April 03, 2008

Short Updates

Posted by Scott at 11:44 PM

Awake because our cats decided it would be fun to thunder hoof around & wrestle in our bedroom at 2am. Thanks guys, but breakfast is at 6am. 3:18am

Wow! How much the music landscape has changed. Apple has surpassed even WalMart as #1 music retailer. (related link) 3:23am

After failed bidding on a few phones, last night I won an auction for a Motorola i880. (related link) PayPal'd the seller. 3:28am

Just dropped Claire off. Now I'm sitting at a local car wash getting all the New England grime off my Jetta. 7:33am

Agreeing with @cprincipe , most Facebook app requests drive me crazy because of the nature of the apps. (related link) 7:51am

Gave Michelle a break & dropped the other 4 kids off at school. She's heading to Golds. I'm VPN'ing into the office & working from home. 9:03am

Since the cats have been cooped up all winter and the majority of the snow has melted, we let them outside for the first time this year. 9:09am

Had 1 1/2 hour long phone conference call w/customers in India. Thank goodness for Skype! Michelle's bringing Timothy home from gymnastics. 2:34pm

The photo albums I printed via Shutterfly arrived today. Because I procrastinate on dealing with them, it's a big order. 2:36pm

We also got our info for ordering next year's wood pellet fuel.. $219/ton. We'll probably get 4 tons this spring, esp after last winter! 2:37pm

Claire's home from school w/her new art project - a clay "wicker basket". I took 2 quick cameraphone snapshots. (related link) 2:57pm

So Michelle, NEVER the one to procrastinate, has already called and placed an order for four tons to be delivered in about two weeks. 3:05pm

I wrote a diagnostic test for a customer who'll use it to screen which chips on a silicon wafer are viable. I think that's kinda cool... 3:11pm

Hey, Jingle, relax! Why so uptight? (related link) Chill and take it easy... 5:15pm

Spent much of the afternoon getting ready for a major code/IP release tomorrow afternoon. 5:41pm

Date night at the Black Forest Cafe. (related link) Curried Red Lentil Soup, Smoked Chicken Pizza, and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. 8:53pm

Comments

I ordered over 1200 prints from Kodak last week! YIKES! I got them all in order, now I have to put them in albums!

Posted by: alyssa at April 4, 2008 12:25 AM

Wow! Our order only had about 250 prints or so. Tonight I'll put some in albums, but Michelle has been asking for prints for a few months. It's time to update the grandparents and such with new photos.

I need to remember to shut down my phone at night when it's charging. I got the phone message ringer when you posted at 25 minutes past midnight (our local time). *Not* that I want you to avoid posting late at night. I just have to remember not to forget to shut my phone off when I go to bed. Luckily I fell back asleep after confirming the message.

Posted by: Scott at April 4, 2008 06:33 AM

Sorry about that- I was up working on my taxes- this is the latest I have ever done them- usually they go out mid-Feb- I feel like that commercial with the guy walking around with a big guy on his back- have you seen that one? Anyway, I feel better now that they are done!
Projects for today: Will's First Communion invitations
put some pictures in albums
I love having time off!

Posted by: Alyssa at April 4, 2008 08:57 AM

Wow! This is probably the first year I've had my refund before you even file your taxes. I was highly motivated because I suspected that I'd grossly overpaid last year and was eager to get the money back.

As I said, don't worry about commenting late at night. It was my fault for forgetting about my phone.

Will's 1st Communion! Wow! Wasn't it just last week that I went to his Baptism and held him in my arms?

Posted by: Scott at April 4, 2008 09:04 AM

The big day for Will is May 3- at 11:00- then we'll celebrate at Christopher's pool- can't imagine being able to swim in less then 4 weeks!

Posted by: Alyssa at April 4, 2008 09:29 AM