Nate
Saturday, October 4, 2008
New Day
Tricia's feeling much better today. We'll wait another day or two before we declare her over this, but it's looking good.
Thank you!
Nate
Thank you!
Nate
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tricia's Sick
Tricia's throat is sore, her sinuses are dripping, she's coughing up stuff, and she has a fever. Not good.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
Nate
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
Nate
(Bump) We've Been NomiNATEd!
This was originally posted on 3.10.08. It appears that voting ends sometime within the next several days...the winners will be announced on October 16. Thanks to those who have voted for us...my only hope with this opportunity is that it will put the things we're passionate about in front of more people.
Like Alice, we've been nominated for a few blog awards at BloggerChoiceAwards.com! I have no idea what this means, but I'll assume that a win would mean more people would find out about CF and the other things we're passionate about, which would be really sweet!
So, if you have a few minutes...
...and vote for us for "Best Blog Of All Time"...we were nominated for 3 other categories as well (and you can also vote in those categories), but I figure if you all vote for the same category, we might actually win! It looks like you have to join to vote, but if you have the time, please do so!
And, don't forget to vote for Alice!!!
Thanks (especially to whomever nominated us)!
Nate
Like Alice, we've been nominated for a few blog awards at BloggerChoiceAwards.com! I have no idea what this means, but I'll assume that a win would mean more people would find out about CF and the other things we're passionate about, which would be really sweet!
So, if you have a few minutes...
...and vote for us for "Best Blog Of All Time"...we were nominated for 3 other categories as well (and you can also vote in those categories), but I figure if you all vote for the same category, we might actually win! It looks like you have to join to vote, but if you have the time, please do so!
And, don't forget to vote for Alice!!!
Thanks (especially to whomever nominated us)!
Nate
(Bump) CFHuband Contest - 10,000,000 Hits
Because I was pretty distracted today, and, my guess is, so were most of my blog readers (thank you!), and because this week looks to be unpredictable, I'm extending the deadline for this contest to next Monday at noon...
Again, I have nothing to give away (where do these other blogs get their free stuff from?), but, it seems you people like contests and guessing games, so here you go...
We're nearly to 7,000,000 hits! Can you guess the exact day and hour and minute that the CFHusband blog will reach 10,000,000 (ten million) hits? Here are the rules...
1) You must choose a day and year (ex. October 3, 2008).
2) You must choose a time (ex. 12:00 pm)...we'll assume you mean Eastern Standard Time.
3) You only get one guess, so make it the right guess.
4) Price Is Right rules apply...the FIRST person to guess the closest or exact day and time WITHOUT going over wins!
5) This contest will close on Monday, October 13 at 12:00pm (noon) EST.
With a little bit of research, you can make a very educated guess! Have fun!
Nate
Again, I have nothing to give away (where do these other blogs get their free stuff from?), but, it seems you people like contests and guessing games, so here you go...
We're nearly to 7,000,000 hits! Can you guess the exact day and hour and minute that the CFHusband blog will reach 10,000,000 (ten million) hits? Here are the rules...
1) You must choose a day and year (ex. October 3, 2008).
2) You must choose a time (ex. 12:00 pm)...we'll assume you mean Eastern Standard Time.
3) You only get one guess, so make it the right guess.
4) Price Is Right rules apply...the FIRST person to guess the closest or exact day and time WITHOUT going over wins!
5) This contest will close on Monday, October 13 at 12:00pm (noon) EST.
With a little bit of research, you can make a very educated guess! Have fun!
Nate
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Pumpkin Time!
Meka's always excited about taking a car ride...
Gwyneth's first scarecrow...she was fascinated...maybe he looks like Pop Pop?
Gwyneth picked out the pumpkin there on her right.
She's obviously excited beyond comprehension...
Nate
Gwyneth's first scarecrow...she was fascinated...maybe he looks like Pop Pop?
Gwyneth picked out the pumpkin there on her right.
She's obviously excited beyond comprehension...
Nate
Something O'Lot O'Fun
Tricia, Gwyneth, Meka and I did find something fun to do today! Can you guess what we did?
Here are three clues...
