Man, I'm getting good at this.
Enjoy, and I love to hear feedback on what you like.
-N
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Preview- Trip to Alaska
I wanted to douse any rumors that we were eaten by bears, as well as provide a quick post to say what an AWESOME time we are having in AK. Weather could not possibly have been better if we planned it, and so we've squeezed in a lot of adventure. Stay tuned for a real run down of the adventure, including links to online albums (when they get made, Dad).
Such awesomeness!!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
New member of the family.
Jess and I were taking a walk outside Ticom today when one of the guys that works there comes outside carrying a kitten. Jessie saw it and thought it was just the cutest thing in the world.
Long story short, we have a kitten now.
Meet Nagano. (Named after Makoto Nagano of Ninja Warrior fame.)
We're keeping him in the bedroom for a bit to let him and Tigger get used to each other slowly. They're pawing at each other under the door now. Hopefully they'll get along.
-N
Long story short, we have a kitten now.
Meet Nagano. (Named after Makoto Nagano of Ninja Warrior fame.)
We're keeping him in the bedroom for a bit to let him and Tigger get used to each other slowly. They're pawing at each other under the door now. Hopefully they'll get along.
-N
Monday, May 26, 2008
A wet and wild weekend
Hey,
Well here's part of my weekend:
That, however, was only part of the longer weekend.
Tabi and Jeff took us out for dinner and a movie in thanks for taking care of their dogs. First we went out to Hutt's hamburgers, which had a wall covered with awards for their tasty food. I tend to agree, even if the onion rings were *literally* the size of a small plate. They were tasty.
After that they took us out to the new Indiana Jones move. It was pretty great, even if there were some plot holes here and there. I really liked the special FX. After the movie, though, they mentioned they were going out to Schlitterbahn the next day and they wanted to know if we wanted to come along. Schlitterbahn is widely considered one of the best waterparks in the country, and Jess is a big fan of waterpark fun. If you're wondering about the name, it turns out there are a lot of German settlements around Texas. Evidently they immigrated to the US and then all went down to Texas, bringing their superior waterpark technology with them.
Well we went out in the morning, slathering ourselves with as much SPF 50 sunscreen as our skin could hold, and then tore up as many rides as we could. The park was pretty great, overall. There were a couple of inner-tube rides that went on for probably 30 minutes, all told. Just lazily floating along, with occasional breaks for crazy slides down the hill. It actually takes you through the river, at one point. Pretty nice.
There were also a bunch of more modern rides, starting you up really high and taking you through all kinds of acceleration configurations before dumping you in the wave-pool below. Great fun. There was even one where they have water shooting up behind you, pushing you uphill and soaking you quite thoroughly. The lines were a little obnoxious at some points, but considering this was Memorial day weekend, the lines were pretty tolerable. I can immagine it only being worse had we still been in LA.
Also, it looked like one of the kitchens caught on fire while we were there. We were on top of the tower, waiting for our turn on the ride when there was a great billow of smoke from down on the ground. I'm not quite sure what caused it, but they shut down the rides while they made sure the fire was out. Eventually, it all got put out and everything went back to normal.
We managed to escape a full day in the hot sun with minimal sunburn. Mine is pretty much healed already, so is Jessie's. We went through a lot of sunblock, though. Overall, great fun was had by all, even if next time we think we're going to go on a day that might not be so busy.
And today? Today we're just resting.
-N
Well here's part of my weekend:
That, however, was only part of the longer weekend.
Tabi and Jeff took us out for dinner and a movie in thanks for taking care of their dogs. First we went out to Hutt's hamburgers, which had a wall covered with awards for their tasty food. I tend to agree, even if the onion rings were *literally* the size of a small plate. They were tasty.
After that they took us out to the new Indiana Jones move. It was pretty great, even if there were some plot holes here and there. I really liked the special FX. After the movie, though, they mentioned they were going out to Schlitterbahn the next day and they wanted to know if we wanted to come along. Schlitterbahn is widely considered one of the best waterparks in the country, and Jess is a big fan of waterpark fun. If you're wondering about the name, it turns out there are a lot of German settlements around Texas. Evidently they immigrated to the US and then all went down to Texas, bringing their superior waterpark technology with them.
Well we went out in the morning, slathering ourselves with as much SPF 50 sunscreen as our skin could hold, and then tore up as many rides as we could. The park was pretty great, overall. There were a couple of inner-tube rides that went on for probably 30 minutes, all told. Just lazily floating along, with occasional breaks for crazy slides down the hill. It actually takes you through the river, at one point. Pretty nice.
