HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN IS A CHANGING HOLIDAY THESE DAYS. GRACE IS STILL A LITTLE TOO YOUNG TO TRICK OR TREAT. SO CAROL AND HUNTER SWUNG BY FOR A PHOTO OP. SUCH CUTIES.

GRACE UPDATE

SO IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT GRACE IS FINALLY SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE LET HER CRY FOR A LITTLE BIT NOW AND SHE SEEMS TO GO RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP. WOO HOO.

NOTHING

JUST AN UPDATE. EARL DIDN'T EVEN PRODUCE ANY RAIN FOR US. THE FORECASTERS WERE WRONG YET AGAIN....

HURRICAN EARL

SO, IT SEEMS WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET A HURRICANE TO COME WITH IN STRIKING DISTANCE OF LONG ISLAND. PROBABLY THE CLOSEST ONE SINCE I WAS A WEE LAD. IF IT HITS IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING. THERE ARE A LOT TREES THAT NEED TO COME DOWN. WAY TOO MANY DISEASED TREES THAT NATURE NEEDS TO WEED OUT. THE ONLY DOWN FALL IS THAT I AM GETTING A HALF COW BUTCHERED AND DELIVERED ON SATURDAY AND IT WOULD SUCK IF WE LOST POWER FOR A WEEK OR MORE. THAT WOULD BE ONE HELL OF A BAD INVESTMENT ON MY PART. THAT IS IF I DON'T JUST RUN OUT AND BUY A GENERATOR TO KEEP THE FREEZERS UP AND RUNNING! WISH US LONG ISLANDERS LUCK!

UPDATE

SO THINGS ARE MOVING BY AT A RECORD PACE THESE DAYS. THE SUMMER IS OVER. GRACE IS ALMOST SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY ACT TOGETHER TO TAKE MY EXAM. AFTER THIS WEEKENDS FESTIVITIES I AM GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A MAJOR CHANGE. ALSO I NEED TO STOP SPENDING MONEY. I HAVE TO TRY AND START BUILDING BACK UP THE COFFERS.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF GRACE AND HER NEW FRIEND HUNTER FROM LAST WEEKEND.

Grace update

well we had Grace's christening over the weekend. that went pretty well. she is such a cutie. she had the worst nights sleep though after that. i didn't make it into work Monday because of it. I joked and said maybe she was rejecting god. ha ha ha.

SLEEP

WELL GRACE FINALLY HAS BEEN SLEEPING MORE. SHE HAS ONLY BEEN WAKING UP ONCE AT AROUND 4 OR SO. THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK PROMISING FOR A NORMAL SLEEP SCHEDULE. SO I HAD MY FIRST FATHER'S DAY. I HAD TO FIRST TAKE OUT MY WIFE'S PARENTS FOR BREAKFAST. THEN CAME HOME AND CUT THE LAWN. THEN OFF TO MY DADS FOR A BBQ. THEN I GET HOME AND SIT DOWN TO PLAY MY NEW VIDEO GAME I HAD GOTTEN FOR FATHER'S DAY, ONLY TO GET INTO TROUBLE FOR IT. I THOUGHT I WAS BEING "GIVEN" SOME TIME TO "ENJOY" MY FATHERS DAY PRESENT ON FATHERS DAY. BUT I WAS MISTAKEN. I CAN'T WIN. I OFFER TO HELP AND DO THINGS TO ASSIST IN THE CRAZINESS THAT IS OUR HOUSE AND LIFE. BUT I AM GREETED WITH ANGER AND HATE. I RESIGN MYSELF TO MISERY I GUESS. WHATEVER. AT LEAST I AM EXTREMELY BUSY AT WORK, SO I CAN AT LEAST IMMERSE MYSELF IN THE CHAOS THAT IS MY JOB.

Still no end in sight

Well grace got up about every two hours last night. I guess the whole teething thing is kicking in. Mel is shot, I am tired, and work is crazy busy. I have been working almost 60 hours a week for the past few weeks with the exception of last weekend. I took a few days off to try and regroup. Didn't help much. There is no such thing as sleeping late anymore.. ugh. Everyone says it will get better soon. I hope so. I can't wait for Grace to start sleeping during the same hours as the rest of us do.

