busy week!!

It sure has been busy around here lately. Here are some of the highlights:

Of course, number one, congratulations to Cheyenne for graduating High School! We had a nice dinner at Magic Wok on Friday night to celebrate, and then Mike & I went to the graduation ceremony on Saturday. Despite the fact that she had to wait through 500 names till they got to the V's, Cheyenne sure was beaming when they finally called her and she walked across that stage! To top things off, she got a 4.0 on her final semester report card. So she had lots to be proud of.

Also, Veronica was on stage too; she sang with the chorus during the ceremony. And she got an excellent report card as well. We did a little shopping to celebrate!

Speaking of Veronica, only another week till she takes her driver's test... We all wish her luck!

Emma has been busy in her new co-op job. She's having lots of fun, getting to organize dirt and such. No hard hat for her yet! But she did get to drive a big truck to Carrolton and measure a hole!

A nice surprise tonight, Shauna was over for a visit! I'm very pleased to say she seems to be doing GREAT. She looked so well, and is taking good care of things for herself, working and making plans for the future. It was so nice to see her doing well.

Kacie has been busy trying to keep up with school and her internship at the magazine. It's not easy, with a 90-mile commute and no car! She'll be over tomorrow night for dinner with Adam, since he is kindly driving her back and forth tomorrow. I can't wait to see one of the issues she worked on, and hear the behind the scenes story!

Twila was over last night for a Memorial Day cookout. It was great to see her, since it seems she's been pretty scarce lately. She's managing well, keeping up her search for a job. Too bad they don't have internships for puzzle-building --- Cheyenne will be excited to hear that Twi managed to get almost halfway through that very hard jigsaw puzzle in a couple of hours! It was truly amazing.

George is out of school and already enjoying the summer vacation. He's been playing football, swimming, biking and I also saw him carrying tennis rackets out the door --- and that was all just today!

Mike is in Houston today, but he will be back tomorrow. A short week, because of the holiday. He will have three weeks on the road after this, but then he has a week of jury duty; then it's VACATION!!!! I have to get on to updating the travel schedule; time flies so fast that before I get it posted, it's over and done.

What else... oh, pic of the week, found while searching on "Summer Vacation":

Mom's day poll

Mother's Day Poll
What's the best thing about being a mom?
Audience of toddlers thinks you sing well! 50% 4

Finally get to try out all those stain-removal remedies. 25% 2

Powerful feeling of omnipotence. 25% 2

Housecleaning has deeper meaning of "motherly love". 0% 0

Midnight vomit cleanup duty. 0% 0

Meals, meals and more meals! 0% 0

Older kids get, more sleepless nights. 0% 0

Overwhelming feeling of inadequacy. 0% 0

total votes: 8

Foster Piglets

See more here.

My co-op job!

So I finished my first week as a co-op student!

It took a little getting used to but I am into the swing of things at Geo-Hydro Engineers. I've been out to different sites, walked in the woods in Dawsonville to choose places to take soil samples (and ended up getting a tick), learned to use auto CADD, classified soil that comes from many feet down in the ground, seen a drill rig, and organized the dirt in the workshop. Hopefully soon I will get to do seismic refraction tests.

Some of the guys are still getting used to there being a girl around, but I have been holding my own. I think including me there are 5 females at the company but I am the only female engineer. I have a nerdy mentor (he is in his 30's and plays World of Warcraft) named Brian and an awesome young, Tech alumni supervisor named Marty. I went out to lunch with the guys every day this week and didn't have to pay once. I sat next to the CEO and founder of the company (Milt) at Buckhead Burrito today. It is a very friendly, relaxed place to work.

I just wanted you all to get the 411 on my job!
But it sure is exhausting!

How Would You Like To Work Here?

Vewonica!!!

Just wondering how Veronica has been. We didn't see her this weekend; I hope she is coming over tomorrow!

Choppy a Dead Head?

Well, it came out to a tie, and while we have to admit that Choppy WOULD like the Beatles, it's all too easy to imagine him wearing a tie dye kerchief, wagging his tail behind Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh, waiting for a bit of blueberry biscuit to drop from the rock icon's fat furry fingers...

If Choppy were a kid, what would be his favorite band?

The Beatles	30.8%	4
The Grateful Dead	30.8%	4
Red Hot Chili Peppers	23.1%	3
Cold Play	7.7%	1
The Rolling Stones	7.7%	1
Primus	0%	0
John Mayer	0%	0
XTC	0%	0

To Grandma!!

I'll be calling a little later when things are settled down here!!!

Natalie Dee

There is a pretty stupid comic that I read everyday. It is by a woman name Natalie Dee. I thought someone might appreciate/enjoy/get a kick out of the one from yesterday.
It was titled, "New Excuses for Not Eating Broccoli."



hehe...

$9444

$9444 - that is approximately what we will be saving in one semester with ALL FOUR of you eleigible for the Hope Scholarship in the fall!! Great work girls, I am REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU! It's really an accomplishment to have four kids in college, and even without the Hope, I would be pleased and proud.

But WITH the HOPE, we have the money for a trip for two to the Dominican Republic!! THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THAT WORK! We needed a break!

We'll miss you!!!!

love mom & dad

Funny Picture!

I thought I should point out, Twila got all A's! WOO! Go Twila!

Date: October 15, 2004
Location: Marietta
Who: Mike and George

OH BOY!

I kept the Hope Scholarship!
I got 2 "B"'s in Physics and Organic Chemistry, an "A" in English and a "C" Calculus III, and I squeaked by with a 3.0 GPA.
Still hanging on to that free education...by a thin thread!

Hope everyone is well. See some of you tomorrow night!
<3 Em

Prom Picture

This is just the first one so you guys dont have to wait until Wednesday to see the rest.

This Cat Can Play!

Find A Dentist

Twila needs a new dentist. Here is the link to find one:

Find a Dentist. (There is a link at the lower right hand border that says "Find a PDP dentist," under "Quick Links.")

Pictures for Grandma

I've been meaning to post a picture of the new living room furniture so that Grandma can see it. Now that I have a picture phone that actually works I can finally do it, though the pictures aren't that great...

YAY Finals are over!

Hey again!

I am in a really good mood now that I finished my finals! What a relief! My organic chemistry final this morning was 22 pages...and none of it was multiple choice. But yes, I wanted to post another old picture! This one is from the same Disney trip as the first picture.

When: 5/24/2004
Where: At the Disney World Resort bus stop
Who: Mike, George, Connie, Twila



HAH!

<3 Happy Thursday to everyone!

New Pirates Movie Coming To A Country Near You

Hey family, guess what I'm doing?

Sitting at a desk at my INTERNSHIP. Doing internship stuff! I have already received a phone call!!! I have finished all my work for the day, adn now I ma just witing for emails. It's so fun.

love you guys!!

Old Photos

Hi guys!
I was just going through the pictures on my computer and I found a lot of funny ones. Since I have so many that I think everyone probably hasn't seen, maybe I will post one every week?

So...since a lot of the pictures I have might be embarrassing for some people, I will start by embarrassing myself! I don't remember looking this stupid...I guess it is nice to see how much I've changed, right? Click the picture for a larger version!

Date: May 24, 2004
Location: Disney World, outside the Rockin' Roller Coaster
People: Mike and Emma



NOW...EVERYBODY COMMENT!
Anyone have a funny caption for this picture???

Check back next week for another <3