Offshore Technology Conference vs Arbor Day

Yes it's finally here. Arbor day! What better way to celebrate than to attend the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX. The OTC is a huge Oil and Gas trade show I am sure the Oil and Gas folks love trees too and I bet they would love them more if they could somehow extract energy and profit from them perhaps they are working on it as we speak. I will find out more once the show starts on Monday.

So today, plant two trees. One for the planet and one for your car.

Baby Jail

Sonja,

This is where we put you when we can no longer hold you. Your boundless energy contained by four soft nylon mesh sides of a pack-n-play. A minimum security prison to be certain. Toys scattered across the prison yard, guards willing to scoop you up and free you and the slightest cry for freedom. Soon you will grow taller and stronger and wiser and we will no longer have the pack-n-play prison/fun-time resort to set you in. Soon it will be your room and eventually your own home. Already time has accelerated past my ability to comprehend.

Love,

Dad

Alliumphobia Haiku

Oh my! What's that smell?

Is that your breath? Oh, garlic.
Alliumphobic.

Party Time

Sonja had a great weekend with a brunch party Sunday Morning and a BBQ party later the same day! Quite the little people person.

Party Time!

Sonja plays the bells

Easter Pants

I apologize to my loyal fan base of 5, but life is once again hectic.

I have fallen off of a 2 month exercise program due to sickness - which after 2 weeks is just starting to clear up. This same bug has prevented my usual barrage of Sonja pictures and phobia haikus.

Sonja has become more and more active requiring much more of my time. No longer can I just sit her down and expect her to be there when I return. No more "You just wait here in the car while Daddy goes into the casino for a few hours." The crawling is awesome but requires so much more attention. She pulls herself up on anything and everything and loves to chat away.

And work has been a trial as of late. I am still getting acquainted with my new role. I like the job but it requires a lot of effort to get up and running.

Just a few more days now until my count down timer reaches zero (see nav bar to the right) and we can all celebrate Arbor Day the way it was meant to be celebrated... with beer and TV. I mean, planting a tree.

Hope everyone out there is well. Please forgive me for my lack of correspondence, but don't let that stop you from contacting me. Comments are welcome as are emails.

Easter Pants

Algophobia Haiku

Algophobia

A feeling of discomfort
I try to avoid

Easter 2007

Easter 2007

Sonja Crawls (officially)

March 30, 2007 in the afternoon at Grandma Wendy's and Grandpa John's, Sonja took her first few shuffles towards hyper-mobility.

Mom and Dad are in shock and reportedly recovering at a nearby bar.

Onlookers were overheard saying, "She was such a handful before she could move - my heart really goes out to the parents." Mr. and Mrs John Q. Fake were quoted as saying, "Sonja is such a willful little girl the only thing keeping her from dominating the entire world was her lack of mobility, and now that she has seemingly discovered that, I fear for all of our futures".

Sonja Laughs, Smiles, Sleeps and Wears Glasses

Laughing, Sleeping, Smiling and Glasses