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I have been a Netflix subscriber for a few years now since the Xbox 360 added the NetFlix app. I decided to try the Free 30 day trial and I was hooked not by the DVD rental but by the streaming. I believe at the time I thought I was going to need 2 DVDs [...]

We ran a 5K race this weekend and my wife Jenda told the story much better than I could.  Enjoy! –Matthew   ***********************************   Several weeks ago, my family decided we would run a 5K together.  We invited some family friends to run with us, and they excitedly accepted the invitation.  As time drew nearer, [...]

Our life on this Earth is short and for more and more people I see them running on life autopilot.  Life is meant to be lived and experienced and I’m not talking about Skydiving or swimming with the Sharks.  I’m talking about the daily choices that we make either consciously or unconsciously.  We can get [...]

  This short, but funny story happened at the end of the school year, however with all the parties, events, and such, it never made it to my blog. It was the end of the school year and time for the long awaited KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION!!!  Emma Grace was so excited for this social event of [...]

There is an epidemic in this country that I am sure you are aware off and that is the trend of obesity with our kids.  Yes the adult population has also grown in girth but the scary statistic is what is happening to our kids.  Think back to when you were a kid.  I am [...]

Matthew was out of town last week so the kids and I drove down to my parents for a few days.  I may have told you before, but one of the kids favorite things to do at Sweetie and Chubb’s house is catch frogs and play with them.  What I didn’t tell you is where [...]

    The lazy days of summer are here!  YEAH!  Hip Hip Horray!  No more getting up early!  No more rushing the kids out the door knowing that at least one of them didn't take time to brush their teeth!  No more searching for my car keys at the last minute only to find them [...]

One Christmas my parents got me one of my most memorable gifts, a Radio Shack Micro Computer!  Now I grew up during the eighties so no one had a computer and I think the popular "Game Console" was Pong.  I ripped into the box and the first thing that I pulled out was at least [...]

One of the most common excuses people have to why they do not workout is they have to “take care” of their kids. My family is the most important thing in my life and I would do anything for my wife and all 4 of my kids. This does not mean that I sacrifice my [...]

Today I blog about… THE GRANDPARENT’S YARD! My 4 children love to play in their grandparent’s yards. This past weekend we were at Sweetie and Chubbs house (my parents) and the kids literally only came inside to bathe and sleep. Outside, they had their own little world of tee-pees and bon fires. One of their [...]