1) Something Octoberish.
2) Something Orangy.
3) Something we only do Once a year.
Pics to come late tonight...
Nate
Here are three clues...
1) Something Octoberish.
2) Something Orangy.
3) Something we only do Once a year.
Pics to come late tonight...
Nate
26 Points Answers
Several of you came very close to getting all five questions correct. I suppose the 5th question was tougher than I thought, especially considering that there were several good answers. I'll give the points to everyone who got the first four right AND thought the answer to number five was either:
a. I was 26 years old when Gwyneth was born.
b. Tricia is 26 years old.
c. It's been exactly 26 weeks since we got the transplant call.
...all good answer that I did not consider. But, here are the answers that I was looking for.
1. Why Do I Hate September So Much?
Because I love summer and hate winter...I find September to be incredibly depressing because the summer is coming to a close.
2. Why Do I Love October?
Two words: Baseball Playoffs
3. Why Is My Handle "MilePost13"?
It's the location of my church, and the name of my band, and, because I started blogging about church stuff before I started blogging about CFHusband stuff, I just kept my original blogger handle instead of changing to something like "CFHusband".
4. Why Did I Choose Thursday Morning at 10:45am?
Today, at 10:45am marks exactly 6 months to the minute that we were told of the set of lungs that would give Tricia her breath back.
5. Why Did I Choose 26 Points?
26 Points is the number of points the Redskins scored this past Sunday when they beat the cowgirls.
a. I was 26 years old when Gwyneth was born.
b. Tricia is 26 years old.
c. It's been exactly 26 weeks since we got the transplant call.
...all good answer that I did not consider. But, here are the answers that I was looking for.
1. Why Do I Hate September So Much?
Because I love summer and hate winter...I find September to be incredibly depressing because the summer is coming to a close.
2. Why Do I Love October?
Two words: Baseball Playoffs
3. Why Is My Handle "MilePost13"?
It's the location of my church, and the name of my band, and, because I started blogging about church stuff before I started blogging about CFHusband stuff, I just kept my original blogger handle instead of changing to something like "CFHusband".
4. Why Did I Choose Thursday Morning at 10:45am?
Today, at 10:45am marks exactly 6 months to the minute that we were told of the set of lungs that would give Tricia her breath back.
5. Why Did I Choose 26 Points?
26 Points is the number of points the Redskins scored this past Sunday when they beat the cowgirls.
6 Month Re-Birthday
6 months ago today, my wife was given a second chance at life.
Every day that goes by, I am more and more thankful for the donor and family as well as the medical staff at Duke who gave Tricia back to me.
I normally work on Thursdays, but today, I'm moving my schedule around to take the day off and spend time with my girls. We might even have a party.
Thank you. Thank God.
Nate
Every day that goes by, I am more and more thankful for the donor and family as well as the medical staff at Duke who gave Tricia back to me.
I normally work on Thursdays, but today, I'm moving my schedule around to take the day off and spend time with my girls. We might even have a party.
Thank you. Thank God.
Nate
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Squidoo
Squidoo (an online group that raises tons of money for charities) is giving $80,000 to the charities of your choice. Basically, anyone who wants to participate can vote for one charity (from a list of about 50...don't vote more than once or all your votes will be deleted)...Squidoo will donate $2/vote. You don't even have to sign up for anything!
There are two charities on the list that we are very passionate about: The March of Dimes (currently having received 18.2% of the votes) and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (currently having received 1.8% of the votes). Feel free to CLICK HERE and vote for any charity you believe could use $2...OR, choose one of the two charities I mentioned above! You have until October 15 to vote!
Let us know if you participate, and which organization got your vote (even if it's not one of our favorites, it's all good!)!
Thanks!
Nate
There are two charities on the list that we are very passionate about: The March of Dimes (currently having received 18.2% of the votes) and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (currently having received 1.8% of the votes). Feel free to CLICK HERE and vote for any charity you believe could use $2...OR, choose one of the two charities I mentioned above! You have until October 15 to vote!
Let us know if you participate, and which organization got your vote (even if it's not one of our favorites, it's all good!)!
Thanks!
Nate