Are you secure?

With us going out of town lately we've been really careful about making sure our house is secure. Our friend, Cheri, had an alarm system installed and I must admit that there's a greater peace of mind knowing that your house is protected and that you could be notified if an intruder tries to break in.

I have no idea where I'd start looking for security systems but I've heard that ademco has a good product and easy to use.

More fun on the PDA!

I love using my PDA for geocaching. However, sometimes the battery doesn't work and I'm starting to think that I need to get another one.

When Shawna was the Executive Director for an assisted living residence she constantly got calls in the middle of the night with resident issues. Typically, it was that a resident fell, broke their hip and was going to the emergency room.

However, there were times when the nurse, myself, and doctor would be contacted and all of them were trying to figure out a medical solution for a specific situation. Many times she had to look online for the medications that were being given to see if they had any side effects.

Unfortunately, if she was out and about didn’t have access to the information and had to ask one of the aides to look up the information in the PDR.

I’ve just found out about medical reference software that allows you to view medical information online. You can actually use your PDA to get up-to-date information.

Medication information on the go — life is getting easier!

This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.

Zits!

I was shocked that when Shawna was pregnant she didn't have one pimple. The day she had the baby she had a huge zit on her nose.

Years ago she actually tried acne treatment that the doctor prescribed and it was a fortune. Plus, insurance didn't cover it.

If she ever chooses to do acne meds --- more than likely I think that we'll look at a natural approach.

I've got to do something!

Shawna's dropped almost 30 pounds since the birth of Emmy. I swear I've probably put that 30 pounds on!

Maybe I should think about doing diet pills. They worked great for Shawna when she had a lot of weight to lose and really helped jumpstart her system.

Not to mention, she was able to keep the weight off!

Who would have thought...

that even with window blinds that Shawna would be flashing the neighbors.

The other day she got out of the shower and walked into Grammy's room to put on her clothes.

This was the one hot day of the year and I had the windows, curtains, and blinds pulled open.

Well...just so happens that the neighbors got a show and Shawna didn't even realize until she was completely dressed.

Oops!

Now we have to find a good babysitter!

We talked about going to the Virgin Islands in February with the boys. We'd meet up there and we even talked about Caribbean villa rentals!

Of course, we should probably start looking for a babysitting situation because it'd be nice to leave the kids with someone while the adults went into town or out for a nice meal!

A true vacation...

So long, farewell...

We miss Alex and Dominic. Every time we get together we realize what great friends we are and that we're so glad they're part of our lives and the lives of our kids.

The visit was absolutely perfect with the exception of them not staying long enough!

However, we're glad to hear that Alex has a new job and we're sure he's going to be great at it!

I was shocked to hear that Los Angeles jobs were hard to come by! You'd think that being in a big city would allow you to have any job you want.

However, I'm guessing with the economy the way that it is...people are desperate to be employed.