Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Namaste,

I let Boomer out at 4:30 and then just laid in bed. Jordan stayed again last night and was up with Trey all night.She would come in the bed room every couple of hours and give us an update on how he was doing. Today was Sherrie's first day at Deaconess and she had never been there before so I told her I would drive over there and she could follow me. I was going that way anyway.... I had to pick one of my employee's up this morning. We went to work and there was a lot of clean up work from yesterday. We had several meeting today including Medical Executive Committee. As soon as that was done I had two evaluations to do, and then load up and head to the Cox convention center to set up for the Oklahoma Hospital Association trade show. Amber and I got set up and realised we left 1/2 of our stuff back at the hospital so I went back to get it, then stopped at Lowe's to get caution tape and hard hats. I went back to the Cox Center and we finished setting up then I came home. Sherrie cooked a great dinner of Talipia, stuffed mushrooms and salad. As soon as the mess was cleaned up Sherrie and I took Jordan back to Norman.... We put Elf in the DVD player and then drove by Chesapeake on the way home. They spend thousands of hours each year on lights. Sherrie has to finish her outline so I am going to let her use my computer. 46 and clear in Paris right now!

Love you all!

Mat

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Namaste,

What a morning... I got up early and took Steph to work. Since Jordan and Trey were asleep in the living room I worked from the bedroom. I left early because Dr. Soter needed to have team today.... Jamie told me it was my turn to bring bagels so I stopped at Panera and then got to work.... Team went really long, and that lead right into Flash, Post-Flash, Leadership, then I had to go to a facility on the west side of town to do two evaluations. I ran back to the facility to make arrangements for these people to come in. On the way back I stopped at Steak and hake and got a grilled chicken sandwich.... When I got back to the office I had to do a family tour and then I ate the chicken off my sandwich. The reason I am telling you that is because the chicken was really good. I had four more evaluations to do in the facility so I was running crazy for a couple of hours. I finished up around six and headed home. Jordan took Trey to the doctor and he has an upper respiratory infection, so I ran by Wal-Mart to get his meds, and then home. He had a 105.1 degree temp so I called Sherrie at work and she came right home. I let her take care of the baby while I cleaned the house.... Remember Jordan was here so the house was not necessarily clean! :-) I came to bed early.... The rest of the week is going to be super busy! It's 50 and sunny in Paris today!

Love you all!

Mat 

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Namaste,

Up at the butt crack of dawn.... I did some work and got my reports ready for the morning. I took Trey to school went to Vintage Coffee, Comet Cleaners, MidFirst Bank and then went to work. I needed to get my reports uploaded and then flash, post flash, leadership, and then get ready for my 2:00pm conference call. I had to run to Sherrie's school at 1:00 and then straight back to work. I was crazy busy all afternoon, and as I was leaving work I called Trey and could barely understand him. He has a sore throat, headache and painful joints. I went by Wal-Mart and got him some NyQuil and Chloraseptic. I was going to TRX, but the baby boy needed his papa! I came home and made him some dinner and put him on the couch. I called Jordan and she came to Edmond to help take care of him. Sherrie has class tomorrow and I have a bunch of meetings so it will be awesome that Jordan will be here to help him get to the doctor. Sherrie came home early to be with the family. We are having a good family night even though Trey is sick as a dog! 43 and Dark in Paris. They are seven hours ahead of us. 108 days to go!

Love you all!

Mat

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Namaste,

I stayed in the warm bed until 6:30 and then got up and got ready for church. Trey and I worked the parking lot at Peoples Church then went in for service. It was awesome. We flew home as quickly as the law would allow, then Sherrie, Stephanie and I went to Life Church. I saw a couple old friends of mine. It was a good service too, but I spent most of my time in the lobby working. I brought them home and then Trey and I went to Ross, Micheal's, Old Navy, Arby's, Sam's, Best Buy, Super Target, and Radio Shack! We were home by 2:30 and I was beat! I laid down for an hour before getting up washing the car and putting it on Ebay. About an hour later I had an offer.... I was so excited until I got an Email that said I needed to Western Union $600 so they could arrange shipping then they would pay the balance on Paypal.... I used some choice words to let them know I am not as stupid as the average dummy! I wrapped some Christmas presents, made a big bowl of guacamole, cleaned up some dishes, mopped the floors, and vacuumed the floors. When Sherrie got home from work we talked about France for a while, then went to bed. I bought a black canvas at Micheal's and drew a picture of the Eiffel tower.... It's kind cheesy but I tried! 46 and cloudy in Paris today!

