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19 years, can you believe its been an entire 19 years. We

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A few weeks back we took a trip back to my family farm and Rhiannon took this amazing picture of the two of us. We all had a great time, it was just a quick af

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Today felt like a busy day. It was a nice day outside so we got a couple of

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Today was a pretty great day. Started the day off with a few work meetings On to the night Wyatt wanted to go to an ice skating event with the church. I I am

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15 years. It

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Today we opened up the game Skip-Bo for the first time in quite awhile, Ayla is

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Bike rides have been the theme lately. I am really excited that Wyatt has been

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Big ride tonight. Dobby has been doing fantastically on the bike, we ended up

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I am making some progress back on my open source projects. Just this morning I

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Last night I took Dobby for his first bike run, and he absolutely loved it

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Today Wyatt landed his first front flip on the trampoline to feet. It was

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Tonight I played power washing simulator with Rhiannon. She was playing with

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Today I had my first and final physical therapy

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Tonight I got to stream and knock out a big feature in a side project

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Today we got out of the house for a walk around the neighborhood. It

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Today was mothers day, and it was one of the most chill mother At the end of the day we went to Hy Vee, and dang am I impressed with how well Anyways, Wyatt was

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Crutches are gone, whoop whoop Wyatt has been so helpful lately it has been very impressive. Since our big

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Getting back into a rythm. It

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Whoof It took a hot minute to get this post started, my template engine had a Currently I have a broken leg and its not so easy to get up and down, so I was Whe

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I cannot believe that I went nearly an entire month witout posting here, well I Today was a bit coastery, we had some big highs and low lows, but overall the

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Getting back into the rythm. It Today Rhiannon and I started Casey Neistat

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Made it through another day, everything just feels so busy since the move.

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Not a year goes by where this is not a tough day for her, but every year

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What a busy morning today. We got our sink unclogged, Dobby had a

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So we started the podcast back up, and it was super fun. Rhiannon and I

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Hooof, what a day... I am so grateful that I am able to have the flexibility I

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Tonight I got a good fetch session in with Dobby. It was a wild and

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Today was chemo day, and we made it through. The kids were high energy

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Tonight we started a new adventure into Blender. It

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Making progress. Today was a very productive day, brand new door

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Today felt felt a bit like a busy one. It all goes back a few weeks ago So today I wake up to a backed up sink, and after many hours of trying I am so grateful

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Happy Birthday Rhiannon, I love the chill day that we had. Sometimes

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This afternoon Wyatt and I went on a big skate throught the

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Today we went on a family walk around the block and met some of the nicest

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Do you ever wish that you could just get through to someone, try to get them to On the flip side, I would also really like to try to understand their side. I

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Slowly back into it. After the longest break I have had from work

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Today we opened up the house for Dobby, so far he has been pretty confined to

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Nearly finished. We have the keys to our old house for one more day, and we

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Laundry room is working The one issue that we ran into was. I fully setup the washer, then pulled it

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Cabinets are cleaned up, well to the best of my ability, and are geting Well let me tell you these had 20 years of greasy grime and dust coating This was so bad

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Another busy one today

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Long day... We got everything moved over to the new house, and it was a long

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Big day today

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Big play session tonight with Dobby and the kids, everyone was sprinting While Dobby and Wyatt got a good cuddle session. Wyatt was so happy. He said Also got

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Whew, an exhausting day. Packing, running with Dobby and the kids, and fully

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We bought out house today

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Today felt like a mostly productive day, I got some good packing in. At the end of the day Dobby and I had a huge play session with lots of

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Today feels sad, it just does. The politics of this stupid pandemic Wyatt and I played a vehicle mod for Minecraft today, It was super fun,

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I am so proud of Ayla and all of the progress she has made lately. She is She has been doing really well with her peristeen and getting her independence Today

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It Ok so I can kinda get it wtih the vegan hipsters that don What really hurts is that there are people like Rhiannon dying during It

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Rhiannon is kicking butt today 🦵

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We got the appraisal back on our house today. It came in a bit under,

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Today it warmed up quite a bit and the sun was in full force on the big It was super fun and soemthing I home we talk about for years to come.

