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MP Out on the Hammock

2009-09-19T18:30:00.001-04:00

Romie, Seven, and Gayden keeping me company while I lounge on the
hammock.

MP Life is good

2009-08-29T15:29:00.000-04:00

Found this on the course. Life is good.

MP View from Shower

2009-08-24T07:42:00.001-04:00

View of a couple of hot air balloons out of my shower window.

Remembering 02/23/2009

2009-08-23T10:00:00.001-04:00

On January 19, Lauren and I were relaxing on the couch. The garage and spare room stuffed with boxes of baby books, baby toys, strollers, diapers, etc. I was emailing back and forth with our new home builder; getting updates about what was going to be done that week. 'The slab is going to be poured on Wednesday', read one email. Lauren and I were discussing how great it was going to be to have enough room for everything. How in the world would we get moved into the new house, when it was due to be complete during the same week that we expect the Quads?

The next day, Lauren would be admitted to the hospital after Heidis sac broke. Eight days later, our first daughter would be our family angel.

18 days later, Lauren would be admitted again after Lilys sac broke. The next 9 days included Lauren being on 100% bed rest, laying upside down, and pumped with ump-teen number of drugs. While I had my moments of weakness, this was a ride that we were on no matter what. All I could do was look forward. Each day gave us more hope.

Feb 23, 2009, six months from today, was the worst day of my life. It was the day I realized, no matter what you do, you have no control. It was the day I realized hope can be futile. It was the day that while holding my dying children, I begged the Lord to help them. It was the day Lily, Paige, and Rylan left this world in my arms.

While time doesn't stop, it sure can be a thief. A piece of me was stolen that day.

MP Go Karts!

2009-08-05T19:16:00.001-04:00

Our nephew Ian riding his first go kart!

Dinner!

2009-07-28T19:42:00.001-04:00

@lo_green is out if town. any final wishes, Pizza Rolls?? Muhaha

MP More Fam

2009-07-23T19:18:00.001-04:00

Gene, Fran, Neil, Hannah, Ian, Claire, Avery, @lo_green, John, and Tracy watching Wipeout

MP Avery

2009-07-23T19:17:00.002-04:00

Our niece Avery says hello!

Need I say more?

2009-07-18T12:29:00.001-04:00

Need I say more?

MP Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T09:30:00.001-04:00

Happy 4th of July everyone! Drink, relax, be safe, eat, and (legally)
blow things up today! Hoo-rah America! By the way, screw you N Korea.

*Sent from my iPhone*

MP A view of the beach

2009-07-03T11:35:00.001-04:00

MP Do URLs Matter Anymore?

2009-07-01T09:30:00.001-04:00

Hmm. Interesting thought - With Search being as popular as it is, how
long will custom URLs matter? http://relink.me/uuoi3qk

MP Here's another

2009-06-25T21:06:00.001-04:00

Here's another. -Lauren

MP A Beautiful Night at The Park

2009-06-25T21:04:00.002-04:00

A beautiful night at the park playing b-ball.
-Lauren

1st Fathers Day

2009-06-24T21:50:00.003-04:00

I'll start this post off by thanking everyone who wished me a Happy Fathers Day. Each email, text, and phone call helped bring a smile to my face on a difficult day.

The day was spent going to Home Depot, mowing the lawn, laying on the hammock, and dining out for breakfast and dinner. Not too shabby of a day in that regard.

As a Dad without children its quite an awkward day - especially since it was the first. People who know what happened don't quite know how to act, which is expected. Heck I didn't even know how to act. I can only imagine how Lauren and other Mothers that have lost children feel on Mothers Day.

At one point I found myself standing in my closet; tears running down my cheeks. In my head: a flash of what it would be like to take my kids out for the day.

What a great feeling it must be to be out at the park or pool with your kids on Fathers Day. For me, not yet.

MP How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed

2009-06-22T23:51:00.001-04:00

Interesting.. How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10270493-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

*Sent from my iPhone*

When your wife is out of town..

2009-06-22T21:57:00.001-04:00

Put Doritos in a bowl, add taco flavored beef and cheese. Dinner! Did I mention my wife is out of town? ;)

*Sent from my iPhone*

Hot Day!

2009-06-20T17:02:00.000-04:00

90 degrees in the shade - 110 heat index. Hotza!

Doggie Treat Cookbook

2009-06-18T14:40:00.002-04:00

Each year for Seven's birthday, a good friend of mine (j. Bernard Ralph) makes homemade dog treats, dog cakes, dog ice cream, etc. Seven loves em - even the doggie safe chocolate ones!

Because he loves cooking and wanted to support a good cause, he wrote a Doggie Treat Cook Book - available at Amazon.com for only $10. The best part about the book is that 80% of the profit goes directly to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF.org)!