Love you all!

Mat

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Namaste,

Another busy day. I got up had my coffee and then cleaned up. Trey and I were given tickets to the OU Vs. Iowa State football game by my buddy Clark Mitchell. Clark has a friend who owns an apartment complex just north of campus corner and he said we could park there as long as I was there by 9:00. We got there a few minutes before 9:00 and parked. We walked over to campus corner and Teddy Lehman was over signing autographs so Trey and I went to the Apothem and bought an autograph football. We had Teddy sign it and then took it back to the truck. We walked over to New York Pizza... Trey had a slice of pepperoni and I had a salad. We walked out to Starbucks and Barry Switzer was doing a radio broadcast. I introduced Trey to him and told Barry that that was Treys first OU game. I also told him that his OU Vs. Iowa State game in 1983 was my first OU game that my dad took me too. He smile real big. We met Christopher Mitchell and walked over to the stadium. He and Trey have so much in common. The like the same sports, the same teams, and GIRLS! We got into the stadium and before Christopher went to his seat I took a picture of him and Trey. We went to our seats and we were only 5 rows off the field. It was raining, and about 20 degrees with a sustained winds at 40 miles per hour. We stayed until the middle of the fourth period and Trey was an ice cube so we headed to the truck. Jordan wanted us to come to her apartment and see her so we went by for a couple minutes, then headed back to Edmond. We went by Wal-Mart so Trey could tell his mom about the game. She was sorry she could not have gone with us, but she would have been miserable. Trey and I came home and I started dinner. I made a veggie lasagna, and a regular lasagna. It took forever to make them, and then when they were done I wasn't even hungry. We ate a little and then I made Trey go to Hobby Lobby with me. I had a painting I needed to have framed and then picked up a football, and a basketball case. We came home and I wrapped a few Christmas presents, cleaned the kitchen and have been on the couch being lazy! It's 45 and broken clouds in Paris right now. 109 days to go!

Love you all!

Mat

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Namaste,

Sherrie and I decided not to get up and go Black Friday shopping. We stayed in bed until seven and then got up got dressed and stopped at Wal-Mart before heading to Midwest City. I had a patient coming in at 1:00 and needed to do an update so we would have all of the current vent settings. We waited for two hours before the case managers faxed me the information. Sherrie and I went to Golden Palace for lunch and then came back to Edmond. We went to Bob Moore and tried to make a deal on a Jeep Liberty. They didn't want to give us anything for the Jag so we decided to try and sell it outright and buy something later. I brought Sherrie home so she could go to work and I got called back to Midwest City. I had to do an eval at Midwest Regional and then headed back to Edmond. I tricked Trey into going to Wal-Mart with me. I needed to get my prescription and ended up spending $85.00 on that Turd Monkey. We were starving and I had just bought everything to make lasagna but we decided to go to Louie's instead! My sister Lindsey was working and took great care of us as usual! Sherrie came home at 7:30 and she bought me a movie. We sat in the living room and watched Faster before going to bed. We laid in bed and talked until way after midnight. Saturday is going to be a busy day. Thanks to my good friend Clark, Trey and I are going to the OU game today. They are playing Iowa State.... Ironically, Iowa Sate Vs. OU was the first college football game my dad took me to. It is suppose to be freezing cold and raining, so I laid out our clothes. After the game we are going by Jordan's apartment to see her. It's 45 and cloudy in Paris today. only 110 days!

Love you all!

Mat

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Namaste,

Happy Thanksgiving! Kinda lazy morning... Sherrie and I got up got dressed and then went for a ride looking for some fall picture opportunities.... We ended up over at Holmstead and took a few pictures and then went to Wal-Mart to get breakfast stuff. Sherrie cooked breakfast and then we got ready to go to Midwest City to serve lunch to the employees at Specialty Hospital. We were there for three hours and then home to chill for a bit before heading out to Chad and Shannon Lovett's house for Thanksgiving with their family. Chad's mom and sister were in town so we enjoyed getting to know them and hanging out a bit. We brought Trey home and then Sherrie and I went to moms to get the mail and pick up a pair of ear rings that Jordan had given her. We came home and Sherrie started working on an outline for a paper she is writing and I edited some pictures! It is 46 and cloudy in Paris today!

