My how priorities change once a child arrives. Since our second son, Alex, was born, I haven't had much time to think about these, but here's an update.
House - hang paintings
Still not on the wall and no signs that it's going to happen any time soon. We've actually been thinking about moving so this one isn't really even on the list any more. I should probably just retire the idea.
Life - shoot shotgun (w/Jeff)
Crazy that Summer is over and the same for Fall nearly. There's one possibility that this may still happen in November if I can make it happen and schedules permit. We did a guys trip late in the Spring and talked about the possibility of a pheasant hunting trip down to south eastern Utah and there seemed to be some definite interest. You'd think with this one being on both our lists that we could make it happen. Hard to find time for both of us though with 2 boys each.
Life - go fishing (fly fishing)
I've actually been fishing twice that I can think of and will most likely have another opportunity this weekend as well. I fished late in the Summer up by my mom's for about 2 hours. Didn't have any luck, but CJ got to see his dad dressed up like a fool and standing in the middle of the river. I also fished 2 weeks ago on the elk hunt for about 4 hours and caught 3 fish including a nice 14 inch brown trout. I'm always amazed at how calming and escaping it can be for me to go fish.
Life - improve job satisfaction
Nothing specific has changed in this arena except for maybe my attitude. Things have definitely changed for the better, but that may just be that work has picked up over the Spring and Summer and for sure right now in the Fall. I think I've learned that I need to stay relatively busy at work in order to be getting something out of it.
Life - don't gain any more weight
Can't report much progress here. I hate to keep saying that the 2 boys are keeping us busy, but that's certainly been the case. Additionally, I've had this lingering ankle pain that just won't go away. I was reminded a couple weeks ago on the elk hunt, however, that I need to do something about this issue because the mountains aren't getting any smaller and I'm not getting any younger. Some friends, and my wife, are doing this "Biggest Looser" competition that I didn't involve myself in, but maybe I should have.
Life - blog once a month
Work on this goal comes in waves, and recently I feel like I've had more to write about. That hasn't necessarily manifested itself as more posts, but the desire to write is at high tide. Since the Spring and especially since Alex was born, there's been an extended period of low tide. I've partially justified this as being okay by thinking my declining interest in wanting to post equates to a declining need to complain, but that isn't fair. I have more to offer than complaints. Maybe I need to stop with the damn FarmVille! I have been posting more random thoughts on FB though... does that count for anything?
House - build a shed
I was making good progress down this road a while back but the lack of a decision of where to actually put the shed stalled this goal. We have 2 competing locations both offering pros and cons. In one location, I could simply buy a pre-fab shed... simple, easy, done. The other location (the one I think I prefer) would require a custom shed be built. I have plans for the custom shed, but no cost figures. I know it's something I could build and something down the road I'd be proud to have built, but it hasn't happened yet and Fall is here. The other issue with this one has of course been the issue of whether or not we're moving.
Life - play basketball >=5 times
This damn ankle/lower leg pain I've been experiencing has been keeping this one from happening. There's still a slim chance for this one, but I need to get this pain addressed. I don't think there's anything structurally wrong with my leg, but I'm beginning to wonder if it might be a pinched nerve or something. Need to call/see someone about this. I'm not ready to retire from my athletic endeavors.
House - magicjack transition
I've backed away from this idea some after talking with a few more magicjack customers. Couple with the fact that the magicjack site still says support for Linux is coming in the first quarter of 2010 and I'm not too excited about any progress occurring any time soon. Yes, I hate, hate, hate paying Qwest each month for our overpriced phone service and that thorn digs into my side whenever I think about it.
Life - go to confession
I've read a couple books this year that I thought were going to help me towards this goal, but they've had the opposite effect. I'm struggling a bit with my Catholicism.
