PG-Rated Tactile Sensations I Love

Tearing along perforated lines
Popping bubble wrap

Warm-air hand dryers (especially the ridiculously powerful ones)
Pop rocks
Smashing ice with a stick or rock

Tends to fill up my soul

A little hand reaching out to grasp whatever it can

Finds my face and a smile

Tends to fill up my soul

A little eye struggling against sleep to open wide
Finds both of mine

Tends to fill up my soul

A little voice grunting and singing in pathetic and beautiful tones
Finds my ears and my heart

Tends to fill up my soul
Tends to fill up my soul
Tends to fill up my soul

I hate waste

I have known for a long time that I hate waste.  It's part of why I am such a vulture when it comes to eating with other people.  Partly, I love food.  Partly, because I hate waste.  I would rather eat it even if I don't particularly care for it and even if I am already uncomfortably full, RATHER than see it go to waste.  So, it always amazes me when I see people that don't mind waste.  So, I want to apologize to people that I have made feel guilty because I am OCD about not wasting.  Particularly, Carrie.

quote

I just stumbled across this fantastic quote:

"When you are complaining, you become a living, breathing crap magnet."

Lydia Jean Loe and Max Stuart Loe - What up?

February 17, 2011 at 9:48 pm Lydia Jean Loe was born at 4 pounds, 13 ounces and 17 inches long.  18 minutes later, her brother Max Stuart Loe followed at 5 pounds even and 16.5 inches long.  They are beautiful and healthy.

They were born at 34 weeks (6 weeks early), but they are both healthy and breathing on their own.  They will need to spend some time in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are monitored for breathing, weight gain, and feeding. Carrie is doing really well.  It was a relatively quick and natural delivery (no c-section) with no complications.

We literally could not be happier.  Here's some online pictures to enjoy https://picasaweb.google.com/beefstu/LydiaAndMax?feat=directlink

34 weeks = 6 months ???

What does 34 weeks have in common with 6 months?

This morning, a resident walked into my office with a big smile on her face.  She said, "Stuart, do you know what today is?  Today marks 6 months of me being clean.  Thank you Jesus."  Then I said, "That's really awesome.  Good for you.  Congrats!  Do you know what today is for me?  Today my babies are 34 weeks old.  We've been praying so hard that our babies would make it to 34 weeks without delivering early and today marks 34 weeks."  And she replied, "That's beautiful - 6 months and 34 weeks."

That is frickin' beautiful!