4/19/2012 - Assisted Alcon group with building a house in Fort Worth, TX. I worked on putting down roof and wall sheathing. The weather was great and after our work time was over I really felt like I had accomplished good work for the day. I will definitely volunteer for another Habitat Build.

Will be building with a group from Alcon on 4/19/2012

Done during the month of February 2012

1/9/2012 - New USAA Savings Account created to hold the money saved for each task. Transferred $240 for the first 12 completed items.

1/5/2012 - Attending a class that Michelle Petta and her father teach. The class was very interesting and I think I learned a lot. I plan to take class through the rest of January 2012 to see how much I will like it.

12/29/2011 - downloaded the iPhone app to help with the challenge.

1/5/2012 - Registered ROBERTICLES.COM today and will call the site "The Chronicles of Robert". I plan to create at least five major categories to blog about and will probably host the site on a Wordpress account.

January 2012 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I don't know if it will help or not, but 8/20/2011- I had an ergonomics consultation at work a couple of weeks ago which yielded a new, better chair that offers better upper back support. Hopefully this will help me to sit up better at work.

1/4/2012 - Registered Emily and me in the Cowtown 5K for Feb. 25th.

Downloaded C25K app

1/4/2012 - Mom is working on a list.

It helps when you move!

Created a Google SketchUp plan to build a Wren house. Bought a pine fence board and cut out all of the pieces needed to build the birdhouse. Send pending final assembly.

12/12/2012- Started working at Alcon as a Senior Information Specialist

9/15/2011- Spoke with my manager again today regarding my career aspirations. Told him I'm interested in becoming a manager and climbing the corporate ladder.

8/20/2011 - Our friend Pam Webber bought two passes at http://alamohelicoptertours.com/ for Katherine and I to take a ride in a helicopter. When we arrived at Stintson airport, they were kind enough to let Emily and Caroline go for free with Katherine and me. We we got to take a tour around the missions of San Antonio. It was a great gift for Katherine and the rest of the family!

12/30/2011 - We visited Shiner, TX as a family this afternoon and made the special trip to the Spotzel Brewery. We sampled a few different beers and I bought a Shiner shirt. We had lunch at a diner called Friday's. Emily and I shared the "Cock-n-Bull" sandwich (burger and fried chicken breast sandwich). Very tasty! Prosit!

donated many items to Medina Children's Home

Updated resume/CV information on LinkedIn on 9/8/2011

11/30/2011 - Got my hair cut at Clipper's Barbar shop. Alonso did a great job. I told him it was the best hair cut I've ever had and gave him a 100% tip. Total bill $30.

12/9/2011 - Emily and I went on a date at Painting with a Twist in San Antonio. We had a bottle of Shiraz and we each painted a Whimsical Christmas Tree. It was fun!

Donated blood at NorthWest Church of Christ on 8/14/2011. We had a blood drive for Katherine at the church on that day where I spoke to the congregation asking them to consider donating not only for Katherine, but for everyone who needs blood. We we able to get 28 units donated in three hours. It was great!

While I am marking this task as done, I will still continue to give blood as often as I can.

2/11/2011 - Closed on our house in San Antonio yesterday. All of the stress of selling the house and moving justified a massage for Emily and me. We went and got a couples massage at Rejuvenation Ranch in Crowley, TX. We both enjoyed the massage and I feel a lot better.

January 2012 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
February 2012 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker

The Gift of Fear - by Gavin De Becker - Michelle Petta

1/16/2012 - Two weeks completed on the iPhone app. Test 2 will be done on Wednesday night. We'll see what my max amount of pushups has increased to after two weeks of training.

10/7/2011 - slept in the tent in our backyard last night. It took awhile for Katherine to settle down and get comfortable, but she went to sleep around 9 and slept the night. Caroline slept in her port a crib in the tent and did great. It was a little warm in the tent, but we were able to sleep.

9/17/2011 - Assembled all pieces of the bird house today. Accidentally broke the front wall of the house so I had to make a new one. I hung the new bird house about 7 feet off of the ground on the side of my shed. Maybe some birds will move in some day. If not, wasps will have a place to live.

July 2011 - Apple Confidential 2.0
August 2011 - The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

7/31/2011 - Witte Museum with family to see Vicious Fishes of the Amazon

Compiling a lot of information from Ancestory.com and Tommy Brooks. Tommy sent some pictures and also sent some family tree info that helps confirm my Ancestory.com findings.

Walden or Great Expectations - Bill Murphy

Attitude is Everything or Socrates Meets Jesus - Mike York

Discussed some family history with mom, dad, and Dan Dan. Planning to talk via email with Tommy Brooks to get more info and pictures. Started Ancestory.com family tree.

Apple Confidential 2.0 - David Gilliland
The Last Lecture - Katelyn McCarthy

Completed task @ 10pm on 7/19/2011

Kissed Emily and Katherine in the rain on 7/19/2011 @ 7:57pm