tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492742011-11-08T02:44:07.857-08:00Never boring - always thankful!Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.comBlogger871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-28693297731471266832011-11-08T02:44:00.001-08:002011-11-08T02:44:07.917-08:00

With the ability to micro-blog/insta-blogvia smartphoens right to your twitter and/or facebook - it seems like Blogs are dying.  I post 6 blogposts a year if I am lucky. Hrm.

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I wanted to stay somewhere new to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary.  I had each of our kids staying at a different friends house, and since I want them to say my firends, we were gone for just a night.  We ended up staying at the Cambria Pines Lodge.  It was a beautiful location, with a killer 3.5 mi hike in the camping area overlooking the ocean.  We tooks showers right after we checked

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-36574321486148902272011-06-28T19:45:00.001-07:002011-06-28T19:45:43.781-07:00

Attached is a picture of the present I got Danielle after her multiple doctor visits. Today she got three shots, her blood drawn, a TB test and then went to the hospital for xrays on her foot. They found a hairline fracture and we will talk to the dr tomorrow to see if a cast is necessary. As you can see in the photo, she is still so happy. --Joshman Sent from my Windows Phone

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Yes, my anger does not stir easily or often, but today I am really fired up. There is at least one rat in our attic.  I just sealed up an open attic vent this spring.  Did they find a new way in?  Did I TRAP a rat inside the attic?  I don't know. What I do know is that I saw this rat while in the attic today and I get angry having vermin work against me.  I am tired of crawling in the attic, I

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-68312934400314173922010-11-25T04:33:00.001-08:002010-11-25T04:33:24.845-08:00

Time to put the turkey on! Yes, it is that big.Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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While living iwth I think 3 other guys, there were always complaints as to who needed to clean the bathroom.  These debates lead to this inspiration: The Bathroom Effort Factor - v 1.0 While taking a shower I began pondering ways to measure the amount of effor one must exert to keep the bathroom clean.  I realized that 2 key factors fall into keeping a bathroom clean: 1) The amount of work put

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-37093565080700887192010-11-15T20:23:00.000-08:002010-11-15T20:50:09.273-08:00

It is a hard thing to explain to your children about life in this fallen world.  We support a friend who is a missionary for MAF in Indonesia.  A fellow missionary in this country drowned just over a week ago, he was a pilot there serving orphans. Tonight we explained to our children about missionaries and what their 'mission' is, we also explained orphans, and also tonight we explained to them

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-61725778834422478692010-11-13T08:56:00.001-08:002010-11-13T08:56:02.110-08:00

So it has been quite a while since I have posted all the crazy things that are actually going on in my life.  I am going to try to break it down by month: July - Digital Foundation bought another IT company (1 person company)  - Owner was to work for us full time.  He has been working for us part-time since Oct 2009 since he couldn’t get enough work in his business. August – Our family went on

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-92165162248426187862010-10-22T23:01:00.000-07:002010-10-22T23:01:14.730-07:00

So I just watched Dirt Harry - a movie starring Clinet Eastwood back in 1971.  The movie credits took only 10 SECONDS to show.  Unlike movies today that can take up to 12 minutes!  What's up with that? I did some searching and found that it is mostly unions in hollywood that we have to thank for al the movie credits.  Check out the attached link, it compares popular movies and show how the

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7am - arrive at CA speedway8:30am - won racing sim against 8 people (including my broNlaw & dad)9am - won tire changing contest against 10 people at Sprint booth10 - pit passes!11am-3pm - all you can eat!12pm-3pm - watch a killer race.I canotwait to take a shower and cash in on a nap!!!I like to thank John,my brother-in-law, who handled al the logistics and got the tickets.I would also like to

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-75479571967041921622010-10-10T16:03:00.001-07:002010-10-10T16:03:42.728-07:00

7am - arrive at CA speedway8:30am - won racing sim against 8 people (including my broNlaw & dad)9am - won tire changing contest against 10 people at Sprint booth10 - pit passes!11am-3pm - all you can eat!12pm-3pm - watch a killer race.I canotwait to take a shower and cash in on a nap!!!I like to thank John,my brother-in-law, who handled al the logistics and got the tickets.I would also like to

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-75124531730204378222010-10-10T09:03:00.001-07:002010-10-10T09:03:36.495-07:00

Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!

