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Merriam Webster defines procrastination as;

Function: verb

Etymology:

Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow

Date: 1588

transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

For some reason when I look at my dictionary the definition is a bit more basic. It basically goes something like this...

Procrastinator; see also Mirror.

Ignoring the obvious sarcastic nature of my dictionary, I can't really argue with it's insight. It's been over a month since I last made an entry in this locale. I wish it could be said my absence was due to a month long walkabout and I've returned with numerous harrowing tales of excitement and intrigue.

As in most cases the truth is much less interesting. While I think a lack of interesting posting topics is one tooth in the gear that causes me to disappear for these stretches of time. Other teeth include; lack of inspiration, bouts with feeling depressed and therefore not doing much of anything, being overloaded with work (this is a current problem, although one I'm definitely not going to complain about), among a plethora of other reasons. Being honest with myself, when all the chaff is removed we're just left with a bunch of excuses.

What really happens is I have a hard time just making a simple "keep everyone up to date" post. So I wait to be inspired to sit down and write, and I wait... and wait. Before long there are so many pictures and little things to talk about that I start feeling overwhelmed and unable to find a starting spot. It's not that I don't want to compose these posts, they're actually very therapeutic. I guess the best way to describe the feeling I'm attempting to convey would be akin to finding the starting point on a roll of scotch tape, but you're wearing mittens. Once you get it started, it's really not difficult to pull off the tape, it's the getting started that I have problems with.

That being said. I'm going to try to quickly get you caught up with the past months activities. I'll attempt to keep the words to a minimum and just provide some media to chronicle the events...

Taylor got her first Easter basket filled complete with books, bubbles, bunnies and shoes. We took some pictures in the neighbors back yard since I didn't think weeds and dirt would make a good backdrop, or comfortable sitting area for Taylor.

Easter Pictures

Linda's parents came to visit April 15th to the 22nd. It was a very nice visit enjoyed by everyone. It was nice to see Taylor interact with them being a little more aware of her surroundings then their last visit.

Andy and Beth drove over from Panama City for the weekend to attend Taylor's Baptism. We fit some bike riding and golfing in on Saturday and they had to leave on Sunday after church to get back for work. All the visits were too short, but it was nice to have some family around for a short while.

Family Visit and Baptism Pictures

Thanks to Nate for taking video of the baptism for us:



Here are a selection of other pictures taken since the last installment of this blog. As with all pictures there are stories behind them. In the interest of brevity I will save everyone the commentary let them speak for themselves.

Taylor Pictures

That should bring everything pretty much up to date on whats been happening around here lately. On a side note, I've not forgotten the results of the last poll. I will get around to making an entry on Dog sledding in the near future. Don't give up on me... I still hope to make this an interesting place to visit.