Big News on Oldest Son

Oldest Son has big news--NEW JOB!  He was talking to someone he met at a party a while back, and they started talking tech, and the next thing Rick knew, the guy was saying that his company was currently hiring and that if Rick got him a resume, he would make sure it got into the right hands.

He got called in for an interview a couple weeks after the resume was delivered, and the next thing he knew, he was being offered a job that was only 5 minutes from home (which means no more tunnel toll commute and a helluva lot less gas), slightly higher pay with an increase coming once he has finished training, and once he's fully qualified, the job will entail about 50% domestic travel with expenses and per diem paid.  Heck yeah, sign him up!!

He put in his 2-week notice, and starts the first of the month. 

Proud of that boy, landed that one completely on his own without anyone from the family pulling any strings for him. 

High hopes for that one...

When the Heck Did THIS Happen?

No, he hasn't graduated yet. But we just got his senior pictures back, and it is really starting to sink in that my "baby" is growing up. Kinda hard to deny when you look at these, right?

No Loud Noises!

How do you explain to a deaf kid what makes noise and what doesn't? 

Rick and I are starting a new business doing voice overs.  We have gotten the home studio equipment, and the microphones are VERY sensitive.  They can pick up sounds all over the house.  So we've told Charlie that when we are working at the mic, he needs to be very quiet and not make any noise--not even clicking the keys on his laptop.  He promised to be quiet as a mouse; we turned back to the mics, and he walks out of the house, letting the screen door bang shut as he goes. 

Ay, yi, yi!!!