tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60889782024-03-23T11:54:55.738-06:00Faithfully FollowingFollowing God's call to be a radical Christ-follower, a passionate helpmate, and a relentless eternity-changerDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.comBlogger1036125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-43462311067096634272021-11-18T15:44:00.000-07:002021-11-20T15:45:07.521-07:00Thankful Thursday: Quiet and Chaos<p> Today I'm thankful for....</p><p>1) Time to simply sit quietly with Greg in our house. The boys were all off at school and the house was perfectly quiet. Amazing.</p><p>2) Two vehicles and how they make life so much simpler. Greg can head to the mountains for personal retreat time and I can still pick up kids from school and run errands.</p><p>3) A bike and stores that are close -- and how that enabled us to live as a one-car family for so many years.</p><p>4) A cousin's generosity with a mountain home to retreat to when we need a getaway.</p><p>5) The ingenuity of children. It drives me nuts! But without ingenuity, our world wouldn't go very far!</p>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-60217438117206894832016-01-31T21:34:00.001-07:002016-01-31T21:34:57.061-07:00Arbor Hills 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-32058170529391616252015-04-17T15:52:00.003-06:002015-04-17T15:52:42.103-06:00What Does Anna Title Hers?Do you have those friends that are naturally amazing bloggers? *cough* <a href="http://teamwastell.com/" target="_blank"><i>Anna</i></a>. You can hear their voice as you read their posts and they can make work challenges, labor, crying babies, and sleepless nights sound poetic.<br />
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Those people always inspire me to write, but yet I feel like the only time I can write like that is when I'm relaxed and have time. And time is something I lack greatly, always.<br />
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I'm in the office today while my boys nap at a friend's house. We have a software training trip coming up and I'm needing to get ready for it. Yet even here, my lack of time plagues me as I find feature needs and software bugs that I should have found six months ago.<br />
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Time... Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-13487628546496106152015-02-01T22:32:00.001-07:002015-02-01T22:33:01.079-07:00Arbor Hills Catch Up<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-88926105448407400842013-04-05T22:55:00.000-06:002013-04-05T22:55:06.819-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">
Peeking out from under the table after using the table legs as a jungle gym. Love this boy!</div>
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Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-31314662990170124472013-03-28T14:49:00.000-06:002013-04-03T21:56:17.112-06:00It's a big, big world<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud7Pt72ETrBdUxTJXRpvqZBZODUts2nN70tbMqmNOfcoyScoZR07WRJgHlV-BNwtxYpE5lS0x_PyMey3kXcQxp0CoXrT_sEQVIAsh-4maR2WDCpcVlIh_TYppAypsBhWfUf_3iQ/s1600/photo-737237.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud7Pt72ETrBdUxTJXRpvqZBZODUts2nN70tbMqmNOfcoyScoZR07WRJgHlV-BNwtxYpE5lS0x_PyMey3kXcQxp0CoXrT_sEQVIAsh-4maR2WDCpcVlIh_TYppAypsBhWfUf_3iQ/s320/photo-737237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5860498498773673362" /></a></p>Lord, help him make a difference!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-4886476551957509692013-03-14T11:58:00.000-06:002013-03-14T11:58:43.753-06:00In & Out and A Few More PeopleThis is the second year we've had a team from LeTourneau University in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lightsys" target="_blank">our office</a> for Spring Break Code-a-Thon. It's fun seeing the changes between the two pictures.<br />
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<b>March 2012</b><br /><i>(Note the baby still "in.")</i></div>
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<i>Just a few more people... and the baby hanging out on the back instead of the front.</i></div>
