Red neck scrabble

Holly and I just played a game of scrabble without spelling requirements. See If you can figure out what words these are supposed to be.
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My dad made it

So after a long and arduous journey, we made it to the top. And as though we weren't breathing hard enough, the view is breathtaking by itself.
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Got something done

I'm pretty happy with the day, even though it had to start at 3am... See, last night Aleric thought sleep was just an option. Wait, let me rephrase that. Aleric made sure sleep wasn't an option. He couldn't sleep which translates directly into we couldn't sleep. He woke up at around 2am and was sort of whining, that quickly escalated into him screaming bloody murder and pounding on his door. This is a bit unusual so I ran in there to see what was going on. He was shaking and practicly climbed up me like you see those baby bears fly up trees! I have no idea what is freaking him out, but none of us like it. Ok that was just the beginning of the day. We fell back asleep around 7am and slept until 9. That was not nearly enough. Now I'll tell you why I titled this entry "Got something done" It's because while he was sleeping again (around 1pm) I went out and worked on the prelude. The belts were squealing even though I just replaced them. Perhaps it was to spite me for replacing them. See, I think the car had become comfortable with its' old crusty alternator/ac belt. They had shared many miles and developed into a sort of symbiotic relationship which I apparently had unwittingly disturbed. Trouble is, I threw the old belts out and the car is going to have to learn to cope. So I tightened those belts up and they seem to be getting along much better now. I don't have to turn off the lights and AC everytime my rpms drop below 1k. That's nice. As a strange side effect, my dashlights have begun working more frequently too! I'm sure it's unrelated but perhaps the car has seen the light and realized that some change is for the best. So the day was a good one, despite the rocky start.

My Son

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If you click on the above link you will see a post from my son about his new doll, or as he likes to call her, Bubba. He actually started calling her Bubba on his own this morning after we asked him what her name should be. Now if Holly or I say, "Go put Bubba in her stroller" he runs and gets her and puts her into her stroller. He also holds her and feeds her a bottle, shares his food, walks her around in the stroller and puts her into her pack and play when he goes to bed. All this with little to no coaching from either Holly or I. I am sure he is going to be a great big brother and a great little helper when Auria comes. Some people may find it strange that we got Aleric a doll, but Holly and I decided to get him one so that the adjustment big brother from only child won't be quite so jarring. He sure seems to have taken to the role like a duck to water. Let me know what you think by leaving a response.

The Best Time You Can Have on the Road

 

Daddy x2

Oh man, I almost didn't write a post about the most important thing to happen in over a year! I am going to be father of 2 in October!! We just found out 3 days ago. We are so excited. If the baby is a boy his name will be Xan Riley, if the baby is a girl she will be name Liliana Elise. The next 9 months will be interesting, but it's all worth it. I am so tired at the moment that I can't think of anything else to write. But I will write more later.

Utah

Well, I've been in Utah a week now and I still can't adjust to the time difference. Well, maybe can't is the wrong word. I haven't. My class doesn't start until 11 so I sleep in until 9 or 10 each day which means I end up staying up until 1 or 2 each night. It'll make going home easy. So far we've only had 3 days of class, due to snow days and miscommunications so this has really turned out to be a paid vacation. Have I ever mentioned how much I love the Navy? So far I've gone snowboarding, hit the casinos with some friends (don't worry, I played the penny slots for hours with $4) and seen a couple movies. It's been nice.