Monkey Business

Tooth Patched

2008-09-08T12:15:00.004-05:00

Got my tooth patched today!!!! I actually feel good about my appearance now. I have to get my bridge replaced this next year though. My mouth is still numb from all the deadening of my gums to fill in a couple of cavities and patch. Still, I am happy and feel better about getting photos made with Kaiya and Sam. Of course, smiling makes me look special right now.

The New Job

2008-07-18T12:50:00.003-05:00

The job is a bit different than expected. So far, I am in recon to figure out what this certain group within the organization does. I am basically a mole. I will post more when I figure out what other work I am to be doing. I am still doing some programing for the old group to help them out. Thursday and Friday were my first 2 days to not be stuck in meetings. This is interesting to say the least.

New Job Responsibilities

2008-07-01T16:14:00.002-05:00

I just got informed today that I am moving to the Remedy team at BNSF. This is going to be a significant change for me now. I have been working with the alarm systems since starting at BNSF almost 4 years ago. This will mean more direct programming and no more system administration. I will be transitioning for the next week.

Dropped my 20

2008-06-27T15:46:00.001-05:00

Close enough for Jazz. I have dropped 19.2 lbs since starting my weight loss process. Should hit my 10% goal in 2 weeks at this rate

Being a better parent - A vent

2008-05-30T15:52:00.003-05:00

Well, tonight Kaiya and I are going to see Samantha's Dress Rehearsal for her Dance. Jennifer said that Samantha has been instructed that she has to sit by her and, if we want to see Sam, we have to sit by them. Jennifer is so damn oblivious to everything. She said "Gene will not be there so it should not be a problem". Gene is not the one I have a problem with, its Jennifer and her bossy, conniving, bitchy and rude attitude. Gene, I just feel pity for because he is still with her. I know I am supposed to "turn the other cheek", but she is such a bitch. Lately, she has been try to give everyone parenting tips through email. Of course, if any of the rest of us has an idea, it can't be as good as hers. I am hoping that Kaiya and I can establish some sort of boundaries so she can stop this crap. Sorry for the vent.

Wii Fit

2008-05-29T12:21:00.002-05:00

Okay, I bought a Wii Fit right before memorial day weekend. I thought this would be a way to keep track of my progress and give Samantha some fun ways to exercise when she couldn't go outside. I am still fluctuating around 245 - 250 according to the Wii Fit system. I am looking to buy some similar workout outfits so that I can say 'light clothing' when the Body Test comes up on a daily basis. Again, I am working toward trying to be 185 by the time February 28, 2009 (our wedding). If I cannot do that, I just want to look better than I do now. I am toying with the idea of adding Yoga or Pilate's to my exercise routine.

Redneck in action

2008-05-27T15:32:00.003-05:00

Kaiya and I were picking up a new Dining Room table and chairs and watched as this guy in front of us decided he only needed to take one trip to take his "over-sized" load home. At least he used tie-downs.

Wedding is Paid For

2008-04-29T12:17:00.003-05:00

Went to a neighborhood mineral rights signing with Paloma last night. I am getting a considerable signing bonus. Enough to pay for the wedding and a honeymoon. Yea!!

Update:

After some budgeting, looks like the wedding, reception, and rehearsal dinner is covered. The honeymoon will still need cash raised for it. Still happy though.

Possible Reception Area

2008-04-25T15:58:00.003-05:00

We contacted a reception area called the Party Barn in Burleson. Looks like they are real cheap and can hold the amount of people that will be attending our wedding. Maybe this will not be as expensive as I thought.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Realtor is Coming

2008-04-24T09:23:00.004-05:00

I have the realtor coming over tonight to give me advise on paint color and what she recommends to get the house ready to sell. I took the day off yesterday to get over this blasted ear infection and clean the house as much as possible. I got the Living Rooms and the Kitchen cleaned up. Hopefully, I can get out of this place soon so I can move on with my life.

UPDATE:

Sharon, our realtor, seemed to think that we only need to put about $2000 into the house to get it sold. This figure includes paint and new flooring. She also seemed to think that I should be able to sell it by June. This is starting to look hopeful.

