Sunday update 8-26-07
Ok daily updates may not be able to happen. I just don’t have the time with everything else going on. I am committing to updates 2 times a week now on Wednesday and Sunday.
With my new job, monitoring other online properties, creating content for them and spending time with the children there is not much time for online stuff that does not make any money! I am not selling any products or advertising on this blog so it is really not a priority.
I am really torn on what to do about my current employment situation. I feel like I could make a go at it on my own and work with dealers on building blog networks to help support their main site and increase their online presence and be able to spend more time working on my online properties. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoy my new position it is just taxing on my family life that I have grown accustomed to. After a year of self employment as a full time affiliate it is tough to work hours like 9 am to 8 pm.
——-Kid Updates——
Preston need to have the tubes replaced in his ears before they will perform the next round of surgeries. They don’t want an ear infection causing other problems. Makes since to me. This is a simple procedure however anytime you put a little guy under it is a major deal. So that surgery is coming up in the next week.
Alex is still getting into mischievous trouble at school. We are working with him on this. The complaints we have been seeing are making noise in the bathroom and not stopping play time when told. So he just needs to learn to listen a little better.
Tyler is going to have his own blog soon and you can hear about his day there in his own words. Tyler is the quiet socialite so he can tell you more about what is going on with him than me.
All is well in Coastal Georgia
Well Preston’s appointment with the Cleft Team went well. They have changed the format some. In the past they had a conference with us the same day. Now they follow up afterwards via mail and telephone. He is having a small problem with his ears. So we are following up with his pediatrician next week prior to receiving the update.
His pediatrician, Dr. Townsend Cooper, Jr., is awesome. He has truly gone the extra mile for Preston and us. Sometimes in my diligence of making sure Preston is well taken care of I don’t take the time to say thank you like I should to those that help us with him. Dr. Cooper is also the pediatrician for Tyler, Alex and my granddaughter Savanna, I know he cares about the children’s welfare and for that I am very thankful.
Here is a story about how serious Dr. Cooper is in helping us with Preston:
A few days before Christmas 2005, Christmas was on a Sunday, we found out that the anesthesiologist would not take Dr. Coopers recommendations for surgery due to the fact that Preston had a heart murmur at birth. It was not present when he had his physical from Dr. Cooper prior to surgery, but the anesthesiologist wanted Preston to be cleared by a cardiologist in addition to Dr. Cooper. Preston’s surgery was scheduled for December 30th, with Christmas being on a Sunday the following Monday was a “Holiday”. So we basically had four days to get Preston cleared for surgery or miss it. He was already months past when he should of had his first surgery, another story, so I was in panic mode. The problem with finding a cardiologist to clear Preston on such short notice was that none local to us wanted to see an infant, also most specialist don’t want to give a recommendation without seeing the patient and then there is the scheduling issues a few days before Christmas. Dr. Cooper was able to find a pediatric cardiologist to see Preston on short notice and get him cleared. If it were not for his efforts Preston’s care would be further behind.
Dr. Cooper you are truly one in a million.
Oh, I am supposed to do this every day!?!?!
Wow, sometimes I forget things and I have ignored this blog for the last few days. I have really been busy with work and gearing up for Preston’s appointment tomorrow, err today. Just thinking about it has got me where I cannot sleep. I need to work on some of my personal online properties and can fill this sleepless time with that. It is easier to think when the house is asleep.
This appointment is a big one. He was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and the guy is getting ready to start his next round of surgeries. We meet every six months with the Cleft Team in Jacksonville, FL to plan his treatment. The concept is great he will see plastic surgeons, dentist, oral surgeons, speech therapist, psychologist (I think that is more for mom and dad at this point) and pediatricians. What is good is we get to see all disciplines in one appointment and layout treatment plans. This is so much more convienient instead of running around to these different consults one at a time. They also collect data for the University of Florida so if we can contribute something to others for the advice we receive so be it.
Being a South Georgia boy helping the University of Florida goes against everything ingrained since birth. All of my family are University of Georgia Alumni, my father, brother and grandfather, and we have the border battle every year in Jacksonville, Florida aka “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” However, I can let bygones be bygones we just need to win this one, I traded opening day at the Masters this year to be on the 50 yard line three seats up!
Here is some of the good work done by Preston’s plastic surgeon, Dr. Dean Glassman. So I do have to give the Gators a break.
Hats are off Dr Glassman
I am the luckiest man in the world.
This morning on our trek to school my son Alex informed me I was the luckiest man in the world. I was also informed that he was the luckiest kid in the world. This coming from a five year old kind of floored me. I asked him to explain so I could understand why he made these statements.
He said “Daddy you are lucky because because you can take the luckiest kid in the world to school every day and I am the luckiest kid because I know my daddy loves me and takes me to school and makes sure I have money for ice cream every day.” I just smiled and kept the tears to myself.
