Archive for the 'Family Life' Category

William Beckett

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

William Beckett was born on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 AM. I have been dying to write that for weeks. Here’s some quick facts on Will Solomon.

He weighed 6 lbs, 3 oz. at birth.
He measured 19 inches long at birth.
He was born 19 years to the day after my first son Alex Charles.
He was born on the same day [...]

Bad News Sucks!

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Ok, so I gotta catch up somehow so I’m going to start here. It’s been a bit of a stressful year so far. My mother got sick earlier this year and we discovered she has cancer. This is not something I expected….hell, who does. She was checked into the hospital with abdominal pains, but then they [...]

Goodbye Pokie

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Early on the morning of October 2nd, 2007 I was awakened once again by the sound of our dogs, Pokie and Shadow, barking as if something were bothering them. I looked at the clock and I remember it was right around 3:00 AM. As usual, I walked to the window to look out over the back [...]

Speaking of change for the better…

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

I have been dating a wonderful girl for a couple of years now, since about July of 2005. She’s my best friend, my confidant, my lover, my everything. She makes me feel good and most days I look forward to getting home and spending a little time with her. Most importantly, she takes me for [...]