17 March 2008

March is More a Bear!

What a month! I am exhausted, and we're only to St. Patrick's Day. After no real travel since November, I spent a weekend at NCCAT in Cullowhee, NC, two nights at a conference in Concord, and now on Wednesday will spend one night in Asheville. All before our Easter trip to Pennsylvania.
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This weekend I sold myself to the Flanigans in the name of free labor. They brought a truck load of furniture down to their storage unit. Then yesterday we spent the day limbing up their trees. I can't believe how far along their house is though. The have the roof started, and are about ready to begin hanging sheetrock now. Estimated completion has moved up to July. Wow!

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Excited to see some snow in PA!

02 March 2008

One Year of Linux, and Everything A-OK!

My Linux eeePC
Like I mentioned recently, how cool when my 3 1/2 year old can tell me 'I love Linux!' I asked her what our computers ran, and she goes Linux. Then I ask what kind of Linux--Ubuntu, Daddy!

So a year into our switch, and I am more confident everyday. Kerry and Lucy can both navigate around the GUI rather easy, and I find myself more and more comfortable with the command line everyday. In the past year, I estimate possibly 10 times using Windows. I actually used it yesterday in helping my dad attach pictures in Thunderbird. I really do not know my way around a Windows OS anymore--and that's fine by me! I am seriously considering switching him to Ubuntu soon--time will tell with that.

01 March 2008

For My Irish Girl...




Happy St. Patrick's Day!



Enjoy a Virtual Shamrock Stout!



To: Kerry

From: Chris

Riding Her Dump Truck...

Beware the Ides of March...


Ok, so I'm a little more poetic than I need to be. Hard to believe we are rolling out March 1st, 2008. Seems like we just celebrated Christmas, and then Myra's first birthday. Now it's March. Phew!

Things are well for the Shearer family. Lucy continues to thrive at school. It is really amazing all the things she does there. And how the girl can read a book from memory! There are probably about 10-15 books here in the house (mostly Dora, of course!) that she can pick up and 'read' word for work. It is cute when she does that for Myra. Cute because that means Myra is sitting still. Ha! Myra is quite the little busy body these days. And boy--the temper!!!!! She is our little monkey, climbing all over the place.

Looks like we will head to Dallas this summer to visit Mark, Christie, and the kids. Then I will hop down to San Antonio for the NECC Conference. Looking forward to a fun year!