Love you all!

Mat

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Namaste,

Happy Thanksgiving eve! I was the only person in the family that had to be at work or school, so I got up and headed to Vintage before heading on to work. My Sherrie missed me so much, that she called me and talked to me all the way to work. She is the sweetest thing in the world! Work was unbelievably crazy.... I had two liaisons out and both of my admission coordinators were leaving early. Good thing my building is full! I had to go to Midwest City Regional and talk to a patient about his insurance. I headed home and Sherrie and I decided to go look at cars. We both need a new ride! We went to the Lincoln dealership and drove a Ford Escape. It was pretty nice....We went to Bob Moore Cadillac and drove a Jeep Liberty and a Ford Mustang.... We had a great time just driving cars. I was pretty darn hungry, so we went to Lottinvilles and shared a chicken sandwich. We rented "The Change-up!" It was great! I was draggin so we went to bed to watch part of Star-Trek.... I don't remember starting the movie! It's 48 and cloudy in Paris right now... The weather is very similar to us here!

Love you all!

Mat

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Namaste,

Slept like a log! Got up and worked on some numbers for my Monthly Operational Review conference call. I played with some pictures and then got ready for work. I had Sherrie take Trey to school so I could get to team. Our doc that attends team needed to move it to Tuesday because she was heading out of town. Team went long.... We skipped flash, and post, but I met with Chad and then back to the office for more number crunching. I helped the girls in the office for a while. I was suppose to help serve the patients and their families Thanksgiving lunch but got caught with a family. I went to the conference room at 1:00 and they had just finished P&T so I had a bit of salad, and some cookies! Our call lasted forever, but it was OK.... I went back to the office and got report from Patty. Patty and Diane will both be off the rest of the week so that leaves me and Amber to cover the whole city. I left work at 4:45 and went straight to TRX. Coach Raphael tried to kill us again, but it was a good workout! I had made arrangements to meet a couple in Bricktown. I am shooting their wedding on December 3rd, and wanted to meet them face to face. There are awesome and we are going to have a blast shooting their wedding! I came home and made a bite to eat, and then Sherrie made it home from work. We hung out for a bit before going to bed. We were both exhausted. It's sunny and 50 degrees in Paris right now. ;-)


Love you all!

Mat

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Namaste,

Been sleeping much better....It was really chilly in the house and I did not want to get outta bed; However, there is this place I have to go everyday called work! I had several reports due at 9:00am so I started working on them. I took Trey to school, hit Vintage and then went out Memorial to Midwest Boulevard.... I try and take a different route everyday for a couple different reasons. The first is I-35 is a mad house, Broadway Extension is ridiculous, and I-40 is gridlock. I also look for things to take pictures of. I got to the office and got busy immediately. I had most of my reports done by 9:00 which was good since I had flash, post flash, leadership and then took my girls to lunch. When we got back I had to get ready for my Monday conference call.... I rocked the call due to the fact that we are so jam packed on both sides of our building. The afternoon got hairy due to some room change issues. I needed a guy to move so we could move two patients into the room he was in and then bring two over from the Specialty Hospital, and then bring two in from an outside facility. The guy didn't want to move, and my blood pressure started climbing! I finely got it to happen and then bugged out to get to TRX. I got onto I-35 and it turned into gridlock. It took me an hour to go 6 miles. When I got to the I-35 - I-40 interchange there was a truck that had flipped over and was on northbound and southbound lanes. I was meeting my brother and sister at moms to discuss what to do next... I got there a few minutes before six and walked through the house. We have decided to put the house on the market and let it go. I took some of the pictures from around the house. Pictures of the kids, and Sherrie and I. We cleaned out the fridge and freezer.... I came home and Sherrie was on her way home from work. I made a bite to eat and then we cleaned up Boomers mess. It had rained all day and he tracked mud in everywhere. We watched a little football before bed. I can't stop thinking about France.... I looked over my guide for a few minutes and it has sooooo much "stuff" that no one would ever care about. It is going to take a bit to get it edited. I might get to a little of it tonight. I am meeting a couple tonight that hired me to shoot their wedding on December 3rd.

Love you all!

