I got called in for Jury Duty today but didn't get selected to sit on a jury.

The day was an interesting experience. There were quite a number of us, and my number didn't even get called to be potentially called to a jury.

So, I just sat and read "Sirens of Titan" by Vonnegut.

I guess I'm done for the next three years, so I'll just have to wait to see if I ever have to decide the fate of anyone in the legal system.

This might seem a bit trival to people like Dad, Monica or Zach who have done more in-depth computer work than I have, but I just got rid of a virus from our computer that slipped past our Firewall, Norton Anti-Virus, and Ad-Aware.

I was in Safe Mode going through DOS menus (with the help of a print out from a site with instructions on what to do) and then had to edit my registry to get rid of all the keys is created.

Man, it was alot of work, but totally worth it now..... and it doesn't look like I messed anything up even.

I have been meaning to make a post about Ethan and me going swimming. Mia has been taking him to swim lessons on Monday, and I take him for free swim on Fridays.

The boy loves being in the water. It's amazing how much fun he has just floating around, or having me propel him through the water. Since I also love being in the pool, I'm glad to stay as long as he wants.

One of Ethan's favorite water activities is splashing. With so much water at the pool, he loves to splash and see how big a spray he can get.

It's very, very fun. We'll have to see how he likes the ocean this summer when we head to California.

A lot of things change when you become a parent. But I wasn't expected my childhood memories to become so different.

Just one minute ago, Mia was reading an old Christmas letter that my parents just sent in a package to us. She read the part about AJ getting a new bike in Ridgecrest.

What I remember about that story is that my parents found a mostly functional bike a a garage sale. My dad fixed it up and painted it blue. They wanted this to be special for AJ so they pulled Monica and I aside, to ask us not to tell AJ that it wasn't a new bike.

Remembering that story just now, made me get all emotional thinking about how my mom and dad wanted to do something for nice for their son. It made me think of all the things that I want to do for Ethan. I love spending time with him, he's such a happy boy, and I can only imagine how much more love I'll have for him as he grows up.

P.S. Dad, if I got this story horribly wrong, please correct it in your weekly email :)

I'm going to send out emails on this, but we are coming to California and Colorado this summer. We will be in California from June 23 through Jun 28. And in Colorado from June 29 through July 5.

We hope to see as many of you as we can while we are out.

Man, I'm tired. Not because it's late, but because I am tired.

We have a good life right now. Mia is doing well. Ethan is doing well. I am doing well.

But, I'm tired.

I guess that's the way life is when you have a baby. I try to help Mia keep from getting over-exhausted, and she's going to help me. Working together, I know we'll make it through.

Um... I am still tired, but Mia just informed me that the chronology of the pictures I just posted is a bit wacky. Some are actually from last year, and they all seem to be out of order.

I'll try re-doing them tomorrow or Monday, so stay tuned :)

Just want everyone to know that I posted 80 pictures of Ethan to my site tonight.

I know they have been a long time in coming, but they are worth the wait.

And now I'm tired.
Good night.

Quick post about our cute boy. He's been switching to one nap, which he needs to do, but has been hard on him. So, Mia was reading that when doing this, sometimes the child should be put to bed earlier.

Earlier than 7pm we thought? However, we have been trying it out and Ethan has been going to be at 6:30pm (lights out) and still sleeping until 7am in the morning. Plus his mid-day naps are getting longer too.

We also just noticed that he is getting a new tooth (finally) and we think that might have something to do with needing sleep. Not that a tooth would require it, but that he's starting to grow again. We'll see if he springs up another inch or two in height.

Not sure what to talk about today, so I'll just point you back at my home page in case you missed the special Valentine's day poem I put up.