August 14, 2009 – News, Links and Pics
And now another update for those who may frequent this page. I finally found some editing tools that help make these updates much easier, and allows for cleaner pic posting. I am a stickler for that kind of thing when it comes to design items on the web, and the previous limitations I had were really annoying me. So please comment and let me know what you think of the new site layout, and the new posts.
Long term I am working towards a possible side gig for Website and media design, so any feedback is very appreciated. I am currently tackling another website redesign for The Kettenrings on the Web, as I could never get the one we had where I wanted, so stopped messing with it months ago. Look for that to come in the next month or so. Also check out a new blog that we will be keeping (I know, just barely got this one rolling and already adding another to the mix!)- 90 Days of Change .
This will be a place to track the things we are doing to better our life, and to bring about the positive changes in areas we are addressing. The name came about from two places:
1. We completed in the spring Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which was a 91 day course to get finances in order and change the way we look at money. We loved it, and have made great headway in the process. It is a long term process, but the “kickoff” was 91 days
2. I am ready to get back into better shape. I have used the excuse of Shannon’s pregnancies and the time constraints of having two kids as an excuse to eat horribly and tap out on the exercise I once got. I was never a gym rat or fitness freak, but I was better off than today! My main motivation is that I want to be able to keep up with my girls, and run and play and hike and carry them around without getting too worn out. I want them to have memories of a healthy, active lifestyle- and if I am lazy and on the couch, they won’t! So along with many other folks, we will soon be starting the P90X fitness regimen- a 90 day butt-kicking workout plan!
So with those two things in mind, I felt the title of the blog was appropriate. Look for regular updates there, starting next week. Now, on to the new pics! Some of which we have needed to post for a while.
We took the kids to the Bluegrass Lions fair back in mid-July, it was a beautiful night and Shannon and I both love county fairs. We thought it would be a good bit of fun for the girls too. Amelia enjoyed the petting zoo- favorites were the baby goats, sheep and chickens.
Her favorite by far, and not on camera, was watching the dirt bike stunt riders in the Cage of Death. She’s hardcore that way. She mainly just cheered and clapped when everyone else did, and then spent the rest of her time watching the carousel.
She fed the sheep, but was a bit wary at first.. and then got up close to the chickens..
She also got to go to one of her first big girl birthday parties for a friend at Gymboree!!
She liked the fun hats and bubbles best of all, but has really become a climber too, and took off through the tunnels and slides!
Best of all, the bubbles stuck to the top of her head- kinda made her look like a dragon..or one of the biker guys from Mad Max
And CERTAINLY not to be forgotten, here are some cutie pictures of Miss Eliza Jane- we have some great ones on the camera to download for the next update!
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