Dan Gould

Category: Dan Gould

  • Who Am I?

    Well since my wife called me out on her blog, and quizzed me to see how well I knew her, I guess I will answer a couple of questions about myself!

    1. Do you like blue cheese? Um, don’t know! What’s blue cheese?  I don’t like the salad dressing, thought it was ranch once!

    2. Favorite T.V Series? Lost, Office, UFC, and sadly, WWE Raw!  I know, I need counseling for the wrestling!

    3. Do you own a gun? Wouldn’t you like to know!  Does a BB Gun count?

    4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Ummmm, none!  Either Sweet TEA, OR Pepsi please.

    5. Do you get nervous before a doctors appointment?  Yes! Who likes going to the doctor?

    6. What do you think of hot dogs? The best ones are from the Ball Park!

    7. Favorite Christmas movie? Santa Claus.

    8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Not Coffee, give me a Coke or Milk!

    9. Can you do pushups? Yeah!

    10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Serious . . .  my wedding ring is the only thing i have!

    11. First boyfriends name? Never had one!

    12. Favorite hobby? Sports, Motocross, Church Stalking on the internet as my wife calls it.

    13. Any Birthmarks? Negative.

    14. Do you have A.D.D.? Never officially diagnosed, but I suffer from A.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.

    15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? I wish I wasn’t as much of a perfectionist, and could spell better.

    16.. Middle name? Duane, yes insert joke here!  Love you mom and dad!

    17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment – What kind of question is this? What do I write? Will anyone really ever read this?

    18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: I bought gas and food but you will have to ask my wife, she spends all the money!

    19. Do you like your job? Yes, I wouldn’t want to do anything else.  I actually get paid to do what I love, crazy!

    20. If you had a night off, what would you do? Get a sitter and hang out with my Wife!

    21. Current Dislikes? Cost of Gas and Country Music!

    22. Favorite place to be? With my Family or on a Beach!

    23. How did you bring in the New Year? With a party!

    24. Where would you like to go? Disney World, Jamaica, Israel, Australia.

    25. Name three people who will complete this? Nick, Jamie, Andy.

    26. Do you own slippers? Those are for old people!  Someday maybe!

    27. What shirt are you wearing? T-Shirt from AE.

    28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Sure!?!

    29. Biggest Pet Peeve? Laziness, procrastination, nagging, and people who don’t get it . . . yes it true, sorry if it sounds harsh.

    30. Favorite color? Blue!

    31. Would you be a pirate? If I didn’t have to lose and eye or an arm or a leg . . . yes!

    32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Don’t sing in the shower!  However, some of my best thoughts come from there.

    33. Kids? Two awesome boys.

    34. Favorite boy’s name? Josiah and Jackson.

    35. What’s in your pocket right now? Nothing, usually a pack of gum, keys, and back pocket a wallet.  That’s in-case you want to mug me!

    36. Last thing that made you laugh? Jackson two nights ago.

    37. Favorite girl name? Madalyn Grace!!

    38. Worst Injury you have ever had? Busted head by a golf club when I was 10 or 11.

    39. Do you love where you live? Every thing is bigger in Texas, yes.

    40. How many TVs do you have in your house? One.

    41. Who is your loudest friend?  Whats loud?  Shane, Andy, Brandon, Nicholas?

    42. How many dogs do you have? One.

    43. Does anyone have a crush on you? My wife better ;)

    44. Favorite Candy? Snickers, Peanut M&M’s.

    45. What is your favorite book(s)? The B-I-B-L-E, Blue Like Jazz, Next Gen Leader, Barbarian Way, Confessions of a Pastor.

    46. What is your favorite store? AE, The Apple Store.  Doesn’t mean I can buy anything!

    47. Favorite Sports Team? MU Football and KC Chiefs.

    48. What song(s) do you want played at your funeral? Stay N Alive would probably kill the mood huh?

    49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Trying to give Josiah some cough medicine.

    50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I hope Josiah is feeling and sounding better.

    OK, I did it, so if I called you out please fill it out.  For those of you who don’t know what a call out is, I called out: Andy, Shane, Nick, Nicholas, Jamie, and Brandon.

  • We got Croup!

    Well it’s official, Josiah has gone 4 years without getting it and now he has it!  Cant wait to see how he handles the steroid.  Now the challenge is to keep him away from his brother Jackson so he doesn’t get it.  Of coarse its the weekend so could be an exciting one, in a negative way, if Jackson get a fever!  We are praying it doesn’t happen but are preparing ourselves to deal with it if it does.  We are praying if Jackson does stat to get it we catch it early enough that it wont bring about a seizure.

  • Got a Sick One!

