Week of November 19, 2007

Good:
1. Jen and I really enjoyed Keegan’s first Thanksgiving. We had a laid back day. Jen made a really great dinner and Keegan enjoyed his Sweet Potato Soufflé.
2. Jeff, Erica, and Brandon stopped by Melbourne on their way back to North Carolina. It was really great getting to visit and see how everyone was doing. This was our first time meeting Brandon – he is very cute and well behaved. It was interesting to notice the similarities between Brandon and Keegan who are close in age.
3. Keegan appears to be getting his first tooth. Jen thinks by next week we’ll have something to put on the web page.

Bad:
1. Black Friday - I didn’t have to wait in line over night like last year. We did head out early that morning – at least early for us. It was nice to get out but we didn’t see any must haves. Jen picked up a newspaper on Thursday and we both looked through it and had the same comment. We got a couple presents but that was it.
2. Keegan has been a little restless overnight. He ends up waking Jen several times a night. This is causing Jen to get really worn out. She’s been trying to take a nap when Keegan does. It has helped a little. Hopefully Keegan will grow out of this phase shortly.
3. Our TIVO box is on the fritz. It will freeze up every now and then. It feels like it is just a matter of time before it goes. This is the 3rd box – crazy.

Week of November 12, 2007

Good:
1. My boss was out of town. He is pretty laid back anyways but it is still nice to have that little break in pressure.
2. Believe it or not but Jen and Keegan got a bunch of their Christmas shopping done. I haven’t gotten but one thing. I am really behind the 8-Ball!
3. We got lucky and were able to make Plane and Hotel Reservations for Christmas. After the Clearwater trip I realized this was something I needed to do. Keegan is great but I’m not sure we all would have made it up North if we had driven! I also made hotel reservations while we are in PA. It will be nice because we can visit the lights at Hershey and Keegan will have a steady routine.

Bad:
1. Jen and Keegan had several nights of bad sleep. Keegan’s schedule is still a little messed from Day Light Savings. He wants to get up at 7:00AM. Jen’s trying to train him otherwise.
2. I had to work on Saturday. It wasn’t too bad however I would have preferred having off. This was so that I would have Thanksgiving off.
3. Jen set up the Christmas tree and it is nice because it is starting to feel a little more like Christmas. I think we will decorate the tree this weekend. I know this isn’t a bad thing – I just couldn’t think of one and needed a third thing.

Week of November 5, 2007

Good:
1. We went to SeaWorld with Bryan and Katie and had a really good time. Keegan really enjoyed it. He liked being around other little kids too. He flirted with a couple little girls that were sitting behind us during the dolphin show. It was really cute to see him interact with them.
2. We had dinner several evenings in Clearwater. The second night we ate on the beach at this place that had live music. It was a really great nice, the food was good, the weather was good, and the conversation was great.
3. We went to this place called Tarpon Springs. It was really neat. I had never heard of it before – but Jen had. It was this really need Greek town. It had a lot of charm.

Bad:
1. Keegan had a stressful car ride when we went over to Clearwater. It was a bit of a drive – about 3 hours. He really was good – however after about 2 hours he had his limit. This makes me a little weary about our trip at Christmas. I’m not sure how well it will go – but we’ll figure it out.
2. Being on vacation is great but it also messed up everyone’s schedule. We are looking forward to getting back into a routine – although I will miss getting to spend so much time with Keegan. He is so cute.
3. Jen had to stop by work to fill out some forms. She’s going to have to work a couple Sundays to stay in the SeaPines system. It is pretty good timing. Keegan is old enough to hang out with his Daddy for the day without it being to stressful for everyone.

Week of October 29, 2007

Good:
1. Jen and I really enjoyed Keegan’s first Halloween. I’m not sure he knew what was going on but we took him to a couple houses in our neighborhood. He looked really cute.
2. Jen got some good deals on Halloween clearance items for next year. In addition to that Jen found Keegan a jacket for our trip up at Christmas. The jacket cost $4 – it was originally ~$40!
3. Jen went out on Monday evening with Yami and Donna. They went for dinner down at Island Pasta. They had a really nice time.

Bad:
1. Keegan’s face is broken out because he continues to drool. Now that he’s drinking apple juice and eating other acidic fruits it is bothering his skin.
2. Two lab units that we shipped out had some pins that were recessed. They were non-functional pins so it wasn’t a big deal. The customer accepted them but they weren’t super happy about it.
3. A house on our street has a price listed at only $150K. It actually seems like a nice house from the outside. I think they are being hurt because there are several houses for sale around it. Those houses for sale don’t have anyone living in them and the yards of those houses look terrible.