Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Journal Entry for January 5, 2016
I woke up to our Blake keeping us up a bit overnight. I feel bad for my wife where she has to sleep in the chair to keep Blake asleep. I wish I could do more to make our sleep situation better for all of us. Ben is at least sleeping well throughout the night.
I made Ben's milk and breakfast before he went back to school for the first time in 2016. My wife made Ben his lunch. I wanted to step up for the whole family this morning. I feel good that I did my part in driving Ben to and from school on this day. I got to bond with Ben a little bit while we were riding together. I wish I could have heard him say something, anything, to me. It doesn't have to be anything recognizable. I just want to hear his voice so that I know he is ok.
I started to get some more writing practice again this afternoon. I'm putting in my stories in my notebook before putting them down here on my blog. So far, I have a half-a-page down for today. I will write some more stories in my notebook later tonight.
Now I get to be a parental coach to my friend Phil. Be became a new father late last year. He's entering that special place where he has to take care of that special precious baby that will become a pooping and peeing and crying machine. For all of that, the one time she smiles will make it all worth while in the end.
Right now, I caught up on some Candy Crush saga for six games and lost. I am still stuck on level 461. I can't catch a break in that game.
I'm about to watch another "The Big Bang Theory" rerun on TV before eating some dinner. I've got to heat it up and eat it fast. The onslaught of videos to edit for the 11pm newscast will come fast and furious before you know it.
So far, it has been relatively easy to edit tonight's 11pm newscast. I was not as much in the land of VOs and SOT/VOs like I thought I was going to be. I had great help from my friend and co-worker Brett to get this show put together.
I have a producer that is making a video right for me. That video is about a baby crying app where it can tell you why the baby is crying. She is going to find me some video (along with some good sound) of babies crying.
After work, I'll be home, and hopefully, I'll have some happy babies :-)
I made Ben's milk and breakfast before he went back to school for the first time in 2016. My wife made Ben his lunch. I wanted to step up for the whole family this morning. I feel good that I did my part in driving Ben to and from school on this day. I got to bond with Ben a little bit while we were riding together. I wish I could have heard him say something, anything, to me. It doesn't have to be anything recognizable. I just want to hear his voice so that I know he is ok.
I started to get some more writing practice again this afternoon. I'm putting in my stories in my notebook before putting them down here on my blog. So far, I have a half-a-page down for today. I will write some more stories in my notebook later tonight.
Now I get to be a parental coach to my friend Phil. Be became a new father late last year. He's entering that special place where he has to take care of that special precious baby that will become a pooping and peeing and crying machine. For all of that, the one time she smiles will make it all worth while in the end.
Right now, I caught up on some Candy Crush saga for six games and lost. I am still stuck on level 461. I can't catch a break in that game.
I'm about to watch another "The Big Bang Theory" rerun on TV before eating some dinner. I've got to heat it up and eat it fast. The onslaught of videos to edit for the 11pm newscast will come fast and furious before you know it.
So far, it has been relatively easy to edit tonight's 11pm newscast. I was not as much in the land of VOs and SOT/VOs like I thought I was going to be. I had great help from my friend and co-worker Brett to get this show put together.
I have a producer that is making a video right for me. That video is about a baby crying app where it can tell you why the baby is crying. She is going to find me some video (along with some good sound) of babies crying.
After work, I'll be home, and hopefully, I'll have some happy babies :-)
I kept score for Braves/Rockies (watching on TV) for July 12, 2015
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| MY BRAVES LOST, GOT SWEPT BY THE COLORADO ROCKIES |
I sort of remember Blake being this little
This was one of the rare times that my Blake slept in his swing. He helped me get ready for my day as I was getting ready for work.
Not seen in this video: Ben who was asleep in his room.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Journal Entry for January 4, 2016
I woke up at 7:40 am with Blake asleep and me dragging myself out of bed.
I got up in time to have Ben's milk ready to go. He got to drink most of it and enjoy it before I had to engage him in a diaper change. Ben predictably fought me on the diaper change. I love him too much to leave him in a soggy overnight diaper.
Once Ben got out of the room, we played and we didn't have the TV on for a while. He played with his little people toy with the cars going down the ramp.
Later on, we played "blanket fort." Without him using words, he let me know with some whining that he wanted me to paly "blanket fort" with him. I call the fort "Fort Ben."