Know someone with diabetes? Have a dog? Know someone with a dog? Want to help a good cause? Please help in supporting JDRF. Follow this link to buy a copy or two today! =)

Catch-up

2009-06-16T21:31:00.006-04:00

There's been so much going on lately that I've been in a mini-post mode (if you haven't been able to tell). So here's one with some substance =)

Getting the New House Set Up
Backing up a couple of weeks here.. I wanted to make sure that I talked about all of the work that went into the new house. There was so much work that was done in those 10 days and I give so much thanks to everyone that gave up their time to help. Blood, sweat, and tears were all shed - seriously.

Dad- Putting work on hold, driving 1500 miles each way, working dusk til midnight, and teaching me all of the things you did, was more than I could have ever asked for. You are the reason that we made all of our deadlines. Thank you! I love you.

Charlene- It was great to meet you. Thank you for all of the help! Your ability to translate the growls and grunts of the Green men through floors and ceilings is what made the Bonus room come together!

Fran- Thank you so much for the homemade food! Fast food would not have gotten us through those 18 hours sweaty dirty days! Thank you also for all of the cleaning and packing help!

Gene- Without your knowledge, muscle, and painting skills, it would have been 100 times harder to accomplish everything that we did. We sure know how to hang closets now don't we?! Thank you!

Jay- Because of you I am now a ceiling fan installation connoisseur! Although we're not technically neighbors anymore, we still have to hang out regularly! Thanks!

Holly- Thanks for giving up your husband for a couple of days, even though you were sick and pregnant! Did we tell you that Jay almost died?? Eh, we'll tell you 'bout that later...

Allison- Our house now contains a little bit of that Pernecky charm; courtesy of you =)

Mike- Thanks for surrendering your wife while staying at home drinking. Thanks man. J/K!

There were so many others that offered their assistance but the timing just didn't work out. You've all been with us through so much this year. Thank you!

Birthday
Lauren put together a poker party at our place for my birthday, 2 days after the move - thanks Babe! We had a great time and after all of the rushing around, it was nice to cut lose and have some fun.

Updated House Pics
Lauren is still trying to put the finishing touches on the house, but here are a couple of 'before and afters' as things are today. Sorry for the quality of some of the pics.

Dining Room Before The Move

Dining Room Currently

Master Bedroom Before The Move

Master Bedroom Currently

Living Room Before The Move

Living Room Currently

And Finally - A Notice To Any Friends Moving
Give me a ring if you need any help with moving, unless it has to do with hanging blinds... I'll sweat, move, carry, lug, tow, install, hang, or demolish anything you want - except hang blinds. Oh man I hate hanging blinds...

MP Sunset from the shower

2009-06-16T20:51:00.001-04:00

In The Middle

2009-06-15T21:41:00.003-04:00

Ugh. So lets say there are 4 people, we'll just call them A, B, Y, and Z.

Ok, so people A and Z have a, how do you say, non-productive relationship. B and Y have no quams whatsoever. (In fact, B loves Y to death and feels bad about not spending more time with Y.)

Still with me?

B & Y get the shaft. Sucks being in the middle...

MP Going to see Pelham 123

2009-06-14T18:17:00.001-04:00

Laurens out of town for a few days. Off to see Pelham 123 while I can!

*Sent from my iPhone*

Fake Baby Blogger Exposed

2009-06-13T10:18:00.001-04:00

Fake Baby Blogger Exposed
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526037,00.html

And the experiment is over..

2009-06-12T10:20:00.002-04:00

So after a couple of weeks without Laurens favorite E! and MTV shows readily available on TiVo, we went back to Cable. Brighthouse to be exact, not Verizon. I suspect that Verizon should be out of business in the next couple of years with the way they do business. Probably the only reason they haven't gone under yet is because they lock everyone into crazy contracts. I hope someone good buys and maintains the Fios Internet service when they go under. No - I'm not bitter..

JoshsBlog.greenfamily.net

*MP* Out on the Hammock

*MP* Life is good

*MP* View from Shower

Remembering 02/23/2009

*MP* Go Karts!

Dinner!

*MP* More Fam

*MP* Avery

Need I say more?

*MP* Happy 4th of July!

*MP* A view of the beach

*MP* Do URLs Matter Anymore?

*MP* Here's another

*MP* A Beautiful Night at The Park

1st Fathers Day

*MP* How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed

When your wife is out of town..

Hot Day!

Doggie Treat Cookbook

Catch-up

*MP* Sunset from the shower

In The Middle

*MP* Going to see Pelham 123

Fake Baby Blogger Exposed

And the experiment is over..

MP Out on the Hammock

MP Life is good

MP View from Shower

MP Go Karts!

MP More Fam

MP Avery

MP Happy 4th of July!

MP A view of the beach

MP Do URLs Matter Anymore?

MP Here's another

MP A Beautiful Night at The Park

MP How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed

MP Sunset from the shower

MP Going to see Pelham 123