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Happy Birthday Sam…

Jason.Verly — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Five years ago I was battling my way back to Mankato through one of the worst storms I’ve ever driven in from a project site in South Dakota. The reason? To get back “just in case” Holly went into labor. After 6 hours of driving, I finally made it back to Mankato around 10:00pm. I said hi to Holly, got a bite to eat, and then crashed. Two hours later I was awoken by Holly saying her water broke. And in true first time Father-to-be fashion I asked, “Are you sure?”.

Later the next day, after a grueling 18 hours of labor and a quick C-section (yes, I make it sound like I did so much work that day), Samuel James Verly came into our lives. He is one of the three most precious people in my life today. Each day I’m thankful (or at least I try to be) for the miracle that arrived in our lives on March 18, 2005.

Here’s some highlights from the last five years:

Happy St Patrick’s Day! It’s a…

Jason.Verly — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:37:23 +0000

Happy St Patrick’s Day! It’s a beautiful 55°F, so I’m going for a bike ride.

Admire the perspective…

Jason.Verly — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:23:06 +0000

When you look at this image, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

Me too. Check out what Sam calls it:

He calls it, ‘a cancelled P’. I am constantly amazed at the way Sam and Evan try to describe their interpretation of the things around them. Almost as good as the melted strawberries description for the strawberries and sauce you put over ice cream.

Note to self. Do not take Evan…

Jason.Verly — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:41:45 +0000

Note to self. Do not take Evan when running to Kohl’s to pick up a new fry pan. He was in heaven in the cookware section.

Sam and his birthday cake…

Jason.Verly — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:17:00 +0000

Sam and his Bakugan cake for his 5th birthday. His sub-theme for his birthday was ‘Death by Chocolate’. Holly made him a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, this was after having pizza and chocolate milk. Needless to say, Sam made it just fine this afternoon without a nap.

More pictures can be found at the Flickr site: MyGeekDaddy Flickr pics.

Smiling for the camera…

Jason.Verly — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:09:26 +0000

I was able to get a great shot of Evan in all the hustle and bustle of Sam’s birthday party.

A little spice for iPhone users…

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:33:26 +0000

Just a heads up, but for those who take a look, or get updates, of the blog from an iPhone or Blackberry. Now you get a mobile version of the blog that loads quicker and has a better mobile viewing experience. You can see the regular site by turning off the mobile view at the bottom of the page.

Email me if you have problems.

Whoever said Maximo is too big…

Jason.Verly — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:34 +0000

Whoever said Maximo is too big of an application for one person to know never did app support in a small-mid size company. #in

Just one shy…

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:49 +0000

Time for a new show…

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:27:08 +0000

I think Sam needs to find a different show. We watched Scooby Doo before he went to bed tonight. Sam was commenting during the opening montage on whether or not he had seen a given episode. The funny part was he had more yes’s than no’s.

In hindsight, I could probably do that to most of my childhood shows too.