Baby Week
Charles Kristopher Maday
April 9th, 2007 at 7:09 a.m.
7lb. 1oz.
19.5 inches
April 11, 2007 at 6:54 p.m.
10lb. 9oz.
Beatrice Clare Devine
April 14, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
8lb. 4 oz.
20.75 inches
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
LiveHappy
I've been wanting to blog my Scrap ETC. event experience for some time. But I got distracted by a few things. But I'm back. : )
I truly want to thank Monique for the wonderful weekend. Just like last year's event, I was inspired and motivated by many of the speakers. As many of you remember, this Unwritten Journal blog was inspired from that very event. And it led me along a wonderful path of wonderful experiences, growth and learning opportunities.
This year, Monique did it again by inviting some wonderful speakers... Stacy Julian, Robin Johnson and Allison Tyler Jones; and some wonderful artists... Kristina Contes & Jenni Bowlin. I've learned so much from each speaker and could go on and on about what I've walked away with, but unfortunately, I don't have time to post all my thoughts and feelings within this posting. So, you will have to see my upcoming posts for more details.
There is one special person I truly want to thank you for letting God use her to impact others ... THANK YOU Stacy for your ScrapHappy class. You have helped me discover my theme for this year ... "LiveHappy". Even thru life events, you were able to impact me and others to be more than we are, to be a light in this world. May you be blessed 10 times over for the blessing you gave us!
To all my blog readers:
Come back as I continue to blog what I've learned and am applying to my life from the ScrapHappy class.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
I'm the proudest big sister on the planet!
Well, if you haven't heard thru the media, my little sis has entered in a new chapter in her life...
Startup lands another Microsoft veteran
By Todd Bishop, P-I Reporter of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A small Seattle startup company has burnished its Microsoft pedigree with the addition of a key member of the Windows Vista design team as a co-owner.
Jenny Lam, formerly the Windows User Experience creative director, confirmed Monday that she had left the company to join former Microsoft managers Hillel Cooperman and Walter Smith in a new software venture called Jackson Fish Market.
Separately, a former group marketing manager for Windows Vista, Brian Marr, has left to become managing director at Seattle-based marketing agency Wexley School for Girls.
Marr, 31, oversaw viral marketing efforts for Windows Vista, including the elaborate Vanishing Point promotional game. He spoke highly of Microsoft Corp. and said he wanted to work in a leadership position at a smaller company. The difficult commute between Seattle and Redmond was a major factor, he said.
Microsoft has seen a number of high-profile executives and employees leave following Windows Vista's release. The departure of talented workers is a concern for any company, but it's also natural for employees to seek out new things after completing a big product such as Windows Vista, said Matt Rosoff, an analyst at research firm Directions on Microsoft in Kirkland.
"Microsoft is always going to have that tension as they get larger and larger," Rosoff said, calling it a fact of life at a large company. "There are always going to be some people who want to try something new, to go to a place where they will have an easier time making a splash."
Lam, 32, played a significant role in the design of features such as the Windows Vista "Start" button, Flip 3D window switching and screen savers. Lam, who had worked at Microsoft for six years, described her departure as amicable.
"It was difficult because I love the company a lot," she said of her decision. "I'm really proud of the work that the design team has done there together, especially in Vista. ... Vista was a really big accomplishment, and I was just looking for a change."
Cooperman, 38, who left Microsoft in November, described Lam as a "rock star" in the field. Cooperman and Lam worked together when he was a product unit manager overseeing Windows Vista's user interface.
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