As I
mentioned on the front page, my birthday came and went, and it wasn’t
too painful. I went out to lunch with a few co-workers a few days
before my birthday. Then on Saturday night I filled up with sushi with
mom and dad and on Sunday Steph surprised me with a drive down to
Monterey, a visit to the aquarium and lunch on the beach at Pebble
Beach. So a pretty good birthday I must say.
However, Saturday during the day was
tough, but not because of the birthday. One of my co-workers, Jodi
Martino, lost her son in the middle of the night the week prior, still
without any explanation, and the memorial for 18-month old Matteo was
Saturday morning. The sudden and unexpected loss of a smiling, happy
toddler brings up so many questions, most of them without any answers,
so that has provided a sense of perspective. Jodi is an avid blogger,
and her ability to put into words what she and her family have been
going through is amazing. You can check out her blog at,
martinomadness.blogspot.com. But I must warn you, if you read the
entries from the past week, read with kleenex close by.
Other things that have been going
on...Ellie started swim lessons. And she loves the water. She loves
jumping off the side of the pool, she loves being held and thrown, but
she hasn’t grasped the kicking and blowing bubbles yet. I’ve been
teaching Katelyn some Final Cut Pro as she’s getting pretty good at
putting together videos. Steph also started her new job, which
obviously comes with a few more responsibilities and a few added
stresses, but I’m sure when she gets into the groove everything will
work like clockwork.
That’s all, until next time.
PS - And the photo above was the day Steph and I went to get our new iPhones, and Ellie was testing out the iPods.
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