Janene got a call from her friend Lisa tonight, and we made a trip out to the hospital to see her. Some of you reading the site may guess what is coming next. You see, Lisa was pregnant—emphasis on was. That’s right, Mike and Lisa’s daughter, Libby, was born on January 9, 2003. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 2 oz., and measured about 19 inches long. She has to be one of the most precious babies I’ve ever seen. Congratulations Mike and Lisa, and Happy Birthday Libby! 

The first week of school is almost over, and I’m not failing yet. Cross your fingers for me, okay? Just kidding. 😊 On Tuesday I used my ThumbDrive to update the site (the About page) from the Multimedia Center on campus. It worked really well. The MMC PCs have Dreamweaver and the USB slots are right on the front of the tower—pretty slick.

Tuesday was another interesting day for ContentWatch. Our Chief Technology Officer resigned. I guess he wasn’t happy with some of the restructuring going on and decided to pull out. Understandably, there’s a lot of tension and anxiety throughout the office. The President of the company has ensured everyone that ContentWatch has made some neccessary course corrections and is not going out of business any time soon.

I put EmailProtect on my computer at work yesterday. So far it seems like a great product. Today when I opened my inbox it said it had blocked two emails, and sure enough both of them were junk. I’m impressed and very much appreciative of such a great program. I know that ContentWatch has several very viable products right now and will continue to progress toward its goals. 

Today was the first day of Spring Semester 2003. I’m taking Calculus III, General Psychology, World Religions, and Symphonic Band. I don’t know yet which of the first three will be the most difficult. My professors appear to be quite knowledgable and able to teach well. I think my World Religions teacher is from the Middle East. He has a noticable accent, but I was able to understand him okay. Psychology might be weird since there are five different professors that will be teaching throughout the semester as the various aspects of Psychology are presented.

What really surprised me is that (with the exception of Calculus, where we will be doing weekly WebWorks assignments) the grades in each class are based entirely off of three or four exams. In fact, in my Psychology class they’ll even drop the lowest one out of the four. This could be very good or very bad depending on how I choose to handle myself over the next four months, but I’m hoping that I will do well.

This was probably the first day of school for many of you who read the site, and if not, school has already started or will start soon. I want to wish everyone well this semester. Know that I’m hanging in there with you and praying for you all to do well. 

Happy New Year! I’ve had a very interesting week. On Thursday ContentWatch announced a furlough of 28 employees and pay cuts to a handful of those who stayed. I guess a furlough is just like a layoff but with the slight possibility (and false hope if you ask me) of being called back once the company becomes profitable again. Stu was one of the employees who got furloughed. He writes all about it on his site, here. He sounds like he’s doing okay, but I’m worried about him nonetheless.

I can’t believe school is starting again on Monday. I already got an email from my General Psychology professor outlining some details of class procedures. It also included instructions for logging into the online system we’ll be using for some of the assignments. It’s all starting up again so fast.

Janene and I went to lunch today and then visited her Grandmother. Granny’s doing much better at the rehabilitation facility and it looks like they’ll be sending her home on Monday. She’s rooming with a lady who broke her hip. The two of them are getting along very well—cracking jokes and laughing together. It was good to see Granny able to enjoy herself. Once again thanks to all those who’ve prayed for her and helped her to feel comfortable. 

Welcome to the new and improved JoeyDay.com! It’s exciting to be in a new location. What a way to start the new year, eh? Don’t forget to update your bookmarks—Qangaroo.com will probably be gone in about a month.

Speaking of 2003, I’ll be going to a party tonight with Janene and some of her friends, as well as a second party tomorrow afternoon. I hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday this evening. Happy New Year!

Janene’s Grandmother is being moved to a different medical facility so she can continue to receive the care that she needs. We still don’t know how long they plan to keep her. This situation will be better for everyone involved, since Janene’s mother is a nurse and works at the place Granny is being taken. That will make visiting and looking after her a lot easier.