Dwight Has Unmoved

After a year of paying Apple to host my blog, I am back to the realm of free posting. Cash wasted, lesson learned.

My return to the blogspot comes on the heels of our return from vacation. We left the computers at home and spent the week on Mackinac Island and in Traverse City. I have to say I didn't miss the constant connection to the world. I was able to relax and enjoy my family.

Jenny (and obviously Elisabeth) had never been to Mackinac Island and I had not been there since I was around 12. I was shocked at how much fun I had. Of course, spending the week with my beautiful wife and daughter would make anything worth while but I thoroughly enjoyed the faux, touristy history of the island. We hit all the required spots, lots of shops, good food, a horse drawn carriage ride and a bike tour (cut short by Elisabeth's extreme dislike for the helmet).


So it's good to be back (on both counts). Look for more updates in the weeks to come as my life slows down a bit. It's been a busy spring and early summer and I'm looking forward to slowing down for a while.

Dwight Has Moved

The blog has moved to our new family website.

Visit us at www.dutchgirl-irishguy.com

2 Things - Just for You

# 1 - I think this is my favorite commercial of the year so far.

# 2 - I was looking through some old blog posts and I realized that something has been missing lately.  

So, without further ado:

Here's some more inappropriate Top Gun beefcake.  You're welcome.

Dwight Got a New Toy

So our camera broke last week.   You can't have a baby without a camera, right?  Right.  So Dwight bought a new camera.  We put it to good use tonight when we went for a walk after dinner.  These, my friends, are the first flowers of the year!  Hooray for Spring.

While we were walking, a couple of kids walked by with their dad and one of them asked "Is she pregnant or what?!?"

Thankfully Jenny has a good sense of humor.  She sure is cute though aint she?

But we got to have a nice walk on a gorgeous day.  Here's a few pics we took along the way.

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Back To The 'Ville!

Well, it's official.  Jenny and I bought a place in our old stompin' grounds.  We are heading back to the land of Phil's Pizza, Bradford White water heaters and mediocre sports teams saddled with unrealistic expectations by townfolk wishing to relive past glory.  Plus, it's a "Cool City Neighborhood" so it's got that goin' for it.

So here's a couple of pics of our new place.  It's a moderate sized mobile home, nothing special but it's ours.  Big thanks to Mr. V for helping us out in a tight spot.

There will of course be an open invitation for any who would like to stop by and visit.  We look forward to hosting all our friends!

Awesomeness This Awesome Deserves An Awesome Reward for It's Awesomeness

Words Uttered by my Wife

"Ugh! I can't look at that picture too much, it will give me nightmares. She Looks like Pumpkinhead."

Poor kid is F-in screwed.


P.S. - We've put up a baby name poll at the right should you be interested in putting in your two cents.

Memo: Concerning Hot Pockets

To: The Oceanic 6
Date: 22 January, 2009
From: Oceanic Airlines
RE: Projectile Hot Pockets


In response to recent events we feel it necessary to make the following request: Please refrain from throwing Hot Pockets at Benjamin Linus. This is an inappropriate response in all but the most dire of circumstances.

We understand that Mr. Linus is indeed one creepy son of a bitch, prone to show up unannounced at decidedly inopportune times. However, as many of you are aware, once prepared in a common household microwave, Hot Pocket filling has the ability to main, scar and in some cases has been known to melt steel. When transformed into a projectile weapon, these moderately tasty pastry-like pouches produce a destructive power which would be considered overkill for even a weasel like Mr. Linus. Furthermore, should your aim be less than true, the scalding, greasy filling would produce a pepperoni and cheese filled mess to challenge the most skilled custodial technician.

Again, we understand the sometimes supernatural desire to inflict harm upon Mr. Linus; we just ask that you exhaust all other options before resorting to ballistic microwave sandwich pastries. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

A Thought Ponderable

So, at 31, I find I am finally enjoying school. All those years of going through the motions and I finally have a passion to absorb what the good folks at Cornerstone decide to place in front of me.

Well, this week they have chosen to place in front of me a book that has jarred me awake. The class is "Christian Foundations in Business" and the book is "Your Work Matters to God" by Doug Sherman and William Hendricks.


I've just finished the first chapter and it posited a question that made me sit up an take immediate notice:

If we spend most of our time (40%-75% by some studies) at work, why doesn't the church ever spend any time talking about it?

Sherman and Hendricks polled over 2000 church members and found that over 90% polled had never, repeat NEVER, heard a sermon or been a part of other church related learning involving biblical principles and everyday work issues.