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BOOSTED x2. Rhiannon is double boosted as of today. She is so far handling it Tonight is date night, super excited to chill and watch the race with her for

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Today I got some good Dobby training time in. He and I took a long walk

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Brisket night We all seem to be coming down with a bit of a winter cold. It

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HUGE SNOW DAY. Today we got one of the biggest snows we have had since moving Rhiannon scooped the drive... well she hired it out. I am so grateful for her Wh

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Today Ayla was quarantined in her room after having a sick evening yesterday. Oh and I would drop by with dobby at the door each time we needed to go out for

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Boxes came today Dobby is still cute as can be and spent quite a bit of the morning time

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First full day with Dobby home went fantastically Last night was date night. It was super fun we are really getting back

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Dobby (our new pup) came home today, and he is just the cutest pup ever. Rhiannon has done so much research, I am so proud of her

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Today felt busy AF. It was just a solid day of activity. Tyring to get Ayla

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We got a passing home inspection today. There were comments on it of course, a

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Chemo day today, and it seemed like an ok one this time round, Rhiannon was

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Tonight was the first night with Ayla I got to see our new house today during the home inspection, and it

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Today Ayla got a new night time routine for her enema, its called a peristeen.

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In my 32 years I cannot recall ever dropping an f-bomb in front of my mom, heck

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It all started when we decided to celebrate buying our house 🎉. We decided

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We got a house, for real this time. I am actually 99% sure, maybe 90%,

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We lost the house we were really dreaming of today. It On the bright side, we found a house that we do really like. One that if we

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We are getting ghosted by sellers again, they are really cramping the

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We heard back from the owners of our house Today Was the repeat trip back to Iowa City, another 12 hours in the car for

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Last night we lined up a bunch of new houses to look at, still not Tomorrow is a follow up appointment in Iowa City so we have a big day in Still got our finger

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They are still MIA, we have our hopes up that somethings serious happened, or Rhiannon and I are back to watching supercross as date nights on Saturday. We

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😬 Today has been a bit nervewracking. The sellers of our house are On a less nervewracking note, Wyatt and I played on our first Modded

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I think we did it

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Holy nother day

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Let the home buying process begin

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What a day today was, we were really tossed into the home moving process

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What a DAY, the landlord reached out to us last minute asking if he I am so gratefult that we can do all the things that we need without It

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Supercross is back. Rhiannon and I took a few years off from watching

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Today we started cleaning up some more things in the garage, quite

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We made it through the first week back at it. I am so grateful that We made it

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Getting back into our rythm. It

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Today was Chemo day for Rhiannon, and a rough one at that. We did get a

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First day back to work for the new year I feel much more tired after a day of Anyways all went pretty well, It was good to see everyone (online). There was a

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Really the last day before it all starts back up. Today, I totally Today Ayla and I had a fantastic coloring session. We each made some

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This is the end of the long winter break and time to get back to the normal It

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What a blizzard. Wyatt and I braved the cold, had a snowball fight,

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Happy New Years 🎉🎉. Today we played Hangry, a new game that we got for Christmas as

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Today was a super calm and chill day. It worked out because Rhiannon is coming We were back to Minecraft, this morning we jumped straight into it, all three of

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We I have really been trying to get him to do the problem solving as much as I am so grateful that this technology exists and we can make games together.

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SNOW DAY Today was the first day of snow Our snowman at about half of its maximum height.

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Today I really tried to shift focus to on the kids. It This morning Wyatt and I finished Wally his robot dog. It was so cute, In the afternoon we went out to

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Today has been a day. Ayla has been on some serious mood swings and doing some I am so grateful that after this talk we both had a much better night, we

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Christmas has been a blast so far. Everyone has been just having so much fun,

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It Best of all we had a special supper, and enjoyed a movie all together, Merry Christmas Everyone.

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So much for better sleep, we made it to 2:00 am before kids were up. Today I played a new game with wyatt called 0A.D its a real time

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Both kids are starting to sleep again, we switched their medicine around and Today we met with Ayla

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Today was the every 3 week chemo therapy day for my wife. Today I am grateful Thank you Dee we appreciate you so much

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It Lately I

The Good Old Days

When I think of the good old days, you are the first person to come to mind. Back in those days I was up before the sun every day... No Excuses. I remember I

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Its been 8 great years so far. We have grown together so much along the way. I don

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The weather outside lately has been rainy and dreary, making it difficult for us to get outside much. Yesterday there was a break of great weather. The kids a

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This week Wyatt hit a milestone. He graduated from his OT therapy

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Today I am grateful for having our housing maintenance taken care of for us. Our AC went out last night. We called them up this morning and they had it fixed b

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Kiddos are all back in school, and doing better. Wyatt is still running a bit slower than his normal 110% energetic self, but is hanging in there. I am gratef

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Lately has seemed incredibly busy. I feel like I just dont quite have enough time to the things done that I want to get done. Key word to remember is want. I

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Lateley I have found myself inside of a few niche communities becoming very well respected for my opinion. I rememver back a few years as I started getting mor

