2003- The year that was…

Logan took second place in the Regional Spelling Bee… (on a whim, no less!)

Logan memorized the number pi to one hundred decimal places…

We abandoned the public school system in favor of homeschooling our children…

Xionic Technologies was founded as a Computer Security firm with a local focus…

CrazyAces Media Productions was formed as a graphics design outlet specializing in internet presence, logo generation and the promotion of local artists.

My six month contract with a downtown firm has turned into an ongoing commitment…

In march, we finally replaced our water heater (not by choice)…

We also replaced our washing machine. (also not by choice)

March 19 President Bush announced that the U.S. has begun its military campaign against the Iraqi government.

My computer collection saw the addition of a NeXTstation (complete w’ monitor and laser printer), a couple of Sun Ultrasparc I machines, a couple of old macintosh powerbooks and a beige G3 (happily running 10.2)

My niece Shannon and her husband Ryan welcomed Aiden into the world (and boy, he is growing like a weed!)

I spent a day with Rebuilding Together to help ‘rehabilitate’ a local family’s house. (this was definitely one of the more rewarding highlights of the year)

Ronan and Keenan celebrated their second birthday (and oh yes, the terrible two with twins is twice as bad as you would think!)

We went to our first Renaissance Faire which was quite interesting, and we’ll probably go again.

Faith and I did our first (her second) Body for Life competition. The results were not as good as we hoped, so Monday we start again!

In July, three transformers exploded at the Arch, causing a loss of power for my office and the surrounding buildings for most of the day. With all of the terrorist alerts, this was a bit more alarming than it usually would have been.

I had my first foray into mass transit. I spent two and half months riding the bus to and from work. Except for the extra time needed, it worked out quite well.

Logan and I went on our annual camping/canoe trip in august. This time we floated on the Gasconade river instead of the Meramec or its tributaries.

We took the family to Chicago for a weekend in November to visit relatives that we hadn’t seen in many years. December was the month of mishaps: A close-call with a fire (check those smoke alarms!), a water main break, ::ahem:: diaper artwork, Keenan falling off the chair.
It’s been an interesting year, and a good one at that.