Moving forward

2008-04-21T13:06:00.006-05:00

Kaiya and I discussed it and we are tentatively planning to have the wedding on February 28, 2009. Damn, the reception halls are expensive!!! I think we have the wedding chapel lined up as Robert E. Carl Chapel at TCU. Kaiya gets a discount because she is alumni.

Anyways, I am working on losing about 70 pounds of flab off my bod. I started Weight Watchers and have gone from 260 to 252 as of today. I have a Total Gym at the house that I am going to start trying to use on a consistent basis. I am going to log my progress in this blog to keep me honest and keep track of my progress. I am hoping to be at 180 by the time of the Wedding.

Help keep me honest. Any words of encouragement are appreciated.

Getting the House ready for Sale

2008-03-04T10:51:00.002-06:00

I am going to start getting the house ready for sale. I have got some Sheetrock, patches, and joint compound to fix up the hall bathroom. I need to get this done so I can get have a working bathroom while updating the master bath. I will update yall on my progress.

--Adam

Finally Popped the Question

2008-02-19T23:20:00.004-06:00

Well, I finally did it! I asked Kaiya to marry me! She said yes after being speechless for almost 15 minutes. She has had a overwhelming day today showing off the ring I gave her on Sunday evening. We are planning a Spring wedding, probably May, for next year to go along with some of the downtime after Easter. Samantha went with me to get the ring and wanted to be there to see me propose. She was grinning ear-to-ear when I got down on one (actually two after loosing my balance on one) knee. Samantha said that Kaiya and I will last a long time because we really love each other. Samantha is going to be a Junior Bride's Maid in our wedding.

Even though I popped the question, I am very anxious about getting married again (the first one went so poorly). This time, though, we are much more mature than before. Our families are both very happy for us.

Turtle Trouble

2007-06-27T14:47:00.001-05:00

Had to take Leonardo (red-eared slider) to the Vet yesterday. I found a Vet who has experience with exotic animals like snakes, lizards, turtles, parrots and ferrets down in Mansfield. His eyes were pretty much sealed shut and he has not been eating. They gave him 2 shots in his front lets and gave me some bacitricin to put on his eyes. That part is really interesting..I have to get my fingers around his neck to keep his head out of his shell and then dab some of this stuff on his eyes. The vet tech said that if he retreats into his shell, I can poke him in the butt and he should pop his head out. The vet tech gave me a brief demonstration of what he might look like. Made me think that the vet tech had experience being poked in the butt. :)

I didn't feel like sodomizing my turtle this morning. I will try again this evening.

Flower Girls

2007-06-06T20:01:00.000-05:00

Here are Samantha and Lily as Flower Girls in Larissa's Wedding

Flower Girls 6/6/07 7:58 PM

High Power Job

2007-06-03T13:03:00.000-05:00

Saw this on Discovery and thought this was facinating.

glumbert.com - High Power Job

Lola as a Satellite Dish

2007-04-19T21:17:00.000-05:00

Here is Lola in a Cone after her Spaying yesterday.

Lola in Cone 4/19/07 9:14 PM

Who says that divorce has a good side?

2007-04-16T15:39:00.000-05:00

Samantha has started to discover that the possibility of her mom and dad living together so she can see me all the time is not possible at all. She has been showing a lot of anger about this lately. She told me yesterday that she wanted to see me for infinity days and her mom for 8 days. I told her that that could not happen and that she has to see her mom or I could get in a lot of trouble with the police for not sharing her with her mom. Samantha said, "I guess yall should have not got a divorce if yall wanted to share me." I am thinking she is really angry right now. I told her that her mom and I just could not make it work and we had to get a divorce. I thought about her comment all night last night. When I was taking her to her grandmother's house this morning, I told Sam "about the divorce, I am sorry. I know that can't change anything, but I want you to know that I realize that this sucks and I am sorry that you have to go through this."

I think people don't think much when it comes to how much Samantha understands. Obviously, she has a brain and she has done a lot of thinking. God, I love that little girl.

