Category life

Lucky Me

As I have been spending the day with family I have had many questions about my new job. Everybody is just catching up with each other, and my job is new enough that those who are close still know very…

Title Game

Some people who think they know me well would be surprised that I am an avid sports fan. I love sports for their athleticism, and I love good sportsmanship. I appreciate a wide variety of sports and I follow a…

Becoming Comfortable

After a week at work I am becoming quite comfortable with my new position. The first half of the week was a bit empty since more than half the people at the office were gone for one reason or another.…

Desk Job

When I was interviewing for this job they warned me that, being a small company, people have to wear a lot of hats. I liked the sound of that because monotony is not my bag. What they didn’t tell me…

Reasons to Avoid War

Most people would think that reasons to avoid war would be obvious to anyone, but I think this reason is very damning to our current war efforts. The New York Times had an article about various murder cases related to…

First Day

Well, today was much like most first days – filled with more administrative concerns than most days will be. I enjoyed working with my co-workers – those who were there. It was a hectic day as we had some technical…

Starting a New Day

The reality of tomorrow is starting to sink in for me. I will be starting to work after two months and for the first time ever I will be working a regular, full-time job outside the house. All my previous…

My Sign

I thought it would be fun to show the sign I made for our front lawn announcing Isaac’s arrival.

Big Day Today

Today was a big day for me. Laura and Isaac came home from the hospital. Both are doing very well. The girls are excited to have their brother home – especially Mariah. I got to take the candidate yard sign…

Pictures as Promised

Here is the first picture I took of Isaac. This picture was two experiments combined – first, use the self timer on the camera (I had never done that with this camera before); and second, get four children to look…