Monday, March 31, 2008
goose eggs and tinkerbell
Mother Goose had it right again. "Snips and Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails" Compared to Rachel, Ben is the proverbial bull in the china closet. The poor kid has already beat Rachel hands down in the cuts and bruises department. The little guy has trouble letting a week go by without a knot on his head or a new cut or scrape. Rachel has her legs much better than Ben does currently. He still wobbles when he walks complete with the occasional unexplained fall.
Photo Sets Since Last Update:
Thanksgiving with the Brenners
Some just random photos of Ben and Rachel from November 2007
Becky's trip to NYC in December
Typical Ben - Stuck in a chair
Christmas in Wichita Falls with the Lennards and Thompsons
Hanukkah with the Brenners
Christmas Eve and Day with the McCoys and Lennards
Photos from January 2008
Photos from February and March 2008
Rachel and Ben loved the egg hunt at Children's Courtyard
Can you believe Rachel is three? We can't!
Rachel is still very rough and tumble herself. But right now, more noticeable is the fact her cognitive ability is growing by leaps and bounds. It is amazing to watch her 3 year old imagination at work. She constantly creates imaginary worlds for us to explore. Typically the setting consists of her everyday experiences at daycare and here. Like going to the grocery store (aka the living room) to buy dinner with her friend Sarah (who is nowhere to be seen.) It is the best thing in the world. I'm trying to be fully present every moment of it. I realize it is a temporal thing and don't want to miss a thing. Plus, I need these memories when she is tired and cranky and pushing every one of my buttons!
You'll often hear yourself when she talks. Which she does constantly. For instance, when she asked our friend Eduardo, "Do you understand my words?" Or will question her brother. "Do you have your listening ears on?"
Remember galley kitchens? We recently learned that one of our cousins, Shana Gadarian was in the local paper discussing hers.
As long as it has been since a real post, I should really make this one longer. But, it is late, and I must prepare for a vacation coming Tuesday. Hallelujah! Perhaps my batteries will be recharged in a week, and I'll post more often. <wink>
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I can't believe that my silly galley kitchen made it all the way to Texas (plus the Internet!). Thanks for the shout out, Bob!
~Shana
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
farewell to our friend - dmct
Once again, I'm posting a picture from work that is going to get me in serious trouble at home. Becky thinks I'm slacking posting family pictures. However, as I keep telling Becky, this only took me 2 or 3 minutes to do versus actually culling through all of the family photos, adjusting them, and getting them "web ready." That doesn't seem to keep me out of hot water, though. <grin>
This is a picture from our luncheon to celebrate the decommissioning of one of our legacy systems, DMCT, and the development of its replacement on a more modern platform. Thanks to everyone involved. The project went great. We really couldn't have asked for a much smoother implementation. And, I can't say we'll miss Interactive Unix or Visual COBOL. Thanks again everyone!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
developers in the wind
Sundar was one of the team members from CTS that helped us work on a major project implementation at RadioShack. It was a joy to work with him, and we all enjoyed the time we got to spend working together. To wish him a fond farewell, we organized a going-away lunch to pass on our thanks. Below, you will find the a link to the photos as well as the 4 short videos that were created at the lunch. Special thanks to Paula for providing the camera for the photos and videos.
Sundar's Going-Away Luncheon:
The photo set from Sundar's Going-Away Luncheon
Bob talks about working with Sundar
Kerry passes on words of wisdom
Paula tells everyone why she enjoys working with Sundar so much
Sundar speaks
Thanks again to Sundar and everyone I am fortunate enough to work with at RadioShack. It is the fine people I get to interact with every day that make something like work enjoyable and keep me energized to report in every day. After all, it is the people that keep the cogs of any enterprise turning.
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