to send it out the old fashioned way. He actually did really well.
3. Jen told me the highlight of her week was ordering the umbrella stroller without having to pay for shipping. I’ll be glad to see it show up too. It will be nice to have something lighter to lug around.
4. Seth and Maria got a contract on their house. We saw Seth yesterday and he seemed relieved. We are happy for them. He thought they would settle in about a month.

Bad:
1. Despite my best efforts to take the entire weekend off, I trotted into work on Saturday. I could have skipped but the team was having some trouble and I could help so I felt I should be there. We are still working to try and get these two units out that were due several weeks ago.
2. I don’t know if it was the vacation or Keegan was dehydrated or what but Jen had to pull out the Bullet on Friday. It worked – I’ll leave it at that.
3. Terps lost to West Virginia – nuff said.

Week of September 3, 2007

Good:

1. The Best part of the week was Jen and Keegan's return. I really missed them and was really glad that they were home. I told them they aren't allowed to leave me home again.

2. We successfully shipped the switch on Friday. Hopefully we will know next week if it will work for the customer.

3. Jen and Keegan enjoyed their visit to Maryland and PA. They enjoyed visiting with Great-Grandmom Brown, Labor Day Party at 2nd Cousin Jenn and Wade's House, car show, and the Saturday afternoon picnic.

Bad:

1. We did not make our delivery for the file server. I worked at least 76 hours last week and a bunch of hours this weekend and we still have one cold problem. We did resolve several other cold issues but we still are trying to figure out the latest one. I'm not sure I have an easy answer.

2. We had a couple hard rains the past couple of weeks and I noticed that the carpet got damp in a couple places. I think we need to repaint the house. I had heard that this is a common problem. The builders put too thin of a layer of exterier paint. Jen will be looking at swatches shortly.

3. Keegan and Jen's feet got bit when we took a walk earlier this week. I'm not sure what kind of insect made these bites.