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That's it! The Christmas season is officially ruined or me. It is SEPTEMBER and I was in Home Depot yesterday and they have Christmas stuff out!This should be illegal. We have not even finished Halloween yet, not to mention Thanksgiving and they have Christmas stuff out already?!This is just a pitiful attempt to stretch out the Christmas season... Again. It feels like it gets more diluted

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-37356773418493235842010-09-13T19:03:00.000-07:002010-09-28T22:45:58.916-07:00

Yeah I know, she is also the baldest baby!

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--joshmanSent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-43174006964664718362010-08-10T06:32:00.000-07:002010-08-10T06:31:45.491-07:00

"The girl in the white shirt that was cutting the cake, she was so gorgeous I just fell over" said Nathan about the bride at a wedding we recently attended.--joshmanSent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

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Pet alligators, eat cotton candy, ride on any ride for $1, see a bald eagle, and pretend you can fly.All that in 3 hours!--joshmanSent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

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What a great 4th!  My boyz were more excited about lighting their fireworks than they are at Christmas time.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-62796793149517016932010-06-21T08:39:00.000-07:002010-06-22T08:43:37.727-07:00

So Saturday was Nathan birthday party.  Last night I was sleeping hard, recovery from the party but was hit hard with allergies. So in the middle of the night (3AM) I go to the medicine cabinet and pop an allergy pill.  I went back to bed and started thinking that the allergy pill was a bit larger than what I remember, so I go back to the medicine cabinet, look at the individually wrapped pill

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-36425755744443167342010-06-05T10:36:00.001-07:002010-06-05T10:36:38.817-07:00

-- JoshmanSent from my Windows Mobile phone.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-68397737324989933502010-05-30T17:33:00.001-07:002010-05-30T17:33:30.396-07:00

Yes, most people do not think about bakersfield as a place to travel to at the tail end of spring. We drove here to meet up with Christine's newly married, oldest brother on his way back from Yosemite.

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Jacob loves fish and on our family trip to San Diego, I had an opportunity to take him out, just the two of us.  We found a very fun restaurant, Joe's Crab Shack.  They even take pictures for their guests:

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Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-73400610677031834542010-04-29T09:08:00.000-07:002010-05-01T09:10:36.792-07:00

Earlier this week I attended the world's largest business computer convention in Las Vegas, Interop.  It was hard to be away from my growing family, but my wife is amazing.  She is so supportive of me and my business and still had a smile on her face when I got back home.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-2890408437670409582010-04-13T20:27:00.001-07:002010-04-13T20:27:51.559-07:00

The boys FINALLY got to meet their sister. I had a lot of anticipation built up having to wait 2 extra days. What a wonderful experience. We got pictures of the whole family together and the boys holding her.I am a blessed man!I will post more pictures soon.

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Name: Danielle Joscelyn Erdman Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz Length: 19" Born on: 4/10/2010 1:53AM Wifey facts:: Checked in: 6:30AM 4/9/2010 First dose of Misoprotol (AKA Cytotec): 9:00 AM - 0% Effaced - 2CM 2nd dose: 2:15PM 3rd: 6:30PM - 20% Effaced 4th: 10:45PM  - 80% Effaced 4CM- Nurse will check back at 1AM before they start Pitocin 11PM - delivery doctor comes by to assess - 100% Effaced 4CM 11:

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All three of us got an hour nap in. Christine is doing great after some rest and the baby has fed well.Everyone is healthy.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-79621986382502387372010-04-10T02:08:00.000-07:002010-04-10T02:09:11.707-07:00

Beautiful healthy girl!-- Joshmansent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-13974379704905822832010-04-10T01:23:00.001-07:002010-04-10T01:23:35.582-07:00

100% Effaced

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-57115450609525118772010-04-09T23:41:00.000-07:002010-04-09T23:42:06.469-07:00

Christine's contractions have really picked up and she is feeling it. She received her last dose of Misoprotol an hour ago. Not sure if/when they will start Pitocin.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-60307696295812348232010-04-09T21:09:00.001-07:002010-04-09T21:09:54.531-07:00

I am so glad she is feeling good and happy now. But she is just starting to get regular contractions so I bet her happy face won't last in about 4 hours.Thank you all for your prayers!