We jammed every imaginable toy and game inside the trunk where we play. He even wanted to put a box of crayons there. That was fine. I 'drew' the line when it came to coloring inside the trunk.
Ben had a good breakfast and lunch. He had a granola bar and some fruit and then he had 'bak bak' (Chicken nuggets), goldfish crackers, and a pea. I forgot to give him dessert, but I gave him milk as a treat.
I gave Ben some naptime just before I gave a crying Blake his bottle. He and I napped together just before the CBS46 noon news. I thought he was sleeping good, so I put him in the swing. Unfortunately, he didn't sleep well there. I tried, but I failed to get him to sleep. I made him mad by doing chores around the house and not paying enough attention to him. I failed him there.
The hardest part of my day is leaving the babies behind at daycare before sprinting off to work here at CBS46. Before I left, I donated some of Blake's old clothes and made sure Blake had extra clothes in case he had a blowout. At least I got him his milk for the day at daycare.
Late here at work, it's yet another mad scramble to get the show written and edited. My team of producers and writers seem to be playing catch-up yet again. I wish I had what it takes to get a break to write something just so I can speed the process along. I promise I am not the best writer, but I'd be one of the hardest working.
Work is done!!!!! Time to go home.
I got up in time to have Ben's milk ready to go. He got to drink most of it and enjoy it before I had to engage him in a diaper change. Ben predictably fought me on the diaper change. I love him too much to leave him in a soggy overnight diaper.
Once Ben got out of the room, we played and we didn't have the TV on for a while. He played with his little people toy with the cars going down the ramp.
Later on, we played "blanket fort." Without him using words, he let me know with some whining that he wanted me to paly "blanket fort" with him. I call the fort "Fort Ben."
We jammed every imaginable toy and game inside the trunk where we play. He even wanted to put a box of crayons there. That was fine. I 'drew' the line when it came to coloring inside the trunk.
Ben had a good breakfast and lunch. He had a granola bar and some fruit and then he had 'bak bak' (Chicken nuggets), goldfish crackers, and a pea. I forgot to give him dessert, but I gave him milk as a treat.
I gave Ben some naptime just before I gave a crying Blake his bottle. He and I napped together just before the CBS46 noon news. I thought he was sleeping good, so I put him in the swing. Unfortunately, he didn't sleep well there. I tried, but I failed to get him to sleep. I made him mad by doing chores around the house and not paying enough attention to him. I failed him there.
The hardest part of my day is leaving the babies behind at daycare before sprinting off to work here at CBS46. Before I left, I donated some of Blake's old clothes and made sure Blake had extra clothes in case he had a blowout. At least I got him his milk for the day at daycare.
Late here at work, it's yet another mad scramble to get the show written and edited. My team of producers and writers seem to be playing catch-up yet again. I wish I had what it takes to get a break to write something just so I can speed the process along. I promise I am not the best writer, but I'd be one of the hardest working.
Work is done!!!!! Time to go home.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Second Journal Entry for January 1, 2016
I woke up to the sounds of Blake. I overslept again and failed to get up early enough for Ben. I didn't panic. I got Ben's sippy cup of milk heated up and ready for him to drink.
I gave my wife an extra couple of hours to sleep. That made her feel better after Blake kept her up all night. Bless her heart. She's a great mom and is the unsung hero at our house.
I had a chance to feed Ben a granola bar and golden grahams for breakfast. He ate most of them and he did the cutest thing by feeding me some goodies.
I played cars with Ben and played with Blake's new alphabet toy. I had fun spelling Ben's name with three little blocks.
Speaking of threes, I got to show Ben three special steps from "Special Agent Oso." I think Ben learned how to buckle himself up in a car seat. We'll on that later on. Later, we watched "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" and saw 'The Baby is Here.' I wish I could have shown him that before Blake was born. At least I read it to him a few times.
I was running out of time to play with Ben outside. I wanted to take him out to our front yard area and let him ride his new 'Planes' toy. I tried to get him to ride in it in the house, but no dice. Ben did the same thing good over and over: Pull my finger to take me places.
Before lunch, I played 'tackle daddy' with him. He tackled me, gave me hugs, and he won. He won some lunch with mommy and daddy. We tried to feed him tacos, potatoes, peas, and mixed vegetables. I guess he ate enough lunch to get some ice cream. Ben can say Ice Cream. I ate some too.
