Wow!!! It has Been a Long Time

I guess with all the other "stuff" out there to keep people up-to-date I have had a hard time feeling motivated to update the blog as well. It takes so much more time, especially if you want to add pictures, etc. I mean, with Facebook, Twitter, Google+.....does anyone even read blogs anymore?

Anyway.....So I accomplished my Day 7 Desire from below......Yep, we bought a house. Closed on June 28 and moved in at the end of July when our rental contract expired. I think what I am going to do, which make sense to do on a blog, is post lots of before and after pictures on here of the house. You see, I couldn't just leave it how it was. No, I had to gut both bathrooms and try to add 3 feet to the garage for the laundry before we moved in.....well, we didn't quite get all of that done. In fact, we still aren't done with all of that. So, sort of modeling this blog after this one I will be posting pictures and updating y'all as we go along. I will only sort of do a retro entry for the stuff we've already done. Mostly it will be pictures of where we started and where we are now as we reach a milestone of some sort in the progress.

Day 8 - A Favorite Song

Tim
- Someone Exactly Like You
     This is mine and Rachel's song. One of my favorites. I feel like it accurately describes how I feel about Rachel. I didn't exactly travel all around the world. But, I guess in my dating prior to getting married I was always searching for something that felt right, that felt different. When I started dating Rachel I felt that, and that is when/how I knew that I should marry her. So, I may not have traveled around the world, but I did my share of searching and I feel like I was searching for someone....exactly like [her].j  :)

Day 7 - Something I want to buy

Tim
This one is really, really easy. A House!!! I absolutely want to buy a house. Hopefully by the time our contract is up (around July) we will have found something and be ready to purchase. We'll just have to see.

Day 6 - Something I Bought Recently

Tim
1. Rachel's Christmas Present
2. 13 Amplifiers for work
3. A $100K plus upgrade to the sound system (for work)
4. New Wardrobe [except that is my Christmas present and I'm not supposed to know about it.... :)]

Day 5 - Top 10 Pet Peeves

Tim
 1. Smoking/Cigarette Smoke
 2. People who don't pay attention to what they are doing and/or their surroundings (drivers, people at stores, etc.)
 3. Feeling unappreciated
 4. Having people ignore me when I am talking
 5. Smoking/Cigarette Smoke
 6. Stupid drivers
 7. People who don't pay attention
 8. Smoking/Cigarette Smoke
 9. Smoking/Cigarette Smoke
 10. Smoking/Cigarette Smoke

Rachel:
 Well, I don't really have 10 pet peeves I only have one big one; smoking. I hate smoking and everything associated with smoking. The only other thing is when people use sarcasm in place of humor. Usually it isn't funny, it is just hurtful and children never understand it.

Day 4 - Something I crave

Well....that is really easy. Since I have been doing P90X and haven't had anything with sugar in it except maybe 3 or 4 times for the last 3 months.....I really crave some chocolate, with chocolate, and more chocolate and maybe some ice cream too. (I know, I missed this by a day. Sorry). - Tim

Day 3 - A favorite Photo

So, I'm sure that this probably includes any photo from the web or one that we've taken ourselves. I have so many, just that we have taken it is hard to decide. So,  I think I will pick one of my most recent favorites.

This was taken just over a month ago when Rachel and I were in Hawaii. I think it looks as good as a lot of the postcards that they sell. Tell me what you think.

Day 2 - A picture of you last year and now and how you have changed since then

Tim

  Let's see....a year ago. I was fat, out of shape, over ate all the time and was pretty much just in a bad place physically. Now, I have almost completed P90X, have dropped 40 pounds, and I am in close to the best shape of my life.

Has it really been that long......

So, as you can obviously see from our past blog list....it has been about 5 months since we last blogged on here. So much has happened in that time I couldn't imagine even trying to catch up on all of it. Perhaps we will at least put some pictures and some milestones back in. But for now, we saw this on our friend's FB and Blog and thought it might be a good way to kick start our blogging again. So....as you can see to the right we have listed items for a 30 Day Blog Challenge. On the day indicated Rachel and I will each attempt to blog about the item listed. Ready or not, here we go.........

Day 1 - 5 things no one really knows about me (Tim)
 1. My left foot is bigger than my right foot
 2. My first kiss came 3 months before my 16th Birthday. I remember nearly every detail of it.
 3. I read the entire Twilight Saga books....and actually enjoyed them. Until the last book when she totally butchered the story.
 4. I average 3-5 bowel movements a day
 5. At one point in the last 7 years (all post Mission) I weighed as much as 285 pounds and as little as 195 pounds. I now weigh a comfortable 225 pounds after losing 40 pounds doing P90X. Though, if you didn't know that last part you either a) Are not my friend on FB b) Do not use FB or c) live in a cave and don't know about my other blog

Day 1 - 5 things no one really knows about me (Rachel)
 1. I don't really like Mexican food (unless it is smothered in cheese and sour cream).
 2. The only person I have ever kissed is Tim.
 3. I love all things miniature.
 4. Ceramics was my all-time favorite class in college.
 5. I love to push buttons whether it is the keys on the computer, buttons on my phone, calculator, a cash register and so on. Just love to push them. Don't  know why I just love to do it. I also love to feel really soft things too.

Daniel Crawling

Here it is folks, as promised. Enjoy the video.

So, it is amazing how much can change in just a few short weeks. This video is literally some of Daniels very first crawling steps (or are they scoots?). Now, just barely two weeks later he is moving around so much we can't keep him out of anything. He goes from the living room all the way down the hall into the bedroom. He sees the bathroom door left open, and he is at the door in no time (yes, for some reason he seems to really like the bathroom).

We will have to add more pictures and maybe try to get another video of him crawling, and of him pulling himself up onto the furniture. And, today (May 4) I noticed him actually moving from one piece of furniture to another.

9 Month Stats

Height: 27 1/4" - 10-25th Percentile

Weight: 18 lbs. 9.5 oz - 10-25th Percentile

Head: 46 CM - 50-75th Percentile