Monthly Archives: June 2009

A new bike

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Kylie got her first big girl bike today. Mimi happened to spot one on sale and thought Kylie would enjoy it, and she does! Kylie has wanted a bike for a while now but we had not found one that we could get for her until Mimi found this one. It is a 16 inch model which at first Mommy thought was to big, but it turns out that it is just right. It looks very similar to the one in the below picture and Kylie is already very good at riding it. This was an excellent late birthday gift that we are sure Kylie is going to have lots of fun with over the summer.

Kylie's first bike

A second date

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Mommy got a phone call from Uncle Jason today that went something like this:

Uncle Jason:  “What are you doing today?”
Mommy: “Well I am getting ready to go to work, why?”
Uncle Jason: “Well…what is Kylie doing?”
Mommy: “She is getting ready to go over to Aunt Darla’s so they can watch her.”
Uncle Jason: “Would it be ok if I watched her? I have a surprise for her.”
Mommy: “Sure.”
Uncle Jason: “Great! I now live like a mile from the Zoo and I bought a season pass that allows me to bring one person in with me so that I could take Kylie when ever she wanted to go and I was hoping to take her today.”

This makes the second surprise date that Uncle Jason has taken Kylie on and she loved it! They had a blast at the zoo, in fact Uncle Jason’s Facebook status update after the date read as follows:

Jason Berthiaume: Going to the zoo is fun, but watching how happy it made Kylie put a big smile on my face!

How awesome is that?

Playing with the band

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Tonight Kylie, Melissa and I went down into Ypsilanti to listen to the music again, as we have been doing each Friday night. Tonight the music was outside again and Kylie seemed to enjoy this much more than last week when the music was inside Club Devine due to weather. Tonight we stayed through all the way to then end (just about 10:30pm) and Kylie had a blast dancing in front of the stage. After a few songs the lead singer of the band Just Jill gave Kylie her tambourine to play! It “was so awesome” according to Kylie, and Daddy thought it was pretty sweet too. I took a few pictures with my phone and a quick video too. The pictures will be added into the gallery as soon as possible, and hopefully someday the video will make it up as well.

The operation continues

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Just got done with this weeks weigh in and I am happy to report that I am down another 0.8 pounds bringing my total weight loss to date to 9.8 pounds. I was hoping to hit 10 pounds this week, but I fell a little short. That just means I will have to make sure to hit it next week. I am still happy that I am down some more no matter how small, a loss is always good in this matter for me.

Begining Ballet

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Tonight was Kylie’s first ballet class and I was very happy that I was able to get out of work on time to go and watch her. She did a wonderful job and seems to really enjoy it. There are a total of five girls in her class and they all seemed to get along right away. They started right in on learning the positins and practicing them. The instructor is very friendly and the children listen to him follow his lead very well. I attempted to record the class on my phone and thought the video seemed to take just fine, when i got home it turns out the video is corrupt and so i don’t have any footage. i am very upset about this, but unfortunetly there is nothing I can do. Hopefully I will be able to attend more of her classes, and if I do I will attempt to get another video.

I really am losing weight

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I got a very awsome surprise this morning, I can fit into smaller pants! For the last few weeks I have been losing weight and on a whim this morning I decided to try on a pair of dress pants for work that I have not been able to fit into for almost a year, and they actually fit. I don’t mean they fit because I sucked in and forced them on, they fit normally and comfortably enough that I actually wore them to work today. This, for me, is the best result so far of all my hard work to lose weight. I know the scale has been telling me (and hopefully it will continue to do so) that I am losing weight, but I have not been able to see. Not until this morning that is when I got into thse pants! I am so excited about this and so happy. It’s nice to finally have some tangable evidence that I can see to know that I am losing weight. This means that I should be able to fit into another pair that are still home in my closet, I will check on that later. Lets hope this weeks weigh in shows some more loss.

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Happy Father’s Day!

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This afternoon Melissa and I went down to Tiffany’s house to celebrate a number of things; Kylie’s Birthday, Father’s Day, and Aunt Sissy’s Birthday. We didn’t do anything big or have a lot of people over (mainly because no one has any money and we didn’t want to put anyone, or our selves, in any more financial hardships) and I think it was actually better this way. We all had a nice dinner and then went across the street to hit some baseballs and softballs around. Kylie did a great job hitting the balls that were pitched to her, and I also found out today that she can throw a frisbee very well! Daddy got hit by a couple of line drive balls (I was pitching) that I am sure are going to leave some nice bruises. One was from a ball that Mommy hit that hit my foot so hard you could actually see the laces from the ball on my foot. I guess that is what I get for being barefoot. After we played for a while we all went in and had a piece of a very yummy ice cream cake that Mimi made. Uncle Chris and Aunt Melissa showed up for this and then had to leave shortly after. It was a very nice day and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun.

You’re Four Already?!?!

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Happy 4th Birthday Kylie!

Four years ago today you brought a whole new level of love in to our lives. The love of a parent for their child. This love has no bounds, no restrictions and has no limits. Just as the joy and happiness you bring to Mommy and Daddy everyday has no end. Watching you grow, learn and explore is fascinating beyond words. Everyday with you is a new experience and another blessing.

Here are just a couple of highlights from this past year in reverse chronological order:

We are so very proud of you and love you so very much! We can’t wait to see what you learn and accomplish this year!

An Awsome (Weight) Week

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I just got back from my weekly weigh in, and man was I surprised! In a good way though. I wasn’t to sure I had done well last week, not sure why really. I knew on Saturday I had eaten a little more than I should have (Melissa and I went out to her parents house and hand dinner there), but otherwise I did pretty well. Never the less, I was still a little worried, but for no reason apparently! I am down 3.2 pounds for the week!! That’s a new personal best, and it brings my total weight loss up to 9 pounds! Man I hope I can keep this up!

My Riding Season Begins…Finally

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I got the motorcycle back this morning from Nicholson’s. Everything looks great and the short ride that I was able to go on (just riding it back home) the new handle bars felt great. There is a huge difference now in how my hands and arms are positioned on the grips and so far it feels great!

That being said, the whole ordeal of getting the work done at Nicholson’s has left a very bad memory and I am not certain I will go back there for service again. The short version of a very long story is that they have had my motorcycle since March 21, 2009 and I am just getting it back today, almost three months later.

I had to go in and talk to the service manager (Warren) twice, the sales manager (he was supposedly the highest manager in the store the day I went) (Wayne) once, and the actual store manager (Brandon) once just to make sure my repairs got done. The store places a lot of blame on a single service department person that they recently terminated. While I am not sure if it really was all this persons fault or if he became a convieniant scape goat, the fact is that their service department was shoddy.

The overall work on the bike seems to have been done well once it was done, getting it done timely was a huge issue and a battle. During one of my meetings with the service manager I had to make sure the parts where there, and it was a good thing I did because the parts that the service department were supposed to order, they hadn’t. I have been told they are working on revamping the service department and getting more able technicians in to help fulfill work orders, so I guess I will just have to wait until the next time and see if I want to try them again or not.

On the other hand, there parts department was excellent! Ordering parts from them in the future should be no problem at all.