There were also a bunch of more modern rides, starting you up really high and taking you through all kinds of acceleration configurations before dumping you in the wave-pool below. Great fun. There was even one where they have water shooting up behind you, pushing you uphill and soaking you quite thoroughly. The lines were a little obnoxious at some points, but considering this was Memorial day weekend, the lines were pretty tolerable. I can immagine it only being worse had we still been in LA.
Also, it looked like one of the kitchens caught on fire while we were there. We were on top of the tower, waiting for our turn on the ride when there was a great billow of smoke from down on the ground. I'm not quite sure what caused it, but they shut down the rides while they made sure the fire was out. Eventually, it all got put out and everything went back to normal.
We managed to escape a full day in the hot sun with minimal sunburn. Mine is pretty much healed already, so is Jessie's. We went through a lot of sunblock, though. Overall, great fun was had by all, even if next time we think we're going to go on a day that might not be so busy.
And today? Today we're just resting.
-N
Further Papa nostalgia- 1950's
It had seemed to be perfect with the guidebook for help. We would drive 25 miles on a dirt road to a private campgound on Polebridge Lake. Hey, we were hard core campers and didn't mind a little rough-around-the-edges-camping. But then reality set in. This was also boring. We missed the big community campfires and the lectures given by the rangers. After three days, I was getting stir crazy. I need a little exercise . I need something new. Martha ok'd my plan: to take an early morning hike--just let her and the boys sleep in.
The next morning, slipping out of my sleeping bag, I went on my way --three miles to the next lake and return. The sun came up and warmed me up and I enjoyed the awakening day as I trudged along . A quick look at the new lake and I was on my way back to my tenting family. As I came into view of the camp site the most amazing sight met my gaze. Grandma and Martha, bowing to boys' demands of "where had daddy gone" had dressed them in the home-made snow suits (that Grandma had made them out of Martha's brown coat} and coming down the trail toward me was this unlikely group. The boys suddenly caught sight of me, and WOW, the excitement--yelling, pointing with their stubby little fingers: " Daddy, daddy", tumbling first one way and then the other, they tumbled, jumped and ran like a couple of little bear cubs in those ridiculous snow suits.
Kids--They tiw knots in your heartstrings when you are the least awre of it.
M&B
The next morning, slipping out of my sleeping bag, I went on my way --three miles to the next lake and return. The sun came up and warmed me up and I enjoyed the awakening day as I trudged along . A quick look at the new lake and I was on my way back to my tenting family. As I came into view of the camp site the most amazing sight met my gaze. Grandma and Martha, bowing to boys' demands of "where had daddy gone" had dressed them in the home-made snow suits (that Grandma had made them out of Martha's brown coat} and coming down the trail toward me was this unlikely group. The boys suddenly caught sight of me, and WOW, the excitement--yelling, pointing with their stubby little fingers: " Daddy, daddy", tumbling first one way and then the other, they tumbled, jumped and ran like a couple of little bear cubs in those ridiculous snow suits.
Kids--They tiw knots in your heartstrings when you are the least awre of it.
M&B
Sunday, May 25, 2008
First Day home!
We have finally arrived in Alaska with our Friends Waz and J in tow. It was a magnificently clear clear flight all the way up with incredible views, especially as we were landing. Once we had all scrubbed off a day of traveling, we got to work on seeing the sights. There was a humpback whale pacing the channel in front of the house yesterday- we practically made eye contact with it when in came up in front of the buoys out front (J screamed wit excitement). We also saw sea lions and eagles, anenomes and hermit crabs at the Shrine and the Glacier- where Waz and J got to 'Taste Alaska' when we pulled a little iceburg out of the water.
Mom and Dad made thier world famous cedar plank grilled White King salmon for dinner, and we had a bonfire (eventually- once Dad decided to light it) to make S'mores. Since it it still clear and beautiful today, we are hoping to get some hiking in, and see what else we can see. Obviously- many good photos taken, will post some choice ones soon.
