Owen has entered the room…

I’ve got some pretty big announcements to make, but first I am going to apologize for not writing lately. This time I have a perfectly good excuse as the PC I’ve been using for the last six years went tits up. It crashed a few weeks ago, and I had no access to many sites I like to check everyday including this one so I was shut out for a little while. I got a loaner laptop from a friend, and this thing will suffice until I can get this PC back up and running. With that taken care of, let’s get to some of the updates:

Update #1: Another Successful Nano

November came and went and with it I write another successful 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. This year’s Nano crossed the 50K mark with a few days to spare. I used this month to work on the sequel to my time travel novel titled “The Portal” which I released a few years ago. This sequel is now over half finished, and there’s a good chance it will be completed and self pubbed by next November. I have two other novels that I am also working on that I will likely finish first before writing up the rest of that project, but thanks to Nano it’s on the right track and look damn good so far.

Update #2: Katherine’s New School

I got word from Kat’s mom earlier this month that Katherine will be changing schools starting next September. A few months ago, we applied for a special program for our little girl, so if she was accepted she would have to change because the program wasn’t offered at her current school. We got an email a short time ago that Kat was accepted into the French Immersion program, and we are both very excited. This also means that yours truly is going to have to learn how to speak French as well, and am looking for online courses to purchase. Since neither of us actually speak french, I’m going to step up and learn it myself so that Kat will have someone at home to speak with. 

Update #3: Welcome Little Owen!

Last but certainly not least, we welcomed a new edition to the family earlier this month! This little fella wasn’t due to hatch until a week and change into January… so imagine our surprised when the baby made his grand entrance on December 1st! Clearly the little fella has no patience, just like his father, and was eager to get out as soon as he possibly could! His name is Owen Samuel, and here are some pics of the cute little bugger:

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Despite being over a month premature, Owen entered the world weighing in at a respectable 5 lbs. and 12 ounces! He was only in the NICU for a little over two weeks, and then was transferred to a regular room after that. A few days after that, little Owen was released from home and will be spending his first Christmas with Mom and his sisters. So, here are some more pictures of what is my favourite Xmas gift this year:

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So, with that you’re all caught up. I am going to spend this Xmas week with Ethan and Jon, and likely spend most of next week with the girls and my new boy. If I don’t come back online soon, I hope everyone has a great holiday and that 2025 gets off to a bitchin’ start!

Take care everyone!

Peter