Going paddling...

While working out this morning, my wife asked about the shirt I was wearing. It was a Chatooga river t-shirt, which I got while white-water rafting with friends a few years ago. I told her about it and said we should go sometime, but first we should probably go canoeing to get her feet wet (no pun intended.) Also, our step-daughter could go with us on a canoeing trip. Now I’ve added this as a goal that I want to do this year!

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I have sprouts!

My tomatoes are sprouting! The grape tomatoes appear to be growing faster than the regular, but all are now pushing out of the peat pellets. The packages for the tomatoes say they sprout in about 7 days, they’re a little early, but I’m also using a little greenhouse type contraption. The bell peppers are slower, the package says it could take them 10-12 days, but I do see little feelers poking out of a couple of those seeds.

Oh, and I also got my 6 yr old step-daughter a little “grow your own sunflower” pot at the same time as when I got my tomatoes. It’s already about two inches high, and she’s excited. We’ll have to transplant it sooner than the tomatoes.

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All by herself now!

She can now start, ride, and stop by herself!  She's not consistent yet (in that she can't always start, or stop), but she's doing great!

Deepest Sender Firefox Extension

I've switched over to using Firefox now for all my web surfing. I like the whole tabbed browsing thing, and the fact that I can download extensions for all sorts of little things. Like this one I'm using now, Deepest Sender. It allows me to post to my blog without going to Blogger.com first. Just a little bonus... oh, and I like how 43 things will post to my blog too when I make an entry under one of my goals. Now I'm truly starting to understand the hype around web 2.0.

Went around the block today...

Well, I’ve been trying to teach my step daughter to ride her bike for a few weeks now. We do a little each weekend.

Last weekend we met the milestone of her being able to ride more than a few seconds without me holding onto her. I think I was more excited than she was! I snatched her up and hugged her and told her I was so proud of her. She just smiled sheepishly and giggled.

This weekend she’s gotten even better. She was able to ride all the way around the block only stopping once to take a rest. During the stop she looked over at me, smiled, and said what was probably the best “thank you” I’ve ever received. Life is good.

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