2010

sooo .. it's a new year?

why hello there! fancy meeting you around these parts!

the quick update (and the facebook/twitter updates that you've probably already read): work is still work, church is still going pretty good, the kids are growing up and are so very fun these days, and L and i have been getting up early and exercising for 3.5 weeks now. not much else to say except that i need more than 24 hours in a day as usual!

p.s. comment spam stinks - gotta close off comments on posts quicker!

# Good morning! It's a bright sunshiney day - let's hope the week finishes strong! half a minute ago via TweetDeck

# On a brighter note, 3 weeks down and 10 to go on P90X. Feelin' fitter already! 11:37 AM Mar 13th via TweetDeck

# Workin' at the day job on a rainy Saturday :-/ Looks March 20th will be my first true 'day off' of the month. 11:34 AM Mar 13th via TweetDeck

# Thought I could watch just the first half of The Hurt Locker last night since I was drowsy and it was getting late. Nope. Really good movie! 9:49 AM Mar 9th via TweetDeck

# Even if only for a few minutes, it was nice to sit outside with my two favorite gals on a blanket in the backyard while Jake played :-) 8:03 PM Mar 8th via TweetDeck

# What a wonderful weekend! I'm only partly annoyed that the weekend hasn't ended & the power is still out at work. Beautiful reading weather! 10:41 AM Mar 8th via TweetDeck

# I REALLY wish I normally got home from work at 5pm. 4:56 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Wooohoooo!! Going home early! 4:20 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Power has been out at work for over an hour! Sittin outside reading a book ... Ahhhh :-) 2:41 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Spirits are high after a great first night of revival service last night. Ready to knock it out of the park at work and get back to church! 9:45 AM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# These 4 guys at Starbucks get the same drink everyday at 2:30 - double shot espresso over ice. I just tried it this morning; it's very good! 9:35 AM Mar 4th via TweetDeck

# Fun BibleStudy last night, up early to exercise, now sittin in traffic on the interstate that is usually traffic-free (471). It's sunny tho! 8:48 AM Mar 4th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/164ftj Brother & Sister love! 8:12 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# SOOO excited about healthy chicken stir fry for dinner with a bunch of fresh ingredients! 5:34 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# I think I finally have some clarity on the overall vision and days ahead for our church. Yay! 2:32 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# GO! BIG! ORANGE!! 2:22 PM Feb 27th via TweetDeck

# Church service on a Friday night and then a date night with the family! Great night ahead! 6:31 PM Feb 26th via TweetDeck

# Green beans as a snack... it's a brave new world :) 10:56 AM Feb 26th via TweetDeck

# Happy 6th birthday, Jacob!! Happy 4 month birthday, Addison!! 8:22 AM Feb 23rd via TweetDeck

# 1 new member, 6 children dedicated (including mine!), and the privilege of baptizing my sister - what a wonderful day at church!! 1:18 PM Feb 21st via TweetDeck

# Yay! New pictures uploaded! 10:44 PM Feb 16th via TweetDeck

# I think I just learned the art of skiing down the driveway while shoveling snow and taking out the trash! 9:13 AM Feb 16th via TweetDeck

# So glad my family is almost home!!! (for once, thank you snow) 1:44 PM Feb 14th via TweetDeck

# Baked tilapia and sweet potato fries at home - yum-O! 8:36 PM Feb 13th via TweetDeck

# Thankful that the DVR was able to rewind to 9pm to watch the opening ceremony in full; curious as to what went on from 7:30-9:00pm !? 9:23 PM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# Going to Friday night church! 6:46 PM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# There was just A BIRD IN MY HOUSE. ?!?! Am I Dr. Doolittle while the family is away or something?! 8:08 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# No lie: as I was walking to the front door, a deer ran through the front yard to the back; then I saw 3 of its buddies at the streetlight! 7:44 PM Feb 11th via TweetDeck

# WOW! Jungle Jim's is a-maze-ing! 3:11 PM Feb 10th via TweetDeck

# Who dat? Dat's dem Saints :( booo 9:51 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# Old white dudes singing to a bunch of old white dudes who could actually afford superbowl tickets. 8:17 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# WOOOOO!!!! Go Colts! Goal line stand!! 8:00 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# Superbowl party at our house! 6:22 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# MacBook home safe and sound last night! No charge to replace the topcase (keyboard, trackpad) - Praise the Lord! 7:55 AM Feb 6th via TweetDeck

# Good 13 hour day: drive, work, drive, mtg @ church, hospital visit, home. Salad for dinner and now catching up on Grey's with my love! 10:32 PM Feb 4th via TweetDeck

# Think warm and fuzzy thoughts for my MacBook. She's staying in the "hospital" for an overnighter. :(( 7:35 PM Feb 2nd via TweetDeck

# ... made an appt. to get it fixed and after I dug out an acutal mouse. It probably won't work again later. 9:30 AM Feb 1st via TweetDeck

# I'm not complaining - really! - but it's funny that my laptop 'mouse' button started working again after I ... 9:30 AM Feb 1st via TweetDeck

# Sold over $20,000 the last two days of the month! Knowing where I was just a few short months ago, I stand amazed! Praise the Lord! 6:45 PM Jan 29th via TweetDeck