Mom and Dad made thier world famous cedar plank grilled White King salmon for dinner, and we had a bonfire (eventually- once Dad decided to light it) to make S'mores. Since it it still clear and beautiful today, we are hoping to get some hiking in, and see what else we can see. Obviously- many good photos taken, will post some choice ones soon.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Papa Looks back- cross country bike ride
"June 1980 It had been a hot day but I could see in the trees along the road the beginning of the cold evening which lay before me. I was watching the shadows creeping along the ground when I suddenly saw them. Like old tired men resting in the shade, the line of empty coal barges tied up on the bank of a small river I was following. Rusty swirls on their sides and bottoms, they waited here in the growing shadows, a half or more mile long. Their work for the year was done. They would not be needed until cold weather would come again and Ohio people needed heat for their homes and businesses I watch silently and slowly and suddenly I saw it. One of the lines was a bowline attached to the bitts. I was transported almost 50 years and a half a nation away. I was trying to make my first bowline hitch as a teen-ager in front of the Pacific ocean in San Diego What a jolt for a memory flash. "
Thanks Sandlin for such specific instructions. Papa has a bunged up back so has been extra-sedentary lately and says maybe he'll do another one tomorrow. I know he'll enjoy Noel's cat & mouse episode.
Thanks Sandlin for such specific instructions. Papa has a bunged up back so has been extra-sedentary lately and says maybe he'll do another one tomorrow. I know he'll enjoy Noel's cat & mouse episode.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Where's my love...
He he he, that was fun.
So today at work we did a little thing called 'cat-and-mouse'. Ticom Geomatics, the place where Jess and I work, does geolocation. For those of you not in the defence industry...which should be most of you...geolocation is the science of scanning the airwaves for signals, listening to those signals, and then determing *precisely* where they came from. You don't have to understand the science, really, but Ticom has a bunch of antennas set up in various places around Austin and software that connects all of them. That software listens for various signal types and the does *SCIENCE* on them to tell you where it's coming from. Well I'm part of the algorithm development team (the people in charge of the SCIENCE), but I haven't gotten to see how the actual program runs yet.
Well that all changed today. They sent some people out into the world to pretend to be 'bad guys' and had them talk over walky-talkies. We sat in a room at Ticom and ran the software that does the geolocation.
It was neat. We set everything up and the data started flowing in, and as soon as we started getting hits, we were able to narrow down our search and eventually we tracked down where the 'bad guys' were and send a team (a guy in a car) out after them to attempt to make 'visual contact'. And it worked. We sent him to the right spot.
The really neat thing, though, was that we could listen to what they were saying, and there were a couple of times where a familiar voice came over the airwaves. Yep, Jess was out there spinning out code names and encoded phrases and all sorts of stuff so that we could track her down. I told them if they wanted a really good geolocation, I could just call Jess up and ask her where she was. She also said she used codename 'Bear' a couple of times, her nickname for me.
Overall it was educational and interesting, and lots of fun. Also, Jess is adorable.
-N
So today at work we did a little thing called 'cat-and-mouse'. Ticom Geomatics, the place where Jess and I work, does geolocation. For those of you not in the defence industry...which should be most of you...geolocation is the science of scanning the airwaves for signals, listening to those signals, and then determing *precisely* where they came from. You don't have to understand the science, really, but Ticom has a bunch of antennas set up in various places around Austin and software that connects all of them. That software listens for various signal types and the does *SCIENCE* on them to tell you where it's coming from. Well I'm part of the algorithm development team (the people in charge of the SCIENCE), but I haven't gotten to see how the actual program runs yet.
Well that all changed today. They sent some people out into the world to pretend to be 'bad guys' and had them talk over walky-talkies. We sat in a room at Ticom and ran the software that does the geolocation.
It was neat. We set everything up and the data started flowing in, and as soon as we started getting hits, we were able to narrow down our search and eventually we tracked down where the 'bad guys' were and send a team (a guy in a car) out after them to attempt to make 'visual contact'. And it worked. We sent him to the right spot.
The really neat thing, though, was that we could listen to what they were saying, and there were a couple of times where a familiar voice came over the airwaves. Yep, Jess was out there spinning out code names and encoded phrases and all sorts of stuff so that we could track her down. I told them if they wanted a really good geolocation, I could just call Jess up and ask her where she was. She also said she used codename 'Bear' a couple of times, her nickname for me.
Overall it was educational and interesting, and lots of fun. Also, Jess is adorable.
-N
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Jumping the gun?
It may be a little early for me to be worrying about it, but I've been giving some thought to what it is I would want to do with my book. I've been listening to a podcast about writing in an attempt to jump-start my efforts, and one of the things they talked about was submitting to an editor. I've always rather planned to self publish, but I ran across an article saying that when you self-publish, you really don't get much in the way of sales, usually. It made me consider submitting to publishers again.
