Made it to 50 next goal is 100

I know... where have you been... Been right here dealing with life's little adventures. Letting the little things get in the way of actually making my 50th post. I think I have been trying so hard to figure out what is the right thing to type that I missed the correct thing to type. This entire blog has been about change, changes and changing and how we are impacted by or influence it... Well the simple change was the arrival of Dot, the obvious changes were related to our adjustment we made but the biggest thing that has occurred around changing.. Not what you think ... nothing to do with Toots or I.. not Dot... It was Big Sis and Little Guy... They have been changing little by little these past 49 posts growing and experience things that are new, scary and exciting... But the most gratify thing I have seen in their "change" is that they actually have been drawn into writing... they both posted comments on the blog, Big Sis has taken to banging out fictional characters that reflect her daily grind... Little Guy is taking his simple spelling words and trying his best to make detailed stories. They are both excited about writing... and their spelling is a heck of a lot better than mine..

Catching up since the last post... Been enjoying the beach.. miss Toots but someone has to stay home and take care of Dot... Big Sis and Little Guy are doing great jobs fending for themselves on the beach... I pick a spot sit down and they touch base when they are going to the pool or looking for money... For the first time in years, I actually got a bad burn...(Never would have happened if Tootts was there.... ) walking around the day of the burn, I couldn't figure out why everyone was looking at me... I didn't feel the burn.. I didn't see the burn.. but I was getting stares... Looking back on it.. I should have had black socks and sandals on... Yes I looked like a Bennie.... Felt like a fool when I got home... I was so red.. I could stop cars... the kids were getting a kick out of leaving hand prints on my stomach.. but like everything else the redness has faded and I will be back on the beach Sunday...

Dot update... she is aware and enjoying her surroundings... Smiles are crossing her face... she is starting to recognize voices and she loves the dog or my beard brushing against her feet...Toots is planning the big day... picked the place for the baptism dinner, making arrangements and such.. A little update... all those things we have for a new born..aren't being used... well most of them are.. but there is one thing that hasn't been touched... not going to divulge.. but I bet you can guess... Yea yea.. sure Toots it will be used... maybe for the next kid.... we can save it in teh basement..

Pictures will be posted as soon as I upload them from my camera... thank God for large memory cards...

OK.. I have posted the weight loss challenge.... laid it out there... I have no plan on how I will attack my weight loss... I have started walking... realized working from home full time... you don't get the morning and evening exercise of walking the city... so hopefully once I start walking as if I am heading to and fro the office the pounds will melt away... I guess I will need to watch what I eat... or watch less of what I eat... Here are my rules...Toots gained and lost 21 lbs over the course of her pregnancy... I figure I gained as much... so my goal is to move the number on the scale south over the next 9 months... I will update weekly maybe monthly.. all depends on how well I am doing... I will also post how I am doing it... or maybe not doing it depending on how agreeable the scale is... I will also toss in an additional loss challenge that is to loss what Dot has gained over the course of a year... anyone can join in.... friendly wagers... suggestions...

Thanks for hanging around... stopping by to check if I have updated this thing... I hope I amuse...or at best put a smile on your face... Thanks for sticking around through the changes... I promise to post a lot more.. . should be easy with school letting out in a week... Keep those cards and letters coming in...