Three posts in one

It's been a little bit since I posted something.....having a baby in the house will do that to ya. Anyway....this is a 3 in one post. First part:

Went on the longest bike ride so far this past Monday. 280 miles. I have saddle sores. For real. It's not comfortable. But the ride was a TON of fun. Let's just say, Darren and I took the VERY LONG way to Wellsboro, PA and the quick way back. These are the only 2 pictures I have from the trip because, well, I was riding most of the time and I need both hands.

I LOVED this little general store. The first thing you see when you walk in the door are coon-skinned caps. What does THAT tell you?
It was a wonderful ride....LONG ride....but wonderful. It's going to take at least a week for my butt to get back to normal.

Second part.....the rant.
I'm not going to mention any company names here for fear that they may advertise with us in the future and I don't want to jeopardize the sale....BUT....when you have only 2 companies to pick from for a product, and your choice is based on the LESSER of two evils....it makes me not want to watch television anymore. (Not the places you get the TV's, but the companies that put the pictures in there). I cannot believe how unprofessional, disorganized, and just RUDE these people are at these companies. Plus, I don't know if they just lie to you to get your business, or one hand really doesn't know what the other hand is doing. I really wish I could get into details here, but to keep their anonymity, I cannot. Ugh. I wish cable TV wasn't so expensive.
When deciding on one of these companies, I feel like I'm weighing my options with politicians. It's not who can offer me a better service, with more channels, at the better price...it's who's not as sketchy and who's a little nicer. They still rip you off and double bill you for everything (check your bills each month CAREFULLY), but at least there's a show on we can watch FOR NOW.


Third part. Baby update.

Simon is doing GREAT. He's being exactly how he should be. A baby! He eats (marathon eating), he sleeps (snores sometimes too), and poops.......A LOT! But that's what babies do.

Here he is in the car on the way home from the hospital.
And here is my favorite picture of him (so far), after a 4 course meal and a few drinks. Just hangin' out with Mom.


I can just hear, "Hey Dad, how's it goin? Have a tough day at work? Not me man, Mom and I have just been chillin' out today. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to poop one more time, then I'm taking a nap."
We had him at the Dr's for his second appointment the other day. He's back up to his birth weight and his birth length, and according to the Doc, "that's above average of what we expect after 2 weeks"...so...way to go little man.
I took him out fishing with me on Saturday on the boat. I taught him how to throw the anchor overboard, and how to pull it out of the water when we were underway, but for some reason, he just can't grasp the concept of thumbs yet. No no no no no, I'm kidding. Just joking.








He did his job perfectly....plus he caught a few fish in the process.




So there are the three parts to this. I'm going to try and update more often for the three people that read this, but I can't make any promises....yet.
If you're in the neighborhood tomorrow (Fri 7/9/10), stop by Bo Brothers at PNC field in Moosic between 5 and 7PM and say "hi". I'm broadcasting live. That should be fun.

Talk with you later. I've got a dirty diaper to change. Cross your fingers he doesn't want to play fireman and pretend Daddy's chest is on fire......................again.