This will be an image upload try.  It's of me at the finish of the 2003 RAGBRAI.

It's the last Sunday of the year

I was set apart as a primary teacher at church today by Brother Williams.  I teach for the first time next week, the 10 to 12 year old boys.  

Now that a new year is almost here, it's time to think about goals for 2008.  Physically, my goal is to lose 50 pounds during the year.  That's about a pound a week.  That would put me at about 170 pounds.  I should probably be a little lower than that for my ideal weight, like around 155 or 160, but 170 is a good goal.  I have other goals to write down too, but I need to think about them a little more first.  

The reason for this blog...

I am planning on using this blog as a daily journal as well as a family and friends forum for any and all discussion topics that we want to talk about.  I am not an experienced blogger as yet although I have posted responses on some blogs.  This will be my first blog that I am the moderator of and I am hopeful that it will be a positive experience for everyone who visits and posts.