urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728 leo0728 leo0728 2008-09-30T02:14:34Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:37640 2008-09-30T02:14:34Z 2008-09-30T02:14:34Z Oct 3rd is Bailey's due date....so we are awaiting the arrival of "guppie". urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:37478 2008-05-11T03:45:33Z 2008-05-11T03:45:33Z she's making mud pies<br />packing dirt on her big rock<br />tending her garden<br /><br />standing on the porch<br />plastic wand in chubby hand<br />she's blowing bubbles<br /><br />farmer mark is nice<br />kiana will go pick peas<br />when they are ready<br /><br />blue dress, purple hat<br />garden hook in search of gnomes<br />she's sorting the rocks urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:37179 2008-05-11T03:37:57Z 2008-05-11T03:37:57Z she loves her sushi<br />she steals mom's fish in whole foods<br />giggling playfully<br /><br />she says I eat it<br />abo cabo and sushi<br />hand's back the nori<br /><br />rice in her eyebrows<br />mashed avocado in hair<br />enjoying her food urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:36931 2008-05-11T03:31:07Z 2008-05-11T03:31:07Z She says pay lay lay<br />going thru the checkout line<br />Happy lil' shopper urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:36056 2008-03-16T00:37:53Z 2008-03-16T00:37:53Z 5am up with baby...let mom sleep...<br />watched astronauts play in space cause nothing else was on...bailey says that I would be watching them anyway...geeked out...cause somebody has to care that they now have a robot in space...Called Dexter...and it's a kit...just fly in space and assemble...kinda like xmas morning...but you cant just drive to home depot if you forget a screw...or it floats away...that would suck...where's page two of the instructions I just put it down...nooooooo....<br /><br />i wonder if model glue smells in space...??? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:33083 2008-01-17T01:22:32Z 2008-01-17T01:22:32Z baby impatient<br />wants to be in bath with mom<br />dives in with clothes on<br /><br />dad sees legs go up<br />over and into the bath<br />giggling baby urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:32777 2008-01-16T01:08:48Z 2008-01-16T01:08:48Z PC Dead at work<br />it took 4 hours to get fixed<br />no email for leo urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:32565 2008-01-12T01:20:50Z 2008-01-12T01:20:50Z get ready to move<br />the winds of change are blowing<br />the tide is changing urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:32420 2008-01-09T04:44:55Z 2008-01-09T04:57:39Z little person hugs<br />given without any strings<br />greets me at the door<br /><br />its 11:30 at night<br />the little shit is still awake<br />so are her parents<br /><br />she sings to no one<br />the words are unimportant<br />finger points the way<br /><br />dad comes home from work<br />is greeted at the door by<br />stuff she's thrown down stairs urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:30003 2007-04-17T17:30:00Z 2007-04-17T17:30:00Z So yet again I go under the knife...<br /><br />This time it's a squamous cell carcinoma...April 24th at Uconn Dermatology...hopefully the MOS surgery will be small and simple...it's outpatient so I dont have to stay there...<br /><br />My sister Lynne is having her surgery Thursday the 19th in Hawaii...hopefully hers goes well too...she has had several surgeries that we quite extensive...That comes from growing up in Hawaii and being so fair skinned... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:29704 2007-04-15T02:40:55Z 2007-04-15T02:40:55Z 51.47929% - Super Geek urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:28988 2007-02-25T12:11:19Z 2007-02-25T12:11:19Z hhhhhok9jujhb3zrxhun,,;po9uu urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:28902 2007-02-20T12:25:22Z 2007-02-20T12:25:22Z So a work friend of mine has a house in Massachusetts.<br />The river behind her house is frozen 2 feet thick ish.<br />She cleared a 20 by 50 ice rink out of it and thru a barbeque on Sunday.<br /><br />Leo has no business ice skating...I dont even have skates...and running shoes dont work real well...<br /><br />My foray into low earth orbit was short. I had the trajectory all wrong. Calculated in meters instead of feet and struck the earth...<br /><br />When I sat up, i checked the back of my head with my hand...and found a systems leak...vital fluids we not where they were supposed to be...<br /><br />I was able to walk back up to the house to survey the damage...nice lump...and about a 2 inch scrape. We were able to stop the bleeding and I sat down for awhile to regain my senses.<br />Watched the rest of the Daytona 500...what is it with that particular race...the past 3 years someone has crossed the finish line upside down...this year he was on fire too...what next?!?!? the last 3 laps they will allow the fans to lob mortars at the track???? <br /><br />So we packed up mom and kid and headed home...and stopped by UCONN med center to have my head examined...the CT scan was ok...so no overnight stay...no staples or stiches...just normal wound care and take it easy...<br /><br />So my neck muscles are really pissed at me right now...<br /><br />gotta go to work...<br />Aloha all...really im fine. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:28548 2007-02-04T00:01:21Z 2007-02-04T00:01:21Z Case in point:<br /><br />I said the following sentence and was understood by my significant other today!!!