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One more dose of Misoprotol - will prolly start pitocin in 4 hours. Time for us both to take a big nap before GO time.

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So we have learned alot about hospitals and being induced in the last 6 hours: Hospitals are like government - there is no end to the paperwork and it could be an eternity before things get started First they RIPEN your cervix - so this first dose and future doses of this other drig are to get Christine to 4CM - she is only at 3CM right now.  This could take up to 24 hours alone. After she gets

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-50373286534938155542010-04-09T07:48:00.001-07:002010-04-09T07:48:07.279-07:00

Just finished an hour and a half answering a bunch of medical questions. What is pre-registration for?

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-83720658261557044922010-04-09T05:40:00.001-07:002010-04-09T05:40:25.026-07:00

So when she IS born, the hospital also have an online nursery page:http://www.marianmedicalcenter.org/Patients_And_Visitors/Online_Nursery/index.htm?vnMode=summary&nsw=c Of course I don’t expect anything to be posted here until well after lunch time!

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We have an apt this morning at 6AM to start Christine’s induction.  I just called and they have room so we will be driving there in about 40 minutes.  I have been awake since 3:45AM – can’t sleep – thank God for tea!  I will probably wake up Christine in about 20 minutes. So I spent some time reading about ways to start labor naturally and being induced (Too many horror stories).I do have some

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-78414176855085340922010-04-08T14:41:00.000-07:002010-04-09T13:16:59.043-07:00

So after he finished roadside seling, he went door-to-door.  I told him a good price would be 2 advocados for $1 and 5 for $2.  Then I hear him in fornt of a house selling 1 advocado for $2.  What a scalper!

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It looks like the baby will come tomorrow. Christine is scheduled to be induced at 6am.-- Joshmansent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-17748214970111876682010-03-17T21:03:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:09:47.094-07:00

Its really fun being a handyman dad during the science fair. Yes even though Jacob is only in first grade, at this charter school he to must participate with a science project or a model. He wanted to do a model of a catapult.So we went to the best video authority I could think of for catapult's - the 3rd movie out of ht eLord of the Rings Trilogy, Return of the King. Not only did Jacobget to see

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-67136621643920884262010-03-13T20:41:00.000-08:002010-03-13T21:36:20.698-08:00

Fri night -attend school poetry and song presentation. Boyz did great!Sat morning - Christine drives off to Bakersfield for her cousin's baby shower, I make breakfast for the boyz and clean the kitchenLate morning - Jacob and I head out to the garage to work on his Science Project, we are building a trebuchet designed to lauch water balloons over 100 feetnoon - Make lunch1pm - leave for AWANA -

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-39942365439162828152010-03-10T07:15:00.001-08:002010-03-10T07:17:36.048-08:00

Last night my wife and I attended our first LaMaze class. Before we went to bed I inflated the birthing ball. This morning I was greeted with that question from my oldest son as he was holding the birthing ball. He had a huge smile on his face and a look of excitement.What a fun time!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-53194778045047535122010-03-06T09:41:00.001-08:002010-03-06T10:02:48.034-08:00

Jacob is loosing teeth so fast. He lost one top tooth a few days ago and the other top one is ready to go.In the middle of one of his construction projects he pulled out a tooth while trying to tear a piece of tape by biting it. The funny part is this was a bottom tooth, he still had the loose top tooth. So he was set on getting this pulled and wanted to try the STRING method.I tied some dental

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-9649408569824219082010-02-27T20:30:00.001-08:002010-02-27T20:33:59.948-08:00

After working 11 days in a row, and with a baby sister on the way, I definitely needed to spend some father-son(s) time.We went fishing on the pier in Pismo (didn't catch anything), ate clam-chowder bowls as Splash Cafe (the Boyz' favorite), and got to have free ice cream at Doc Burnsteins.This turn into a doubly fun trip because this morning I saw a picture of my oldeset son on my shoulders on