It seems, to some extent, like we've turned "Christianity" into some grand mission, to be completed "out there". Sermons are geared towards how we need to get out, do more, about how we can use our time to spread God's Love. Granted, these are important aspects of what God calls us to do, but if we only focus on the big stuff, we miss the enormity of the everyday.

Most of our lives will be spent doing our jobs and most of us will have jobs that have little or nothing to do with the church. Does this mean that what we do means nothing to God? Of course not, but this area where a large chunk of our lives unfold is looked at almost as an afterthought.

The more I read the more I felt a light being shined on my struggles in my relationship with God. I'll admit I have not been very committed to my walk lately. I've felt just flat out complacent and unmotivated. Now I think I have an idea why: I've compartmentalized my faith into something to be practiced outside of the things I do everyday. God wants us to focus on Him in EVERYTHING we do. I reflect Him in all that I do; the difficult calls to deny a customer's claim, the accuracy with which I write my estimates, even the way I handle other commuters on the way to work.

So here's hoping I can focus God's work through me while inside that little cubicle this week. I don't need to find some grand calling to follow Him. He puts opportunities in front of me every day.

It was only one chapter, about 15 pages but they jumped out at me like a spiritual pop up book. I've got a few hundred more pages to get through over the next few weeks but these first few pages really got inside me and I wanted to get my thoughts out. Thanks for listening.

I'm sorry.

OK, so its been two months since I've stopped by. It seems the combination of hurricanes, homework, holidays and baby planning (I couldn't find a phrase that started with "H") have adversely affected my resolve to blog regularly.

Things are good here at casa de Wade. Jenny's tummy keeps on growing. It's freaking amazing that there is a little person growing inside my wife. Apparently our little girl has already started her kung-fu training in the womb and she likes to kick Jenny's bladder for fun.

Not much else going on right now, just lots of homework. I'll try to be a little better about throwing some thoughts out here in case anyone cares to take a look.

In the mean time, here's a tasty video to tide you over.


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Family Matters

So we just got back from Georgia. We surprised my grandfather on Saturday for his 80th birthday. It was the first time since Jenny and I got married that the entire family was together. We got to eat a lot of great food, including all of the fast food hotspots (Chick-Fil-A, Krystal, Waffle House, and Varsity hot dogs).

The best part of the weekend though was the video I put together for the birthday party. Nana and Granddaddy really loved it, they even had a little cry that was really sweet. I thought I'd share it with everyone. Plus, for those who haven't heard yet, you can partake in the surprise we gave to the family.

Gators Wear Jean Shorts!

Go Dawgs!!!!

Hurricane Ike Strikes Again!

So how's everyone this week? Hopefully doing well.

Things have been crazy busy for me lately. This hurricane season is probably the busiest for us in the 9 years I've been at my current job, plus I've thrown school in on top of it. I had the pleasure of writing a paper on the Federal Reserve this week. Joy! But I wanted to drop a line out and say hello, you know, since our government is about to incur another $700 billion in debt which of course will actually wind up being more like $2 trillion by the time they actually get it completed. I fully expect to see Mad Max patrolling the highways by this time next year, keeping the few of us who are left safe from marauders on the prowl for the last barrels of gasoline. Not that I'm skeptical, I just don't trust politicians to do anything remotely sensible.

So anyway, to offset the doom and gloom of the previous paragraph, I give you a song by the always great Flight of the Concords. I'm sure Jenny will tell you that I am totally this guy.

Saying Goodbye

I've been waiting to post this until I got my laptop back so I could post the picture with it.

As some of you know we had to say goodbye to Dexter on Sunday. That was by far the hardest thing I have had to do in my life. We only had him for about a month but he fit right in to our little family. I have always said that dogs were an Earthbound illustration of God's unconditional love for us and this little guy proved my point even more. He came from a crappy family situation where he was locked up in a cage all the time but he was just about the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Yeah, he chewed up the couch, yeah he woke us up in the middle of the night, yeah he drove Emmet bonkers but we all loved him and he loved us right back.

Damn, I'm getting a bit choked up writing this but I guess I'm just a sucker for a good dog.

I'll miss you buddy.

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The Second Coming of Herschel

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Dwight's Birthday - A Running Diary

2:42 pm - Well that didn't last long. At least this means OSU is still on track to get destroyed by 30+ points in the National Championship game again.

So it seems like the sale is winding down. This will be my last post for the day. We're heading out for dinner and a double feature at the drive in theater.

So long.

Dwight's Birthday - A Running Diary

2:08 pm - Ohio 14 Ohio State 6 4:42 left in the 3rd Quarter.

This warrants further attention.