Hello everybody,
Well today is the first time in three to four months that the sun is up and there is not a bone chilling breeze.  I am sitting out on the upstairs deck enjoying the weather.  I almost forgot how nice it is to sit outside, enjoy the weather, and listen to nature.  Very relaxing.  (Not like the four loads of laundry I am washing).

Mystid thank you for your post.  I do believe things happen for a reason.  Not to sound morbid or negative,but this is his time to go.  He has been struggling with health issues for about 17 years.  He has had his ups and downs.  He was never one to complain nor seek help.  With bone cancer, epically the type he has, all you can do is deal with the pain and let nature take its course.

I talked with my family and we all feel this way.  Our father is not eating, and living (or should I say surviving) on fluids.  I do not know his mind set.  If it is a daily survival one he can go on for sometime before letting go.  If he is in the give up phase he might go in a couple of days or weeks.  (When my great aunt was in the give up phase she lasted less than a week...just surviving on fluids).  I am at peace with this.  I have closure, and I have said everything I needed to say to him.  All I want is that he does not suffer and that our mother is surrounded by people who love and support her.

On a different topic, yes it is still snowing.  Yesterday called for clear skies and no moisture.  Early in the morning, around 8am, we started to get some snow.  It was on and off again until around 10:30am. And snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. Again I love the snow, cold weather, and playing in it. But at this point I am looking forward to spring and being able to sit outside and enjoy the weather.  (Like I am doing now as it is 39 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze).

As work goes I am trying to pitch two new ideas to my boss.  I have a feeling something is not going well with him.  Normally here responds to my emails within a hour. Now days are going by.  If a meeting meeting is scheduled he sticks to the day and time.  Not now.  So I am trying again this week.  Hopefully a new week will be less stressful for all of us.

Nothing else new and exciting...enjoy the beautiful weather and get outdoors...I am.

Take care,
Mr. F

Hello everybody,

Finally some down time.  I am loving having some time off of work.  It is nice not having to wake up to an alarm, have a leisurely breakfast, and hit the gym.  I am working on my core so my abs are hurting.  Today was a day for a full body...legs, abs, arms, and chest.  Trying new exercises and feeling it.

I did not realize I have not updated you on the situation with my father's bone cancer.  He finally gave in and the cancer took his life.  My sister went up to our parents.  She had to have some closure.  Yell and scream at them, figure out why they did what they did, and tell off our father.  She got up there, spent less than a day, and he passed.  She did get her closure.

Spring started here.  Unfortunately the weather is still freezing.  31 degrees this morning.  High temperature 44.  I can not wait until next week.  In the 50s and 60s.  Finally outdoor weather...maybe even shorts.  We can not wait until the temperature warms up to launch our water rocket.  Fun time for all.

Well nothing else new and exciting...Take care,
Mr.F

Hello everybody,

Well it's been awhile since I posted.  Sorry about the wait.  I have been extremely busy at work.  I had a presentation to my department about my role for next year and what I would like to accomplish (and expand and take on).  I am working with another person and he has never done this type of work (taking on a quasi administrative roll).  So I am having to train him as well.  On top of this I am working on a paper we have to present to the state (with 2 other people).  I am taking on the same project as I did a year ago and I have to hire a staff (about 30 people), create a database to store and track our data, supply the grant we are working with daily reports, weekly reports, monthly reports, overall report, and our data (at least 3 times).  I am working on the database I created last year (with some major modifications).  I submitted my supplies budget.  I am working on payroll sheets (both for daily sign in and out and weekly payroll).  I am working on a daily schedule and trying to get an extra hour of pay per day (this would be nice).  And we are in the middle of a data collection cycle.  On top of all of this our serve went down today.  Oh the joys of technology.
As for my knees I had a minor set back last week.  I have been going to the gym and working out my legs.  Nothing to wild, just the exercise machines.  I have been increasing my weights and feeling good.  Last Monday I got out of my car at work and stubbed my right front toes.  For three days I could feel the pain in my knee (trouble walking, standing, sitting, bending, basically everything hurt my knee).  This week I am feeling much better.  I was able to exercise using 110-240 pounds of weight per exercise.  Also this is keeping me from feeling the back pain I had prior to working out.
We are enjoying the warmer weather (ha ha ha...there is a frost warning tonight).  Still we are in shorts and t shirts and outdoors.  We are walking everywhere.  We went out to lunch this weekend and walked to the restaurant and back (about a mile and a half).  It was great being out in the sun.
Once it warms up a little more my son and I are going to launch our water rocket.  We built it over a year ago.  It had been in the garage because its been too cold for lift off.  He wants to modify the design to see if we can get more pressure and hirer lift.  (I am going to let him work on this by himself and see what design he can come up with).
I hope everyone had a pleasant Mother's Day.  Take care and get outside and exercise....I will because I am taking a core training class Tuesdays at my gym.  Our instructor takes us outside to workout.

Take care,

Mr. F