Welcome Alyssa

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This is my niece, Alyssa.

She was born today (March 18, 2008) at 2:16PM EST and she weighed 7 lbs 11 oz.

My younger sister, Vinie, delivered Alyssa at the Guelph General Hospital in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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We are all very happy and excited to have a new family member. I celebrated my niece's birth with some champagne today. I am a very proud and happy uncle. My wife, kids, and I can't wait to visit Toronto soon to see Alyssa and family.

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Congratulations, Vinie and Dale! Enjoy the new bundle of joy.

Welcome to the family, little Peanut! Love you lots.

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-Uncle Harjit

Vista "Bells & Whistles" Workshop

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This were the participants in my "Windows Vista - Bells & Whistle" workshop at this year's UVM Mastering The Maze event. I had over 40 participants and my workshop went very well.

UVM Maze

Mastering The Maze

Little Pratt

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My co-worker, Lisa's first born child, Isabelle.
She is about 3 weeks old at this point.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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My Mom turned 75 years old today (March 5, 2008)!
She is still going strong, happy, and in good health.
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Happy Birthday, Mom! I love you!

Jenga!

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Sabrina and Grandma (Maaji) enjoying some quality time together by playing Jenga. It's been great to have Grandma at our house.

At The Orthodontics

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Hannah had her first Orthodontic appointment on 2/18/2008. One of the first things they do is photograph the teeth. Apparently, she needs a mouth widener as there isn't enough space for her new teeth to grow into. Well, the cost of this treatment is approximately $1700.00! Ouch!

After School

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I got home just in time to see my kids get off the school bus after school. We changed their bus route for a couple of weeks while my Mom was in town visiting us from Canada.

Have A Nice Day Daddy!

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I found this note from Sabrina hidden in my laptop. She knew I would see it first thing in the morning when I got to work, which I did. It put smiles on my face and I had a pleasant day.
What more could a Dad ask for? I am blessed with great loving kids.

February 2008 Snowfall

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Just wanted to show how much snow we have received after the snowstorm on 2/6/08 & 2/7/08. We got about 18 inches of fresh snow!

Hannah's Pesky Tooth

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Hannah lost another tooth on January 23, 2008. This tooth was quite persistant and it lingered in Hannah's gums for a couple of weeks. We are all very happy that this chapter is closed until the next one starts again!!

Snowblower Man!

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Here I am busy snowblowing on January 2, 2008. We had a lot of snow.

Sabrina grabbed my camera and took these shots. Not bad for a kid with a DSLR camera. I enjoy teaching her and she enjoys learning from me. So, it's a win-win situation.

Painted Toe Nails

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My kids had a blast painting my toes nails last weekend.
When you have daughters, a Daddy has to do what a Daddy has to do!
By the way, my toe nails are still nail polished after a week! Oh well, who cares!

New Year's Day Sunset

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These sunset shots were taken on New Year's Day near my house.

It's a great way to end the first day of 2008.

Check Winbom

Check what?? Winbom what?? Huh! Got this freaking error during an imaging process with WinPE and a Dell Optiplex 755. Looks like I need to inject the WinPE boot cd with the right Intel NIC drivers. The ones I got from Dell didn't work. Damn it!

The Masterpiece!

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My daughter, Sabrina created this masterpiece as part of her art project. I love it so much but don't have it! I had kept it aside to have it framed but Sabrina decided to give it to Grandma before I had a chance to intervene. Now, it hangs on the wall in Grandma's house instead of mine!

Happy Birthday @ Work!

My co-workers celebrated my birthday at work on January 7, 2008. Diane had the cake ordered and picked up on the weekend. I appreciate it very much.
To my co-workers, Thank you!

Happy Birthday, Dude!

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My family took me out to Chili's (one of my favorite restaurants) to celebrate my birthday. I had a nice meal and a couple of margaritas! The interesting thing is that we were seated at the same table as when we celebrated my birthday there on the same day last year. I love my family! Thank you! I had a great birthday.

Happy Birthday, Dude!

Happy New Year, Again!

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I couldn't resist posting this shot taken on January 2, 2008.

Happy 2008!

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A beautiful day and a great start to a new year!
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A beautiful end to day 1 of year 2008!
Happy New Year!