My son, the jewelcrafter

Let’s start by showing off his work.  For Christmas, Jules fixed up our wedding rings:

And he made this ring for his mother out of silver wire and a lab grown sapphire:

Goodbye High School

So, between the new job, then breaking my hand (don’t ask), I haven’t been blogging in well over six months.  Now, I need to get back to it, so this is my New Year’s Resolution, and here goes with my first post:

Drop the bomb: I’m pulling my freshmen (Ethan and Topher) from the local Public High School.  Read on for more info.

It’s Wordless!

Annika told me today:

Happy Birthday Annika Rose!

Annika, my first girl born in Oregon turns 7 today.

Hard to think that we’ve been in Oregon as long as we have, or that my little girl is 7.  She woke up this morning and was shrieking over the fact that she’s a year older.  It’s been a good day.

And no, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, or ever the blogosphere.  Just been busy as hell between the new job, 8th grade graduation, 5th grade graduation, Cub Scout Bridging, Girl Scout Bridging, my new job, Topher, Teke’s wedding and more!

I’ll get to all of that later, but I had to get on today to wish Annika a happy day!

        aka: goofdad

Good Times with Old Friends

So … It’s been a busy week.  Since I started the job at Yahoo! last week, I haven’t had a moment’s rest!  So far I’ve been out with friends practically every night.  Yes, I’ve missed all my bloggy friends, and I doubt it is going to be any different this week.

I’ve visited my cousin, visited my Jr. High School girlfriend, visited old friends from dance, visited my mother-in-law … But the best experience of the week:

First Day of the Rest of My Life ...

So ... started at Yahoo! today.  You know, you forget pretty quick how much every first day is the same.  The same boring paperwork.  The same administrative snafu's ...

But I got through it.

The best part of going to CA

Next week, I start my new job at Yahoo!  I'm going to be staying at my Mother In Law's house in Richmond while training at the Santa Clara and Sunnyvale campuses over the next two weeks.  I was going to fly down, but plans have changed, and I'm driving down with Adam.  I'm going to be doing lots of things while down there ... visiting family, hanging out with friends.

So ... what is the "Best Part" ... what's the best part of driving to CA?