What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Getting out for anything today qualifies as pretty manly, given that it’s 98 degrees out & I have asthma. I went outside to water the plants.

 

Rebuilt the porch roof. The roofers wanted a small fortune to repair the structure, in addition to the big fortune they're already charging to reroof the house. Took me all weekend and used up a vacation day on Monday as well, but saved several thousand dollars. Nearly done.

 

Drove my wife to the hospital for the birth of our first child.
Mom and baby are doing well so far. Now we play the waiting game.

 

Mazel tov! Boy or girl? Name?

 

Boy! Name is a family name, went with Austin Patrick. Austin after an uncle of mine that used to take me up in his crop duster airplane, and Patrick since in my family we pass down middle names.

 

Wonderful choices. How is your wife doing?

 

Getting closer now. She is still hurting so they are monitoring her blood pressure and baby heart rate with her pain meds.
May be any time now.

 

I wish you all well. I trust you will let us know later though I imagine she needs your full attention now.

 

Replaced the passenger side window regulator in my car. It's an older BMW and I really like it, but this thing eats window regulators for lunch.

 

Both momma and baby are doing well! Enjoying skin to skin time! Will update more down the road!

 

Congrats to you all and best wishes to Austin for a long, healthy life. Post a pic, when you can.

 

Id like to introduce Austin Patrick! Born today at 4:46 pm. Weighed 7 lbs 6 oz. 20.5 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well!

 

Congratulations!!!!!!

 

congratulations Aaron..

 

went out to target shoot my new bow with a friend and working on my crossbow and shopping for muzzle loading stuff for new used muzzle loading rifle and just got a couple of fishing poles from a friend that i'm helping. out is that good for you?

 

What kind of bow do you shoot? (I shoot a Hoyt compound.)

 

Good job, sir!

 

Yesterday, tried out a little Asian place nearby. Ordered what I guess is a Vietnamese bowl. Bed of rice topped by fried pork belly and fresh veg, it was very very good. No, not manly, just different. For the money and quality it beats the usual Chinese buffet we go to.