Author Archives: ericnewell

It’s been a busy holiday season.  Thankfully we’ve had a lot of time off from work to be able to fit everything in.   Fri Dec 19 – go to Onida for LaRosh family Christmas – open presents that night Sat Dec 20 – open stocking stuffers that morning as we spend the day inContinue reading “Quick Christmas Recap”

Merry Christmas This is Amelia Newell and since I learned how to talk this year, my daddy thought I should write the Christmas letter, so here goes. Katie (4) and I (2) had our birthday parties in January and February and that was lots of fun!  I got lots of presents I don’t even knowContinue reading “Christmas Letter”

Katie had her first ever dance recital last night at the school.  We stood in line for 20 minutes to get in the gym and then the entire show lasted about 18 minutes.  Katie’s group was first and she did a really nice job.  Here’s the video of her group:       I’m sureContinue reading “Katie’s Dance Recital”

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  We had a good weekend – we made the long trip back to South Dakota to Becky’s parents.  We had heard the news that Bryson (Brandon and Tina’s boy) had been born that day so we were anxious to see him.  We made it to Grandma Nola’s a little before 9Continue reading “Thanksgiving Holiday”

  I’ve been remiss at my blog entries lately and I need to get caught back up.  My new job has me spending my "free" time (9-10:30 pm) replying to mounds of email, and I end up with little energy left to type more into a blog.  With baseball season over, I should have moreContinue reading “Recent Update”

  Katie enjoys lots of activities.  She is into a lot of different things and always game to try something new.  I would T-ball is lower on her spectrum of activities she enjoys, but there’s no doubt that singing and dancing are at the top.  When we found out that Community Education offers a danceContinue reading “Katie’s Dance Class”

  At work, we talk a lot about how we need to be proactive with our customers – in the support world, we’re trying to anticipate the problem before it causes a crisis.  I’ve been able to apply this same theory to my home life now with Amelia.   Amelia does not like to goContinue reading “The Proactive Timeout”