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So blessed to be able to work with great teams each year!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-91748610891657221122013-01-24T12:59:00.000-07:002013-01-24T12:56:00.967-07:00Baby J and Molly the Cat<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wbFuQskb5mgvo8xbmMKAN_zZqjIZfzvUDXSMIw9BRqTAwz2P_q4E6uha2QvCpgoNJT4ZqWOayF5_3E1PAM712Qd1VZS_KRxcFCwa-iN3gMnI_OJXlp8vcKJPkeNY42yt3wbiHA/s1600/photo-760968.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wbFuQskb5mgvo8xbmMKAN_zZqjIZfzvUDXSMIw9BRqTAwz2P_q4E6uha2QvCpgoNJT4ZqWOayF5_3E1PAM712Qd1VZS_KRxcFCwa-iN3gMnI_OJXlp8vcKJPkeNY42yt3wbiHA/s320/photo-760968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5837106919997523346" /></a></p>Yay! Petting the kitty is fun!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-62866666635038298742013-01-09T15:35:00.000-07:002013-01-09T15:32:09.909-07:00My Two Guys<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu6EXOOXr8AiI9bI2T8wd9flGaCDO3mJWRRRpZImy67yJYbpcx3oz5ZCWG2inmXG2z5Yyop0JF4AQTZ4A8sZZV-eheCZJonEjL6DucOK3uBg4Joln1DTOltfY1zkOpM-I8w42UA/s1600/photo-729910.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu6EXOOXr8AiI9bI2T8wd9flGaCDO3mJWRRRpZImy67yJYbpcx3oz5ZCWG2inmXG2z5Yyop0JF4AQTZ4A8sZZV-eheCZJonEjL6DucOK3uBg4Joln1DTOltfY1zkOpM-I8w42UA/s320/photo-729910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5831580881642544322" /></a></p>At Cedarville's Missions WeekDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-56402754897046857692012-12-02T21:07:00.001-07:002012-12-02T21:30:38.194-07:00Road Trip Stop #2: Taylor UniversityRoad-tripping we will go, road-tripping we will go...<br />
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Stop two of our recent road trip was a <a href="http://www.lightsys.org/" target="_blank">LightSys</a> stop through Taylor University in Indiana. We were busy recruiting missions IT interns and talking to Spring Break code-a-thon peoples. Of course, hanging out with friends and seeing the new Euler Science Complex were added benefits. This was Baby J's first visit to Taylor!<br />
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Baby J manning the LightSys booth outside the new CSE department.<br />
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Mr. A checking out the new server racks in the old Dungeon.<br />
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Baby J and his favorite prof with the award-winning CSE Christmas Tree.<br />
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Cutting teeth on floppy disk (well, except he doesn't have any teeth yet).<br />
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Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-56317310655834475602012-11-25T21:25:00.000-07:002012-12-02T21:29:53.652-07:00Road Trip Stop #1: Thanksgiving in KansasRoad-tripping we will go, road-tripping we will go...<br />
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Our first stop was seeing family in Kansas for Thanksgiving. I need to grab family dinner pictures from a cousin, but we did have some rural-style recreation the day after Thanksgiving.<br />
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Simply put: We had fun. :)<br />
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This last picture? This is just a crazy Shriner car in the "Santa Comes to Town" parade. :)</div>
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Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-11952555925211094272012-09-26T16:32:00.000-06:002012-09-26T17:16:42.684-06:00How to Make Chicken NuggetsI decided to make chicken nuggets for our supper on the go. Here's how the process went...<br />
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1) Grab the recipie.<br />
2) Realize I'm out of homemade "Bisquick."<br />
3) Pull out the Bosch mixer - fastest way to make bisquick.<br />
4) Realize that the butter and sugar is still in there from the attempt to make cookies two days ago.<br />
5) Decide to finish making the cookie dough<br />
6) Dump all ingredients together before realizing that I used the full amount of flour, but only half amount of the other ingredients.<br />
7) Decide to double the cookie recipie.<br />
8) Realize that additional butter is in the freezer.<br />
9) *sigh* and rescue the baby that just woke up from the nap.<br />
10) ... umm... I haven't decided yet. But I'm running out of time.<br />
