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What a guy!

Jackson and I spent some much needed one on one time before Micah started working away from home again. I told him we were going to hang out, just me and him, and he said with excitement, “Go to pool store!?!” Wow – O.K. sure! So, I took him to the pool store to get our water tested, get an ice cream cone at McDonalds, and then headed over to the puppy store and outdoor kids play area that he loves at the mall. Well, he played and had a great time there, but then decided to wonder into a store, “The Children’s Place.” I followed him to see what he was up to, and he ended up picking out this great shirt and sun glasses. They were even on sale! He’s been needing some bigger shirts (he must have known), so I was glad that he picked out something that looked nice and that he liked! We had a great time, just the two of us!

Besides picking out his own clothes and sunglasses, we’ve been working on chores lately. He is an awesome helper! We made a chore chart with pictures of a few basic chores he can help with and one of them is making his bed. I’ve been teaching him to fold his blankets – Well, after several weeks, he decided he wanted to fold them totally by himself, and here’s what they looked like. Not too shabby, eh? He was very proud and so was I! Now when does the excitement for chores wear off?
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First Day Impressions

Everybody is sure to ask, “How do you like your new job?”. I’ll try and answer that here for those who care to know but may not have the opportunity to ask.

My new job is much much different then my previous job. I’m technically doing similar work but hardly.

The Commute
This is the first major difference. Before it took me 10 minutes max to get to work or 15 minutes if I rode my bike. Now it takes me no less than 30 minutes which is still way better most of the jobs I was applying for. It hasn’t been too bad yet. No bumper to bumper deadlocks the first two days.

Atmosphere
This probably the biggest difference. Cheyenne Mountain, being a video game developer, was obviously more laid back. I forgot how stale big corporation can be. YouTube and most popular websites are blocked and I can’t even listen to the radio online (music helps me make through the day and block out office conversations). Everyone I’ve met here has been very kind and I think it will be a good work environment but it will definitely take some getting used to.

Benefits
This is probably the biggest upside to the new job. I’m only a contract employee for the first 4-6 months but once I become a permanent employee I will be able to work on an MBA and I believe they will cover most or all of the cost. One other thing I might take advantage of is the gym downstairs. The gym is just part of the office complex and not tied to my company but it is only $25/month and they provide fitness plans and I could just take 30 minutes during my lunch to workout, shower and get back to work in the same building.

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To My Dearest Mother…

Happy Birthday! My dear mother celebrated her 19th birthday today! What a beautiful 19 year old! I owe a lot to her and so, even though I wasn’t able to see her today, I wanted her to know, that I love her so!
Hope you had a great birthday! Think happy thoughts when you see this!

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New Job

We’re excited that Micah got an offer today from University of Phoenix. The big first day will be Tuesday!
Micah is also still working at his own business, websitengineer.com, building and marketing websites for small businesses (its going pretty well so far); so if you know anyone who is looking for someone to make a nice, inexpensive website for their business send them our way!

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