A Whole Lot Of Things To Talk About.

Today, I’ve got lots to talk about. Since the last time I blogged lots of things have happened. Christmas, New Year’s, work, etc. So I’ll start by warning you that this will be a lengthy post.

I’ll start with Christmas Eve. This was the first year on Christmas Eve that all of our extended family had other plans for the day. I got home early that morning and we spent most of the day at home. We did make a last minute run to Target to get a few needed things. We ended up leaving there right when they were closing their doors. They even posted people at the doors to make sure no one else came in. After we left there we had Christmas Eve dinner at ……wait for it……..DENNY’s! It wasn’t too bad actually, but Susan & I agreed that we don’t plan to make it a Christmas Eve tradition. A tradition we did decide on for Christmas Eve was to let Joshua open one of his presents that night before bed. He opened a puzzle board. Well, actually I helped him open it. Then came Christmas morning. We all got out of bed at around 8:30am. For me this is very late. I always get up at 6am on Christmas Day, but this year I was sick and the extra rest didn’t bother me too much. Susan’s sister had let us use their video camera that morning. I videoed us going to wake Joshua up for Christmas and then set set it up to record us all opening presents. However, when I setup the camera, I forgot to check the battery power and found out that the camera stopped recording even before the first present was opened. Damn! Well, at least we still took pictures with our regular camera. Joshua was really excited about all his presents and wanted to play with everything. In the afternoon we went to Jeromy & Mandy’s house for Christmas with the family. It was their first Christmas at their new home and they wanted to share it with everyone. We all had a really good time and ate some really good food and got some really awesome presents.

A week later brought New Year’s. Once again I got home early on New Year’s Eve morning. We went out to dinner at Pasado’s with Jeromy & Mandy. We had never been there before, but the food was really quite good. Of course, it’s Mexican food at that’s always good. After dinner, they came over to our house and all of us played on the Wii Fit Susan got for Christmas. Unfortunately, we discovered that we’re all getting older and it’s hard to stay up until midnight. Jeromy & Mandy went home around 11pm, Susan went to bed at 11:30pm & I watched the ball drop and shut the TV off right after and went to sleep too. What a bunch of party animals we are right?

Work has been really slow lately for me. Every week for the past month I have been told that they don’t have a load for me to go out and I end up missing a day or two of work. It’s beginning to become a pain in the pocketbook. We also just got our new insurance cards the other day and our co-pays have changed and not for the better. Not good since we’re always using  our insurance for some reason or other.

Last Thursday was a really lousy day. I had decided I was finally going to put my new hedge trimmer to use. As I was trimming one of our bushes in our front yard my phone rang. I just barely heard it too. I answered and my wife was hysterical on the other end. Joshua’s daycare had called her and told her an ambulance was on the way to the daycare to get him because he had had a febrile seizure during nap time. I dropped everything and jumpped into my car and headed straight to the hospital. Susan & I both arrived there almost at about the same time. We even arrived earlier than the ambulance did. When they got there, Joshua was stripped down naked and only covered by a thin sheet. He was still a little out of it at first, but he slowly came out of it. Sara, the daycare director, rode with him in the ambulance to the hospital so that if he woke up he would see someone he recognised. Susan & I both really appreciated that. I think he’s in an awesome daycare. The people there seem to really truly care about the kids they take care of. Anyway, after waiting in the hallway for what seemed like forever, we finally got put in a room. It so happens, it was the same room Susan’s dad had been in when they found out about his incurable cancer. I guess she’s really strong though cause I know I was having a hard time dealing with it myself. After all was said and done, Joshua was back to his usual self and wanted to get out of there asap. We left around 5:30pm. He and mommy had to stay home on Friday.

Finally, we get to today. Today was my court date for the tickets I received over 2 years ago. On November 23rd, 2006 I hydroplaned into a light post and like a good citizen I reported it to the police. My reward was a fine for reckless driving, an incorrect address on my driver’s license, and no current proof of insurance. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper. I went to court the following Monday to plead not guilty to all the charges. I had changed my address on my license before I went there and brought them my current proof of insurance. The license charge was dismissed, but the other 2 remained and a future court date would have to be set for them. It took 2 years and 2 months to finally get my day in court. I went there with my court papers, proof of insurance, and even pictures of the area where the accident took place. I was scheduled in court at 6pm. I sat in the courtroom for about 15mins and the judge called my name. I stood up and the judge said, “All charges have been dismissed. You’re free to go.” And just like that, it was all over. 2 years of waiting was finally over. The police officer who gave me the ticket had not shown up in court so the charges were automatically dropped. Thank God! To celebrate, we went out to Pasado’s for some good ole Mexican food. Too bad I’m sick again and couldn’t taste a thing. It all looked really good though and I did get full. Oh well.

One last thing before I go, I want to congratulate Daniel & Christina on the birth of their baby girl, Isabelle. I’m glad to hear she’s doing well and I look forward to getting to see her in person just as soon as I get over this stupid cold. I’ve seen the pictures though. Again congratulations.

Well, in the words of the famous Porky Pig………Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-That’s all folks!