Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts

Monday, December 8, 2008

Change is

December 2008

Sooo much has changed since last I posted - here is some updates

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Our walk with Christ has been changing - and I'm fighting to give God the glory.
The fact is that none of us can succeed without His presence within our lives. Fight to choose him!

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We moved!
Before Pic:


After pic:


Before was a townhouse - we were sooo blessed by the corner lot. It gave us a little more room and made moving in and out a whole lot easier. Both pictures were taken from Google Maps, which explains the mower in the before-pic and the truck in the after-pic. Also - the trees suggested by the shading on the truck were also removed - so that place on our lot is quite bald!
The after home is a rancher - a little less room on a half-acre lot. Soo much room!!
God is so faithful!

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Peter has been growing! He can almost walk - backward!
He has his own face-book page (link).
And he is a continual delight to the both of us.

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I'm in the middle of my second semester at Thomas Edison State College (link).
It's been an interesting thing - to juggle work, school, baby, wife, and house. Almost sounds like a modified rock-paper-scissors game.

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Ruth and I are participating in our own version of the Biggest Loser.
If you wish details, please ask us in person ... or we may have a blog up about it.
Last week was our first week and team Cooper lost 19 pounds!

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Ruth and I have been taking ballroom dancing!
We've learned some steps from Foxtrot, Swing, Waltz, Rumba, Tango, and one other that does not come to mind at the moment.
Other than swing, they seem to all fall into variations of a kind of square dance.
Perhaps there is an alternation of quick to slow, maybe a bending of the knee, but the basic flow is almost identical to each.
... Maybe I need to practice more ... they're not properly differentiated to me yet. Still - it's been fun and great exercise!

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I continue to misspell practice and presence.
Hopefully I'll now get them right:
both end in "C" and that'll be enough for me.

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I learned that FreeRice.com (link) has more settings than simply vocabulary.
This is a site that I thought initially held only vocabulary words - until I realized there are other options. It's a cyclic quizzing site and correct answers reward "the hungry with rice" (see site for details - it is interesting nonetheless) and found that correct answers can be in English vocabulary, English grammar, countries of the world, works of art, and really - not a profoundly large smattering, but enough that I think a visit to the site is worth a mention.

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Well that's enough - hopefully I can get into the habit of sharing once a week

and last, and certainly least:
Here are the top 10 ways to amuse a geek
1. Make a list of the top 10 ways to amuse a geek.
2. Use binary.


May the holidays draw you closer to Christ!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

How much of our crying out to the Lord is vanity?

:- Peter
Peter has been growing so very, very fast. I don't have great recollection of any particular day, but it is amazing to me how much he's grown since I first held him, an hour after he was born, less than two months ago.

:- General
Growth is painful, as are the transitions between growth spurts. Ruth has shared that she remembers growing. I don't recall anything close to that ... but growing, regardless of context, is hard. It's hard for cities, it's hard for companies, and it's hard for people.

:- Ruth
Ruth has been doing wonderfully. She is becoming increasingly aware of her fitness needs and I have heard her plan. She put in for two part-time jobs: newspaper delivery driver and Trader magazine (Friday Only) delivery driver. We're getting rid of the credit cards!!! She also has an accountability coach, which is always encouraging. Her birthday is on Monday!! I already planned a small surprise - I anticipate she'll like it :)

:- General
Being a father is very eye-opening. I know it's cliche ... but you have a much clearer understanding of what God sacrificed when He gave His only begotten son. In addition, you see how much He wants to give us good things, and most of the time we're whining. Simply whining. All is vanity says the preacher. This applies even to heart-felt worship. If God didn't guide your heart to do it, even if you were focused on God, it's likely it's a form of vanity.

:- Jason
House purchase moving forward, settlement date seems to be end of September.
Classes are progressing nicely - have an appointment with adviser in early September and should start up new classes cleanly. Also, no word on amount or degree of corporate reimbursement, but any would help knock out the credit.
We also have a budget. Dave Ramsey Rocks!!

Bye Ya'll!