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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:39:36 GMT

we need to get out of the house...
time for a short drive to the park, or anywhere.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:21:32 GMT

last night i spent the better part of two hours putting elijah back in his bed. the door to his bedroom won't close all the way and i was getting so upset. i decided that it was better for me to hold the door closed than to keep getting more and more angry. it was awful. he kept sobbing "open the door daddy" and knocking on the door saying "knock knock momma daddy," crying the whole time. this continued for about 45 minutes. i think it was the hardest thing i've had to do as a father. it broke my heart.

but now it's morning and all is better. i'm just really tired with a massive headache.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:20:54 GMT

i miss skateboarding. i miss feeling cool. i now feel a distinct lack of cool (hah!).
perhaps that's just part of being a parent. maybe you start to feel uncool long
before your kids start to tell you that you are. anyway, i really do miss skating.
i really need to skate again or start a new physical hobby. i may try my hand at
racket ball (seeing as we have paid money for a ymca membership). does any-
one feel like tearing up a parking block with me? or looking like a fool trying to
learn racket ball?

school starts on monday: calculus, historical geology, GIS, and quantitative
geosciences. calculus is the only one that makes me nervous. i'll be fine.

i miss my bakersfield friends and my brothers. anyone want to come visit?

currently listening to: andrew bird
armchair apocrypha

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:02:34 GMT

i really don't like olive garden commercials. or most commercials.
i finished summer school on top and i'm on a 4 day vacation from work
right now. i'm in the process of chopping down the jungle that has taken
over our back yard behind our new house (which is old and falling apart).
i'm a little sleepy...

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Sat, 23 May 2009 20:37:22 GMT

i was going to write something on here but
instead i'm going to play cars with elijah.

love, mike

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:00:21 GMT

i am SOOOO glad that tomorrow is monday.
i'm exhausted. however, i'm thankful that i have
a job and that i'm making enough money to support
us. i'm also thankful that i have a beautiful, helpful,
supportive wife and a wonderful little boy to keep
me company. even though i feel like a may just crumble
to the ground from tiredness, i can't complain. god has
blessed us so much.

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:04:13 GMT

"i will not be poisoned by damp night air!"

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:52:42 GMT

Au revoir pacifica.

Friday, January 02, 2009

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:54:40 GMT

i'm really looking forward to going back to california for 8 days.
anyone else looking forward to anything?

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:35:23 GMT

i love my little family
this morning i got up to get gretchen's phone
and when i came back to bed elijah looked up
at me and said, bright and chirky, "HI!"
it was so sweet and charming.

merry christmas everyone :)