So, we finally did a thing a few weeks back! We’ve looked for an opportunity to do this for a year.

In case you are wondering about the meaning of the arrows, check out this article

My tattoo has a little extra meaning to it as I wanted an arrow for each of the boys. They are all going to go their own direction and I’m able to tie in the lucky few tattoo into the design. Its healing up well and I’m really happy with the end result. More than anything, its a conversation starter on a great bunch of kiddos and a good story as well.

I’m very fortunate to work for the company that I do. One of the benefits that you get after being with the company for 5 years is a reCharge period of 30 calendar days off fully paid. This is a HUGE benefit and one that I’m very happy they have in place. After 5 years, you realize the toll the job can take on you. I’ll fully admit, at the end of last year my projects were plentiful, my team was growing, and the challenges we were tackling were pretty challenging. Thus… I was starting to get a little burned out. Luckily I had a few days off at the beginning of the year to put things back into persepective for me. Spending that time with your son in the PICU fighting RSV has a tendency to do that. You realize how lucky you are to have the insurance that you have. But… Time away is important to charge up the batteries. Without this, I’m not sure where my head would be necessarily.

If I could remove one phrase from my child’s vocabulary it would be I Can’t

Its said more times that I want to count. But I’m pretty sure if I got a penny for every time my son had said it, I’d be a multi-millionarie.

Its little things mainly. When he was younger it was, I can’t tie my shoes. He could, he comes up with every excuse not to. All of which we don’t accept and he has to tie his shoes. Usually by this point he is losing his ever loving mind. He also can’t do his homework, or pick up his clothes, or eat a full meal… heck some nights its barely a meal.

I ran across this video at the beginning of the year and it dramatically changed how I look at my week. I used to have every minute packed and often time I would go from one half hour meeting to the next with no time to prep or really be prepared for what was going to happen in the next 30 minutes. Sometimes even prepping in the last part of one meeting for the next meeting.

What would I run on for a 2020 run

Technology

• Net Neutrality

Equal Rights

• pay individuals with disabilities their equal pay

Medicaid.

• Its not going away, but the privitization has been a terrible thing for this state. We can and will do better for our constiuents

Mental Health and Gun Control.