Posted in YouTube, Nintendo DS, Owen on Monday June 29th, 2009 @ 10:50 pm No Comments »
With all the talk of Michael Jackson’s death, I was trying to give my 9-year old son a synopsis on his life. Boy, was that tough. Even showing him pictures of Michael from boyhood to manhood raised more questions than I had answers for.
Then I decided to stop talking and just watch a few music […]
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Posted in Swimming, Photography, Owen on Monday June 29th, 2009 @ 8:31 pm No Comments »
Owen had his second swim class tonight and was doing great. At one point during the breast stroke he got an ‘Atta boy!’ from his swim instructor, who’s one of the head instructors for the whole school system. Afterward he was smiling and happy as he always is after a good swim.
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Posted in Exercise log on Monday June 29th, 2009 @ 12:29 pm No Comments »
Monday 06-29-09
Body pump at the YMCA — 60 minutes
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Posted in Family, Owen on Sunday June 28th, 2009 @ 11:10 pm No Comments »
I had this great idea about a month back to take the kids to Cedarburg’s Strawberry Festival this weekend. What I didn’t realize was everyone else in Southeastern Wisconsin had the same great idea. When we arrived, we stood in line for close to an hour for their strawberry pancake breakfast. It was all-you-can-eat, but […]
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Posted in Migraine log on Sunday June 28th, 2009 @ 10:45 pm No Comments »
Migraine: Friday-Saturday, June 26-27, 2009
Characteristics
Unilateral, top center of head
Steady strong ache with intermittent sharp pain
Able to function with effort
Pain scale 0 to 10:
Friday: Morning: 3, Afternoon: 4, Early evening: 3, Late evening: 3
Saturday: Morning: 6, Afternoon: 7, Early evening: 7, Late evening: 2
Timing
Length: Friday-Saturday 9am (Friday) - 10:30pm (Saturday)
Worst pain: Saturday 3pm-9:30pm
Additional symptoms
Mild nausea Friday
Difficulty […]
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Posted in Family, Migraine log, Photography, Travel, Owen on Sunday June 28th, 2009 @ 10:41 pm No Comments »
We went to Six Flags Great America in Illinois on Friday. This was my first time going to Six Flags as an adult with kids in tow, but as we’d already taken them all to Disney and the two Universals earlier this year with great results, we were looking forward to it. Unfortunately I had […]
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Posted in Photography, Owen, Blogs on Friday June 19th, 2009 @ 11:13 pm 2 Comments »
I love this whole digital world, but it’s so abstract. Great, I can put my laptop on my lap and look at stories, photos and videos. But what if the whole internet thing goes ka-put someday? What if the online place you house your stories, videos or photos dies as another fad takes over, or […]
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Posted in Migraine log, Owen on Friday June 19th, 2009 @ 10:45 pm 1 Comment »
Thursday afternoon Owen asked if he could have his buddy Mark come over. We called his mom, and it turned out there were a few other kids at their house at the time, so she asked if Owen could instead go over by Mark. Heck yeah, of course Owen wants to go to Mark’s house!
I […]
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Posted in Photography on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 @ 11:01 pm No Comments »
Holy pictures, Batman! I finally finished adding a bunch of photos I’ve taken from last November til now, and even some much older ones. Labeling them all is gonna take awhile, though…
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Posted in Photography, Owen on Monday June 15th, 2009 @ 7:55 pm No Comments »
Owen’s first official full day off of school. The weather was great so we headed to the beach!
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