Last weekend Thomas and Graham competed in the district pinewood derby races. Graham didn’t place, but Thomas came in 3rd in his division. He was actually disappointed at not doing better. There were also a number of other activities that we did in between races, including CO2 rockets. What fun those are!<\/p>\n
Graham continues to get seriously into listening to music. Mostly he listens to They Might Be Giants<\/a> and The Bobs<\/a>, but he still asks me for a Song of the Day every few days. He’s proud that he has learned the words to many TMBG songs.<\/p>\n Thomas is still very interesting in learning how to program computers. He found a bug in one of the examples in the Logo<\/a> book I got for him and has decided that fixing the bug will be his first test. He spends a lot of time in his room playing Runescape<\/a>, an online role-playing game, with his friends. Occasionally, he’ll move over and play his bass for awhile. I love that he does it for enjoyment.<\/p>\n Tina and I have gone back to Phase I of the South Beach diet<\/a> and have started losing weight again. Last week I lost 4 lbs. and feel confident that I’ll be up to 60 lbs. lost soon. Tina’s already there. We’ve decided we’re not celebrating until we get to 75 lbs.<\/p>\n This weekend Thomas and I were supposed to go camping with his Boy Scout troop, but somebody messed up on the reservations. Instead, they are having three consecutive day camps at a nearby park. The next weekend, Thomas and I are biking out to adjustable dumbbells<\/font><\/a> Oxbow Park<\/a> with the troop for another weekend of camping. It’s about a 14 mile ride, so it will be interesting to see how all the boys handle it. They’re young so they should be fine.<\/p>\n In a few weeks, Critical Path is moving offices. The new office is just across the street from us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last weekend Thomas and Graham competed in the district pinewood derby races. Graham didn’t place, but Thomas came in 3rd in his division. He was actually disappointed at not doing better. There were also a number of other activities that we did in between races, including CO2 rockets. What fun those are! Graham continues to … <\/p>\n