Busy busy busy

Wow... what a couple of months... Some weird stuff happened over the holidays.

First, my paychecks didn't quite come at a regular interval in December, which is all part of working a start-up I suppose. I can honestly say that working for a small company has taught me some valuable lessons with respect to what I can tolerate in my work life and certainly what to look for in the next aspect of my career that I pursue.

Second, mom gave us quite a scare over the holidays. She came for a 5-day visit but ended up staying for about two weeks. A couple of days after Christmas she was in Caleb's room, reached down to pick up a toy and she fainted, hitting her head on the bottom rail of Caleb's bunk bead. Colette was hollering for me to "come quick" and when I got there she way laying on the ground with a giant knot on the back of her head. Luckily we had the presence of mind to prop up her feet and check her blood pressure. The blood pressure machine showed that her pulse was "LO" on the digital readout, so I took it by hand. Once I was able to find her pulse, I measured it over a 2-minute interval... her pulse was 30 beats per minute. Needless to say we headed to the hospital.

Long story short, we got to the hospital, they discovered that her pulse was 30 and rushed her into the ER. 24 hours later, the diagnosis was that the lower part of her heart was not beating properly, at all really, and after taking her off of all medications and with no change in her condition mom had a pace maker put in. That was an amazingly quick operation, 9am into surgery and 4pm checking out of the hospital.

She is back home now and doing really well, "motoring" so to speak. :) I feel like God was watching over her and somehow managed to land her perfectly into my house at the right time under the right circumstances to discover and correct the problem. I am so thankful for that. Also, I owe a special thanks to our good friend Jennifer who was so gracious as to listen to our questions and give us some great advice regarding her condition.

Finally, I'm starting to explore life opportunities. I've started looking into taking the GRE, thinking about possibly going back to get a graduate degree. I'm also entertaining the idea of a job change with possibly relocation. We'll see where it all goes and whether or not it's part of the Grand Plan. In all I am stressed from work, but I am working on that and at the same time I am blessed in my personal life with a wonderful wife who supports me and two beautiful children that provide me with endless hours of joy.

I hope that all of my friends and family are doing well. Here comes Spring...