# Finally getting ready to take lunch - been wheeling and dealing big time here at the end of the month!! 2:33 PM Jan 29th via TweetDeck

# The sun is out! The sun is out! Hurry before it goes away again! 10:36 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

# Blessed to have an awesome wife with a shared gift and love for hospitality! Two nights of dinner guests & lookin forward to more next week! 10:29 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

# Cold, dreary day and the sandwich for lunch wasn't enough. Eating some oatmeal with fruit & nuts with an afternoon coffee to hurry the day. 2:25 PM Jan 21st via TweetDeck

# Feverishly working on church stuff with hardcore secretary Lindsay. 9:06 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# Winding and wandering around downtown Cinci trying to get across a different bridge since there's a wreck on the normal one. Sigh..... 7:12 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# Laptop battery is dead. I guess I'll just think about the stuff I was going to work on at lunch... 2:38 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/yqj2a Got beautiful hardwood floors "installed" (uncovered) today! 9:00 PM Jan 18th via TweetDeck

# Very very good service at church today! Praise the Lord!! 1:09 PM Jan 17th via TweetDeck

# Fun cheap date activity: playing rock band at blockbuster while trying to decide on a movie! 5:57 PM Jan 15th via TweetDeck

# Date "night" has begun :) Dinner, errands without kids, and movies at home! 4:33 PM Jan 15th via TweetDeck

# Happy 30.5 birthday to me ! :-D 5:23 PM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# 2 hours from to Jake's school to traffic to work. Gotta love the commute. Like being back in DC!! 10:01 AM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# Just turned onto the interstate parking lot. Luckily I have over an hour to get to work. 8:51 AM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# Headed home after a long, but very good day. 9:05 PM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# Let us join our thoughts and prayers together for Haiti. 9:55 AM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# SO encouraged right now! Lord let nothing stop us from becoming the church you want us to be! 9:31 AM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# Say a prayer for Addi: @ Dr. w/ 100 degree temp and a bunch of junk in her chest. Hopefully she can get cleaned out :-( I'm home w/ Jake. 11:00 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Chicken & Shrimp! http://twitpic.com/xlblq 7:20 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Grilling out BBQ kebobs in 15 degree weather. Awesome! Gonna be scrumptious! 7:06 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Visiting at the hospital. Feels nice to brighten someone's day! 4:52 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Tick rock goes the clock on 2009 4:50 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Watching Muse in concert on a cool channel I found out about on our new HD box: palladia. Caught Silversun Pickups and TheFratellis lastnite 2:51 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Had an espresso w/ dessert at dinner. Fully prepared for baby duty so L can finally have a full night's rest. She certainly deserves it!!! 11:07 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Looking forward to a date night with the family in just a couple of hours! 5:08 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Tick rock goes the clock on 2009 5:06 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Hittin' the hay in the new King Sized bed! 12:30 AM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/x3bjt So pretty! 3:05 PM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# 3 inches since I got to work. http://twitpic.com/x3ak6 3:03 PM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# Staying up late playing Mario with our out of town friends who are sleeping over. Not 7th grade; just good times :) 12:44 AM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# SO much on my mind ! 10:14 PM Jan 5th via TweetDeck

# 2010 church planning. Serious business. http://twitpic.com/wkjbq 7:02 PM Jan 3rd via TweetDeck

# Going for the first of what I hope is many jogs in 2010. (Not a resolution or anything) I really need to 'pound' some pavement right now :-/ 2:09 PM Jan 3rd via TweetDeck

# Tick tock goes the clock on 2009. Good riddance to the bad things and looking forward to the adventures of the good things. 10:40 AM Dec 31st, 2009 via TweetDeck

# RT @atsalumni: "He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."-Augustine 9:44 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Playing with my princess!! http://twitpic.com/vo6ts 9:42 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Finally got to the AT&T store. iPhone is now making calls! 7:47 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# 24 hour bug. Feeling better, but eating light today. 9:07 AM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# SO sick. Feel like crap, haven't had to munch on sprite and crackers since I was a kid :-( 5:11 PM Dec 27th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Home! 11:37 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via web

# test from iPhone! 12:07 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via API

# Heading out to see Alvin & the Chipmunks 2 with the fam! 4:14 PM Dec 25th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Merry CHRISTmas!! Jake is a bit sickly so the whole house is still asleep and quiet while I feed Addison a bottle :-) waiting ... waiting... 8:41 AM Dec 25th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Relient K's Let it snow baby .. Let it Reindeer was an awesome way to spend the last leg of the drive. Oh yeah - I'm here! 7:32 PM Dec 24th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Little over 24 hours 'til I can hit the road for Christmas with the family ! 2:47 PM Dec 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# I think this can of gold star chili was meant to be a topping and not a dinner :-( needs some beans or .. something .. sigh 8:53 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Woohoo! Finally hit commission for a month :-) Nice to have a little bit extra around Christmas! 8:12 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# The family went on down to Knoxville for the week. The house is empty and lonely, but I'll be with them soon! Time to catch up on movies! 9:34 PM Dec 20th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# @Ale8One We need you up here in Northern KY! 11:01 AM Dec 19th, 2009 via web in reply to Ale8One

# I wonder what it would be like to be living back in the DC area this morning with over a foot of snow! 10:46 AM Dec 19th, 2009 via TweetDeck