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Caroline

Caroline Jean McCulloch

She’s here! And after spending the day with her… she sleeps alot. WOO hoo! Best thing we could ask for. Joy and I are SO grateful to our Heavenly Father for this miracle. We know and love many friends who have had complications and problems during & after birth. We know it has nothing to do with us, so it’s really a miracle that this birth went so well. We wrapped up around 9am and then just hung out in the hotel room… I mean hospital room. As soon as Joy found out the new room service would deliver hot chocolate whenever she wanted, it felt more like a hotel room. (see the album to see what she ordered for lunch) Thanks to all for the virtual love and the in person love. Chase & Charlotte seemed ok with the new addition. I don’t think they realize how much time and attention she’ll suck away from them.

From 2011-Sep

(an album is uploaded)

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Caroline

second girl

Came to the hospital this morning around 5
Joys water just broke at 6:42
That’s her first natural water break. She did not enjoy it.
Kellie is sticking her iv in now. No I’m not gonna text all of you and tell you bc most of you are still asleep.
Joy wants her epidural
Ahh chaos!
Epidural in. .. ah peace again
8am fully dialated. Waiting on dr to push.
Dr ssaid 20 mins…
Caroline Jean McCulloch was born at 8:42!

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McVideos Work

Where’s Pace?

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My work makes training that helps people learn skills to communicate better and great stuff like that. We have some skill videos in the training that show examples of how to and how not to. Here’s an old one:

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Each year we hold a conference open to the thousands of trainers who train our stuff. These trainers watch these videos every time they train, could be multiple times a month. So some videos they have memorized, and for sure they all have their favorite lines. So, at our conference we like to do something fun with our material.

This year we future proofed our videos, see if you can find me in them.

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Space Track

  • Space Track Video #1
  • Space Track Video #2
  • Space Track Video #3
  • Space Track Video #4
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Deals

Free Membership

I work at a cool place, we are always doing research on how people act and respond and communicate and stuff. The most recent book we published is called Change Anything and it covers how to setup the world around you to increase your chances of creating lasting change. There is a website that goes with it to help personalize the stuff taught in it. I would like to give all McBlog readers and their friends a free year of Premium membership to ChangeAnything.com.

  1. Visit changeanything.com
  2. Put in your email and expand the coupon code box
  3. Enter PMCCULLOCH in the coupon code box
  4. Hit GO
  5. You’re welcome

Let me know what you think and if it helps you.

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Health

Juice Juice Everywhere

At the advice of a co-worker, we checked out Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It was an interesting movie. We enjoyed watching the stories of these people. Nathan wondered why I liked the 90 minute infomercial, however the only thing they asked me to buy was vegetables, so I don’t agree with his viewpoint. Matter of fact seven of us at work all agreed it would be worth trying out. So starting tomorrow morning we are going to be drinking just juiced meals. My boss is bringing in his juicer and he’s committed to 60 days! I’ll probably just go with 10 days. Anyway if you have streaming Netflix check it out, or watch this extended trailer and fill in the blanks with your imagination.

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Family Fun

Surprise!

While Joy has been out of town, I’ve been very busy. Both at work and at home. You see it all started when we started discussing where to fit three kids with two rooms. A few months ago we had Charlotte start sleeping in Chase’s room to see how it went and if that would work when #3 comes. Well, it had pros and cons. They did talk a lot more at bedtime but they did grow closer and help each other. There was also the problem that Chase still considered it his room, as he should since none of her stuff was in there, and he liked his privacy when getting dressed etc. So the craziest thing happened. Saturday before the family left I had this idea pop into my head. I immediately texted my buddy who builds stuff and asked for an estimate.

I had the idea to separate the girls and the boys! I figured Charlotte likes to stay awake and talk anyways so she probably won’t mind that cute little baby sister crying all night. And Chase is too old to be showing his privates to his sister, he might start to like it… so they need to be in separate rooms. There isn’t room for bulky bunk beds and a crib or vice versa. *BING* (not the search engine) IDEA! I’ll mount a bed up on the wall so there is more room underneath! Yeah that’s a great idea!

Joy is getting home now and she has NO idea I’ve done this. Am I crazy or crazy smart?

Here is the final product! Chase’s Superhero Makeover

And now, Charlotte needs something really nice and girly.

More high res photos & video coming after the reveal. Stay tuned for Joy’s reaction, make a comment to vote if she’ll love it or hate it!

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Personal

Family

Been pretty quite around these parts, including the blog. That’s probably b/c Joy and the kids have been out of town for a couple weeks. They took the camera, otherwise I’d post pics of all the fun I’ve been having. Can’t wait till these guys get back tomorrow!

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Personal

Barefoot Walking

My flip flops have been starting the process of breaking down, and it’s that time of the year when I go looking for the best flip flops I can find. I always have a hard time finding ones that are a good balance between well made, comfortable, and priced right. During my quest I was talking with my carpool buddy who is a runner. He mentioned his freaky weird running shoes called Vibram Five Fingers.

Wow, those are odd I said to him. Then I started drinking the kool aid as I read how modern shoes relax the foot as it walks and so we smash the heel into the ground and that shock travels up the leg. While if you have no shoes on you tend to land on the ball of your foot and the shock is absorbed more with the bending of your ankle and your calf muscles. I’ve linked a study from Harvard below, this page really swayed me. Now I walk barefoot a lot already b/c flip flops come off so easily and I thought, yes that is true. I agree and it makes sense. I’m going to order some and walk around all day in them. And that’s what I did. While it might take Joy a bit to get used to my new shoes, I think I like them so far. Don’t worry honey, they make a kid sized version too!

5 Reasons to Walk Barefoot:

  1. Strengthens Muscles in the Feet and Lower Legs—Going barefoot will stimulate and strengthen muscles in the feet and lower legs, improving general foot health and reducing the risk of injury.
  2. Improves Range of Motion in Ankles, Feet and Toes—No longer ‘cast’ in a shoe, the foot and toes move more naturally.
  3. Stimulates Neural Function Important to Balance and Agility—When going barefoot, thousands of neurological receptors in the feet send valuable information to the brain, improving balance and agility.
  4. Eliminate Heel Lift to Align the Spine and Improve Posture—By lowering the heel, your bodyweight becomes evenly distributed across the footbed, promoting proper posture and spinal alignment.
  5. Allow the Foot and Body to Move Naturally—Which just FEELS GOOD.

Harvard Study on Barefoot Striking
Videos examples
CNBC Article

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Ranting

Great new labels

The FDA put out some new labels that probably will never hit the actual market thanks to our awesome legal system, Nathan I’m blaming you and your kind. I really like them actually and I think it would be great if we could build this in to most of our products.

Here are some I came up with real quick:

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Tech

Firefox 5

Hello! Firefox 5 came out today. Where did that come from!? I know huh? Not much here to talk about except for 1000 fixes. The one feature that rocks… APP TABS!!!


“App Tabs: Take sites you always keep open—like Web mail—off your tab bar and give them a permanent home in your browser.”

Love, love, love these little guys. I’m the type of person who keeps tabs open all day. I’ve had 5 tabs open for about 2 weeks. They are articles I’m waiting to read. Now I’m trying to keep my App Tab making craziness to a minimum. Check it out in your Firefox, just right click on a tab, then click make app tab. Way to go Firefox!