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How I Got Sick From P90X

I‘ve been doing P90X for five weeks now, and each week I’ve gotten extremely run down and sick. It’s gotten so routine that I finally asked for help on the BeachBody community forums. What’s Been Happening I feel great at the beginning of the week. I try to eat right and stay positive. When we [...]

Olivia’s Trip to the Emergency Room

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Earlier this week we were enjoying a normal day. Olivia went to daycare, Shan and I went to work. At 5:00 PM we got off work, picked up Olivia, went home and had a normal evening. Then when Shan was tucking Olivia into bed, she noticed something green in Olivia’s right nostril. Shan: “Jon… there’s [...]

Announcement: My Wife is Pregnant!

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I have some great news to share… my wife Shan is pregnant! The due date is October 22nd. There’s not much else to say at this point. I just wanted to share the good news with everyone! Stay tuned as I plan to blog more about the pregnancy as it progresses.

10 Must Have Items For P90X

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I‘ve finished my first week of P90X, and this is no slouch workout. It definitely delivers on its promise to be extreme and hardcore! It’s so intense that during some of the workouts, I’ve burned close to 1,000 calories! In order to reach that level of intensity, you’ll need more than the DVD’s. Below is [...]

Dads: If You Want Huge Muscles, Get P90X

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If you read my previous post on exercising, you know that my doctor gave me an ultimatum: either start exercising or go on cholesterol meds. So I decided to try the exercise route first! However I wasn’t sure exactly where to start. Well shortly after I figured out that I was going to start exercising, [...]

Daddy! I Went Poopy and Potty!

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This weekend I was completely focused on playing a Nintendo Wii game, when Olivia suddenly came running out of the bathroom screaming… “Daddy! I went poopy! I went potty! I want a jellybean!” There she was, completely naked from the waist down, wearing one of the biggest smiles I’ve ever seen. She was so proud [...]

Top 5 Ways To Save Money On Your New Baby

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I just finished reading a post at the DadJam blog about how to reduce the cost of having kids. This got me thinking about an article I published at EzineArticles back in 2007 about how to save money on your new baby, which was well received. The information is still useful, so I figure it’s [...]

5 Reasons Dads Should Exercise

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Last week I visited my doctor for a physical, which included a check of my cholesterol levels. When I got the results back, my doc gave me an ultimatum: Either start exercising, or go on cholesterol meds. I’m only 35 years old, and while I don’t have insane crazy cholesterol levels, apparently my good cholesterol [...]

Two Secrets for Making 2009 Your Best Year Ever as a Dad

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After reading a post at Zen Habit, I decided to write my version of the post as it pertains to being a dad. Specifically, how to be the best dad ever in 2009.

Teaching Olivia How To Pray

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We’ve been teaching Olivia for over a year to pray every night before she goes to bed. Sometimes its a struggle—mostly because she knows that bedtime prayer means its bedtime—but overall she seems to enjoy praying. “Now I lay me down to sleep?” She knows that one by heart. Then after we say amen to [...]

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