This year that just passed has been amazing, Annie and I have grown closer now a husband and wife. We love each other every day a little more and we can’t help but want to spend every waking moment together.

The baby has grown immensely; he can run, jump and will talk your ear off if you let him. I look back at this year and the one before and I can’t recall ever being this happy.

Right after our wedding Annie undertook a huge challenge, she bowed to lose weight in order to be healthy. We want to have more kids and it is her goal to be completely fit before doing so.

So far she has lost close to 70lbs and I couldn’t be more proud, she looks absolutely amazing; she has more energy than I can keep up with and even her demeanor has changed. I cannot wait until she reaches her goal.

BEFORE	AFTER

I have also undertaken this challenge recently since I’ve gained considerable amount of weight in the last 5 years, so hopefully with her as an example I will also be able to reach my goal soon.

In the financial aspect of our life we are doing great, this year we’ve paid off several credit cards and we are doing the best we can to get out of debt completely by the end of the year. This isn’t a huge post, nor it contains great revelations. But I guarantee you that its brevity bears no weight on how happy and exciting this year has been. I have an amazing family and cannot wait to see what God has in store for us this year.

They should know that she’s one of the most loving little girls in the whole wide world. She doesn’t know a stranger,” Diena Thompson said of her daughter, Somer. “And if somebody has her, please just bring her home. Read More…

As a father I could not stop thinking about what happened and somehow I knew they would find her but it would be too late. Just 5 days before she was taken another abduction attempt was made in the same neighborhood but luckily the little girl got away safely. I feel so terrible for Diena Thompson (Somer’s Mother), she didn’t do anything wrong she dotted all the I’s and crossed all the T’s but her little girl was taken nevertheless. I imagine how powerless she must feel, how angry at herself and the world. Who can blame her? The world just took her little girl and no one has yet been held responsible, but even if someone was it won’t change the fact that Somer is gone.

Yesterday while I was freaking out over this, I continued to think that perhaps if there had been a way to locate Somer at all times this would have not happened. I went on the Internet to find out of such a thing existed and I ran across several options which I think would be great (in theory)

The one that I found to be most useful is https://www.amberalertgps.com/ 

Introducing the new Amber Alert GPS 2G.  The world’s smallest, most powerful GPS tracking device.  Tracking your child is as easy as placing a call or sending a text.  Simply place this device in a pocket, purse, backpack or car, or attach to a wrist, ankle, or belt.  Call or text the AAGPS device, and within seconds you’ll receive a detailed map and address of their exact location right on your web-enabled phone.  You can also track one or more devices from your computer.

This device provides all the capabilities I would want while being relatively affordable.

The only problem I find is that it is a removable device, that is the predator can remove it from the child at any time and then it becomes obsolete. Over the past few years I have continually advocated for GPS implants being made available for kids, the technology exists and in my opinion it would make a lot of parents sleep better at night. Unfortunately there is a great deal of people out there that oppose this method citing several factors like privacy and security.

The main argument is that by doing something like that you would be infringing in the privacy of your child because now you are able to know exactly where they are at all times, I am sorry but can someone tell me what in the world is wrong with that? He is my child I provide for him, I am responsible for him and his well-being I find it completely reasonable that I be allowed to monitor where he is in order to keep him safe. Once he has reached adulthood he is free to walk into a clinic and have the chip removed.

I believe that this technology would greatly improve the odds of kidnap victims being found and rescued in time, I would dare to argue that if Somer had something like this with her she would have perhaps been found in time. We have lost several children and there is no need to loose any more. We can find a way to make something like this work so that we can all lead healthy lives while being able to provide and take care of our children. I don’t know about you but if this technology ever becomes approved I will save every dime I have to ensure my child has it.

Quincy is advancing a lot in potty training, he now asks to go to the potty (sometimes) and other times he goes and grabs the potty himself. The other day I was playing with him in the room and all of the sudden he disappeared. I set out look for him and found him potty on hand at the bathroom door.  It is so amazing to see him grow and become so independent.

Over the last few weeks his vocabulary has expanded tremendously, he now fully understands almost everything you tell him and most of the time is able to reply. Although I must make note that his reply 90% percent of the time is “NO”. He is adorable, you can ask him pretty much any question whether it is positive or negative the answer is always the same.

                Quincy do you want juice? “No”

                Quincy do you love me? “No”

For some reason he hasn’t gotten that concept down yet, some people have told me that maybe we tell him no way too often, but what can we do. He is 2 years old and runs around the house like a crazy person getting into and touching everything. Sometimes I get so scared that he may get hurt.

Last week was particularly hot and in order to survive the heat we brought in an old stand up fan and set it up on the living room. Well, last night I had to frantically yell “NO QUINCY NO!” as he was inching towards the fan with his little fingers to touch the blade.

Work has been pretty good although because I was sick I had to miss 2 days, this week is short to begin with because of the 4^th so I only get to work 2 days. I would say it’s a perk but since the first 2 days of the week I was sick I don’t think it’s much of an advantage.

Oh and I can’t leave this post without making mention that on Thursday June 25^th 2009 we lost of the greatest performers of all times.  

Michael Jackson

On June 25, 2009, Jackson collapsed at his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. Attempts at resuscitating him by his personal physician were unsuccessful.^[161] Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics received a 911 call at 12:22 p.m. (PDT), arriving three minutes and seventeen seconds later at Jackson’s location.^[162][163] He was reportedly not breathing and CPR was performed.^[164] Resuscitation efforts continued both en route to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and for an hour further after arriving at approximately 1:13 p.m. (20:13 UTC).^[161] He was noted to have been in cardiac arrest by the paramedics who attended him at his house.^[164] Jackson was pronounced dead at approximately 2:25 p.m. local time (21:25 UTC).^[165][166] Rumors and news of Jackson’s death broke web records, triggering a cyberspace traffic jam^[167] and creating severe traffic spikes to websites such as Google,^[168] Facebook,^[169], Twitter^[170] and Wikipedia.^[171] Vigils were held by members of the general public after the death.^[172]

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