Mat

Sunday, November 21st, 2011

Namaste,

I did not want to get up.... It was cold and drizzling and my bed was so warm and cozy! I got cleaned up and ready for church, but couldn't get Trey up so I went ahead and went and worked the parking lot. I stopped at a couple of car dealers on the way to see if they had anything I wanted.... I left after working the lot and came home. I was going to sneak attack everyone and have breakfast made before they got up, but by the time I had it ready everyone was up... I made eggs, sausage, toast, and fresh sliced fruit. I cleaned up my mess and then went to Crest to get a few things before heading down to guitar center. The cymbals that go with Joshes drum set are crap so I wanted to go look at some used cymbals. It was cheaper to buy a 3 pack of Zildjian cymbals. I came home put them on the set and plugged my Ipod in. I played for a couple hours! ;-) Trey made me some lunch, then I laid on the couch and watched football and napped for the rest of the afternoon. All three of my photoshoots were cancelled due to the weather. It was cold and nasty, so that was OK! Sherrie got off work at 4:30 and made me a wonderful dinner. She made Salmon, Asian vegetables, stuffed mushrooms and sweet potatoes. It was the best meal I have had in a long time. I finished Joy Pierson's daughters pictures so Sherrie and I met her and gave her a disk and the went to Home Depot to get a switch for the ceiling fan in our room. Trey and I fixed the fan and then I had to fix the shower head in the kid's bathroom.... Pretty lazy day! I loved it! 117 days to Paris!

Love you all!

Mat

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Namaste,

I did not sleep very well, but I woke up at the butt crack of dawn anyway! I came in the living room and printed some pictures for Trey's English project. I headed out to Home Depot at 7:00 and then picked up the lawn trailer at moms and headed to the Edmond property... The wonderful Mrs. Jones met me there and picked up limbs and trash for a couple of hours to help me out, and then came home to get ready for work. I finished up about 12:30 took the trailer back to mom's and came home. I grabbed a shower and then made a few nacho's. I ate and watched a little football before dozing off for an hour. Jordan and Josh came by to borrow the Wii. When I took it off the shelf there was two inches of dust around it.... You know my OCD kicked in and that made me dust the whole house. I mopped the whole house cleaned the bathrooms and did the laundry, before sitting down to watch the OU game and edit some pictures. I am taking tomorrow off except for a couple of photoshoots tomorrow evening! 119 days to Paris!

Love you all!

Mat 

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Namaste,

I was up before the alarm clock and working on Joy Pierson's, daughter Catalina's pictures. They are pretty good..... I wanted to get them finished before I do my shoots this weekend. I have three shoots Sunday afternoon. I took Trey to school and then headed to Vintage before work. I keep snacks in my office for myself and the girls so I stopped at the new neighborhood market and got some pop-tarts and trail mix. I had promised the girls I would help them get caught-up on their paperwork so I stayed in the office most of the day. We did have a baby shower for Jennifer Whitehead at noon... My boss emailed me and needed an update as to where we were census wise. I continued to help the girls and had an opportunity to duck out about 2:45.... I came home and Sherrie was on her way home from clinicals at Baptist. It was her last day at Baptist and she was in ER... It was also Trauma day at Baptist so she got to see some crazy stuff! When she got home she looked exhausted so we laid down for an hour. I was up and down with these dang pets, but I got up got dressed and then took Trey to basketball practice. I came home and picked Sherrie up and we went downtown Edmond to Italian Jim's. It is a new restaurant that is attached to a glass blowing place. So while you are waiting on your table they are creating art next door and you sit in there and watch. It was awesome. The food was wonderful and one of the waitresses was one of Jordan's friends from school, Kat Flippo. I recognized her and told Sherrie. Sherrie said hi to her, and she knew who she was but couldn't place her.When Sherrie told her she was Jordan's mom, she couldn't believe how great she looked. She kept looking at me but never spoke to me. When we were leaving we were saying bye to her and she finely figured out who I was.... She told Sherrie that she though she had remarried and just had a thing for bald guys! That was funny and made me feel pretty good. We left the restaurant and headed to Wal-Mart, then hit Academy, Khol's and then one more Wal-Mart. Sherrie got a couple new sweaters, some new thermals for under her scrubs, a cute little furry hooded vest, and then a SMOKING HOT new dress for our executive Christmas party. I need a fourth job now!!!!! We came home and my sister had picked Trey up from practice and then took him to dinner. They had come back to the house to watch osu Vs. ISU. Febe left and Sherrie and I watched the end of the game. ISU beat #2 osu in overtime and that made me really happy! I am tired of hearing how great osu is and how they were going to the National Championship game.... HAHA! Not gonna happen stunned aggies!

