January 18th, 2009
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Well… it’s been some time since I’ve posted a blog entry. I have a few to post including:
1) Links to picture sets of Riley.
2) Updates on Riley - what he’s doing, saying, etc
Before those entries - thought I would give an update on our winter weather. We have had a very cold and snowy winter up to this point. This morning, we unexpectedly awoke to some 2-3″ of snow. This will be the fifth time I have to pull the shovel out. Great exercise but… come on - it’s not even February yet! Compared to last year, the temperatures are much colder as well. We have not been above freezing for a week and the low on Friday night was down to 1F.
Needless to say, long underwear is the norm especially when the winds pick up. It can cut right through you without it…
So.. more entries to come. In the meanwhile, please check out the Photos page.
December 17th, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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As you may know, I started looking for a job at a bad time. My experiment with owning a company came at a bad time (started in Nov-2007 just in time for the recession.) After sending seemingly 500 applications into a black hole, an old boss of mine was looking for some help and I was in the position to help him out.
As of today, I have successfully passed the pre-employment screening (pee test, work and education check) and will start in January 2009 at my new job.
Definitely exciting - good to cash flowing in the right direction again!
October 6th, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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We drove down to Baltimore to meet up with my mom and Sherwin a few weeks ago. They were in our neck of the woods and had a great time catching up.
We had a great time visiting and they got to hang out with a much more active Riley. I’m starting to understand the proverbial “you’ve grown so much since I saw you last” aunt/grandma comments. It makes a lot more sense to me now!
Pictures are in two places on our photos sites - under Family (point and shoot camera) and under Travels (SLR - mostly Fort McHenry in Baltimore)
Next up - photos from the apple orchard this past weekend.
September 21st, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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Riley has a couple of new moves to share with the world:
- Turning around in circles
- Stomping (either in play or frustration - I have seen both)
His feet are growing as well - he now wears a size 7 shoe. No need to get any ideas about buying shoes - he’ll be out of these soon as well.
September 9th, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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So.. I finally felt like I was in good enough shape to meet up with Evan a buddy here in town. He’s an avid cyclist (both road and trail riding) who took me on a new circuit around Watchung Reservation in Central New Jersey. It was much harder than the circuit I’ve become accustomed to riding. The big hill in my circuit is the *start* and not the feature.
The average speed took a major hit and I only averaged 12.4 MPH and ended with an odometer reading of 14.6 miles. It would have been much lower had we not gone down the hills we climbed. Needless to say, I was huffing and puffing for a good portion of the ride. That’s a good thing - it takes me out of my comfort zone.
As noted in the title, this was “stage 1″ in his book. He has a “stage 2″ that he routinely cycles and has devised a “stage 3″ but has not ridden that yet. For now, his “stage 1″ is enough of a workout.
September 5th, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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My endurance is going up. For some, it may not be a big deal to do 20 miles without stopping but that’s what I’m up to now. Today, though, I only did 15.6 miles. Since starting on this regiment about a month ago, I have logged 203 miles and have reached the goals of doing 50 miles in a week and averaging 15 MPH.
Today, however, I only averaged 14.9 MPH but figure that has something to do with the heat. According to the bike computer, it was between 95F and 97F. This is probably a bit high (confirmed on wunderground.com that it was 89.8F officially) but this may be what the actual temperature on the road is. As we know, asphalt has a tendency to heat up a bit and retain heat.
I was planning to go out tomorrow but Tropical Storm Hanna looks to sabotage the weekend. We’re expecting between 3-6″ of rain and winds 30 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. For my family in Texas, this sounds like a typical storm but it’s a rarity around the NYC / Central New Jersey area.
September 5th, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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Answer: Apparently Riley is. We confirmed it few nights ago in the kitchen by alternating which lights were on and off.
He’s definitely seeing his environment in different ways now. Interestingly, his reactions are polarized - either fear or happiness. My observations, however, may be a bit off - perhaps I’m discounting the banal - plain Jane reactions…
September 1st, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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In the event there was ANY doubt on Riley’s favorite color then it is as clear as a blue sky - yes, it is yellow. He has clutched two yellow crayons in his right hand and will not give them up for anything. He also is becoming more vocal when he does not get what he wants. This includes putting his yellow crayons away.
Perhaps the terrible two’s are not too far away!
August 31st, 2008
by Kelly Hair
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It appears to be yellow at this point. He gravitates toward that color with crayons especially. Perhaps, it’s to write secret codes on white paper!
