Birthday Boy!! (May 19th)

Colin had a good 1st birthday. We went out to dinner with my parents since Colin shares a birthday with his Pappy. Colin got his 1st chocolate cupcake. He made a huge mess but I think he had fun doing it. He didn't seem to impressed with the taste although, perhaps it was too sweet or maybe he doesn't like my cooking :( I still have a few things to do for preparation for his party but hopefully it will all come together. We can't wait to see all of our friends and family!

Last Day as an Infant

Today is the last day that Baby Colin is an infant. Tomorrow he reaches his first major milestone in age with his first birthday. It is scary to think it was only 1 year ago today that Lisa was at the pool swimming trying to coerce her body into labor. She got her wish and went into labor the next morning.

But there is one problem. He is not walking yet, and all the neighbor kids are walking and making fun of him. He has less than 24 hours to get from walking behind a toy to walking on his own. So he is going through a boot camp tonight to get him walking.

Lisa has tried to tell me that he was born 3 weeks early, so he still has 3 weeks to learn to walk, but I don't agree with that logic because when he turns 21, he isn't going to want to wait 3 weeks to go to a bar. Therefore, he is going to walk tonight (maybe).

All joking aside, Colin is doing very well. He escaped the swine flu, he is walking behind toys and couch surfing, he has been swimming (in a clean pool), and he has even stolen the attention away from puppies at a pet store with his laughter. He has full clearance to do anything he normally would do at this age.

Lastly, we need our followers help. . .The big debate at the Caughran household is . . . Should Baby Colin eat cake tomorrow night or wait until his birthday party? Please let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment.

DBA

When you talk to anyone that I have worked with and tell them "My sister is a DBA", they think that she is a dork that can fix their database or help them do some SQL scripts. I correct them and tell them that she is not a Database Administrator, but she is a Dr. and has her Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). They still think she is a dork, but now she is no longer helpful to them.

Yes my sister got her doctorate and leap frogged her husband and siblings with their peon Master's degrees. I was once the crown jewel of the family when I was going to be a doctor, but that dream soon sailed when I realized that I don't like dealing with people and that is all medical doctors do. Amy is now the top dog and the rest of us are all second tier in the education realm.

The challenge has been made. Who is going to go for their doctorate next? Not me, and I hope no one soon. Graduations are boring. I don't know anyone that likes to be in or go to a graduation. As you see in the above pictures, neither I nor Curt found the graduation speaker very entertaining.

I am very proud of my sister that she was able to accomplish a very difficult and taxing degree. She deserves it.

Her students better watch out because you can't question a Dr.

Congrats Dr. Bourne