tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475703851125751608.post1868928610263674708..comments2023-10-13T07:22:49.426-04:00Comments on Smoke Training: What Happened in 2021Carolina Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834384961037080805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475703851125751608.post-54719876342858706412022-01-24T21:26:13.500-05:002022-01-24T21:26:13.500-05:00I was going to comment on your post but first I re...I was going to comment on your post but first I read Lisa's comment above and...NERD ALERT! I cannot believe she used the "barbell approach" comparison. That cracked me up. <br /><br />Anyway, it is so good to hear how you have been doing; it seems like there have definitely been some ups and downs in your life over the last couple of years. I am sorry to hear about your Dad; we had several things like that happen (fires destroying land and property, death in the family) and it is a part of life but some days it feels hard. I am glad your Dad is still coherent and hope that you have many good days in the near future. <br /><br />That's cool that all of your family have been in school over the last couple of years. You guys are a very studious family! I spent a lot of time studying over the last four years, but somehow I sometimes still want to learn more stuff! I guess I am a glutton for punishment. <br /><br />One of these days I am going to come and run the Umstead 100 and I will be calling you to join me, so I hope that your running goes well until then! Kyria @ Travel Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889638304509763419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475703851125751608.post-51885608769560841652022-01-24T09:13:25.356-05:002022-01-24T09:13:25.356-05:00Thank you for posting! I miss seeing what is going...Thank you for posting! I miss seeing what is going on in your life! I'm off social media indefinitely so I really miss seeing far-away friends and what is happening in their lives. But overall, I decided social media is a net negative contributor to my life right now so I'm on a prolonged break.<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear about your dad. 75 is YOUNG. My parents are 74. And I really view them as young because they still seem "young" to me. I am glad you are all at peace with what is to come but that is still a bitter pill to swallow. <br /><br />Your family is my my older sibling and I'm like Morgan in that your kids are so much older than their nephews! I have some in between nieces and nephews, but they range in age from almost 8 to one who will turn 18 this summer! Then my boys are 1 and 4, and my sister had a baby last Feb and will probably have at least one more. So we've got a barbell going approach to grandchildren (you may remember that term from your fixed income classes - it's a set up where you have longer maturities and shorter maturities and not much in between). I feel like my nephews prepared me for parenting in a special way since I spent so much time with them, especially the 2 who live local. So I am less fazed by the tantrums and such. Phil was never around little kids since he's the youngest in his family and his friends just started having kids a few years before us, and you don't really see the crazy behavior around friends like you do at family gatherings. But things are getting easier for us now that Paul is almost 4. The crazy tantrums are pretty much over for the most part. He's the easy one and Will is Mr. Mischief and gets into everything!<br /><br />Keep posting buddy, or drop me a text or email with updates. Congrats to Kelley on pursuing her masters. I can see her being an excellent therapist. She has that calming vibe going - or at least that is the vibe I got when I stayed with you guys! Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.com