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Already August 2013

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Chemo has had three generations ride hime now. The last surviving animal since my grandfather ran the ranch.
Chemo has had three generations ride hime now. The last surviving animal since my grandfather ran the ranch.

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Part 2 of out home improvements for the year. Planting grass. It's growing
Part 2 of out home improvements for the year. Planting grass. It’s growing

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Rain, Rain, Rain in July 2013

William trying new food for the first time
William trying new food for the first time
When it gets quiet around the the house, typically it means the kids are up to something. Once in a while we find this..
When it gets quiet around the the house, typically it means the kids are up to something. Once in a while we find this..
Amanda showing off her mad skills pitching some shoes
Amanda showing off her mad skills pitching some shoes
Cody making William laugh at the Pioneer Days rodeo in St. Johns.
Cody making William laugh at the Pioneer Days rodeo in St. Johns.
Floating the White River outside Meeker, Colorado
Floating the White River outside Meeker, Colorado
The family finishing up with the 5K in Meeker on July 4th.
The family finishing up with the 5K in Meeker on July 4th.
Watching Glorianna in concert over the 4th of july weekend
Watching Glorianna in concert over the 4th of july weekend
Getting ready to float the river.
Getting ready to float the river.
During the demolition derby there were rock crawlers showing off their skills.
During the demolition derby there were rock crawlers showing off their skills.
Meemaw Merr and the kids made shirts for the 4th of July.
Meemaw Merr and the kids made shirts for the 4th of July.
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June 2013

Phase one of use putting a new roof on our house. We worked from 5am to about 5pm that day, and ended everything at Molly Butler's for steaks.
Phase one of use putting a new roof on our house. We worked from 5am to about 5pm that day, and ended everything at Molly Butler’s for steaks.

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Started playing more board games, mostly due to a podcast I start watching called "Table Top".
Started playing more board games, mostly due to a podcast I start watching called “Table Top”.
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Weather getting nicer in May 2013

Father's Day at Lyman Lake, can you guess who caught which one?
Father’s Day at Lyman Lake, can you guess who caught which one?
The carnival was in town. Bracelet night for the win.
The carnival was in town. Bracelet night for the win.

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Playing with Meemaw in her backyard
Playing with Meemaw in her backyard

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Grandpa's helpers getting the drainage setup around the new barn.
Grandpa’s helpers getting the drainage setup around the new barn.
Rustyn's T-Ball Team
Rustyn’s T-Ball Team

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Relaxing during a work trip to Tucson.
Relaxing during a work trip to Tucson.
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Windows XP End-Of-Life (April 8th, 2014)

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Windows XP came out when I was in High School.  It was installed on my eMachine I had previously upgraded the RAM from 64MB to a whopping 128MB while it still had been running Windows ME.  (Let’s not derail on Windows ME, I actually had a good experience with the Vista of my High School years)  It’s Celeron 733MHz processor did really well running the new, fancy Operating System.  It was a more refined Windows 2000 Professional which I also really enjoyed.  For the first time I was able to change my IP without having to reboot.  That was a huge deal while taking the CCNA curriculum.

Anyway, Microsoft will be finally ending support for Windows XP on April 8th, 2014.  At this time there will be no further security patching for the Windows XP Operating system.  It will be a very, very long run in a world of annual revisions of Apple OS X and bi-annual revisions of many mainstream Linux distributions.  Also ending support at this time will be Microsoft Office 2003.

If you are still running Windows XP (I still am in a virtualized environment), then now may be the time to look at your hardware, and see if it is upgradable to a newer Microsoft Operating System.  I’m not going to just start pointing you to a Windows Upgrade Assistant to Windows 8, as I think it definitely has it’s issues ESPECIALLY if you dod not have a touch screen.  I think if you want to stay in the Windows environment then Windows 7 is a smart choice at this point.  Or, if your desktop is about as old as Windows XP itself, then it may be time to look at an upgrade.  New hardware is more affordable than you might often think.

Either way, please contact us and let us help you migrate your data today.  Now begins the sunset of Windows XP, which kinda started ~5 years ago anyways.

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William Wyatt McBride

McBaby3 is William Wyatt McBride.  Born 1728 (5:28pm) on March 5th, 2013.  He is 19.25 inches long and 7 pounds 1 ounce.

UPDATE: Mom and Baby are doing well.  They are getting some good nourishment, and getting us ready to head home.  We hope to be home this evening.

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