Written by I found out late last week that I passed the Professional Engineer exam on my first try! I’m so happy I don’t have to take that stupid test again! Sincerely, Joshua M. Young, PE (ha ha, that looks hilarious to me!)
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What the What?
Is my wife seriously almost 38 weeks pregnant already? How did this happen? Where did the time go? Looks like our little daughter, Nora Marie, could come any day (probably not), or it could be 4 or 5 weeks from now (also probably not). We’ll find out. Any guesses?
READ MORE »Curse You, Caffeinated Beans!
I don’t know why this came about all the sudden, but I think I’m officially hooked on coffee. I even think about it when I’m sleeping. But who needs sleep when you have coffee? Historically, I had never been a fan of the taste of coffee. I’ve always loved the smell. But for some reason [...]
READ MORE »Goodbye, Facebook.
Who has two thumbs and just closed his Facebook account? This guy! (Oh yeah, and I closed my twitter account too – gasp!) I’ve decided that I’m going to invest more time in my offline life…because contrary to what a lot of people think how most people act (whether they admit it or not), that’s [...]
READ MORE »16 Weeks
We had our 16 week appointment yesterday. All is well. Got to hear the heartbeat again, and the little guy or girl kicked the microphone while we were listening. Quite the violent kid. We also scheduled our 20 week ultrasound, so in a few weeks, we’ll know whether it’s a boy or girl! Any guesses?
READ MORE »12 Weeks Already!
I’m a little late in posting this, but here’s the most recent picture of our crazy little baby. It was squirming all over the place while we were there. I can’t believe the change in the last month! It’s officially starting to feel more real. Seeing the baby move around on the screen was wild. [...]
READ MORE »Big News!
We’re very excited to introduce you to the newest addition to the Young family! Marie is about six weeks and five days along as of today. Right now, they are guessing the due date is January 9, 2011. For those of you who are interested, here’s how all this was unfolded to us. So Marie [...]
READ MORE »A Stop Doing List
Just reread this article from Jim Collins. If your life is busy (and most of us can relate), then you should take a minute to read this. A Stop Doing List by Jim Collins (author of Good to Great)
READ MORE »My Weekend at the Monastery
So life has been crazy lately, for a lot of different reasons. Several weeks ago, I decided that I needed to take a weekend away from everything and get by myself and spend some time alone with God. One of the spiritual disciplines that I have royally sucked at over the last 10-12 years is [...]
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