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Vacation

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 10, 2010

Well it’s been almost three weeks without my family. It’s been nice, boring, relaxing, and boring. I’ve enjoyed actually watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, golfing with Dad, working late and sleeping uninterrupted, doing yard work all morning then sleeping off the sunburn, and exercising. I miss coming home and hearing, Daddy!! Dad’s home! I miss Joy’s cooking, nagging, laundry skills, cleaning, and kisses. I miss wrestling Chase and pretend wrestling Charlotte, singing at bedtime, and waking up in the middle of the night to tell Joy the kids need something. Well family, the break has been nice, and I’m looking forward to seeing you again! LOVE YOU!

Charlotte

Charlotte Noel

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 6, 2010

Charlotte will be 18 months old this month. She has such sweet, kissable cheeks and beautiful blue eyes. She can be so funny and feisty, but is also pretty careful and reserved in new situations. It’s fun to discover more about Charlotte’s personality as time goes on. I’m so thankful to have this little girl!

I watch my sweet baby throughout the day, I hold her and smell her, and I don’t want her to grow up because I adore her just the way she is right now.

Married Lessons Personal

Marriage

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 4, 2010

I just finished reading The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I know these Dr. Laura books are controversial and that some disagree with the principles in these books… But I, on the other hand, been a long-time fan of her previous book, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. Both books have helped me to understand my husband better, and to have a more unselfish point of view in our marriage. Here is a great quote from the Marriage one that I just read. I think that it applies to newlyweds and “oldlyweds” alike:

“Of course it is instant disaster, not instant happiness, when two people come together, each with their own notions of how it is going to be… when they marry. Many people perceive marriage as a kind of sauna; you go in and the heat does something to you while you are passive. What [some have] happily discovered is that a good marriage is all about ‘doing’ something, instead of expecting something. When both spouses understand that, it is a beautiful thing” (157).

I am thankful that my husband doesn’t “keep score” in all we do and that he does everything he can to help and show love for me. Especially as we’re apart, I realize how much he does for me and how much I appreciate him. We both believe in building each other up as much as we can, especially in our conversations with others. I know that it makes both of us feel good. The more you focus on the good in each other, the more you see it, and the more it overshadows any faults that might be there. I love and adore you, Pace!

Deals

National Doughnut Day!

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 3, 2010

June 4th is National Doughnut Day! Check out your favorite doughnut shop to see if they are giving a doughnut away. Krispy Kreme will let you pick ANY one doughnut they make for free. YUM!

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Personal

Fernsten Wedding

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 2, 2010

Wanted to post some images of Rachel and Nathan’s special day.

Personal

New new new

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 1, 2010

So we have some new stuff we want to discuss. We welcome Nathan as a new brother in-law, and we look forward to welcoming Casey as another new brother in-law in a few weeks. We also snagged a new camera that takes great photos. And to accommodate the new amazing photos and HD videos, we have a new layout on McBlog. What do you think? Like it?

Family Fun

When Weddings Give You Lemons….

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 31, 2010

…Make lemonade! haha. The main decor of Rachel’s wedding reception was fresh lemons, so needless to say, there has been an abundance of them around here. We’ve made lots of fresh lemonade, which is soooo delicious. And it’s a great activity for kids!

In case you’re curious, we just mix 1 cup of fresh lemon juice, 4 cups of water, and 2/3 cup of sugar (or a tiny bit less) in a pitcher.

We enjoy using the juicer my parents have. We might have to get one of these things for ourselves, because with it, the kids and I are able to whip up a gallon of lemonade in less than 5 minutes!

As a side note, I love when they stick raspberries on their fingers and then eat them. It’s just adorable!

(Chase’s eyes have been puffy and swollen here due to allergies. This has never happened to him before, so I’m guessing there’s something in bloom here that we’re not used to. We’ve given him Claritin and we did eye drops once, but those don’t seem to be doing much. Advice?)

Family Fun

Relaxation

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 30, 2010

After the Fernsten wedding festivities and all the rainy weather, we’ve enjoyed the California sun and just being lazy. Things have been going at a slower pace than they usually do back home, and it’s been a nice break.

Chase has played with a few new (temporary) friends:

We’ve hung out in swimsuits, even though the pool is still a little too cold.

And of course we had to hit up Howarth Park, because that is the best place ever, even since I was little.

I often don’t think to take pictures of things we’re doing, but I decide not to be too hard on myself after all, because maybe it means I’m just enjoying the moment (or I’m too busy cleaning up, disciplining, talking, etc.)! 🙂

Personal

Concepts of Time

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 28, 2010

Pictures of fun stuff is coming soon, when Joy transfers me some picts or when she gets back, until then I have lots of time to sit around and think about things, which is cool, b/c I usually don’t get so bored that I say.. hmm I should think. To illustrate that I’m including this great short little speech about TIME. It’s been animated by a great company who I’m starting to really like. Take some time to watch this sch-peel on time. Coming soon, the speech about motivation.

Ranting Tech

Facebook again ARG

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 26, 2010

Speaking of things that need constant upkeep… I just got this in the mail and I don’t have any details yet, but I’ll let you know if anything has been automatically changed for you again.

Hi Pace,
Facebook will roll out changes today that will make it easier for our users to understand and control their privacy settings. As this change will have an impact on our users, we wanted to let you, a valued advertising partner, know about it. Please note that this change will not affect your advertising campaigns and there is no action required on your part.  

Facebook is a company that moves quickly, constantly innovating and launching new products to improve the user experience. The feedback we heard from users was that in our efforts to innovate, some of our privacy settings h ad become confusing.   

We believe in listening to our users and taking their feedback into account whenever possible. We think the following changes address these concerns by providing users with more control over their privacy settings and making them more simple to use.  

Starting today, Facebook will:  
* Provide an easy-to-use “master” control that enables users to set who can see the content they share through Facebook. This enables users to choose, with just one click, the overall privacy level they’re comfortable with for the content they share on Facebook. Of course, users can still use all of the granular controls we’ve always offered, if they wish. 
* Significantly reduce the amount of information that must be visible to everyone on Facebook. Facebook will no longer require that users’ friends and connections are visible to everyone. Only Name, Profile Picture, Networks and Gender must be publicly available. Users can opt to make all other connections private.  
* Make it simple to control whether other applications and websites access any user information. While a majority of our users love Facebook apps and Facebook-enhanced websites, some may prefer not to share their information outside of Facebook. Users can now opt out with just one click. 

UPDATE: I didn’t read the post but I watched the video on the facebook blog, and it SEEMS like they figured it out. They created a “master switch” that will keep your settings for all previous content and future features, allow you to turn off applications/website access, and “simplified” it. I logged in and didn’t see the new master switch page, so comment if you see it and how easy it is. Here’s the official explanation. Guess they didn’t like “delete facebook profile” as being a google trend… nice reaction Facebook, maybe you aren’t as evil as I thought.