    Josiah woke up yesterday (Thursday) with a cough.  Though it sounded bad, like I did when I was a kid, he acted fine and was his normal self.  Last night however, he sounded horrible!   You could hear the congestion now when he talked.  After a stint in the bathroom with the shower on, we got him to take some medicine and go back to sleep.  He slept fine but mom and dad didn’t. He says he feels fine, but he doesn’t sound fine and today and he woke up with a fever.  We have a doctors appointment today at 3:15.  Until then, here is what he will be doing!

    I hate it when anyone in the family is sick, especially if its either of the boys.  I feel so helpless!

  • Anniversary – Six Years of Marriage Bliss

    That’s right, today is our six year anniversary.  Yes, Stephanie has put up with me for six years and I look forward to many more years together.  I think she does also!!!

    We started the night out at Terilli’s.  Last year a couple of people got us a gift card to Terilli’s and we loved it.  The food was good and the atmosphere was great.  However, last night the atmosphere was still great, but the food and the service not so good!  We came with great expectation but left with less than average experience.  If it wouldn’t have been for the Dark Chocolate Seduction cake, we would have really left disappointed in the food.

    Following dinner, we decided to go see the Dark Night.  Great movie, not for kids, and very long.  There is one point that I thought the movie was going to end but then it continues for almost another 45 minutes.  We both liked it! A lot of action and the story line is pretty darn good!

    Last Night, was fun!  I look forward to growing old together!  Here is a pic for my Jeep before we went on our adventure!

    This is the pic Stephanie likes, I think I look anoid and not that excited. There is a better pic of both of us but she didn’t like her hair in them!

  • Saturdaze!!

    This weekend Stephanie’s sister Rachel has been in town.  So Saturday, we ventured out to the new Buffalo Wild Wings in McKinney.  I am the only one that had been before, so the rest of the family was skeptical.  The boys had fun, they got balloons and crowns, what kid doesn’t like those things.  I loved the wings.  However, the girls were less impressed and our service was good but slow.  So what should have taken about 45 minutes to eat took an hour and a half.

    After we were full, we spent the rest of the day, or so it seemed at Target.  My wife could live here seriously.  I like to shop, but for some reason Target drives me crazy.  Maybe it’s because I am so used to WalMart?

    Saturday Night we broke the law.  We went to our pool after hours.  We are rebels.  Joe wanted to swim and it happened to be 8:45pm.  Our pool closes at 9:00pm. So needless to say, we were the only ones there.  Tons of fun and we were able to take some awesome pictures!!!  Enjoy.

  • If I had a daughter . . .

    I have always said girls have issues.  Emotions and all the other stuff that God made them to feel.  This isn’t a post to bash girls, I love my wife very much.  To be honest, before we were married we would talk about our ideal family being one boy and one girl.  However, God had a different plan and blessed us with two boys.

    While in Mexico there was one girl that melted my heart.  She had a smile that would just light you up.  I had the privilege of pushing her on a swing all morning and then playing with her the rest of the time throughout the week.  Here is a pic of the two of us that was taken by one of our students.

    I am sure my life would be much different if we would have had a girl. Tea parties would replace wrestling. Dance, gymnastics, and yes probably even cheer-leading, would replace football, baseball, and motocross.  Shopping, well what can compete with it when you are a girl?  It would probably trump everything and I would be really broke!

    But I do however, think that a girl would open up areas of my life that would bring great enjoyment.  Yes I said it, and yes I do believe it to be true!

  • Jacksons Favorite Lunch

    Stephanie makes fun of me and can’t believe that I let Jackson try a burrito.  However, after one bite, he kept wanting more even scooting the high chair closer to the table when I was taking toooo long.  Go figure!  He can now eat a whole one all by himself!

  • Double Rainbow

    Last night we didn’t really get any rain but it looked like it would let loose at any moment.  However, from our front porch we saw one of the clearest rainbows I have ever seen.  Actually if you look close enough, you can see two rainbows!!! Enjoy!

    Thanks God for the beauty and reminder of you love for your creation.  Every Rainbow is our constant reminder of your promise and faithfulness to us!

  • Why Did I Get Married?

    Last Night Stephanie and I watched a movie that we have had for almost a month, the advantage of blockbusters movie pass, called Why did I get Married? At first, I was less than enthusiastic to watch it. But I have to admit, it was really good. Steph and I have a good marriage, but we saw ourselves in one particular couples situation. I know for me, my ribs hurt from her elbowing me every time a point was made. But this movie took real life situations and drew you into them. Each couple had their own challenge. It made me think about how much I do appreciate my wife and how I can show that in more tangible ways.

    Men, I know it sounds like a chick flick, but its not. In fact, you can watch it and still keep your man card!!!!!

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  • I lost to a 4 year old!!!!

    This morning Josiah and I played “A Day with Thomas” board game.  He was winning when we quit.  After we picked up all the pieces I was giving him a hug and told him he did a good job because he won.  he paused for a minute and then said, “Dad, that makes you a looser!”