Our daily drive to school gives us a time to bond after the madhouse of getting two groggy boys ready for school in the morning. Sometimes I overlook what is important and get caught up in the daily task of school, work, household duties and managing my online real estate and Alex this morning reminded me what is really important.
The love of a child is pure it is given freely. Of course their reliance on us does come into play, but as parents sometimes we take things for granted and don’t look at the world through their eyes and realize that they wont be our little boys and girls forever, those special moments of being bestowed the luckiest man in the world by a five year old are fleeting. Take those moments and relish them and build those bonds with your children that will last a lifetime.
“Making the decision to have a child - it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart walking around outside your body.” - Elizabeth Stone
Glad it is over
Today has been one of the longest days ever. Our heat index was well over 120 degrees and I was out on the asphalt most of the day. There is nothing wrong with being out in the parking lot in my job. That is where the money is made. Face to face with customers, but it sure does take a lot out of you. No matter what you do to stay cool it does not work. So I am drained and this update will be short.
The kids are doing great. School is rocking right along and they are getting into the groove. I was really worried about that. Alex seems to be adjusting well.
My bride reminded me tonight that we are to make another trek to the cleft palate team for our youngest son Preston on the 16th. Preston was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. I will discuss this in a future post. This will be a big one. As they will be scheduling him for his next round of surgeries. Ok, I need to get some rest it has been a long day.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” - Benjamin Franklin
I need more hours in a day
Between family and work I have little time to work on my other online passions. I have been a full time affiliate marketer up until two weeks ago. Now my affiliate income is suffering because I am running out of time to maintain everything and develop new niches.
Ok enough ranting. Other than watching income streams level off life is good. The kids had a fairly uneventful second day of school. Alex even came home with a 
on his daily report. Alex is adamant on riding the bus to school instead of us taking him. Tyler on the other had does not want to make that commitment as the bus arrives around 7:00 and school does not start until 8:00. he enjoys the extra shut eye.
Work was rather uneventful too. I did not get a lot accomplished but that is ok too. I will make up for it tomorrow.
I am gonna keep this one brief so I can work on other online task.
“Good Day” - Paul Harvey
First day of school and a day of reckoning.
Well today was the first day of school for Tyler and Alex. Tyler entered the fourth grade and Alex kindergarten. The day started very uneventful waking up kids to start their new schedule was just as expected. They did not want to get moving at 6:00 am, but we made it. Me being the loyal Dad I escorted the children to school and met their teachers. I was not able to to attend the open house due to work. So this was my first time meeting them. All was well. The teachers seemed pleasant enough and the kids are in good hands.
Fast forward to 4:00 pm. The children rode the bus home from school, my wife was disappointed that she missed them getting off the bus but Granny was there to meet them. Alex on his first day came home with a 
on his daily report! His first day of school and he gets the dreaded sad face. My wife was shocked. She called me to tell me about it. Our children have never been in daycare so this was really Alex’s first day on his own in a strange environment. Apparently, Alex was making a disruption in the bathroom playing under the stalls and being loud. Once I heard that I just chuckled. At least he did not bop some other kid in the head for using his crayons. So all in all it was a good first day of school and the boys seem to be doing fine and Alex will adjust to the structure of school in due time.
My day at Carl Gregory Chrysler Dodge Hyundai was a real stressful day too. I just love it when grown men can dish it out but they cannot take it in return. I am not going to give specifics but when you have to interact with other people on a daily basis and there is a mutual reliance for production of income choose your words wisely. Most of the time it is not the message it is the delivery of the message. If you want to stress a point with someone who is not sure of the procedure don’t attempt to denigrate in the process.
“That is all I got to say about that” - Forest Gump
Ok time to get started..
I have spent to long ignoring this blog site. I installed this domain and script over a month ago and it has been sitting dormant. I have been spending a lot of time over at Hubpages writing about my limited SEO skills. They may be limited but they are making some money for me as I do not buy website traffic. I do some PPC advertising but that is for specific affiliate products, which is a completely different topic than buying Internet traffic.
Also I turned over the household reigns as full time affiliate marketer to my wife and reentered the workforce to take on a challenge. After a year as a full time affiliate marketer I am now the Internet sales manager at Carl Gregory Chrysler Dodge Hyundai in Brunswick, GA. The nice thing about working as an internet sales manager it allows me to pursue my passions of making money online. Although cars do not sell online it does allow me to come into contact with people requesting more information about our vehicles over the internet.
For those that know me well in my online circle you know how much I resisted taking a JOB. However, it was an opportunity that I could not pass up. I will give a complete update at the end of the month and let everyone know how things are going.
Tomorrow is the first day of school for Tyler and Alex and is Alex’s very first day of school. It will be interesting to hear about their day after it is all over with.
Please keep visiting back as this blog will be updated daily from now on. I will discuss my children, grandchildren, work, affiliate marketing or anything else that comes to mind. So if you wish to peer into the mind of a crazy man making his fortune on the internet you are in the right place.
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