But really, it all comes down to what I want to *ultimately* accomplish with my book. I don't want to become a writer, so there's no need for me to go at this from a business direction, where I would want to sell a lot and make a lot of money. From that perspective, there's no real reason for me to try and get published if I don't care about making money. I can just self-publish and make a really simple go at it, get my book out there and be done with it. But having such small circulation is a little bit disheartening.
Still, should I care about circulation? If I want to just get the story out there, I could throw it up all over the internet. I wouldn't make any money, but at least I'd get some circulation. But then again, it would be nice to have a physical book in my hand, even if I didn't get the 'presige' (and go through the *enormous* process) of getting a book sold to a publishing house. Etc. Etc.
Well, what do you all think? Should I just self publish, sell to some friends and family and call it good? Is there some compelling reason to get a traditional publishing deal? Ideas, anyone?
-N
But really, it all comes down to what I want to *ultimately* accomplish with my book. I don't want to become a writer, so there's no need for me to go at this from a business direction, where I would want to sell a lot and make a lot of money. From that perspective, there's no real reason for me to try and get published if I don't care about making money. I can just self-publish and make a really simple go at it, get my book out there and be done with it. But having such small circulation is a little bit disheartening.
Still, should I care about circulation? If I want to just get the story out there, I could throw it up all over the internet. I wouldn't make any money, but at least I'd get some circulation. But then again, it would be nice to have a physical book in my hand, even if I didn't get the 'presige' (and go through the *enormous* process) of getting a book sold to a publishing house. Etc. Etc.
Well, what do you all think? Should I just self publish, sell to some friends and family and call it good? Is there some compelling reason to get a traditional publishing deal? Ideas, anyone?
-N
Eskimo Countdown: 3 Days
Yes, this is Waz's away message. We are all (both of us and our friends Waz and J) looking forward to a trip home. I keep telling myself, Saturday these problems will seem like nothing. This attitude seems to be greasing the wheels of science, and things are starting to glide into place. Hopefully a guilt free week of relaxing, hiking and eating fish awaits.
Before then, we obviously need to sort through the normal travel stuff, like laundry and packing. I like doing laundry to go on a trip though. Raoul will be fed by the upstairs neighbors. We have some loose plans for the week- visit to Skagway, hike to the Mendenhall, ride the tram, Wildlife Cruise (thanks DAD!!). Waz and J are eager to experience and otherwise very laid back people- perfect travel partners.
Reading the Empire lately leads me to believe we'll be cowering in the cold and dark and damp the entire week, but the parents haven't made any mention of turning off the breakers when they leave the house or anything. When are those downed power lines going to get fixed, anyway??
What I don't have yet is any good travel reading- I'd like some of it not to be science reading. Any recommendations?
Publish Post
Before then, we obviously need to sort through the normal travel stuff, like laundry and packing. I like doing laundry to go on a trip though. Raoul will be fed by the upstairs neighbors. We have some loose plans for the week- visit to Skagway, hike to the Mendenhall, ride the tram, Wildlife Cruise (thanks DAD!!). Waz and J are eager to experience and otherwise very laid back people- perfect travel partners.
Reading the Empire lately leads me to believe we'll be cowering in the cold and dark and damp the entire week, but the parents haven't made any mention of turning off the breakers when they leave the house or anything. When are those downed power lines going to get fixed, anyway??
What I don't have yet is any good travel reading- I'd like some of it not to be science reading. Any recommendations?
Publish Post
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wing Tsun
Jess and I just got back from Wing Tsun (remember when she used to be J(5)?) and that class is a lot of fun, let me tell you. We've started learning some exercises we can do around the house. Some alone, and some with each other.
I'm definitely enjoying the sense of re-learning and slowly uncovering all the hidden depths that you start to see when you learn a martial art. That sense that you've started swimming and you can just feel the water below you getting deeper and deeper. Learning that depth is one of my favorite things about martial arts. And the fact that Wing Tsun is making me want to exercise my arms to get better is an indication of how much I like it.
In other exercising news, Jess and I have joined a 24 hour fitness gym near our house. It's pretty big, and it's got a smallish, but long enough, pool where we've been going swiming at lunch. It's good to get back into that daily fitness routine, it's good for my overall health and keeps me awake during the day.
It's also got a heck of a lot of different ways to exercise, so if we ever feel like hitting up the weight machines or dumbells or joining a Yoga class, we can just walk right in. The freedom is a nice touch.
