Remember Me?

It just seems as Ian is growing up and requiring (read demanding) more attention, I just don't have the time during the day to sit down and write in my blog.

We are all healthy and happy. Not much has been happening... we've done a lot of weekend traveling which has also limiting my time to sit at the computer. The first weekend in November we went to Holland to help celebrate Ian's Great Grandfather, Arthur Stek's 90th birthday. This was a lot of fun as we don't see that side of the family very often. The next weekend I had to go to Ann Arbor for the career fair. Ian got to spend some time with Layale and Bryan, which is always enjoyable.

I'm working hard trying to get a building designed by yesterday that hasn't been finalized by the owners or the architect yet they want to order steel and start pouring concrete. Rather ridiculous but better busy than not working these days.

I've taken up knitting after many years away. That's been kinda fun but it also keeps me away from the computer. This is a good thing. I spend all day at work looking at one, so really - who wants anymore than 8-15 in front of the damn things.

That's about it. I'm going to go play with Ian while he's still young enough to want to play with me.

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More music for y'all. Some may be shocked at this selection...

Ian's Stats

Ian went for his 2 year check up yesterday and he is healthy and perfectly normal. He is 35 3/4" tall which puts him in the 81st percentile for height and he weighs 29 lbs and 14 oz which puts him in the 73rd percentile for weight. Healthy and normal.

He also did a pretty good job getting four shots. Aaron reports that the first he took like a champ but each successive shot was a bit worse until the last one he really wasn't having it. Poor guy. But it's better than having the flu, chicken pox, hepatitis or polio!

So I've been pretty good about not screaming for glee that we now have a President Elect Obama! But let me tell you it was an emotional night in Chicago. I admit that when I heard the news I was moved to tears as were many others. What a step in the healing of this country! We didn't go down to the rally because of concerns that it wasn't the best for Ian and I really thought that it would possible go until well into the wee hours. In retrospect I kinda wish we had been there. Aaron and I stayed up to hear his speach and to hear the city erupt in celebration (which we could definitely hear!). Lots of horns honking, people firing off their guns and the subsequent sirens. It was interesting though, as soon as Barack stepped out on stage the city fell silent. Very cool.

So I told my boss the next day to tear up that request to be transferred to the Toronto office... love it!

Choo Choos Everywhere

Isn't this the cutest little train engineer that you've ever seen. Ian loved Halloween. We went trick or treating for about a half hour and he never got over his shyness but he loved getting candy. Well mostly he loved eating the candy and was amazed that people would just give it to him. He went to the house two doors down from us three times! Once we got back from trick or treating we set up shop on the front porch. Ian would just go walking off down the sidewalk and go get himself another sucker from our neighbors. They were good sports about it. We went through 8 bags of candy in only two hours. Then we kept a handful of Ian's candy and gave the rest out. People drove in, parked on our block and walked the neighborhood. Some blocks were closed off so kids could trick or treat without car traffic. It was so much fun to see all the kids dressed up.

OBAMA!

Oh Yeah!