Certified! (Or Certifiable?)
I did it! It’s official! I’m a Red Hat Certified Architect. I’ve spent the last few months pursuing this certification pretty aggressively, taking a ton of classes and a series of practical exams. It’s hard to explain just how rare this cert is, and how difficult it is to achieve, if you’re not in the industry. It requires passing five multi-hour exams (on top of the certification I already held). My health and sanity have suffered a bit while I worked toward...
Read MoreBrian’s Music
Grandpa Steve and Grandma Sue have been far beyond invaluable to our entire family for more than two years with transporting Brian to and from Root Elementary School and The Goddard School. Reports from all three parties indicate that they all have really enjoyed this arrangement. This responsibility will be ending in literally one week as Wake County Schools go on summer break and Brian will be returning in the fall as a full-time Kindergartner! As much fun as it has been over these two...
Read MoreMorning and Afternoon Cuteness!
Aren’t these kids adorable? We already know this, of course, but more photos are never unwelcome, right? 🙂 Kendall was the cat’s pajamas this morning in her, ah, cat pajamas, holding onto her little big cats. (English teachers, forgive me that awkward sentence!) After school, Brian was just glowing in the afternoon sun, rocking out to some Cheap Trick, wearing his cool t-shirt with a quote from their song “Surrender“. (Yes, the shirt is quite hipster-ironic and...
Read MoreLife+Science Museum!
We spent a lot of our Memorial Day at home, just relaxing.. But, eventually, we did make it out of the house and paid a visit to the Life and Science Museum in Durham! As it turned out, we got there so late in the day, we didn’t have a lot of time. With just over an hour until closing time, we would have to take our tour Casa Bonita-style..! But, we decided to go ahead and become members, and vowed to come back really soon! The first thing the kids really got into was the...
Read MorePicnic at the Arboretum
It was a beautiful day, so after playing picnic with the toy food for awhile, we decided to have a real picnic at the Raulston Arboretum at NC State. We packed up our gear, picked up some takeout from Neomonde, and enjoyed our Mediterranean feast on the picnic blanket. Then we set off to explore the arboretum. The kids loved discovering the big colorful dragon sculpture, and the stone garden. Kendall kept trying to pick up the round ones, saying “ball!” We liked the desert...
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