Love you all!

Mat

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Namaste,

I did not sleep well, so when I let Boomer out at 4:45 I went ahead and got my shower then laid back down for a few minutes. I got up and started working on Catalina's pictures before dropping Trey off at school, hitting Vintage and then on to work. Work was good... We are so full that we are sending patients to our competitors. My girls have been working so hard that I promised them a good lunch, so I took them to Pelican's. We all had salad bar and I had some oysters. We went back to the office and I met with a few patients, and then met with our Medical Director Dr. Amin. I left a little after 4:00 and headed home, but stopped at Bob Moore to look at a truck before coming on home. I had planned on going to TRX but there was too much to do here at the house so I elected to do that stuff instead. I needed a day off. My arms are really sore and my back hurts.... I know poor me. I wanted to have the house nice and clean since Sherrie had school all day and had to work tonight. FYI... It is 41 degrees and cloudy in Paris right now. They are seven hours ahead of us, so it is 4:00am there! I am so excited.... 120 days until we leave!

Love you all!

Mat

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Namaste,

I was up early and working on pictures for a young lady that I did on Sunday afternoon. I had to be at work early for team.... I hit Vintage, dropped Trey off and then straight to work. Team lasted three hours and then I had some things to do in the office before heading to Macaroni Grill to meet some case managers with Patty and Nicole my director of case management. I had a wild mushroom and goat cheese flatbread and it was wonderful! I brought 1/2 of it home.... Back to work, where I had one of the biggest meetings I have ever been a part of. That information is classified ;However, if we land this deal my job will be so much easier! I left work at 4:45 and came home. Sherrie and I had some time together last night. Trey was locked up in his room listening to his new Drake album he downloaded and playing video games. The weather has turned cold and windy.... It's ironic that the weather in Paris is exactly like it is here today!

Love you all!

Mat

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Namaste,

No sleep = No bueno.... I finished the Erkenbrack pictures and then got ready for work. We had probate court this morning.... It was just setting a date for the hearing to dissolve all of moms assets. I was a little off when I left because although I was headed to work, I was going North instead of East to work. I got to work and started helping the girls get things in order. We have been slammed the last week and it seems that when we have a bed open, we have four patients to put in it.... I am not going to complain about it at all! This is a great month to bonus! I had my weekly department meeting at noon and had lunch brought in for it. The meeting went a little long. We went right back to work and the afternoon was just as busy! I left at 4:30 and thank God I made it to the gym again for TRX. I am soooo sore that I can barely lift my arms but it was awesome. Stephanie took Trey to basketball for me.... I came home and did my chores. I called in an order at Louie's, because Lindsey was working and I needed to drop off her disk of pictures. I got to Treys school to get him a few minutes late and then we came home ate dinner and I got him in the shower. My friend Trina had her Gastric Sleeve procedure yesterday. Sherrie and I went to see her at 8:45 and to my surprise she was sitting up in her chair with make-up on and watching TV. I know I did not look that good after my surgery so I have high hopes for Trina. She is driven, and motivated. Trina is one of my hero's! Trina ask me about my guide to France and I promise I will get it finished soon. It was 287 pages and I need to find a way to get it down to a couple hundred pages!

Love you all!

Mat

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Namaste,


Worked on pictures and escaped reality... It was after all Monday Morning. I worked on Jodi's pictures first.... I know she is using them as a gift so I wanted to get them done quickly. I took Trey to school, hit Vintage and then off to work. I took the back roads to see if there was anything to take pictures of. Not much moving. The sun rise was beautiful but no great spots to get a shot. Work was unbelievable... Non-stop from the time I walked in the door until the time I left at 4:30. Not even time for lunch! Thank God I had some pop-tarts stashed in my desk. I had my gear for TRX so I went to the gym, and it was amazing! Coach Jessica taught and she is intense! When I left my arms were jello. Sherrie had to work until 10:00pm so Trey and I met Mike and Jason at Buffalo Wild Wings for a couple of hours and then came home. Boomer had tracked mud in all over the house so I had to do the floors. Sherrie got home at 10:30 and we went straight to bed. I have my clothes laid out for TRX tomorrow. Only problem is Trey has basketball at 6:15 so it's gonna be hard to make everything work! only 120 more days until Paris! Wish it were sooner!