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11) Grab plastic container to put unfinished cookie dough into. Find fake bird and bird nest inside.<br />
12) Wash said container. Transfer cookie dough. Insert into fridge.<br />
13) Decide to mix Bisquick and extra nugget flavorings as one process.<br />
14) Add paprika to other ingredients already measured. Discover I don't have enough.<br />
15) Say, "Oh well."<br />
16) Finish mix and grab chicken tenders from fridge where I put them to thaw yesterday.<br />
17) Dump meat out and realize that the bag contains not chicken tenders, but the bones and scraps from the chicken breasts from which the tenders had previously been cut.<br />
18) Extract crock-pot from the cupboard. Dump chicken bones and scraps in crock-pot for cooking.<br />
19) Grab chicken thighs from the Sprouts sale.<br />
20) Finish assembling nuggets and insert into oven.<br />
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Hopefully that's the final part to this adventure and the rest will be uneventful.<br />
Ah, if there were only a nugget of truth to that. When is life ever uneventful?Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-21770329468281853102012-09-13T14:38:00.001-06:002012-09-13T15:08:41.237-06:00Visiting Missions<div class="mobile-photo">
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Baby J playing with Doug Nichols- <a href="http://www.actioninternational.org/home" target="_blank">ACTION Int'l Ministries</a> founder and getting his toes counted. :) (GFA friends- see the intro to <i>No Longer A Slumdog</i>.)Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-28958113941613439392012-09-10T23:31:00.003-06:002012-09-10T23:31:48.254-06:00First Bubble TeaBaby J attempted to get his first taste of Bubble Tea while visiting with "Auntie" Cherry and "Uncle" Jason tonight in Seattle.<br />
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Wait, Mama! I want to get my hands on it!</div>
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Now how does this work?</div>
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Oh, right! Shove this round thing in my mouth just like I see Mama do!</div>
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Baby J doesn't use a straw yet, so Mama got all the tea (and bubbles) instead. But he tried!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-253753555756646682012-09-10T23:26:00.002-06:002012-09-10T23:26:49.304-06:00Ooh! A New Toy!I was sorting out some things in the van during a stop on our recent road trip. A loaf of bread got dropped onto Baby J's seat while I rearranged food items. I snapped this series of photos...<br />
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Ohh... what's this?</div>
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<br />Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-75126090180937190152012-08-22T14:22:00.000-06:002012-08-22T14:23:11.177-06:00J's First Trip to the Tetons<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iWR55AGi1ZAJ66jjp7weBOCoFCsYvNPgibphnoVmUzhfrmj8dNagu0y_GPnNjgFwpxgwTkzddVSb1ECqtom-_Gksrm_-KTN7aZSq2yGFjbK6wPqFMtBaqp2s9pEjfMAUL4A8Rw/s1600/photo-791178.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iWR55AGi1ZAJ66jjp7weBOCoFCsYvNPgibphnoVmUzhfrmj8dNagu0y_GPnNjgFwpxgwTkzddVSb1ECqtom-_Gksrm_-KTN7aZSq2yGFjbK6wPqFMtBaqp2s9pEjfMAUL4A8Rw/s320/photo-791178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779595721883139218" /></a></p>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-5532048061198449832012-08-22T14:02:00.001-06:002012-08-22T14:02:00.475-06:00Traveling, traveling - WY<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYY_qUlhCF1NW-w6whrP49u823R33V7rBJqJ4Q3S4DwIjSmCpNq7CuQsHmOOkyENnyPM7y2maCn01uF8noa1l0kIKlkkuyXDcGyFanczTzZ1DXHs-XFf4rS0FXNkxrNZ4vRfnRA/s1600/photo-720476.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYY_qUlhCF1NW-w6whrP49u823R33V7rBJqJ4Q3S4DwIjSmCpNq7CuQsHmOOkyENnyPM7y2maCn01uF8noa1l0kIKlkkuyXDcGyFanczTzZ1DXHs-XFf4rS0FXNkxrNZ4vRfnRA/s320/photo-720476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779590260061103634" /></a></p>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-24849534992736539342012-08-18T21:06:00.000-06:002012-08-18T21:05:32.534-06:00My Two Favorite Guys<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2hOZ4rYttw__ptpLcDCZqar28HSJ2tkq0ip3g0I2QtGFIv-B-z3jRrj8u_yVUQu3hvw4mfycPRBWj1GuhdgKVX3PbRpCIPPSAZfz2X0922tlmIh7egDVlexEftZL3yrAzZYUJA/s1600/photo-732535.