I’ve updated the photo gallery with some new pictures of Patti, the kids, and our family. Feel free to take a look!

On an unrelated sidenote, I never realized how hard it would be to find a set of headphones for my cell phone. I recently bought a memory card so I can use the phone as an MP3 player, but apparently my phone needs 2.5mm headphones and all the headphones I’ve been able to find at the store are 3.5mm. Who knew technology could be so complicated?

Speaking of technology, I’m loving the newest version of Firefox; it’s well worth the download.

And finally, I want to brag about my kids. Alexis got straight A’s in school yet again, and according to her report card she’s reading at a level slightly above 6th grade. Keep in mind that she’ll be entering the 4th grade next year, so how amazing is she? Nicholas is amazing too; he’s talking a ton more each day, and I can’t wait to see how he does in 5k next year. My cup runneth over when it comes to my two kids; that’s for sure.

• South Milwaukee is getting a Dunkin’ Donuts. As someone who loves a donut with my coffee in the morning, this couldn’t be better news, especially considering there’s no Dunkin’ Donuts between my house and my office(s).

• Valentine’s Day was amazing. I took Alexis to “A Night of Love” sponsored by the Alma Center, which is the domestic violence treatment center where I have an office. Perhaps the highlight of the night (besides winning a raffle prize of a $750 gift certificate to a local furniture store) was the fact that I found out my wife had written a dedication to have me included in Men We Love, a photojournal celebrating men who inspire others and make them better people. I am truly flattered and honored that my wife chose to dedicate a page in the book to me.
• I scored a new all-in-one printer/scanner today. It’s an HP C5280 All-in-One, and it’s beautiful. It’s not brand new; my father in law bought a new all-in-one because someone spilled chocolate milk on this one, so rather than him throw it out, I took it thinking I might be able to fix it. Sure enough, I was able to clean enough of the dried on chocolate milk off the internal workings of the printer to get it working again, and after printing a test page it seems to be working just fine.