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A little trouble getting in the Spirit

Posted by Jake in Normal Entry on December 23, 2009

I have to admit that this year I have had trouble getting in the Christmas Spirit. Not with the true meaning and spirit of Christmas the birth of Christ but just with I guess the secular Christmas stuff you might say? I am having trouble expressing this thought so before I twist this around to where no one can understand it let me just say it this way

The birth of Christ our savior I am good with.
The spirit of giving this time of year I am good with.
Everything else large and small in between I am just kind of blahhhh.

I can’t really explain why I have been blah this Christmas.  The blessings that my family and I have received this year are truly too numerous to count.  Maybe I am just tired and really need the next 13 days that I have planned off we’ll see.  (but back to the point of the post)

Then we get to today, when I received the video below in an email today from a friend.  It just made me smile and just kicked me out of my Christmas Blah.

So if you are experiencing the Christmas Blah this year I hope it does the same for you.

Thanks Kathy Smith for yanking me out of the Christmas Blah.

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Merry Christmas!

Posted by Jake in Normal Entry on December 22, 2009

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Today is 3 years

Posted by Jake in Normal Entry on October 31, 2009

Yep its hard to believe that three years ago today we moved into what was then our “new house”.  Since then we have remodeled the entire house finishing up the inside during my vacation in October of last year.  Which was not all that bad when you think about all the days I have been on the road.  Technically we have been in the house 1095 days and of those days I have spent about 225 nights on the road.  So if you do the math I have been gone 20% of the time that we have owned the house (29% of the time if you just count business days).

Enough math now the important bit.  Like any good homeowner I have before and after pictures showing all the work.  Sure I could just post the pics but a movie is always better enjoy!

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Our 10th Anniversary

Posted by Jake in Normal Entry on July 24, 2009

July 24th is our 10th Wedding Anniversary.  Yes it was just 10 short years ago that Jess and I were married on a  dark and stormy afternoon in July.  (See honey when the power went out during the wedding it wasn’t an omen)  We have outlasted many TV shows, been through a couple of recessions, and survived many many things together.  There have been several ups and downs, things we have not expected nor planned for but we have made it through it all.

To celebrate this momentous day (and the fact that I believe all betting pools on the length of our marriage have now expired) I will update the famous paragraph below as is tradition, post our yearly anniversary picture, and never take for granted the love that God has blessed us with.

Happy Anniversary Grumps I Love You.

So after 2 houses, 1 rental, the cars going to Graley’s Auto Body 13 times, 2 BA degrees, 1 MA degree, 6 computers, 2 beds, 3 TV’s, 9 DVD players, 11 jobs, 6 cars, 3 surgeries, 1 major wreck, taking in Petey & Phoebe, and finding a church home we’re still together so it must be love.

10th Anniversary Picture

The first 10 years the movie . . .

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Music: Five for Fighting – 100 Years

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My walking brain box gets her Master’s

Posted by Jake in Normal Entry on May 10, 2009

As some of you may have heard Jess Graduated on Saturday with her Masters of Arts in Special Education with an Autism emphasis.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude which is a fancy way of saying 4.0 GPA.

To say that I am proud of her would be an understatement.  She completed the bulk of this degree while working full time and in the last few semesters recovering from the wreck and an unplanned surgery.  At no point during this degree did she even get a B!

I am very proud of you sweets and love you even more.

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In an effort to offset some of the student loan expense DVD’s and Prints will be available in the gift shop for the rock bottom price of $199.95.

Autographed copies are just $299.95.

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