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-64028984800671236232009-12-20T13:49:00.000-08:002009-12-21T12:25:15.887-08:00

What a beautiful view on Bishop's Peak!Yeah, i'm tired. 13 switchbacks, the 1st and 3rd are the longest. The last 5 are the steepest.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-70288604201290810792009-07-18T08:45:00.000-07:002009-07-18T08:51:29.806-07:00

It's approaching the 40th anniversary for landing on the moon. The whole event is being commemorated at: http://www.wechoosethemoon.org/If you go there, you can hear all the real-time audio that ocurred between CAPCOM and the Command Module. Quite amazing - a chance for me to experience what I missed if I were alive in the 50s.Did you know they travells over 2,300 MPH?

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-77373399339628335852009-07-13T21:58:00.001-07:002009-07-13T22:04:53.279-07:00

So the Gibsons family is bigger, and I know they will have no time to update their family picture, so I attempted to do this for them! Congratulations, we love you guys!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-22750670418016233452009-07-08T14:55:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:58:52.498-07:00

This is totally going to sound like a commercial but:I just got back from a 1,500 Mile family vacation trip to Colorado. 2 days each way (7 hours in the car each day). guayaki is one of my clients so they send me some interesting beverages and one of these were their energy shots.These were PERFECT for the drive helping me stay focused, alert, and positive the whole way!I have worked with them

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-26183412428685824852009-07-08T14:45:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:55:20.696-07:00

What a GREAT trip! 1,500 miles and 8 days later - and so much has happened!Let's start from the top:2 days (and 2 Guayaki enrgy shots) to colorado (stayed in St. George)Played in the hotel pool - messed up shoulder real badHad a mechanic in Salina tell me I had 'tire separation' - yeah he saw the CA license plate and thought he could trick me out of some cash. Man I was pissed!Made it to the

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-67194877085549630212009-06-30T14:33:00.001-07:002009-06-30T14:33:40.379-07:00

Is leaving to Colorado for a family reunion.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-45892007418637261502009-06-18T21:47:00.000-07:002009-06-19T08:23:17.643-07:00

I just can't stop looking at it!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-59382936588332482892009-06-13T12:37:00.000-07:002009-06-13T12:46:35.042-07:00

In the kithcen, my wife was making cornbread in these TINY muffin tins. I asked her what she was up to. Well she has an aviary fill of finches and three breeding pairs of parolets (really small parrots) - she said that since it is Springtime, feeding birds foods rich in protien encourage them to start nesting and breeding.Anyway, since then, I know I will never think the same about cornbread.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-86292869288781904322009-06-03T18:36:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:15:53.291-07:00

So we have been telling everyone about Jacob being in the Santa Maria Rodeo Friday night at 7PM. He is signed up to be a mutton buster.There is also a Rodeo Parade at 9AM in Santa Maria on S. Broadway.HEre is more info about the event:http://www.santamariaelks.com/rodeo/rodeo.html

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-7993953067029453482009-05-29T19:45:00.000-07:002009-06-03T19:50:16.528-07:00

So last week I was at a computer convention in Vegas. It was very valuable with all the people you can meet, but ONLY in Vegas can you go to a computer convention where free beer is handed out.The best part is that I won $225 without even gambling - it was a drawing held by one of the vendors. When my name was drawn I had to answer some trivia questions and then go into one of those plixiglass

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-65224296701537270682009-04-01T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-01T20:28:24.907-07:00

So even though I love April Fool's - I always miss out on it. I am usually too busy. Today I got a good one in on my business partner. It went somethign like this:My Text Message: "When is Kate's Due Date?"His Reply: "May 5th"My Text: "If it is May 5th, we have plenty of time. Let's can push out our busines trip to April 22nd, or May 2nd."His Reply: "Our first daughter was two weeks early. I do

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-87506464563811192482009-03-10T14:55:00.001-07:002009-03-10T14:58:35.332-07:00

My boyz love to climb trees. I joke with them and tell them if they spend too much time in the tree they will grow a tail. Nathan actually walked over to some people at the park and told them to be careful when they climb trees!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-30606125747594478292009-03-03T17:52:00.000-08:002009-03-03T17:57:38.827-08:00

