- 14:19 I uploaded a YouTube video -- A Flip HD is Born - The First Shots bit.ly/5XXOo
- 14:30 I uploaded a YouTube video -- Video 2 bit.ly/FzUhj
Friday, August 21, 2009
AJ's daily Twitter updates.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
AJ's daily Twitter updates.
- 21:57 I uploaded a YouTube video -- Molly Practicing Riding www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDIyBUxAzBY&feature=autoshare_twitter
- 08:52 I uploaded a YouTube video -- Jensen Christmas 2008 bit.ly/2gvNE3
- 08:52 I uploaded a YouTube video -- Heaney Christmas 2008 bit.ly/euHnt
- 10:06 I subscribed to watchtheguild's channel on YouTube bit.ly/7WD9a
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
AJ's daily Twitter updates.
- 08:53 Molly has a new DVD of her riding and jumping. As a parent this is both cool and terrifying all at the same time! Be safe Molly, be safe.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Molly's got a cold
A summer cold... many can relate that getting a cold in the summer can be the most miserable of experiences.
Yesterday Molly's voice started to sound a bit rough and her temperature started to rise. Last night I awoke to the sound of a dog barking, upon closer inspection it was Molly sneaking into our room suffering from a coughing fit. Her voice was so sore and the cough so harsh, she was absolutely beside herself in pain and worry. She just wanted to be with her mommy. I swear the cough didn't even sound human.
This morning she is no better, her little voice is almost completely gone and it's obvious every cough is painful and upsetting to her. She has a steady fever now, and with the right meds, and lots of rest, hopefully she'll recover this weekend.
Yesterday Molly's voice started to sound a bit rough and her temperature started to rise. Last night I awoke to the sound of a dog barking, upon closer inspection it was Molly sneaking into our room suffering from a coughing fit. Her voice was so sore and the cough so harsh, she was absolutely beside herself in pain and worry. She just wanted to be with her mommy. I swear the cough didn't even sound human.
This morning she is no better, her little voice is almost completely gone and it's obvious every cough is painful and upsetting to her. She has a steady fever now, and with the right meds, and lots of rest, hopefully she'll recover this weekend.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Why the farm is so fun!
Who wouldn't want to spend a fun day at the farm each week when you have awesome activities to do like...
Riding on Opa's mini bike
Practicing in the arena for your next horse show
Riding on Opa's mini bike
Practicing in the arena for your next horse show
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Smoke Reaches Lumby
Three forest fires rage on within the Okanagan Valley, all of them are within a few hours of our home in Lumby. Saturday we were in Vernon and noticed the smoke from the first major fire in Kelowna as the wind blew it up the lake into the Vernon area. While lots of smoke has affected the region, Lumby has luckily been left out of the haze till today.
Today however, the weather patterns changed and Lumby is now fully socked in with smoke from the fires. Air quality is bad and I hope the smoke doesn't linger too long in the little valley around us.
Our best wishes go out to the people and families who are much closer to the fires and having their lives and homes put at risk.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Happy Birthday to me...
It's my birthday tomorrow, but the party is today. Kelly has been planning an awesome meal and a small group of family is coming over for dinner (just the way I like it).
I did some finishing work on the wall and garage door this morning, so everything is now closed in to my satisfaction. After a shower and shave I went back out for an hour and shot targets from the little range I set up a few week ago. The new Crosman pistol is more accurate than the Gamo, but both are fun to shot at pop cans and small paper targets. Molly came out and sat with me for a while and looked very goofy in her safety glasses. But it looked like she was having a great time.
It kind of sucks that I have to work on my birthday, but I get my cards and presents a day early, so I guess it all balances out :)
I did some finishing work on the wall and garage door this morning, so everything is now closed in to my satisfaction. After a shower and shave I went back out for an hour and shot targets from the little range I set up a few week ago. The new Crosman pistol is more accurate than the Gamo, but both are fun to shot at pop cans and small paper targets. Molly came out and sat with me for a while and looked very goofy in her safety glasses. But it looked like she was having a great time.
It kind of sucks that I have to work on my birthday, but I get my cards and presents a day early, so I guess it all balances out :)
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Another Wall
Thanks to Dave for his help today, another wall is completed on the workshop and the garage door is finally mounted and operating correctly. For anyone interested, a garage door is a death trap and I suggest that only the truly stupid try to install these things on your own. I apparently fall into this category, but have blind luck as well.
Stupid + Luck = No Death (this time)
Stupid + Luck = No Death (this time)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Another big blog update
Last night I updated the 24 Bloom Blog and worked with my domain host to update some redirects as well.
- Come visit the blog and check out the new look and feel.
- Sign up to a RSS Feed if your interested.
- Join up and become a Follower of the blog if you want.
- MOST IMPORTANT - Update your browser bookmarks so your pointing to the new site and not the old one. The correct new address is http://24bloom.com/ OR http://24bloom.blogspot.com/
Sunday, July 05, 2009
A week of holidays comes to an end...
Today is Sunday and a week of holidays is coming to an end. It's been hard work but we got a lot accomplished, and took care of some fun as well.
On the work side I installed a solid wood overhead garage door in the back of the shop and did LOTS of landscaping and clean-up back there so more walls and fence can be built. I want to close it all in and be finishing the interior walls this fall. By snow fall I should have some carpentry projects underway in the newly completed space.
