going back to work

i've been off work since last friday when jackson was born and having the time off has been nice to spend with nett and the babies but, i have to say that being a full-time parent is much harder than ANY job i've ever had and is especially harder than the one that i have now. my hat goes off to any parent who is able to make the sacrifice to stay at home with their children while they're young. it is definitely not the easy thing to do. being home for these 9 days gives me an even more profound sense of respect for what my wife and so many other parents do every day. so, here's to YOU stay at home parent; keep on keepin on, because i'm a firm believer that what you're doing right now for your children will pay off in the long run.

wasted

man, i'm so stinkin tired right now. i don't remember the last time i actually slept good. i'll get some pics of jackson up on my myspace in the next day or so. this having 2 under 11 months thing while mommy is still sore from surgery is very taxing. just another 6 weeks or so and she'll be back in full swing again. can't wait to have her back to normal. for those of you men who don't think your wife does very much, let her have surgery and be out of commission for 6 weeks. oh well, i'm laying in bed right now so i might as well take advantage of it. good night.

10 MORE HOURS!!!

in about 10 more hours we will be in an O.R. having a c-section to get little baby Jackson Perry out. it's amazing to think that it was only about 3 years ago that i had pretty much given up on ever being able to have kids, and here we are having 2 in the year 2007, only 10 1/2 months apart. if anyone ever tried to tell me that there wasn't a God i would only be able to shake my head because i know that i wake up and kiss living proof of God every morning before i leave for work. i live an amazing life; a beautiful wife, 2 incredible little boys and a career that empowers me to enjoy every second of it. i can never stop saying it...i truly am "Living the Dream"

company "puke-mas" party

wednesday we had our district meeting for Farm Bureau Insurance out at lake fork. there were close to a couple of hundred people there and it was really a lot of fun. we left at about 1pm that afternoon and i had a really bad headache and of course no one had any tylenol. we ended up getting there around 3pm and i had been absolutely miserable the whole trip. as we were pulling into the country club the road got really curvy and i just knew that i was going to puke any second. when we stopped i got out of the truck and took off to the woods across the parking lot. luckily, the fresh air helped out a lot and i dodged a bullet.

we went in to the party and everything was set up like a casino and we got to play for a chance to win prizes and money. it was really a lot of fun. we ended up leaving about 7pm that night and they all offered for me to ride in the front seat of the truck, and i gladly accepted. there was a point on the ride back that i could actually feel my face moving with every curve in the road. it was then that i realized that this was not going to end well. finally it came, i started tapping on the dash as i took off my seat belt and leapt out of the truck as fast as i could. my mouth was already half-way full by the time i hit the ground and then it began to flow like a flood. as i finished i looked up and realized that every agent in the county was staring at me puking on the side of the road. so, to relieve the awkward tension i let out a loud "WWWWOOOOOOOO, YEAH!!!". and then the endless ribbing and poking fun began, my manager told me that i would forever be remembered as the guy who puked on his first district meeting trip. it's a good thing i don't embarrass easily about that kind of thing or i would have had to ride home in the back of the truck. i'll just chalk it up as another funny story that i have to tell at our next district christmas party.

got a truck

i forgot to mention that about 6 weeks ago my dad called me and said that he was driving to texarkana to get me to negotiate a deal for him on a new truck (since i had some extensive experience in and around the car business). so, i was like "cool, no problem"...i actually like doing that because i'm very comfortable with it whereas most people are a little out of their element doing that sort of thing. anyhow, to my surprise, my dad gave me his old truck instead of trading it in! and i in turn, gave my little ford aspire to someone who needed a better car and that person gave their car to someone who didn't have a car at all.

some people wonder why i have this fascination with giving cars away as opposed to trading them in or selling them. i have to say that the fascination started about 7 years ago when 2 good friends of ours, brock and auny gill, gave us a car. i have been determined to pass on that blessing that i received in my time of need to others every chance i get. i'll tell you more about that next time.

sorry

yeah, sorry D. you're not the only one who has told me that. it's just been crazy busy starting a new career and having a little baby with another one on the way. i'll keep y'all more updated that i have. well, i gotta get my stuff ironed and get ready for work.

18 Days to go

for those of you who are wondering, i just started my new job as a Farm Bureau Insurance Agent today and it was great. i can tell that this is going to be a job that fits me. but, the real story right now is that in 18 days we will be having our 2nd baby this year!!! that's right, carson was born on january 29th and jackson will be born on december 21st of the same year. we can't wait to bring him home, these past 10 months with carson have been amazing and i can't imagine what it's going to be like having 2 baby boys around. we are getting ready to embark on what are the best years of our life thus far...