Fitfully yours,
-N
I'm definitely enjoying the sense of re-learning and slowly uncovering all the hidden depths that you start to see when you learn a martial art. That sense that you've started swimming and you can just feel the water below you getting deeper and deeper. Learning that depth is one of my favorite things about martial arts. And the fact that Wing Tsun is making me want to exercise my arms to get better is an indication of how much I like it.
In other exercising news, Jess and I have joined a 24 hour fitness gym near our house. It's pretty big, and it's got a smallish, but long enough, pool where we've been going swiming at lunch. It's good to get back into that daily fitness routine, it's good for my overall health and keeps me awake during the day.
It's also got a heck of a lot of different ways to exercise, so if we ever feel like hitting up the weight machines or dumbells or joining a Yoga class, we can just walk right in. The freedom is a nice touch.
Fitfully yours,
-N
Brazil Pictures
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Group shot of most of the people I hung out with. First picture taken in Brazil.
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Girls all done up for carnival. I have a sticker of a star on my face.
Girls at the futbol game. It was a lot of fun, and I learned a few cheers in Portugues. I'm not sure what they mean though....
Traditional Afrobrazilian dance. I got to see a lot of capoera as well.
Puerto Rico Pictures
So I know everybody wants to see pictures, and I'm not really sure how to do this very well on a blog, so i guess I'll do a couple posts with a few pictures...and I'm sure I'll recieve notes that tell me that there's an easier way to do it...but I wouldn't know.This is a waterfall we hiked to in Puerto Rico. After this I went swimming, and yes, it was cold.
Scenic things on the way to the waterfall....like more waterfalls....
Paul, me and Codi in Puerto Rico. The first people I met on SAS.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I do have pictures of Kelsey!
I completely forgot about these- when I went to visit Kels last Spring, she spent some time playing with my computer and taking pictures of herself in photobooth. I'll incorporate some of these into the slideshow, and post a couple because they make me smile.
Browsing these images makes me really excited to be on vacation (and not at work)- esp since I'll get to see the Boo in the Flesh!
Seriously- how Booface are these?
If she wants these off- she'll have to submit something to fill them up with. I expect after SAS she may have one or two photos that would be worth sharing.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Will it always be like this?
I've been thinking a lot lately about the new "C" word. This used to be comps (bleh!), but with that a soon to be repressed memory, I can move to more forward-thinking. The new C word is Career. I think I should have one- or admit that I have one and make an effort to shape it a bit.
It is probably no surprise that Tenure track faculty at a premier institution is not appealing to me. I love my job, but I REALLY love my husband, and I like to kick back in a non-science way sometimes. And I am not sure about teaching... but industry is no cakewalk... I had a discussion with Dr. Friend who is married to a Dr. Surgeon, and they have the cutest little baby. She is interested in her career, but she says she has to be the one to balance out the family- someone needs the flexibility and energy to keep the family a unit.
This is all a roundabout way of saying I stumbled across a sector of blogs that might be described as real women in real science. Dr. Mom, Janus Professor, See Jane Compute... all just women blogging about being a woman (and mom) and a successful scientist. Though funny, it still doesn't look easy. How does a modern woman balance her career and family and life? Hmm...
It is probably no surprise that Tenure track faculty at a premier institution is not appealing to me. I love my job, but I REALLY love my husband, and I like to kick back in a non-science way sometimes. And I am not sure about teaching... but industry is no cakewalk... I had a discussion with Dr. Friend who is married to a Dr. Surgeon, and they have the cutest little baby. She is interested in her career, but she says she has to be the one to balance out the family- someone needs the flexibility and energy to keep the family a unit.
This is all a roundabout way of saying I stumbled across a sector of blogs that might be described as real women in real science. Dr. Mom, Janus Professor, See Jane Compute... all just women blogging about being a woman (and mom) and a successful scientist. Though funny, it still doesn't look easy. How does a modern woman balance her career and family and life? Hmm...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Working out the conditions for yet another assay that just won't seem to work all the way though. This one starts with a LOT of radioactivity, so I get suited up in the morning:look, I am a scientist.
My undergrad (mentee ?) had his first disappointing result yesterday. It was interesting how we looked at it differently- I saw a really nice line fit and some unexpected activity- he saw a complete failure. Learning to cope with the unexpected and dissapointment are important skills for working in science. I am not sure I am qualified to teach either.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Shun-tastic? Shun-gible? Shun-ing other knives?