On the fun side I spend the last few days gaming with Dave and we covered some solid ground. Just a few minutes ago we finished Gears of War 2 on Insane difficulty. It took lots of concentration and swearing to get past some of the fights but the satisfaction of earning all the gamer score at completion was worth it. I finally passed 19,000 after being stalled on gamer score for months!
I'm puttering away at Fallout 3 again and plan to finish finding all the Bobbleheads in the next few days as well.
Molly spent the week with her aunt Karon and cousin Rachel at Vasauex Lake with friends of their family from England. Molly had two little British girls to play with and it sounds like she had a blast. Kelly and her mom Darlene joined them at the lake mid-week after Kelly was able to get a few days of work under her belt.
YES, Kelly is feeling better, healing better, and just taking it easy and letting the healing happen without over-doing it (a bad habit she has the moment she feels just a little bit better).So here we are, halfway through Sunday already, and the entire household is getting back to normal tomorrow.
On the work side I installed a solid wood overhead garage door in the back of the shop and did LOTS of landscaping and clean-up back there so more walls and fence can be built. I want to close it all in and be finishing the interior walls this fall. By snow fall I should have some carpentry projects underway in the newly completed space.
On the fun side I spend the last few days gaming with Dave and we covered some solid ground. Just a few minutes ago we finished Gears of War 2 on Insane difficulty. It took lots of concentration and swearing to get past some of the fights but the satisfaction of earning all the gamer score at completion was worth it. I finally passed 19,000 after being stalled on gamer score for months!I'm puttering away at Fallout 3 again and plan to finish finding all the Bobbleheads in the next few days as well.
Molly spent the week with her aunt Karon and cousin Rachel at Vasauex Lake with friends of their family from England. Molly had two little British girls to play with and it sounds like she had a blast. Kelly and her mom Darlene joined them at the lake mid-week after Kelly was able to get a few days of work under her belt.
YES, Kelly is feeling better, healing better, and just taking it easy and letting the healing happen without over-doing it (a bad habit she has the moment she feels just a little bit better).So here we are, halfway through Sunday already, and the entire household is getting back to normal tomorrow.- Aaren and Kelly head back to work.
- Molly is back on her regular schedule of Oma's, Nana's, daycare, and some fun summer programs.
- Jill is also back to the summer day progam and catching rides to Vernon with Kelly each day, so she doesn't have to ride the bus (she hates the bus)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Hitch em' Up! - Molly Style
It's obvious that Molly's been watching Opa and Oma hitch up their horses. This is the harness she worked up alone in the dog room for 30 minutes. When she came out with Jessie I was impressed at the collection of items strung together and the fact the key elements of a proper harness seemed to be represented.
What a little teamster.
What a little teamster.
Friday, June 12, 2009
It's a little better then we thought
So KJ and I walked into the hospital expecting a PICC line and we walked out with a 3 day home IV. I had some training and we did the first injection at the hospital. Kelly did have a reaction and almost passed out, but after 15 minutes of lying down she was back on her feet and only a little dozey.With a big brown bag of new pills and syringes we headed for home. Kelly is back in bed and we'll have a VERY quiet weekend at home with daily injections. KJ's back into the doctor Monday morning for followup and the next phase of treatment.
Kelly goes for a PICC Line Today
Kelly's infection from her recent surgery is not going away. Today our GP and her surgeon decided to escalate the treatment with the insertion of a PICC Line.
Some of you are aware this is the treatment that Pat her dad had when his knee infection got out of control a few years ago. He was on the PICC Line for months and it was not a fun experience for him or Darlene.
Essentially a PICC Line is a catheter inserted into your arm and fed through a large vein to a location near your heart. It's then sutured in place and bandaged so it won't move or come loose. Then you get a very stylish fanny pack that contains a battery operated pump and an IV bag.
In Kelly's case the IV bag will contain an even stronger antibiotic that will now be fed directly into her blood stream and not a pill that needs to be injested and absorbed.
It's a bit scary that it's gone this far, but it reassuring that the Doctors are united on the decision and treating it more seriously than over the last 4-5 weeks.
I'm heading up to the hospital with her in about 30 minutes for the insertion and training.
On a happy note Molly and her nana Darlene left for Calgary today. They are visiting Karon and family until the middle of next week. Darlene had a bit of excitement at the airport early this morning when she discovered that her 8:30 flight was scheduled for PM and not AM. WestJet was nice and moved her onto a mid morning flight (no charge) and they should be landing in Calgary around noon.
Some of you are aware this is the treatment that Pat her dad had when his knee infection got out of control a few years ago. He was on the PICC Line for months and it was not a fun experience for him or Darlene.
Essentially a PICC Line is a catheter inserted into your arm and fed through a large vein to a location near your heart. It's then sutured in place and bandaged so it won't move or come loose. Then you get a very stylish fanny pack that contains a battery operated pump and an IV bag.
In Kelly's case the IV bag will contain an even stronger antibiotic that will now be fed directly into her blood stream and not a pill that needs to be injested and absorbed.
It's a bit scary that it's gone this far, but it reassuring that the Doctors are united on the decision and treating it more seriously than over the last 4-5 weeks.
I'm heading up to the hospital with her in about 30 minutes for the insertion and training.
On a happy note Molly and her nana Darlene left for Calgary today. They are visiting Karon and family until the middle of next week. Darlene had a bit of excitement at the airport early this morning when she discovered that her 8:30 flight was scheduled for PM and not AM. WestJet was nice and moved her onto a mid morning flight (no charge) and they should be landing in Calgary around noon.
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