{"id":669,"date":"2008-06-03T23:09:26","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T05:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=669"},"modified":"2008-06-03T23:09:26","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T05:09:26","slug":"its-been-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/03\/its-been-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s been Crazy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s been pretty crazy over the last several weeks. One of our biggest jobs always comes down to last minute deadlines in May\/June every year, all leading up to a trip somewhere (that’s part of the same job). This year it’s Bangkok Thailand, and I leave on Monday June 16th for a 2 week trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyway, if your curious, some of the videos that we’ve been working on are posted here<\/a>\u00a0and click on any of the “web approval” links. \u00a0They may seem to be a bit odd in size, but the final presentation is made on a 70′ wide and will be setup in a huge arena for about 20,000 people to see. It will be the 91st annual Lions Convention for 2008. I have personally been working on these videos for the convention for about 15 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week and part of next is when it all comes to an end and needs to be done so the schedule should get back to normal soon (except for me going half way around the world for 2 weeks). Brenda has been doing very well and is really quite active with the boys. She takes them everywhere now and no longer feels tied to the house like she was back in January. The boys are doing great as usual and are just a joy to be around. They have major personality differences, but they both have a pretty strong temper. It will be interesting to see how that plays out as they get older. But there’s not a day that goes by that we don’t talk about how blessed we are with these boys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So how can I end the post without some photos of the boys. Here are a few “cool” photos of them getting ready to go see grandma a few weeks ago. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s been pretty crazy over the last several weeks. One of our biggest jobs always comes down to last minute deadlines in May\/June every year, all leading up to a trip somewhere (that’s part of the same job). 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