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2hOZ4rYttw__ptpLcDCZqar28HSJ2tkq0ip3g0I2QtGFIv-B-z3jRrj8u_yVUQu3hvw4mfycPRBWj1GuhdgKVX3PbRpCIPPSAZfz2X0922tlmIh7egDVlexEftZL3yrAzZYUJA/s320/photo-732535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778215064944971154" /></a></p>Sent from my iPodDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-57370242163735404762012-08-18T08:07:00.001-06:002012-08-18T08:07:01.210-06:00Baby Fast Food<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2eoTR_-jNzmLkSmj8gV_jWH_QSaYZHx9020-y0bCLFVJFCkM_mqLJsdK204-3h0QUA7lnilS2fdVyjkKj6o26OwOHNF9kKMnINaaaRJ00yDM3KHzzTR4G5iD9-Lri536h48sew/s1600/photo-721211.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2eoTR_-jNzmLkSmj8gV_jWH_QSaYZHx9020-y0bCLFVJFCkM_mqLJsdK204-3h0QUA7lnilS2fdVyjkKj6o26OwOHNF9kKMnINaaaRJ00yDM3KHzzTR4G5iD9-Lri536h48sew/s320/photo-721211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778014440388691634" /></a></p>Yes, I'd like my meal to-go, please. Thank you!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-33874624306400810132012-08-16T14:56:00.000-06:002012-08-16T14:59:33.273-06:00Doing Laundry :)<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mGBwRuR-gMdzi-LWKrdSuLBd1C1dTuxE7bTZPmvA5HYn764OymKvTdFbpAO8esjKYqVkfUleX0wCqX4aDHspYCBfynfhLmdenqykmG066MqC4pHDJNjuPL7RJuqAD_SAlW7o2A/s1600/photo-773274.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mGBwRuR-gMdzi-LWKrdSuLBd1C1dTuxE7bTZPmvA5HYn764OymKvTdFbpAO8esjKYqVkfUleX0wCqX4aDHspYCBfynfhLmdenqykmG066MqC4pHDJNjuPL7RJuqAD_SAlW7o2A/s320/photo-773274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777378579958686930" /></a></p>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-75985317999643637772012-07-29T01:04:00.002-06:002012-07-29T01:05:11.804-06:00A Quiet DayIt's late. I know. I should be asleep. But I just had to take time to blog for the first time in a really long time. The house is quiet except for Greg and I on our computers. Mother and Dad G. are asleep in the basement, L is asleep upstairs. Baby J is sleeping too. The conference has ended. LightSys staff have finished team retreat and are heading to their next ministry stops.<br />
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And we had a quiet day here for the first time in a long time. Mother and Dad watched Baby J this morning while Mr. A and I slept in. We lounged until noon when we decided to use a gift card and visit Red Lobster. Back to the house for a nap. Afternoon thunder shower. Mother G. made BLTs for supper. Evening hanging out, watching Baby J smile, laundry washing... After working 18+ hours days for the last four weeks, today was a nice rest.<br />
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There are more things that need to be done, but it's nice just to have a day to breathe after a marathon schedule. And a nice lunch date. And conversations in the rain. Time to give Baby J a bath and sing Music Machine songs without rushing off to the next to-do item. Ahh....<br />
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Meanwhile, prayer is needed for <a href="http://www.gfa.org/pray/mission-leader-kidnapped/?cm_mmc=GFAReports-_--_--_-" target="_blank">this missions leader</a> who has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. It makes things a whole lot more real when you've met someone personally.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-73204571345480142072012-07-16T00:55:00.000-06:002012-07-16T00:55:02.941-06:00ICCM Introductions<i>Greg and I are hosting the International Conference on Computing (ICCM) this week. It's been a long time preparing. Monday (today) night is when all the attendees introduce themselves to each other. Here's the explanation I wrote as to "why?"</i><br />
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<b>Executive summary:</b> Introduction time on Monday night is a critical time for networking and discovering people who are working on the same types of projects you are. Bring the directory from your registration packet and take notes! You'll have one minute (no more!) to introduce yourself and share what you do and if there's a particular answer you're looking for.<br />
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<b>Cool story version: </b><br />
