Thursday, February 24, 2011

My Wife's Blog

My wife Misti does a great blog.  She puts a lot of pictures and things on there.  I think the thing I like the most is what she does on Wednesdays.  She calls them Wordless Wednesdays.  It is basically just a picture.  In most cases, if not all, they are pictures of our son.  The thing I like is when she pulls out the old ones like the one from yesterday.  It is amazing how much Jonathan has changed and how quickly he changed.

Take a moment today and appreciate the world around you.  If you have a family, enjoy them.  Try and do something intentional to enjoy them while you can.  Things change and time moves quickly.

Friday, February 18, 2011

T-Ball

Misti and I have signed Jonathan up for T-Ball.  This should be fun.  When I was young I played for a season.  The first team meeting is tonight.  The only thing I am not sure of with this league is the games are on Fridays at either 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm.  It means I have to leave work a little earlier to make sure I get there in time.  I do not want to miss out.  These are the opportunities that make me question working as far away as I do.  With a commute that is at least an hour and a half, it makes for a long day in the car.  Still, I hope to have many pictures to post here.

Good luck Jonathan.

BTW: I think the name of his team is the "Muck Dogs".  What is that all about?

Monday, February 14, 2011

Technology

Technology, is it a good thing or a bad thing?  Well, I think it is a great things given certain parameters.  It allows you to stay as connected to everything going on as you want to.  Never before in the history of the world is information so accessible.  That of course is also a problem.  I have heard it said that the internet has made us a culture that is ADD and has a lack of focus.  I can only hope that the good of technology does not get lost in the potential downfall of technology.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love technology as mush as the next person.  I am thankful for what we have and I am glad we have it.  The continual pushing and striving to do things better is something we all need to do, but let's make sure it does not cost us in the end.  Cost us in our marriages, in our finances, in the very things that technology is designed to help and improve.  Let's use our time to better the world, but let's not forget the person touch.  Now all that being said, I know the personal touch is something I need to work on.

I tend to come off much differently to others than I mean to.  To that I am sorry, but please know I am trying. In the spirit of the day (Valentine's day), I would like to say Happy Valentine's day to my lovely wife.  We met 14 years ago today, it was a Friday.  You wore a red sweater, in memory of "Father of the Bride 2".  I also had the pleasure of meeting your parents and entire Church that night.  To my delight, I also got to experience your acting skills as you assisted in a skit that night.  We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant, because the night's activities had it too late to go to anywhere else.  As we sat in the corner booth that night, I realized how much I loved you.  To this day, I still can't forget the first time I met you and how much I need to do to ensure I continue to show you how much I love you.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Diabetes and me

For those who may or may not know, I was diagnosed with diabetes on June 24, 2010.  It was pretty shocking. My A1C, which is what measures how well your blood handles sugar was high.  In fact, high might not even describe it.  A non-diabetic should have an A1C under 6.0 or so.  Mine was 13.9.  For most charts I saw that was not even an option.  Now to put that in perspective, the first Endocrinologist appointment I went to, they tested my blood.  I had drank a 12 oz Coke about an hour prior to that.  My glucose level was 424.  That is pretty high.

I have since been on medicine.  In fact, I actually took insulin shots for a few weeks.  In September my A1C had dropped to 6.5 and by my last doctor visit in February it was at 6.0.  Now, that is a good change.  I have been pleased with the results.  I would love to get it a little lower.  The "fun" part of this is the amount of sugar and carbs I can have in in sitting.  In general is it around 60-70 per meal.  I have learned what certain foods do to my blood so I do make adjustments.  All in all, the journey is going well.  It has been tough.  It has been stressful.  I feel much better about things now.

As time goes back, I want to get to the place where maybe I do not have to take medicine.  I am now down to 1 pill once a day.  I am taking actosplusmet, which is a combo drug of actos and metforman.  I am also looking forward to the day when my body is bask to operating completely normal.  I still have some issues that I am dealing with, all related to diabetes, but I am prayerful that things will be getting better.

Well, that's all for now.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Trying it again

I seem to have grown a little more interested in doing a blog again over the last few days.  I did it before, then stopped.  We will see what happens and how things go, but here I go again.