Today I parked on the top floor of the new parking garage in downtown SLO (the one on Palm st). I was just getting off the phone (with a detective in SB - talk about IRONY) and I left the stairs and turned to my car.The driver's side door and trunk was open. My first thought was debating whether or not this was my car.What was stolen? Not much - I have plenty of reason to count my blessings.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-12617599384822179172009-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:46:59.260-08:00

We are enjoying the weekend at my mother in law's house - the boyz are playing around as usual and I heard my youngest son say, "I found a snail! He is going to be my best friend."Totally hilarious - something I never want to forget. 5 minutes later I heard him say, "I stepped on him, because I do not like snails."

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-78038640861855683982009-02-25T17:31:00.000-08:002009-03-20T12:45:25.520-07:00

Yes, an article I wrote (actually 7 of them) were copied by TechXpress!To make things more interesting, it was out on the newswire.OLD URL: www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2186994.htmSo I took advantage of of the situation and wrote a press release on my own company siteI was recently contacted by the owner who took down my articles and asked that I remove my Press release.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-44930097132414365042009-02-23T21:13:00.001-08:002009-02-23T21:19:58.693-08:00

So about every two months Travis and I try to put together a MANly movie night. Previous movies have included:Gladiator, Alien vs. Predeator, Alien, Aliens, Iron Man, The Hulk, etc - the last movie we upgraded our office for Blue Ray as well.Now my wie play in the orchestra so about once per month she will come early with the boyz and we hang out in the office and watch a movie together.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-73666814402282226732009-02-03T20:00:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:20:43.806-08:00

Making Mo-hawks during bathtimebeing shot at from pretend guns across the kitchenSaving my son who is 20 feet up in the air, stuck in a treeChasing naked boyz around the housethe tickle monsterStory timeWrestling in the living roomScaring my boyz when they walk around the cornerBuilding a treehouseThese are some of my best memories with my boys. I love being a father.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-2108875274018554802009-01-22T09:07:00.000-08:002009-01-24T09:10:04.933-08:00

"Daddy, can I use your staple gun?" - that is how my day started today and I love every minute of it!How many dads get this question from their five year old?Whenever I work around the house, Jacob is there to help. I know that I work at half speed when he is around because of all the questions I have to answer, and the curiousity he has that tends to get him in trouble - but it is also fun.My

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-89572825259210294342009-01-11T14:50:00.000-08:002009-01-11T14:51:25.058-08:00

I am down in Santa Maria enjoying my boyz. Jacob was just watching a cowboy movie and wanted to go to the park to rise te horses. His biggest desire: to be a cowboy.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-92032130410735095852009-01-08T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:51:08.596-08:00

The last week my wife has taken to several home improvement tasks:Strippping two doors using potent paint remover chemials and a belt sanderStripping paint for Nathan's soon-to-be new bed.I find it very attractive when I see her use my air compressor, belt sander and chemical gloves for removing paint. A few weeks before that she was right along side me shoveling dirt back into the trench in our

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-52078316694211638702008-12-30T21:00:00.001-08:002009-01-08T19:51:49.235-08:00

So I have not blogged for a while - much of this is me trying to balance my personal data communication between: blogging, facebook, and email (let's not forget cards since we just finished the holidays).Another reason is that this blog had EVERYTHING in it - personal and tech - the lack of focus gave me even less reason to work on it. I have since moved all my tech blogs to here: http://

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-29808928724126205182008-12-30T10:02:00.000-08:002008-12-30T21:15:00.609-08:00

The holidays bring up visitng and plenty of conversation over a few beers. Eventhough I could barely finish one, a discussion was brought up covering - you guessed it religion. My extended family (at least 60 or so) is traditionally Christian - varying in those that attend church habitually (sort of the legalistic side that feel that church earns their way into heaven) to the other side where

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-5319940471595542162008-10-08T18:43:00.001-07:002008-10-08T18:43:57.118-07:00

April: Moved into hour first house & Nephew bornMay: Church Men’s retreatJune: Camping at HumeJuly: Sister's WeddingAugust: Trip to Colorado via Train for Family Reunion -> Oldest turned 5 years old -> Oldest started Kindergarten -> work sound board for our church’s 3 day summer camp at Camp Hammer (took oldest son with me)Sept: Fostering two Bassett Hounds –> Took on two new clients (

