Happy 20th, Red Hat!
Woo! Happy Birthday, Red Hat! We celebrated with a cupcake party at work today. I was cramming for yet another exam (I’m trying for one more endorsement!) so it was nice to step away for a cupcake break....
Read MoreRHCA Swag
I got my RHCA swag today! A glass plaque, laptop skin, and a shirt, custom-embroidered with my certification number. I’m happy to get these goodies, of course! However I’m a little ambivalent about the shirt. As a woman in technology, it always irks me when companies don’t offer ladies’ shirts. Tech company shirts are a staple of the industry, and to not even ask if someone would prefer a ladies’ style shirt seems awfully presumptive, to the point of being...
Read MoreLego Haunted House!
Brandon surprised us today with a gift for the family! He used his birthday money to splurge on this awesome Lego Haunted House. He brought it upstairs wrapped in a blanket, and Brian was very hammy, looking inside with his whole body–“I can’t see anything!” Here’s a video from Lego explaining how awesome it is, they can give you a better tour than we can: Also, here are some pics of Kendall, making me plates with her shape-sorting food, and reading her Thomas...
Read MoreClassroom Volunteering
This morning, I volunteered in Brian’s classroom for a couple hours! This was a lot of fun, and I think Brian was really happy to have me there. His teacher suggested that instead of bringing sugary treats for classroom birthday celebrations, we could donate a book to the class instead. I thought that was a great idea, and knew exactly what book to give! It took awhile for me to be able to come in and read it to the class, but Brian was so excited to share “The Day The Crayons...
Read MorePicture Day (and tooth #3)
Today we had some family pictures made–all 4 of us this time! That was a pretty exhausting endeavor, and my nerves were beyond shot by the end of it. The girl wreaked havoc as usual, screaming bloody murder and leaving a wake of destruction as she rampaged through the studio. “KENDALL SMASH!” doesn’t even begin to cover how this girl behaves on picture day. So, we’ll see how they turn out in a couple of weeks. I honestly can’t remember what the previews...
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