So my parents were kind enough to get me some very...VERY...nice knives for a late X-mas present. Thank you guys so much! I've been using them for cooking here and there and let me tell you these knives are *SHARP*. They've been going straight through everything I've used them for. It's really impressive. Maybe I'll do a video later to show you how redonkulously sharp these things are. Luxurious.
-N
-N
Monday, May 12, 2008
Ya lak dags?
Nice weekend, filled with crazy rock-climbing (oooh, my aching grip!) and playing of GTA4. Good times. The pool at the resort was one of those lazy loops that just flows around and around, with lots of little pools off to the side for what I can only imagine are less mobile forms of lounging.
Today was a pretty normal day at work, and this upcoming weekend we get to house-sit for Tabi and Jeff. They're going out for the weekend and we're going to stop in and hang out with their dogs, Ozzie and Luna, who are small and excitable, but sweeties when they get to know you. That should be fun.
-N
Today was a pretty normal day at work, and this upcoming weekend we get to house-sit for Tabi and Jeff. They're going out for the weekend and we're going to stop in and hang out with their dogs, Ozzie and Luna, who are small and excitable, but sweeties when they get to know you. That should be fun.
-N
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Gardening
I may have mentioned that the yard and its duties are divided between the two duplexes our landlord owns. Our next door neighbors include a Full time Mom with a 3? yrold and a 6 weeks old baby. During thier naps she takes great joy in tending to the little vegetable patch in the back, and is very generous in sharing its abundance. She has been here a couple years now and managed to tame that area to be a very serviceable urban patch.
The front yard, we share with the upstairs neighbors, who seem to have as much time for yard work as we do (grad students), which means is is pretty ugly. There are some bulbs that delighted us this spring, and some hostas are volunteering in the shade of an untended hedge, but this is invisible from the street due to the dramatic slope (16 steps to our front door). Not that this ugliness is likely to change soon, but since the Ashman lab had finished a round of fertility tracking on a batch of thier model organism (the strawberry plant!), they were giving away boat-loads of hearty looking 4 inch pots. I grabbed an armload- I dream of a front yard that overwhelms with big beautiful berries, and I can re-enact the U-Pik-em summer days in Spokane. More realistically though, a little ground cover to fill in the bits between the hedges and rocks would be a welcome touch. We'll just have to see if they'll take to the marginal soil up there...
The front yard, we share with the upstairs neighbors, who seem to have as much time for yard work as we do (grad students), which means is is pretty ugly. There are some bulbs that delighted us this spring, and some hostas are volunteering in the shade of an untended hedge, but this is invisible from the street due to the dramatic slope (16 steps to our front door). Not that this ugliness is likely to change soon, but since the Ashman lab had finished a round of fertility tracking on a batch of thier model organism (the strawberry plant!), they were giving away boat-loads of hearty looking 4 inch pots. I grabbed an armload- I dream of a front yard that overwhelms with big beautiful berries, and I can re-enact the U-Pik-em summer days in Spokane. More realistically though, a little ground cover to fill in the bits between the hedges and rocks would be a welcome touch. We'll just have to see if they'll take to the marginal soil up there...
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!!
Mom,
Your kids love you SO much, we are all going to work on this blog for you, to keep you up to date and send you (and the rest of the family), images from your far-flung children.
Those of us with Macs learned how to make videos- go look at the ones Noel posted below. He is HILarious! Look forward to semi-regular updates from your favorite children.
LOVE YOU MOM!
Sandlin
Your kids love you SO much, we are all going to work on this blog for you, to keep you up to date and send you (and the rest of the family), images from your far-flung children.
Those of us with Macs learned how to make videos- go look at the ones Noel posted below. He is HILarious! Look forward to semi-regular updates from your favorite children.
LOVE YOU MOM!
Sandlin
Friday, May 9, 2008
Vacationing at home
Hey,
I'm writing this from the hotel room. Ticom is having a 10 year anniversery celebration, they got everyone hotel rooms, we get to have some dinner with everyone, and then in the morning we get to do some activities at the hotel. Good fun times!
Also, Jess just got tickets for NIN coming through Houstin in August. We're on the floor...that'll be an interesting first. No mosh pit for me, thanks.
-N
I'm writing this from the hotel room. Ticom is having a 10 year anniversery celebration, they got everyone hotel rooms, we get to have some dinner with everyone, and then in the morning we get to do some activities at the hotel. Good fun times!
Also, Jess just got tickets for NIN coming through Houstin in August. We're on the floor...that'll be an interesting first. No mosh pit for me, thanks.
-N
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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