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-89362016694091298532008-06-02T09:36:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:46:06.950-07:00

I just got back from a Men's retreat - 50 of us got away to a campground just south of Oxnard. What a great time of relaxation, reflection, fellowship and learning. As a hard working man, you realy forget about what it feels like to do stuff together and feel connected. There is nothing like getting a bunch of guys together around multiple camp fires - all cooking different kinds of meat -

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-76404851615898860152008-05-22T10:13:00.000-07:002011-08-13T22:22:51.384-07:00

My wife and I got to get away for a night at Madonna Inn - Mi-ma (my wife's mother) generously watched the boys last night and part of this morning. We stayed at 'Country Gentleman' - a room filled with wood and leather furniture, fireplace, king size bed and two twin beds upstairs. Yes, upstairs. We were pleasantly surprised to find that our room was more like a house! It was fun to look around

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-41901795681399168482008-05-02T14:44:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:49:32.182-07:00

So I got the opportunity to help someone out there on the internet. they noticed I wrote an article for a software program they use and his install CD was broken by his three-year-old. Support would not send him an install CD so he asked if I would be kind enough to send him a copy.This of course is not breaking iny licensing agreements - the REAL license is ownign the box WITH the install Key.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-36808456952019551492008-04-18T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:34:06.577-07:00

So on Moving day the O/D (Overdrive light) on our 2002 Ford Explorer start flashing rapidly and it shifts funny.I had the mechanic who is a neighbor to our office diagnose it and the solenoid on it is toast. The parts alone are $355. What a bummer. He mentioned that since the vehicle has such low mileage I could call Ford customer service and ask about some financial assistance. So I called,

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-11539175396453290912008-04-15T12:11:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:13:09.557-07:00

What a blessing to be in our new house! We spent two weeks before moving in painting, packing, and tearing down the aviary. Moving in has been just as hard! But we count all our blessings, especially those friends that helped us out with packing, moving, or baby sitting. Thanks to you all!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-54061623518880255222008-03-08T12:09:00.000-08:002008-03-08T12:19:49.396-08:00

Well over the weekend Travis, my business partner, and I drove up to a client to give their computer network a thorough inspection. That night we stayed at Travis' friend's place in downtown San Francisco. This two bedroom apartment on the third floor rents for $3800 - I am just trying to get a house - this is literally twice our house payment! There is something appealing when youa re driving to

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-23224873422598558142008-02-17T15:58:00.000-08:002008-02-18T07:03:04.076-08:00

Going to the snow this weekend with my family allowed me to fullfill a childhood desire, to build a snow cave. While my brother and I were trying various ways to actually create a snow shelter, I kept thinking about a recent Popular Mechanics article where the authors took a 3 day survival class out in the dessert. It said the first three days are when the majority of lost people are found.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-41396191936100188642007-11-20T23:17:00.000-08:002007-11-20T23:32:42.298-08:00

My son is in Cubbies, that is his age group in our Church's AWANA program. Each Tuesday night, the teacher draws a child's name and that child gets to take Cubby Bare home for the week. Well we left him in Bakersfield on our way home from my uncle's funeral (http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20071109/OBITUARIES/71108014). My mother-in-law mailed him back to us, but with this holiday coming up,

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-5262549551461149062007-07-21T11:58:00.001-07:002007-07-23T10:28:21.054-07:00

I posted a while back about my oldest son's ability to use tools - 9 months ago he took the doorknob apart on his own with my screw driver, three months ago he was helping me rotate my wife's tires and was wielding the impact gun himself. Someone has been unlocking the shed and our gate, today I learned that he knows the combination to all our padlocks and is the cuplrit!What an exciting

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-46864050748312190542007-07-18T14:15:00.000-07:002007-07-18T14:17:58.740-07:00

OK, so I posted a while back a video of Super Mario Bros being beat in less than five minutes. A friend told me how cool that was and it made me think of a video I found of someone playing the theme song and all the sound effects with thier electric guitar. Wierd - maybe not even worth posting. I will let you be the judge.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-10586366472906149332007-06-27T13:34:00.000-07:002007-06-27T13:42:58.546-07:00