SPOKE TOO SOON

WELL GRACE NOW SEEMS TO WAKE UP WITHOUT FAIL BETWEEN 2-3:00 AM NOW AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET HER TO GO BACK TO SLEEP AFTER THAT. MEL AND I ARE SO TIRED. I HAVE BEEN WORKING MANY HOURS LATELY AND AM JUST TOTALLY BEAT. I HOPE THINGS GET BETTER SOON.

SLEEP ACHIEVED!

SO GRACE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST A FREAK OCCURRENCE BUT BOY AM I ROARING TODAY. IT IS AMAZING WHAT AN UNINTERRUPTED NIGHT SLEEP WILL DO FOR YOU. WOO-HOO.. HOPEFULLY THIS IS A NEW TREND. WE SHALL SEE I GUESS.

NEED MORE SLEEP

SO LATELY GRACE SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO SLEEP IN HER OWN CRIB. WHICH IS KEEPING MEL AND I UP. THE OTHER NIGHT SHE WOULD NOT STOP CRYING FROM ABOUT 1:30 TILL 4:30. ROUGH DAY YESTERDAY JUST TO STAY AWAKE. BUT NOW, LAST NIGHT SHE SLEPT FROM 11:30 TILL ABOUT 4:30. BUT OF COURSE SHE SLEPT IN THE BED WITH US. WHICH I DON'T REALLY MIND, BUT I CAN SEE HOW IT CAN QUICKLY BECOME A HABIT WHICH BOTH MEL AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN. HOPEFULLY SOON SHE WILL START SLEEPING MORE.. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. AND NEITHER CAN MEL.

16 WEEK MARK

WELL GRACE WILL BE 16 WEEKS TOMORROW. WOW TIME IS MOVING FAST. SHE JUST WENT TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND GOT HER SECOND ROUND OF SHOTS (IMMUNIZATIONS) SHE CRIED AND CRIED. THE DOC SAID SHE HAS A SLIGHT HEART MURMUR. HOPEFULLY IT IS NOTHING SERIOUS.

PROGRESS

WELL MY DAD AND HIS CREW SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY TO HELP ME REGRADE THE BACK YARD AND PUT A FENCE ACROSS THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. THANKS AGAIN RICK FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. AND THANK YOU DAD FOR HELPING US OUT BY BRINGING YOUR CREW OVER..

BEFORE





AND HERE IT IS AFTER

FAST LANE

Time is moving by way too fast these last three months. I can't seem to get everything done. Let alone get time in for studying for my exam. That should be my main priority right now but things keep popping up that I need to handle. I have to get this apartment ready to rent out. My tenants of 4 years just moved out. Bummer, they were good people. Now it is spring and i have ton to do outside. Ryan is home on leave as well. So everything is hitting at once. Not to mention my dad is coming next week to re-grade the backyard and install a fence at the rear of the property.. ugh

3 MONTHS IN

WELL. THE LITTLE GIRL IS 3 MONTHS OLD NOW. SHE IS ALMOST SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! HOPEFULLY SHE WILL START THE CEREAL THING SOON SO SHE CAN START SLEEPING ON OUR SCHEDULE. THAT WILL BE A PLUS. MEL AND I ARE PRETTY TIRED. I WISH I COULD AFFORD FOR HER TO STAY HOME WITH THE BABY WHILE I WORK BUT THERE IS JUST NO WAY.

I AM A DAD!

SO. STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS WHOLE DAD THING. THE BABY IS VERY CUTE. I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO TALK AND REACT TO THINGS. IT IS FRUSTRATING RIGHT NOW WITH HER SO SMALL. MY WIFE IS DOING A GREAT JOB TOO. SHE IS SUCH A TROOPER. I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE HAVING TO GET UP EVERY TWO HOURS. SHE IS TRULY AMAZING.