A Quick Post - Twitter

I know you are all sick of me talking about Twitter, but I really do think it is awesome :) A few thoughts/examples on why I think it is cool...

- Kids Hockey Team - Some parents can't make it all the time to the games, so a nice parent (like me) tweets the goals, and then gives a score update after each period. The parents and grandparents that are at work or at home are able to keep up on how the games are going.

- Ashley's Birth - Many people were on the edge of their seats waiting for updates on the birth of our lovely daughter Ashley Marie, so I used Twitter to announce her birth to the world real-time. She was born at 8:22 AM, and I tweeted about 3 minutes later that it was a girl... I was able to continue with updates, and my followers were able to see pictures as soon as they were posted etc...

It is just a great way to share information in real-time, and people can "opt-in" to whether they care about what you have to share...

Ashley Marie

Ashley Marie was born at 8:22 AM and weighed in at 8lbs 4.5ozs, and was 19.5 inches long... Everybody is doing great, and here are some pictures to get started :)

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes...

Santa's List

So, I thought I would check on the boys to see if there were on the Naughty or Nice List this year... It looks like both the boys made the nice list at this point...

http://family.go.com/santas-list/video/41850-jpapesh/

http://family.go.com/santas-list/video/41845-jpapesh/

--Joe

An update on the world around me...

Again, I am behind on my blog, but you have probably come to expect it by now :)

Facebook - I have taken the plunge, and built out my Facebook profile, so if any of you are on there feel free to look me up :)

School Computer Lab - We had our 1st Technology Committee meeting, and are now in the process of ordering some new lab equipment, and making plans for a mid-year upgrade.

Hockey - Tommy's Hockey is going great, and we are all still having fun going to the games etc...

New Baby - We had an appointment on Monday, and everything went well... Dawn is really feeling the baby move, and I am getting excited for the new addition.

Austin - We are still doing learn-to-skate, and Austin seems to be getting better. From a school perspective he is doing great, and we are really happy with his progress.

CIPTUG - I am going to conference this week in Orlando, so I ordered a 2-day Park Ticket for myself, so hopefully I will have some fun while I am down there and get re-energized.

Work - We are preparing for a major phone system upgrade in the next few months, so things are going to get crazy busy again. We are also still trying to replace the person who was working with me on stuff, so that will help settle things down.

Well, that's it for now... Have a Great Day!

--Joe

Number Ten Scores Again!!!

WHOO WHOO!!!

Tommy scored again during his game on Sunday as his team won 6 to 3. They lost on Saturday 8 to 0, but on Sunday they played well, and Tommy even scored a goal :) Here it is for your viewing pleasure...

Hockey Baby!!!

I guess the title is backwards, because I am going to talk about baby first...

We are expecting a new addition to our family in March, and yesterday we had an appointment with the Fetal Medicine specialist... We know her pretty well, because she consulted on Austin's heartbeat issue, and was involved with Autumn's Turner's Syndrome. It was a little surreal walking in there after the last time when we received such terrible news, but this appointment was awesome. They did an ultrasound and checked everything, and by the looks of it we are growing a healthy jumping bean. It was a pretty big relief for Dawn and I, and hopefully Dawn will let herself get a little more excited now :)

Now, on to Hockey... We have been busy going to practice etc, and on Sunday we had two Exhibition Games in Port Huron. We won the first game 5 to 1, and tied the second game 3 to 3. The biggest excitement was that Tommy scored in the first game. I have a video of the goal below including the wave to Mom afterwards :) Great Job Tommy!!!

The McCain Team

I joined The McCain Team, and added an icon to my blog as well... The most important thing is that everyone needs to exercise their right to vote, because we are truly blessed to live in a nation where every citizen has a voice...