Giraffe in Quicksand

2007-04-10T23:21:00.000-05:00

Sorry, just had too.

Ever wonder what its like to have add

2007-04-07T16:58:00.000-05:00

Sorry just thought this was really funny.

Ticket again

2007-03-15T10:36:00.000-05:00

Crap, got a ticket again. Second one. Same place as last time. Damn speed trap. I feel like an idiot.

Prayer: God, help me to focus and pay attention to my driving.

Update:

It is so nice to have a friend that cares and shows sympathy. I told Kaiya about my ticket and she showed honest sympathy. Jennifer, my ex, would have chewed my ass out like I intended to do this. Hmm, and the she (Jennifer) wonders why I am always on the defensive when I am around her. I am still trying to recover from that horrible marriage. Hell, I am hard enough on myself; I don't need someone else trying to make me feel worse.

Update2:

Went to Fort Worth PD. The first ticket I got Defensive Driving and the second I can do probation on. Nice.

That it!!! The dog is going to puppy school

2007-03-14T11:13:00.000-05:00

I came home yesterday and noticed that the dog had gotten out of the kitchen. She pooped in the playroom. Then she went on a chewing spree. One of the things was the nunchuck controller to the Wii.

That really chapped my hide. Just for grins, I went to down to Gamestop and sure enough...none available.

I will definitely be taking Lola to puppy training at Petsmart. This chewing has got to stop.

Update:

Good News. I found another Nunchuk contoller at Target.

Wii are having fun

2007-03-13T09:09:00.000-05:00

Finally got a Nintendo Wii. I had to get the thing as a Walmart bundle. I really think nintendo has the rule when it comes to family friendly. As part of the bundle we got

Wario Smooth Moves
Madden 2007
Call of Duty 3
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Disney Cars

For Christmas Santa Brought us:

Legend of Zelda
Raymon Raving Rabids

Samantha and I have both enjoyed this so much that I am thinking of selling my PSP and getting a DS Lite. This system does not have the best graphics in the world but the gameplay is awesome. The Wii Remote and Nunchuck actually make playing 1st person and 3rd person adventure games easier. I can play Zelda with each hand sitting on my lap and not have my wrists hurt as with the PS2. I think when Guitar Hero comes out for the Wii, I will sell the PS2 and games on ebay.

At work,they call me batman

2007-03-12T14:08:00.001-05:00

At work,they call me batman

This picture was taken with my phone. Man, the quality really stinks.

I fallen and I can get up

2007-03-12T13:17:00.000-05:00

On Saturday I was taking Lola to petsmart. I went inside first and bought her a leash. I went back out to the truck to get Lola. After I got her leash on her, I noticed there was a knot in the lease. As I was trying to get the knot out, Lola darted and I lost grip on the leash. I started chasing her down in the Petsmart parking lot and a kind person grabbed Lola by the leash before she could get to far.
At this point I noticed that the ground was getting awful close. Bracing myself, I put my arms out. I ended up skidding across my palms, then across my chin, then across my bottom lip, across my teeth, across my upper lip, and then across my nose before stopping. I grabbed Lola and headed back to the truck noticing that my shirt was already covered in blood. I got Kaiya to come and help my clean up my wounds. I ended up breaking my front tooth, yet again, in the process. I will be waiting to raise the money again, before getting it repaired.
I am bruised but will be fine. Thank God I was able to keep my cool and not freak out. I maintained an unnatural calm. Crap, it could of been natural, I don't consider myself very normal.

Be blessed

Our new dog

2007-03-12T12:48:00.000-05:00

For Christmas, I got Samantha and I a new dog. Cutest little thing around. She is a rat terrier mix and loves Samantha and me. She is about 6 months old now.

Lola

Getting blog back up

2007-03-12T12:02:00.001-05:00

Well, I decided that it was about time to get my blog back up. The old site is in need of repairs and I just don't feel like creating a new one from scratch. I will try to keep everyone posted. Sorry for the delay.

Be blessed.