<br /><br />I took out the garbage because the sewing machine that I had to vacuum the yard with had fluff in it.<br /><br />Oh my god!<br /><br />next post so has to be about parent child foot booty wrestling urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:28116 2007-01-22T03:11:39Z 2007-01-22T03:11:39Z I havent posted for almost 1 month.<br />Taking care of Kiana & work and stuff has eaten up most of my time.<br />kinda miss going to fighter practice and seeing people.<br />winter sucks. its too cold and windy.<br />Our car is dying a slow death...the check engine light is on.<br />I cannot take Kiana anywhere in my truck...no room for car seat.<br />That sucks...probably going to end up getting rid of Squeak. and getting something else.<br />bleh urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:27838 2006-12-15T19:31:07Z 2006-12-15T19:51:41Z Sister Moon - (poetry fragment)<br /><br />Blood red and Orange<br />Resting on the horizon<br />Chihuly glass like<br />Both fire born<br /><br />Magnificent benevolence<br />floods the trees with backlit glory<br />illuminating nocturnal creatures<br />lurking in the crisp night air urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:27423 2006-12-04T11:22:06Z 2006-12-04T11:44:40Z Ok so 2004 everyone dies....Holly, Stephen, Aunt Susan, Great Uncle Paul, Pua ...<br />Now, 2006 eveyone else is dying...<br /><br />First it's Mark at work,<br />Then it's Bailey's mom...<br />Now my Aunt Emma is in the hospital...<br /><br />Even Fidel Castro is going to kick it soon ???<br /><br />WTF !!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:27192 2006-11-30T11:55:30Z 2006-11-30T11:55:30Z <table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style="color:black; font-size: 14pt;"><b>You Are Animal</b></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><center><img src="http://images.blogthings.com/themuppetpersonalitytest/animal.jpg" height="100" width="100"></center><font color="#000000"><br />A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.<br />You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.<br />But you sure can beat a good drum.<br />"Kill! Kill!"</font></td></tr></table><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/themuppetpersonalitytest/">The Muppet Personality Test</a></div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:27009 2006-11-23T05:41:44Z 2006-11-23T05:41:44Z So we are all sick...and just in time for Thanksgiving...<br />Kiana looks so pathetic when she is sick... :( poor thing cant even blow her nose...we have to suck it out with a plunger...<br /><br />Dr gave us meds for her and she is doing better...<br />but now im awake cause I cant sleep and cough at the same time...<br /><br />bleh... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:26426 2006-09-22T16:19:34Z 2006-09-22T16:19:34Z One of my co workers died in the office today...<br />massive heart attack...<br /><br />This morning I fed my daughter and she really looked at me and smiled...<br /><br /><br />Life is fleeting...enjoy it while you can... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:26136 2006-09-13T19:11:10Z 2006-09-13T19:11:10Z Baby Burrito<br />Keep those arms and legs inside<br />Sleeping peacefully urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:25845 2006-08-25T22:35:50Z 2006-08-25T22:35:50Z Announcing the arrival of Kiana Grayce Witwer this morning at 10:06 am<br />7lbs 1.4oz 20 inches long.<br />Mother and Baby are doing fine. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:25417 2006-07-24T03:37:29Z 2006-07-24T03:37:29Z So we are folding laundry getting packed for the hospital...baby clothes...and i have to say newborn baby socks are so fucking cute that it makes my teeth hurt...so im watching six feet under reruns and folding socks and stuff...and my mind wanders into this weird half sane blather about the baby socks attacking us with cuteness....i need to get a stop motion camera and film it...cut to new parents blathering to themselves about how cute the new baby's room is all pink and shit...then the scary music starts...cut to the doorway...the baby clothes attack....vague stiffled laughter as they are cute'd to death...mauled by fluffy socks...<br /><br />ok so maybe the room is a bit too pink right now...and I have been breathing paint fumes... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:24471 2006-07-09T22:12:28Z 2006-07-10T15:35:42Z Under a cherry tree<br />Half in shadows<br />two hearts entwined<br />flowers blooming fragrant<br />Solstice streaming, shining, sparkling<br />Bear, Eagle, Salmon, & Stag smiling down on us<br />ribbons of life leading forward<br />to cross a threshold<br />barefoot to feel the earth<br />leap over the fire <br />purify your soul<br />with family and friends <br />to witness a new beginning urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:leo0728:23564 2006-06-12T15:47:41Z 2006-06-12T15:47:41Z I'm looking forward to Seattle...Friends, family, hand fasting.<br />I'm looking forward cause the reverse is to just revisit the wake of destruction, death, and despair I have left behind...<br />I'm looking forward to the West Coast...and bright sunny futures. <br />I'm looking forward to parenthood...and a bright shiny face to introduce to the world. All hopeful and innocent.<br />I'm looking forward...change is a good thing. <br /><br />The bright promise of renewal. Revitalization. Growth. Shedding skin for expanding horizons.<br />leaving behind the detritus of lethargy, sloth, and pain.<br /><br />Boldly going forward with renewed strength and vigor.