Here we are in the new year. Happy New Year to everyone.
We started out our new year a bit rough. Shaun seems to have caught another bug and has thrown up twice this morning. Mostly flem and juice since he is not eating food well. So far little Teagan doesn’t seem to have caught it, but the last time this happened it went through everyone in the family. So, I’m bracing myself for the inevitable. But while I wait for that I’ll just have to keep comforting a sick little boy. He even went down for his nap without a fuss. That NEVER happens.
With the new year Teagan has really taken to standing, a lot. I’ll give it no more than a couple of months before she is running around this house. She is just absolutely determined to catch up with Shaun. And getting her fair share of bumps and bruises to prove it. She’s also improving her dad’s eyesight. I getting much better at spotting all the things she’s going to put in her mouth before she does.
Like many people I set some pretty lofty goals for last year, and failed to meet most of them. Primarily due to a new family member. But, even though I hadn’t listed it as a goal, my wife and I managed to raise a very happy, very healthy little girl. That was hands down the biggest priority for 2007.
Going forward for 2008 we have some new and old goals to accomplish. The kids obviously continue to be a priority. But my wife and I have become determined to work harder toward financial freedom. This year we are both starting new business ventures and I am learning a great deal about real estate. We already have one rental unit and I hope to find a couple of new duplexes before the years end. I have begun a network marketing business with Bookwise and started up a blog to follow my first experience with network marketing. I’ll give you my honest opinion on how it proceeds, good and bad. And I’m also going to try and bring back the Grape Soda Records business I wanted to start a couple of years ago. I’m going to start with a couple of local bands and branch out from there. Eventually I’ll probably start a blog for this as well. All in all, I expect this building of businesses to take at least 2-3 years before it improves our cashflow. The bottom line for us is that we can’t keep doing 9-5 for someone else. We need more flexibility with our new family.
And, while I’m not sure where I’m going to find the time I am also hoping to resurrect Radio.Speljamr this year. We’ll see how it goes. It takes a good deal of time.
We end our 1st day of the new year by watching the NHL’s Winter Classic hockey game between the Sabres and the Penguins. The Sabres lost in the final shootout, but it was still a very exciting hockey game. The players were like a bunch of kids on a frozen pond in the first period, and the aerial shots were one of a kind. I hope they try to do this next year.
Well, it wasn’t a perfect day, but I still think we’re heading down the right path. 2008, here we come!