Love you all!

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Namaste,

I got up at 5:30 and worked on the Erkenbrack family pictures.... I got my shower and Trey and I headed off to church. Sherrie brought the Ray family with her and after Trey and I were done in the parking lot we went in for service. We came home and Sherrie made a huge breakfast before the Ray's hit the road to go home. They left and Sherrie went to work, so I had two choices.... Clean the house or go shopping! I went shopping! I got Trey some new school shoes, and then I found four new sweaters and then went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. I came home and put together a casserole and made guacamole before heading down to Bricktown for a double photoshoot. I was taking senior pictures of Joy Pierson's daughter, as well as, the whole Peters family. It was crazy.... The wind was brutal, but I got it done. I came home and put dinner in the oven, made some queso, and then we ate like pigs. Sherrie and I went for a run through the Valley and then home to edit pictures. We went to bed a little after 10:00... It is going to be a very busy week!

Love you all!

Mat

Sunday, November 112th, 2011

Namaste,

I stayed in bed until 6:30am, and then jumped in the shower. Sherrie got up and made a giant breakfast and I cleaned the floors. We woke everyone up and had a great breakfast before Bruce and I ran to the flea market so I could get some cheap sunglasses and then we came home to start cooking our Thanksgiving Lunch. Bruce and I fry the turkey and the girls cook everything else. Sherrie's Nanny came, her mom and her boyfriend A.L. came, and then the whole Ray family so we had a house full. We had Turkey, and dressing, a big ham, mashed sweet taters, regular taters, green bean casserole, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and everything else you could ever imagine. I was exhausted after eating but it was time to clean everything up.As is tradition.... Courtney and Georgia help me decorate for Christmas, and even though we are still two weeks away from Thanksgiving we put up two Trees, and all of the other decorations. I had a photoshoot withe the Erkenbrack family at 3:30 and thank goodness Sherrie went to help because the wind was crazy, and she had to be on point to help with the girls hair. We came home and I started working on pictures. I had stopped at Wal-Mart and got a chicken to put in the fryer, just because so Bruce and I cooked it up. We had dinner and then I worked on pictures some more. We just kinda hung out and visited.... Watched football. It was a great day! I'm gonna make Trey earn some of his France money tomorrow. We have two photoshoots to do and then some clean up around the house.

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Namaste,

Happy 11-11-11.... Up at 5:00 so everyone else could get their showers and get off to work and clinicals. I took Trey to school, hit Vintage for my skinny Carmel latte, and then took the back roads to work. Work was non stop, as usual... Meeting, meeting, meeting eval, eval, eval.... I had planned on having a solid lunch and then leaving right after my meeting at 2:00. Well my meeting at 2:00 went 30 minutes long and then I ended up having three more evals to do. One of our competitors is having staffing trouble and so they were sending most of their patients out, so I worked well into the night from home. Sherrie made her famous Gnocchi soup and of course everyone ate until they were stuffed! Bruce and I took the turkey fryer pot to the car wash and cleaned it up, then we came home and boiled some soapy  water in it.... We came in and injected the turkey with spices and butter then sat down for a bit to visit and watch Superman (Braylon) play. It has been a long week! I will finish the guide to France in the next couple of days and post it.

Love you all!

Mat

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Namaste,

Jordan slept in the bed with Sherrie and I last night.... Kinda reminded me of the days when she was three only she's a little bigger and she mumbles in her sleep. I had to let Boomer out at 4:00 and never went back to sleep. I got up cleaned up and then came in the living room to do some work. Sherrie took Trey to school and I stopped at Vintage! I drove to work and did an eval, then Flash, Post, and leadership. I had three evals to do at Edmond LTACH. I had promised Elisa the case manager that I would bring her lunch so I stopped at Louie's before going in. We ate and then I started copying charts. I was there for three hours. I headed back to Midwest City to write up the evals. My head was bobbing so I grabbed a cup of coffee and then headed home. Our company was on their way so I mopped the floors while Sherrie cooked a wonderful dinner. We ran to Sam's and picked up the last few items. We came home and cleaned out some cabinets before sitting down to look at some stuff on the computer. I showed Sherrie some video from Nepal, and then part of my guide to France. My phone has been doing some weird things so I re-set it and re-synced it. We are exhausted and getting ready to head off to bed!

