Here I go again. I don't know if I'm just too busy or plain lazy but I've been horrible at updating this blog as of late. Christmas and New Year flew past us and now we're on the verge of Katelyn's first birthday party next week and pretty soon Shawn's seventh. There really hasn't been anything earth shattering going on with us lately other than trying to keep up with both kids as far as doctor appointments, birthday parties to attend and catering to Katelyn's every whim.

We are going on vacation this year during Shawn's spring break. We finally rented a car for the week; unfortunately my priceline string of great deals ended for this trip. The best price I could get a minivan for a week was $450 plus tax. Typically I get a steal like a Cadillac for $18 a day but it wasn't to be this time around. I'm really looking forward to the time away this year. I'm planning a deep sea fishing trip, Lisa is planning a dolphin excursion and possibly a spring training game but other than that, a whole lot of relaxation. I can't wait.

On the work front, we are staying busier than usual this time of year. Trying to market smarter and differently than in the past to spur off-season growth. Seems like we're always in some kind of meeting. With the economy in what looks like a downturn, we need to figure out a way to sustain our current level of sales and doing some new things during off-peak should help out. I'm also getting my fifth smart phone in the past 6 months.

First I had a Palm 650p and it just died on my so I went with the 700w which also had a mind of it's own. Seems like the 700w decided when it wanted to turn off or turn off or not do either. I was constantly removing the battery to reboot. I then went to a Blackberry 8830 which I actually love but due to us migrating to a Microsoft active sync web-based email arrangement, I can no longer receive my email with the Blackberry without investing about $4k on a dedicated Blackberry server. Seems like such a pain! I ordered a HTC Touch. My boss has one currently and loves it. Hopefully the new phone fixes all my issues. The new phone has touch screen capabilities that are similar to the Apple iphone. Stay tuned to see it he ongoing saga of the crappy smart phone continues......

I gotta run....my new phone just arrived and I'm like a little kid in a candy store right about now.