"A conference where everyone introduces themselves on opening night? You've <i>got</i> to be kidding!" That was my response when my boss told me about opening night introductions at ICCM. I was incredulous! How boring and just... why?????<br />
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It was my first ICCM. I dutifully brought my directory and introduced myself when it was my turn. "Hi, my name is Dorinda. I work with Gospel for Asia doing helpdesk and training and I'm trying to figure out what to use for helpdesk software." Next person.<br />
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And as introductions continued, I found myself paying more and more attention. Hey - that person is a helpdesk person! I wonder what they use for their helpdesk software. I quickly put a star next to their name in the directory. By the end of the introductions, I had quite a list of people that I wanted to talk to and I spent the next four days tracking them down at lunches and break times and BOFs. That was the start of networking relationships that have continued for years. (I met my husband at ICCM that year, but that's another story...)<br />
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Many of you (especially first-timers) may have similar questions and astonishment when you see on the schedule that Monday evening is devoted to introductions. (http://www.iccm.org/pmwiki.php?n=Y2012.CurrentConference) Some people are tempted to skip that time and come for the "good stuff" in the keynotes or the sessions in following days. But yet the introduction time can create valuable networking opportunities. There may not be a session on, "What to do when your Asterisk server drives you crazy." But when you hear the guy in the blue shirt say he oversees Asterisk at his office, you may have found someone who knows the answer to your problems."<br />
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So summary? Come enjoy Monday evening! Eat more chicken with the Chick-Fil-A cows, bring your directories, and get ready for a fun time of sharing, videos, introductions, and networking.<br />
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We can't wait to see you!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-86662729618030222232012-07-11T12:05:00.000-06:002012-07-11T12:02:45.269-06:00Prepping for ICCM<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP-hqQU0P71TTCSfW3pdmEB7Go8MbTYJDJzmet-GJfLpt-vsVbGNesMLlsFkzoBFtBsKKh9oKd3EFsztYkZnqLUIaOVwdOFyP7caTXj09uts3_8Ks1jVjAciXcGNNQg4VoBx7mQ/s1600/photo-765272.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP-hqQU0P71TTCSfW3pdmEB7Go8MbTYJDJzmet-GJfLpt-vsVbGNesMLlsFkzoBFtBsKKh9oKd3EFsztYkZnqLUIaOVwdOFyP7caTXj09uts3_8Ks1jVjAciXcGNNQg4VoBx7mQ/s320/photo-765272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5763973953866804226" /></a></p>Our fearless team working on linens for the conference!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-27731465061277823322012-07-02T15:16:00.000-06:002012-07-02T15:13:33.896-06:00How to entertain<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPMalLn3lESNvvVOP9R0iH21acxT-wroDTQu5MV1otvE6gGijbV5c3fFsIMacPwxiwHCMqdqMDJAFGke78W2gswv5Ks6TDg4WErJvCvVey4pQjB5cO2OXMe_BCdk8TEMEo-KYuA/s1600/photo-713902.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPMalLn3lESNvvVOP9R0iH21acxT-wroDTQu5MV1otvE6gGijbV5c3fFsIMacPwxiwHCMqdqMDJAFGke78W2gswv5Ks6TDg4WErJvCvVey4pQjB5cO2OXMe_BCdk8TEMEo-KYuA/s320/photo-713902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5760683359142112722" /></a></p>A techie baby at the office? A power cable and a Woot! monkey, of course!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088978.post-54346939210612632652012-06-06T20:06:00.000-06:002012-06-06T20:04:41.893-06:00Piles of Hail<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K0F_GwBXXbW2zlNziKjurEEG1BZaa5JQWeMI7DGcHyy5XRVfyjuBAeSale1TuCsY-eqGgkRWIUI9zEefnRaTnUiq_zL5Li2PjEH4b8O3QCT-IMOLfnVan_9w-lmHrtym3lR0dw/s1600/photo-781908.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K0F_GwBXXbW2zlNziKjurEEG1BZaa5JQWeMI7DGcHyy5XRVfyjuBAeSale1TuCsY-eqGgkRWIUI9zEefnRaTnUiq_zL5Li2PjEH4b8O3QCT-IMOLfnVan_9w-lmHrtym3lR0dw/s320/photo-781908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751110168145885330" /></a></p>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031771436118171573noreply@blogger.com1