Love you all!

Mat

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Namaste,

What a day... Typical morning. Up, coffee, emails, and watching the news. Stopped at Vintage and then dropped Trey off. I headed straight to work for Team. My buddy Daniel stopped by to pick up some pictures I did of his family, and then on to flash, Post-flash, leadership and then met with a couple of my liaisons. We were pushing real hard for a charity patient, and I had to fight everyone in our building to get him in, but in the end it will pay off! I left work at 12:30 to get home to get Jordan to Baptist for her EGD. She had called Sherrie earlier in the day while she was at clinicals and begged her to come home after she threw-up all over my bed. Sherrie came home and played doctor until I got here to take her to Baptist. All of the nurses that took care of Jordan were awesome. They knew how to handle Jordan and the nurse that started her IV was great. He nailed her on the first try. We were there until almost 6:00pm. Stephanie took Trey, and picked him up from Basketball or he would never have made it. Sherrie called in a couple of pizza's and after I dropped Sherrie and Jordan off I went and got them. We ate real quick and then Sherrie and I went to Wal-Mart, Crest, and then Wal-Mart (again) to get Thanksgiving stuff. Bruce and Tracy are coming in tonight and we needed groceries. We came home and Jordan was sick to her stomach.... Steph helped put the stuff away. We laid down at 9:30, and I don't remember hitting the pillow.

Love you all!

Mat

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Namaste,

Boomer woke me up at 2:12 and I did not go back to sleep until after 4:30..... The alarm went off at 5:00! I got my shower and laid back down until 5:30. I did my thing.... Worked on the guide to France and then read a little about Paris, and the Lorie Valley. Believe it or not, but Sherrie has expressed an interest in going to France with Trey and I. She does not know if her professors will allow her to be gone for nine days, but she wants to share that with Trey. I took Trey to school, stopped at Vintage to see Molly and then off to work. I stopped at Home Depot in Midwest City to get some caulk for the trim around the fireplace. Work was crazy busy! I was on the go from the time I walked in the door until the time I walked out! I did however take a lunch break. Seven girls and me at Golden Palace! When I left work I ran to the Car dealer to talk to a sales man about a jeep I saw. I ran home got the Yukon, went to Trey's basketball parents meeting and then dropped Trey off at the house before going back to the dealership. I was there for a couple of hours.... I am playing hard to get so I left at 8:00 and came home. They have tried to call a couple of times. I will call them back tomorrow!

Love you all!

Mat

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Namaste,

Ok.... So we had that crazy earthquake at 11:00pm last night. Sherrie said what is going on and I said it;s an earthquake. She started yelling at Trey to get in the doorway, and he freaked out! We rode it out and it was insane to actually experience it. I have been in at least five tornado's and been in wildfires, but that was our first earthquake. It was some what unsettling. I stayed in bed until six and then worked on my guide to France for a little while before getting Trey up and heading to church. Trey and I worked in  the parking lot and then went in for an awesome service. It was miracle Sunday and God knows I need a miracle! We went straight to moms and I put Trey in the backyard with the push mower, and I jumped on the Yazoo.... I mower the front and side in about three minutes, and then weed ate, and edged before he finished mowing the back yard. Trey was laughing at me because when I am on the job things move very quickly. We put the equipment away and headed to the house. I got started on finishing the floor. I had a three inch strip along the walls that needed to be finished. I had borrowed my brothers table saw so I would be able to cut the strips straight. It was a very slow process. I ran to Home Depot and picked up 8 more cases of flooring and some trim for the area around the fire place. That took forever to cut and place. I cleaned up my mess and then started on dinner. I grilled turkey burgers, veggies, and made some chunky guacamole. Sherrie got home at 5:30 and Stephanie was here.... I was exhausted but Sherrie want to go for a walk so we went and did two miles before I came home to shower and get ready for Monday. I worked on my France guide some more.... It is 287 pages long! Oh My Goodness!

Love you all!