So I FINALLY updated my personal website. It is so inconvenient as compared to Blogging! The important part was updating the photo gallery - of course now with Flickr that is easier to do as well. Anyway, take a look at my photo gallery, I love my family and this is how I get to show them off!I made this gallery with Adobe Photoshop album. I love this program! Unfortunately it no longer

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-22586224078950702982007-06-24T14:04:00.001-07:002007-06-24T14:10:06.778-07:00

My wife and I love where we live, but to me renting is a kind of stress. Knowing that my landlord and up my rent or decide to retire here at any time gives me feeling of instability. Our rent is really cheap, so with the price of Real Estate being so expensive here, I guess I will be exchanging the stress of rental instability for financial instability since it will cost so much more.And of

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-62448247067969806512007-05-23T12:30:00.000-07:002007-06-18T13:04:41.445-07:00

I was determined to accomplish what most of my peers deemed impossible. The more difficult it sounded, the more stubborn I became. after I got the plane tickets, there was no turning back. I was going to fly myself and my two boys to Colorado as a sole parent.I was most concerned for my sanity, my wife was most concerned that I would lose one of our childeren at the Phoenix airport.Truth be told,

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-2464934796357385952007-03-31T15:18:00.000-07:002007-03-31T15:28:34.622-07:00

Being one gifted with technical things I find it hard to admit that soon we will be on our way to a 5th DVD player.I still do not know how you can break a DVD player, I guess youc an wear them out but I have CD players with much more mileage. Our first DVD player was 5 years ago right after we got married as a Christmas present from some friends. It lasted until about 2 years ago. Not bad, a

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-7194719348015471922007-03-24T22:24:00.000-07:002007-03-28T09:39:26.383-07:00

What an amazing experience. Our family went on a walk to Poly Canyon - after about three quarters of a mile form the entrance is an arch made of stone - apparently a senior project - that draws your attention. Underneath is a sign listing over 15 more projects so we decided to take a look:Poly Canyon shows just what is possible when you combine skill, art, and passion without the focus being on

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-78665921270546057472007-02-10T21:01:00.000-08:002007-07-18T14:20:16.665-07:00

So I was reading up on Pastor Tim's blog and saw that he mentioned my blog and a few others including a cool website created and maintained by Josh Ernestrom, FallForwardFilms.com. I got to thinking, Josh has done some really funny videos and maybe he has others that are not Grace Church related, so I searched you tube and found a little collection: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-69148257117444822772007-02-04T12:53:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:58:29.053-08:00

So I just found out the the NFL is threatening to sue organizations that show the big game on displays larger than 55". News articles are specifically pointing out that it has been churches the NFL has focused upon. Read it for yourself at the LA TimesI was considering throwing a super bowl party at my office using our surround sound and 9.5' wide projection screen. I guess I cannot do this

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-81890346229787449622007-02-03T11:58:00.000-08:002007-02-03T14:25:50.331-08:00

I love my family. Going on outings like this sure make the hard work I do during the week worthwhile.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-46829110356816832202007-01-31T07:51:00.000-08:002007-07-21T12:03:29.224-07:00

So today my three year old ran into our bedroom saying, "I wanna check my e-mail!"Talk about surprising! What is a 3 year-old doing with an e-mail account anyway? He is always busy playing with my tools or pretending to. Just a month ago he was taking great interest playing with my screwdrivers, giving my wife a break keeping busy. She was on the chair relaxing and to her surprise he handed her

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-50674550689532575572007-01-16T16:11:00.000-08:002007-11-20T23:39:23.991-08:00

So I sold my parents a laptop. Previously, they have been attached to an old desktop for the last 10 years - what an antique!I know they are not the most computer compatible, but I told them that at the BARE minimum they had to be able to take it out of the box and plug it in before they call me for help. It could not be any eaiser, all the calbes are color coded, if you can paint by number you

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051923977631117302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749274.post-7492752000-09-01T10:21:00.000-07:002008-12-30T20:43:42.596-08:00

hello there. This is a test

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