Christopher Joseph Lotten

Doug and Erica welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby boy yesterday at 11:12am! He weighed 6lb 12 oz and was 19 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing great! I am soooo excited for my brother and his wife, I cannot even express :)

If I click my heels three times maybe I will be home faster...

Tonight is my last night in Kansas City, MO. I have been attending a class for Communications Center Managers sponsered by the NAED and Fitch & Associates. I have met a absolutely terrific group of people and have learned so much from my classmates and the faculty. I will have to return to Kansas City at the end of January for another week. We have been assigned to groups of 8 and are required to do a research project to be presented to the rest of the class in the second week. I was voted to be the project manager for my group.

Tonight as I sit here in my hotel room... I am desperate to get home. I received the horrible news that one of our dear friends passed away this morning. Jimmy Hubbard was and will remain one of the best people I know. Please keep Cindy, his wife and their three children Jennifer, Sarah and David in your thoughts and prayers.

It has been a long time since I last posted... even though my plate is very full, I am going to make an effort to post more often.