Art on Sunday, Trace’s Birthday
Today Kendall went to a birthday party for her friend Trace. It was at one of those indoor play/bouncy places, so Brandon was on duty (I can’t stand the noise in those places, not to mention how every surface manages to feel sticky..) This afternoon, both kids used their new colored pencils, a souvenir from the Netherlands that Nana brought back. Brian wanted to make a picture of tulips like on the box, and asked me to find him some photos like that (I’ve included some below)....
Read MoreAnderson’s Birthday, Visit from Nana & Sytse
We started off our Saturday with a loaf of lemon bread, yum! Brian stepped out for awhile today to go to his friend Anderson’s birthday party. Nana and Sytse are back from their trip abroad, and they came by for a visit this evening. Everyone got lots of cool souvenirs from Germany and the Netherlands, and Nana even shared her chocolate letter with us! Kendall wished there was a letter K, so we kind of made the R into a K for a bit....
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Third verse, same as the first! Another day of conference fun. Today there was a Women in Tech luncheon, and I laughed at the place settings when I sat down–salad and chocolate, for the ladies. So typical it could’ve come right out of Getty Images or something. 😉 Luckily real food was forthcoming. We were annoyed this morning, as breakfast was much later than advertised–so there were 4,000 hungry attendees milling around while we waited for the food to be ready! Not...
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I’m off to Las Vegas again today, for this year’s Splunk conf, once again at the MGM Grand. I’m not speaking this year, so hopefully, I can relax and just learn a whole lot! The travel was uneventful, but I took photos for the kids to keep them updated. Brandon took the kids to Chick-Fil-A for dinner tonight, always a treat! I had somewhat-disappointing appetizers for dinner, as we walked around the vendor showcase room. The conference gets under way officially tomorrow...
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