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The morning is early as I open the door and am greated with the fresh skif of snow. The perfect amount to go frolicing in. Not too much to make it difficult t

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Today is Valentines day, and I have been getting all sorts of love from my family, and it is really amazing. Rhiannon helped the kids create this massive heart

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Today I am very proud of the reputation that I have buit. I am very well respected inside my community. My opinions are valued. I am known to be very reliabl

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This weekend we re-implemented the ticket system in our house. It is really supposed to help focus ADHD kids. The kids have been really responsive to it. Not

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I am so grateful that I am working in a space in which I can work remotely often. As a mechanical engineer I really struggled. Our team was really structured

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I am very grateful that I have the freedom to learn the things I need to in order to advance my skills and grow my career. I am very stretched for time, just l

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This morning Wyatt had a 2 hr delay. I still took Ayla to school on time. I did some work, but still had some time for fun on the MineCraft server. This is a

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Recently I have been thinking about all of the resources that have been available for me to learn. I am so grateful to have these at my disposal. Learning how

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We have been moved into the new apartment now for about 2 weeks, and I am really amazed how it feels to have simplified a lot of things along the way. There is

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The Boxes are slowly disappearing, the laundry pile is creeping down to the final pieces. We are nearing the final stages of the move thanks to some great team

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We are tired, short on sleep, bodies tired from lifting, but we remain high on the excitement of what is to come. We are pushing through day by day to ensure t

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I am so grateful that even during a rough time, a time where I feel that I struggle to get things accomplished. I feel that I dont put the time in, people reco

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We

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Yesterday was packing day for a big move. We have been getting ready for a few weeks now... Rhiannon has been getting ready for a few weeks and I kinda helped.

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Yesterday we got a call from Wyatt

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Today is kicking off as a pretty amazing morning so far. The whole family was in a really happy mood, even right after waking up. I enjoyed the start of sunri

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Alright I do not usually mix gratitude with material things, but hear me out

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This morning we informed Wyatt

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Today I got a meeting invite with two folks that I do not usually get to interact with. The title, recognition for Waylon Walker... I am very excited to see wh

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Today we are getting ready for our big move. I am very gratefull to have such great friends to help us pack up our junk, and get rid of the things we dont nee

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Today was filled with Dr. appointments... and Wyatt was still out of school. Days like this can terrify my sometimes, but Wyatt was completely on board with it

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This morning I was graced with the greatest mood that my son could possibly have. He was incredibly courteous, grateful, willing to do things on his own. He g

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Recently the kids have really been into singing in the car with Daddy on the way to and from Preshool. It is so fun, because we are all belting it out so loud,

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2019 I will be more professional looking every day... not just when convenient and to kick it off I got my hair cut today. I have gone a few months now without

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Tonight was the last night of the big holiday vacation and I finally got that special moment with every single family member over break. It was Ayla I ran out

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I research everything to

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Every once in awhile its time to take a deep breath.. Seriously do it with me stop, take a deep breath, exhale. Understand that you cannot do everything. So

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There is no substitute for a positive personality. I am very grateful to have a super positive subset of folks that I work with every day, it really helps to c

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Lately there has been a rollar coaster running through our house. So much going on that its hard for everyone ot keep their head above water at all times. I a

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Lately I have been feeling great They say that you can only help others when you are capable of helping yourself,

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Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States, what a great day to take a reflection on the past year, and think about what I am grateful for. Ayla is a singi

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Ayla was born 4 years ago with her fair share of medical issues. Most of which are resolved... potty training continues to be a source of difficulty for us.

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Through everything we have gone through we have always came out on top. Nothing has knocked us down so bad that we cannot get back up. Some days it may feel l

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We recently

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The past 6 years have taught me a lot about life. Especially about the most important part

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Today I am grateful for the fact that I have someone to talk about my problems with. Rhiannon is very influential when it comes to mental health. She has con

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Today was Ayla

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Today I woke up to find a very inspiring note from Rhiannon. It was hand writtent front and back

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Today We had a playdate for the kids. While its good to get the kids out and interacting with others, its good for the adults as well. I am not typically one

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Its not something that is handed out by participation. Being part of the battle does not earn bravery. Defeating the odds, going into a battle with passion f

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I am very grateful that we have help with the kids when we need it on a moments notice. Today I came home with a migrane, and was able to rest up for a little

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Yesterday Rhiannon and I were able to get some much needed time away for some very overdue haircuts. It was really nice to be able to just take off and leave

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Over the course of the winter the kids and I have been creating trails through the woods behind our house. It has been really fun. The forrest is really thick

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I have recently found a new podcast, The Ken Coleman Show, from the Ramsey network. I really like Ken

