A few things from the last two months

I haven’t updated in a long time so I’m going to try and write about things that have happened since then.

First, I’ve uploaded a lot of pictures to picasa (link to the right) if you’re interested.

One of the photo albums is of Bryce’s 3rd birthday party. It was just a very small party but that’s the way we wanted it for a turning three. He wanted a “shooter party”, so LaDonna got some guns that shoot rubber darts and some play horses.

Another album is of a trip I went on for work. We chartered two sail boats and sailed from Baltimore down to Kent Narrows, stayed for a couple of days and sailed back. It was fun, but the highlight of the trip was getting to climb the mast on the way home. It was about 50 feet in the air. It was neat because there was a little spot to sit down at the top and enjoy the view.

I’m also taking a Personal Finance class this semester which is for a Finance Minor that I want to get with my Business Administration degree. It’s been pretty easy so far so I’ve been trying to do some other things during the class. One of those things has been to take an exam for work. There are a number of designations I can get depending on how many exams I take. Work pays for the exams and gives me a small bonus for passing each exam. I took the first exam two weeks ago and passed easily. I’m now going to study for the Series 7 exam, which is the designation to be able to trade stocks and mutual funds.

I’ve been traveling recently again – Baltimore two weeks ago, Chicago last week, and heading to New Orleans this week.

The kids are doing well. One of my favorite pictures and something I love about our kids is that they are not afraid of bugs, worms, snakes, geckos, etc. There are some pictures of Lonna holding a gecko we caught and then it ran up her shirt. She didn’t panic and just laughed and grabbed it by the tail and played with it some more.