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Hello By the time you read this it will probably be out of date. As we know technology now moves faster and it updates faster than we can actually read it, ponder, and process it. But this is my effort to try and get all of my communication technology methods connected. So that when I am done with school, I'll be ready to launch into my third and hopefully retirement career of connecting the food world and technology. I have no idea what that will look like but I do think that having my blog, Facebook, twitter and all the other social networking options connected in one space will be to my advantage. For my English 101 class I'm currently researching how technology will change the way we learn and how information for education is delivered. One example is my method of creating this post, it Is being done with Dragon Speaking Naturally dictation software. It is taking some effort to get used to how to use it. I did not realize how much thinking I do while typing, even though...

Hello all, TJ is in the 5 th grade and is learning a new level of ownership and responsibility. He is riding the bus and is responsible for getting out the door on time with all he stuff, including packing his lunch. It is hard not to remind him but I know it is the best way for him to learn. So far he as missed the bus once. I find my self doing too much reminding. Some habits are hard to break. Speaking of habits I am at 3.5 months of not smoking. There were a few days last week that were real hard, not sure why. But I made it through with out falter. Jackie is doing well also. We now have only Mike and Doug in our office to join the ranks. Maybe next we can talk Billy into giving up an hour a day so we can hit the gym? Work is still a challenge each week I learn something new or improve on something I have been doing. I have been using an hour or two a day to read and study for the A+ Certification. I would like to take it before the end of the year. I need to stay focused on th...

We are on pins and chairs waiting for the results of the IQ test for TJ to get in to the gifted and challenged program. He has made huge progress in his ability to stay on task at school. Attitude at home continues to be an adventure. Scouting is still fun and challenging. We are one year from becoming a boy scout. Wow how time flies. I am enjoying my work and the never a dull moment environment of our office. We lost a dear friend and valued team member on January 4, 2009 with the death of Ron Caron. I know that some day or service department will run smoothly again. It may be a long time before that happens but someday it will. My father Stew has joined the Gluten Free world. A bit of a skeptic but recently gave it a test and has proved to him self that the problems on his skin, lack of energy and sinus problems were connected to gluten. My mom Mary and the rest of us are learning about Hypoglycemia. Boy that is more confusing than no Gluten. Together we are being healthier.

Howdy all!! We have been very busy with camping, trips to Lowman, working and doing fun things with Pack 62. Please know that I think about my blog more often than when I actually put something on it. Since my last post in April TJ and I have been on two camping trips with the scouts, a couple of trips to Lowman, I have done a few more installs including one in Ketchum. The more I work with our customers the more I see the value in our guiding them through the maze that is opening and operating a business truly can be. I must admit that after 8-9 hours of work on a computer the last thing I want to do at home is spend more time on a key board. I am spending this evening resting up for the big push and pack for a much needed vacation. TJ and I will be camping at Bull Trout Lake for 4 days. I am really looking forward to some loud nature sounds. And fishing, gin rummy and no showers. Hope you all are well.

Sorry for the long time in blogging… TJ has started soccer and is enjoying the three days a week practice and games on Saturday. Mom and I are hoping that the weather will be a bit kinder to us this Saturday we have had enough of coming home frozen. Although the forecast is for high of 49 and rain. Hummmmm I guess we will be frozen again this game. TJ is also ding well in school and scouts he has earned is Bear Rank and is looking forward to being a Weblo….seams like yesterday he was a tiger. The new career is great the gang at RVP is wonderful and I am enjoying the challenge of working with technology as a team we are meshing nicely. Ron is a wiz at the hardware stuff. Adam is supper great at hardware, software, programming and technology stuff like pagers and handheld ordering devices. I’m a wiz at programming and training. Getting better at the hardware and techy stuff every day. We are close to the end of a big install in Twin Falls Idaho. The Canyon Crest Event Dining Center is so...

Howdy from the snowy Emerald city. Apparently Eugene is not used to this much snow. They have no snow shovels. The hotel is only 1.5 blocks form the Emerald Business Systems where we are doing our training. But with 3+ inches of snow it becomes quite a slushy ice snow pack mess. So much for dress shoes. I see by the way of KTVB and my TJ news source that Boise is getting a bunch of new snow. The flight down was an adventure. Our plane was delayed out of Boise for 4 hours; flight out of San Francisco delayed 2 hours. So we got to the hotel at about 12 pm Boise time. Then up bright and early for class at 8 am that every body but RVP people were late. The odd thing, the people that had traveled hundreds of hours, on time, people traveling a few miles, late. The training is going well. Monday was a bit boring in that we covered a bunch of review stuff and we had no coffee or chocolate. Today was very cool in that we learned new stuff and how to do complicated stuff in configurator. I know ...

Love the new job!!! An I do mean love it, the people I work with are great and I am challenged every day to learn something new. I leave for training in two weeks. I was concerned about how I was going to eat. And stay safe and gluten free, I very much did not want to get sick and miss any of the training. So I talked with the new boss Jackie and she said do what you need to and make sure you put it on the company credit card. How cool is that!!! I did some looking on like and there are a lot of places that I can eat in Eugene and many are with in walking distance of the hotel. My good friend Karen from Eagle Creek Oregon called this week I am sad to day that we had not talked in a long time. Thanks for calling Karen!!! It was good to talk with here and get all updated on Andrew, the Job and the Kitties. TJ does not like his mom being gone so much. There are two events the weekend I fly home that he does not get to go to because his mom will either be in training or...