After I said goodbye to Ben, I departed for work and got some new newspapers for the start of 2016.
It was a slow day here at work since it is New Year's Day and we had only two newscasts. It felt like a weekend day to me. I got to do higher quality editing while trying to get stuff done as fast as possible before showtime.
I even got to write a tease for a story in the third and final block of the show.
I'm a sucker for the animal abuse commercials. They make me sad. I can't believe there are people out there who intentionally hurt cats and dogs.
When I get home tonight, I will give Gandalf some lovin' time and pay attention to him.
I gave my wife an extra couple of hours to sleep. That made her feel better after Blake kept her up all night. Bless her heart. She's a great mom and is the unsung hero at our house.
I had a chance to feed Ben a granola bar and golden grahams for breakfast. He ate most of them and he did the cutest thing by feeding me some goodies.
I played cars with Ben and played with Blake's new alphabet toy. I had fun spelling Ben's name with three little blocks.
Speaking of threes, I got to show Ben three special steps from "Special Agent Oso." I think Ben learned how to buckle himself up in a car seat. We'll on that later on. Later, we watched "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" and saw 'The Baby is Here.' I wish I could have shown him that before Blake was born. At least I read it to him a few times.
I was running out of time to play with Ben outside. I wanted to take him out to our front yard area and let him ride his new 'Planes' toy. I tried to get him to ride in it in the house, but no dice. Ben did the same thing good over and over: Pull my finger to take me places.
Before lunch, I played 'tackle daddy' with him. He tackled me, gave me hugs, and he won. He won some lunch with mommy and daddy. We tried to feed him tacos, potatoes, peas, and mixed vegetables. I guess he ate enough lunch to get some ice cream. Ben can say Ice Cream. I ate some too.
After I said goodbye to Ben, I departed for work and got some new newspapers for the start of 2016.
It was a slow day here at work since it is New Year's Day and we had only two newscasts. It felt like a weekend day to me. I got to do higher quality editing while trying to get stuff done as fast as possible before showtime.
I even got to write a tease for a story in the third and final block of the show.
I'm a sucker for the animal abuse commercials. They make me sad. I can't believe there are people out there who intentionally hurt cats and dogs.
When I get home tonight, I will give Gandalf some lovin' time and pay attention to him.
Happy New Year! Journal Entry for January 1, 2016
I got home last night at 12:30am. It was too late for me to see the ball drop in time to ring in the new year. My family was asleep when I got home. At least, I thought everyone was.
As I got to my neighborhood, I saw fireworks shooting up in the air. Before that, I saw them near CBS46 and along I-75 heading into Cobb County, Georgia.
I was too terrified to go to my mailbox after I parked my car into the garage. Safety became priority #1 as I was waiting to get inside the door.
Not a couple of minutes went by when Gandalf started meowing at me, getting scared as the fireworks went off. He meowed, ran, scratched, climbed, and scratched some more as I could do nothing to stop the fireworks from firecracking.
I held Gandalf in my lap for about ten minutes before going to bed for the night.
When I got ready for bed, Blake woke up and was with my wife. I suspect the fireworks woke up baby Blake. That would be a bad dream for anyone who is trying to go to bed.
As I go to bed and fall asleep, I go nite nite to some classic rock. I would wake up a few times to me sweating and hearing baby Blake cry. I suspect he was teething throughout the night. Poor Blake :0( I wish I could take the pain away for him.
As I got to my neighborhood, I saw fireworks shooting up in the air. Before that, I saw them near CBS46 and along I-75 heading into Cobb County, Georgia.
I was too terrified to go to my mailbox after I parked my car into the garage. Safety became priority #1 as I was waiting to get inside the door.
Not a couple of minutes went by when Gandalf started meowing at me, getting scared as the fireworks went off. He meowed, ran, scratched, climbed, and scratched some more as I could do nothing to stop the fireworks from firecracking.
I held Gandalf in my lap for about ten minutes before going to bed for the night.
When I got ready for bed, Blake woke up and was with my wife. I suspect the fireworks woke up baby Blake. That would be a bad dream for anyone who is trying to go to bed.
As I go to bed and fall asleep, I go nite nite to some classic rock. I would wake up a few times to me sweating and hearing baby Blake cry. I suspect he was teething throughout the night. Poor Blake :0( I wish I could take the pain away for him.
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