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Reading

 

I can’t believe what i caught Tomas doing on Sunday.  He was sitting in his new chair reading.  Ok so it was a posed picture but the look on his face is that of someone that got caught doing something he should not be doing.  It is a cute shot.

I have a goal for this year to read 12 books.  I am a little behind so this is my call out to everyone to try to get me back on track.  4 books to go.  I’ll let you know how i’m doing.

Tomas John Williams

Tomas John Williams was born today at 9:53 am. He wasted no time coming into the world. Labor started at 5:30am so he came in just under 4 1/2 hours. We got to the hospital thinking Mary Jo would just get monitored for a while and we'd be told to go back home. We got here and were told you are 8 1/2 cm dilated. We are moving you to a birthing room. Tomas was born weighing 5lbs 15oz and was 19in long.

A Week on the Road

I have spent the last week traveling.  Last Friday Mary Jo and i went down to Medford, OR.  On Saturday Mary Jo left with her grandparents, Mom, and Aunt to head to Utah for a week.  This was the first (and hopefully only) time we have (will) be apart since getting married.  I stayed in Medford till Wednesday.  The reason i did not join her in Utah was because of Wednesday morning.  I interviewed with Providence Medford Medical Center.  This is almost the ideal job.  Good opportunity for advancement.  Great health plan.  I’ve worked there before so i know i like the job and work environment.  It is back in Medford.  This used to be a down side.  Since most of my concert days are behind me that is not as much of an issue.

I took off from Medford after my interview heading to my sister’s in Eugene.  I spent the night there.  I did not head all the way home because i had an interview in Condon, OR Thursday.  I got up early and drove the 5 hours to Condon.  The town is smaller than i was expecting for a small town.  The doctor comes to town once a week (to give you an idea of the size).  The interview went real well.  After it i drove to Biggs for lunch.  From here i drove back to Lacey.  9-10 hours on the road is a long day.  I’m now home and Mary Jo does not get back until Sunday.  It will continue to be a long week and long days till she gets home safe.

Camping

Memorial Day weekend camping is a must.  For our weekend trip we went camping up past Shelton on the Olympic Peninsula.  It was a blast.  The trip was part of a church camping trip.  There were a number of families from our Ward that went camping at a LDS owned property and we stayed in the cabins.  We shared a cabin with 2 other families.  The Blume and Allen families.  We taught Andy Allen how to play Fluxx.  We cooked over a fire and had dutch oven dessert.  We threw a sport disc around.  I taught Mary Jo, Andy, and someone else how to throw a flick.

On the trip home we stopped for Blizzards at Dairy Queen.  Good old DQ.  We got home around noon and took naps.  Just in time for the Laker game 3.  Lakers won a tough game in Denver.  Went up 2-1 in the series.  Mostly just relaxed the rest of the day.  The Laker game was not relaxing.  Too close for that.  But after the win it was relaxing.

Sunday we went to church and took the day off.  Monday Mary Jo did not get up until 10:30.  We went to see the movie Night at the Museum : Battle for the Smithsonian.  It was good; not as good as the original.  Later we watched the Laker game.  They just could not get any rhythm going and lost.  What a horrible end to the weekend.