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Today I am very grateful for all of the wonderful birthday wishes. I started I didn All in all this was one of the best days I have had in awhile, Thanks every

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Today has been a really relaxing day

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Let This would not have been possible without the help of several folks. First off Rhiannon, as if you are not on the same page as your wife with finances, you

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Yesterday we had the great opportunity to meet with Leis from ramsey Solutions. We were very honored to be able to meet with such knowledgeable advisor as Leis

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I cannot express how grateful I am for Rhiannon

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This morning Wyatt came into our room just as normal, chipper as can be ready to go. But something was different than normal. I felt like I had just hit the p

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Today I am strugging to come up with a new topic for my gratitude journal. I feel like I have written about many of the things I am grateful for recently. As

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Today I am grateful that I am able to communicate with my beautiful wife Rhiannon. I am so glad that we are able to help each other out on our worst days, and k

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This weekend was an abnormally warm January weekend, which meant that we were able to ge the kids out and moving more than normal. On Saturday we started to bu

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Today started out like most days, morning routine, kids in the car and headed to preschool. Since Rhiannon got the January mug at Starbucks we have been stoppi

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Sometimes you just need a bit of help and it is hard to pick yourself up. This morning was one of those days. I just felt overwhelmed and like there was no st

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I am grateful that I have such great friends that are able to help us through a very difficult time. Today I am able to work and not have to worry about Rhiann

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Last night was a night that I had to run back into work late at night to run some analysis. I was able to get in and get it done fairly quickly, and it felt re

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I am not sure that time heals all wounds, but some wounds just take time. Yesterday during therapy Rhiannon finally had a chance to talk about some very tough

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On Thursday I got the call that Rhiannon had passes out during physical therapy. I went right to her therapy office to find her rehydrating in a chair. She se

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I am so grateful that I have Rhiannon in my life. Last night we were able to go out of our way to help a family member in need. I am so proud that she is abl

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Over the past few years we have recieved tons of support from other people. This is something that I am very grateful for and we would not be where we are tod

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This year I started a new position at work. Everything about it is enjoyable. Not sure if that is jut the honeymoon phase or not. I am working as a data scie

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Sometimes you just need some time to be a kid. Today was that day... it was a snow day. During which the kids were very generous at letting me work, but we we

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There is something special about having pure uninterrupted adult time with your spouse. Last night I went out with Rhiannon and we had an absolute blast. We w

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Last night stared like any other night. Put the kids to bed, hang out with my Beautiful wife for a while, off to sleep, then Wyatt comes in at the wee hours of

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Breaks are a good time for refresh and focus on some other things. During this holiday break I have been able to spend quite a bit of time with my beautiful wi

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I love having those special moments of time with the kids. Today we had a few minutes to play before supper time, and we decided to go down to the basement to

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I am currently in the middle of a week long holiday break. Its nice to take some time off from the everyday hustle to refresh the brain and focus on some other

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This Christmas we had two events on Christmas day, with 5 hours of travel, and a final destination to sleep at. I am very grateful that we were able to get thr

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Good days are the best. I enjoy the days where everything seems to fall into place seemingly without effort. The air is clean and easy to breathe. The kids a

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I am grateful that we have been able to make it to my family for Christmas time. I am so glad to see how much fun my parents and the kids have together. They

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A few months ago my wife and I decided to start going to family therapy, to talk about some things that we could see were only going to get worse without giving

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Last night we made a long trip back from my In-Laws. Which was a great day by the way. Sometimes we struggle with Wyatt When we got home Wyatt just finished u

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Today we are nearing the last week before Rhiannon

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I have been getting back on my feet after a long turn of a low mindset. My wife has been my main inspiration through this process. She is working very hard hers

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I am grateful for the accommodations that have been made for our family medical situation. I enjoy being able to support everyone in their appointments, and mak

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Restarting each day is important for a very healthy attitude. Having a son with ADHD there are times where we need to restart each hour on a new foot. His mind

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Having a close family is one of the most important things in life. They keep us grounded. They are able to tell us things that no one else can. We are able to s

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It does not get enough recognition, some good quality rest is very benefitial I was able to start my day at my own pace I enjoy starting my day off with a nice

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I know that I am not the most social person that is ready to talk to everyone " .

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Persistence is one of the great talents of my wife. Today I am grateful for her Seriously who can get a prescription filled after 7:00PM Seriously though withou

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Thank You for getting up with me this morning. I really appreciate all of the Those two words are very powerful. This morning when I was helping Rhiannon cut &q

Good Morning

Last night Wyatt was up in the night and was often coming in to ask for things.