Keith Knight

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Halloween Night

Carson and I had a blast on Halloween night! Carson was Ironman. We Trick-Or-Treated at our family's houses in town and around our neighborhood. It was even fun answering the door for Trick-Or-Treaters that came by our house. It was always a disappointment at our old house when

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Farrari Farms Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Ferrari Farms Pumpkin patch with Michelle on Thursday. We picked out the pumpkins we would carve for Halloween (picture in the next post). They have a bounce house, games, farm animals, and a hayride for the kiddies - all with a nice harvesty atmosphere for the

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Carson Building Castles

Grandpa Ross is always building something in his woodshop. Some time back, he made a wooden castle block set. Carson was so excited when his Great Grandpa gave him the set on Sunday; we've been building castles since. Thanks Grandpa Ross!

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A Time of Healing

Healing is a wonderful thing. Since my visit with the Orthopaedist, I have been steadily recuperating. Shockingly, he affirmed the diagnosis from the Urgent Care doctor -- my left shoulder rotator cuff was the cause of the problems. While he gave me several treatment choices, he prefers to treat this

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Friends

While driving home from Home Depot 'Safety Day', I told Carson, "Thanks for going with me this morning," to which he responded, "Thanks for being my friend, Dad."

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Home Depot Safety Day

You just feel bad when small shops try hard, but fail. Carson and I went to the Woodcraft Tool Show; we found more employees than customers at the unfortunate 'Tool Show'. They spent a lot of time preparing demos and they even had homemade food, but there were

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Halloween Gifts

Ray, Paula, Charlotte and Elise are always so thoughtful; every holiday they send Carson and Tucker gifts. Carson loves the new glowing Jack-O-Lantern and Halloween Beanie Baby Cat. Thanks!

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Marketing Genius -- GeoTrax Toys

Carson got a free Fisher Price GeoTrax movie in the mail today. The semi-irritating DVD had three short episodes animating GeoTrax toys. After it ended, Carson looked at the advertisement that came with the movie and said, "I want to buy these ones, " pointing to some of the

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Boys in their PJs

A few shots of us hanging around this morning in our PJs... Tucker's hair naturally sticks up and curls. Comments AuntieM (Oct 16, 2008): I really love these pictures. They're cute of Carson as usual, but I think they're the first ones I'

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The Knights of Modesto, CA

Scott, Lori and family recently moved to Modesto, CA; leaving Carson missing his buddy Brianna. So she brought her family up here for the weekend to visit Carson and to watch the LDS General Conference among other things. It was fun to see them. LDS General Conference was excellent. There

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Riding In Grandpa Knight's Cobra

Carson lived out his wildest race car dreams riding in Grandpa Knight's Cobra. Grandpa almost got that thing up to 5mph! Who knew that car could even go that slow? The kids had a blast.

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Thoughtful Three-year Old

This morning, Carson sat down next to me and asked, "So Dad, how did you sleep last night?" It caught me off guard -- was this coming from a three-year old? He listened intently as I responded. What a sweet little boy.

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Potty Training Progress Chart

Carson's pottty training progress posters are filling up! He has really improved this week (although, he still has a lot of progress to make).

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Mis-diagnosis, again...

After doing quite a bit of research on the internet and talking with my Dad, it appears that there is no way that the urgent care doctor diagnosed my shoulder correctly. It sounds like my lower deltoid may have partially detached from the bone -- not a problem with the

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Sparks Firefighters Pancake Breakfast

Firefighters have got fund-raising figured out. For the second year in a row, we attended the Sparks Firefighters Pancake Breakfast. It had been a rough night, so Angela stayed home with Tucker while Carson and I went to the firehouse. Community leaders cook and serve the food while firefighters give

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Keith's New Office

Ok. It's not really an office. After my company moved to a new office building this week, the developers no longer get their own offices. But to christen the building, the company invited families to come for lunch. Carson was so excited! I have an amazing view from

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Scheels (Sparks, NV) -- the worlds largest sports store

What sense does it make to build the worlds largest sports store in Sparks, NV? I don't have a clue, but in any case, Scheels did it. It is an amazing store. You enter through the most amazing aquarium archways: A large Ferris wheel fills the center of

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Grimes Point Archaeological Area Trail, NV

As I returned home from work about a week ago, I found the 'Family Pulse' magazine lying on our driveway. It wasn't half-bad. I actually read a lot of it (which means it must be pretty good, I rarely read freebie magazines and papers). It had

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Fallon NV Car Show

On our way to Grimes Point National Archaeological Area, we stopped to get some food in Fallon, NV and noticed a small car show. We stopped to admire some really nice newer and classic cars. It looked like there were more trophies to award than cars! Their wannabe Elvis band

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Carson Still Potty Training

How do you motivate an unmotivated potty trainee? That discussion has continued for several weeks. We ordered a free 'Pull-Ups' potty training movie; it had some good ideas. Angela also sent an email to the members of the club formerly known as the "Sparks Mom's

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Galena Creek, Reno, NV

Angela took a much needed movie break this afternoon. So Carson, Tucker and I had a few hours to burn. Tucker has a definite preference for Angela, making 'just the boys' time intimidating. So what do you do with a busted-up shoulder, cracked ribs, and two young children?

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Diagnosis

I finally went to a doctor today. Overall, good news. The diagnosis: Minor rotator cuff damage in my left shoulder Possibly a couple of broken ribs on my right side He suggested x-rays for the ribs, but as he admitted, it is kind of pointless since they can't

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Carson's Pirate Ship

After my dirt-bike crash, I wasn't sure if I would be able to work with Carson on the Lowe's Kids Workshop project. He convinced me otherwise. Carson and I arrived at Lowe's a little too late; they were already cleaning up. Fortunately, they gave

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The Inevitable Crash

After selling my streetbike (mostly due to safety concerns), I had to take my dirt-bike for a ride. It was a great ride, with perfect weather, beautiful wild horses and birds, and inevitably (or is it, ironically), there was a crash. I rarely crash, and when I do, it seldom

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Parting Ways: Eulogy for my Kawasaki Z1000

Today, a major separation occurred within our family: I sold my street motorcycle. Yeah, I know, it's not that big of a deal. But it is a little sad. I've had a street bike since I was 19 years old. My street bike got me through