Mat

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Namaste,

I wanted to sleep in but it didn't happen. I made some coffee and mopped floors for an hour before cleaning up. I ran to the gas station and then the Neighborhood Market. I acme home and then got dressed to go speak at Weight Wise. We had a full group and I think it went really well. I usually only speak for 20 to 30 minutes but I was on a roll and spoke for 45 minutes. Trey and I were suppose to be at a Paintball game at 10:00 so I drove like crazy to get there by 10:30. My company was having a family day and we had a blast. For some reason in every game I got shot in the head! Chad's wife Shannon made sandwiches and brought drinks for everyone. Trey and I left at 1:20 and drove to my brothers house in El Reno to get his table saw and then back up I-40 to buy a couple of rugs at Garden Ridge. My goal was to have all of that done and be home by 2:30 for the OU Vs. Texas aTm game. We were about 15 minutes late but that was OK. I sent Trey to the shower and I passed out on the couch. I woke up and it was 1/2 time! I ran and got a shower and then when OU extended the lead Trey and I went and picked Sherrie up at Wal-Mart and took her to dinner at Los Arcos. We took her back and Trey and I ran in and picked up a few things before coming home to do some laundry and watch the LSU Vs. Alabama game. Trey had been so excited to watch this game until the little hoochies down the street called him and wanted him to come hangout! I have been sitting here watching football by myself.... Poor me! ;-( I think I'll live. Did not work on the France guide today, and probably won't tomorrow. I am going to do a few more home improvement projects tomorrow and need to get moms lawn mowed!

Love you all!

Mat

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Namaste,

Up at 5:00 and immediately started working. Trey did not have school, but since the Yukon was in the shop getting some tire work done I had to take Stephanie to work. I dropped her off, hit the dry cleaners, and then took the back roads to work. I had my camera with me but didn't really find anything to shoot. I went to work and we are so full that every time I have a patient go out I have to churn and burn to bring one in. Today was my dietitian Amber Guest's last day. We had made arrangements to go to this little Italian restaurant Venezia for lunch. Some of the team had been there before and loved it and my friend Brandy has been there everyday this week. We had a good lunch and then headed back to work. Cindy had not been feeling well so Trina took her home at 2:00 and that's when I got busy. I got things wrapped up and headed home around 4:30. I came home and got Sherrie then we headed straight to Big O to get the truck. We dropped it off at Wal-Mart so Stephanie would have a ride home, and then one of my doctors called and needed a patient evaluated for admission. Sherrie and I had plans to go to Pearls for dinner and then we were going to Penn Square to look for some new dress shoes. Well that plan went out the window. I got to the office and had forgotten my key so I had to do everything remotely. It took me a solid hour! We were starving so I took her to Venezia for dinner and it was better last night than it was at lunch! My friend Jason Farris and his wife came in with his wife as we were leaving. This place is seriously good food. Sherrie and I were both really tired so we stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up  few things and then came home. I took a shower and laid down in the bed. I did a few more things on the France guide... It is coming along. I am now to the Lorie Valley and can't wait to actually get there!

Love you all!

Mat

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Namaste,

Alarm went off at 5:00 and I did not want to get up. I waited until 5:15 and then had to shave and shower so Sherrie and Stephanie could have the bathrooms. I worked on a few pictures for my buddy Daniel. I ran to 7-11 and put some air in the tire of the Yukon and then took Trey to school. This is Rad Tech Week at Baptist and Sherrie ask me to go get a $50 gift card and take it by the radiology department. I did that and then headed to work. I was going to swing through McDonalds and get a latte but when I got there their latte machine was down, so I got my girls in the office breakfast and then went to work. I had a couple fires to put out then flash, post-flash, and then leadership which was just Chad and myself. I got back to the office and it was time to head to a "Big Time" meeting with my physician group. This was a breakthrough meeting that will solidify our position as the leaded in post acute care in the whole metro area. I had Bobby, and Diane go with me and once I got them started there was no stopping. It was awesome. Back to work.... I had a couple of in-house evaluations to do and then we had some high level negotiations with a couple physicians to work on.  Sherrie got out of school early and I sent her to get her hair done... As soon as I left work I had her meet me at Big-O tire to get a new tire put on the Yukon. It had a hole that could not be fixed. It will be Tuesday before the new tire will be in. We had to take Stephanie to her house and then we came by the house to get Trey. Sherrie was going to cook some fish but we were so far behind that we just ran to Louie's and got a bite. That is three times this week.... I only got a couple items done on my guide to France. I am still working on Paris. It is overwhelming to think about all of the things we are going to see there. As soon as I get the guide done I will post it!

Love you all!

Mat