Alabama whistleblower fired for spyware

Alabama whistleblower fired for spyware


It's sad when it has to come to this.....

Today was  interesting... Katya loves her outdoor sand & water play center - we st up the rubber floor mats that look like letters & numbers to cover her floor. I switched our office to a new T1 line... Busy day.

 

We're going to be having a BBQ tomorrow for my birthday and Katya's since we were not home to celebrate hers. It looks like we should have decent weather for it which is good. This afternoon I'll set up the fly in the back yard for shade and stuff like that.

 

We went to my parents house last night to do the birthday thing. Katya had her first piece of ice-cream cake. She loved it of course. She also loved the lasagna - We'll make an Italian out of her yet.

 

I haven't posted in a few days because it has been pretty hectic around here latey. Katya has learned about 6 new words and is coming up with new ones every day now. She knows door, walk, drink, and several other new ones. Work is going pretty good too. We're getting into all kinds of new stuff.

Well it's my birthday so we're headed for my parents frop dinner. And what's for dinner? Lasagna! of course...

Good Movie

I watched "The Last Emperor" last night - Excellent flick! I highly recommend watching the Director's Cut if you can. It is not a drama, comedy, or any other such. It is more of a documentary of the life of the last emperor of China. It was very well done (yes, it is over 3 hours) but well worth it.

 

No dirtty diaper - doesn't have to go to the bathroom, doesn't want out of the crib... go figure. She'll figure it out soon enough....

I got rain setup to post to the blog this morning. Now she can add her 2 cents worth too... Katya is her normal fussy self.. I hear her crying.. better go check on her.

Katya went to her first SCA event today. We had fun, bought her first piece of garb, and spent time with some friends that were there. I can't wait till we get to go camping with her. Maybe in a few weeks we can go camping locally and see how she likes it.

Katya woke up this morning rather cranky.. No idea why but she cried until after she got off the potty. After that she was fine & happy... go figure.

I helped my parents install the new washer & dryer last night. That went pretty smoothly, which is what I expected. Katya is moving forward in leaps & bounds. Every day she is showing us new things.

Things are going good for us so far. Katya is definitely on her way to potty training. She has the occasional accident but does real good. She is feeling much better now, the ear infection is gone. We're planning on taking her on her first long car ride this Saturday - 3.5 hours to an SCA event - that should be interesting. If that goes well, I won't be worried about longer runs to Ohio or such to visit my wife's friends. I'm not too concerned about it since she handled the 8 hour plane ride just fine. We got her a bunch of toys & books yesterday with a gift certificate that we were given.

This weekend went pretty well. Katya is feeling better - she has an ear infection. She may have had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic so we took her off it.

Katya is definitely ready for potty training. She woke up at 5am this morning with a wet diaper - she used the potty then we put her back to bed. I'm working on sorting the trip 2 pictures into sections to make them easier to work with. I should have it done in a few days after I edit the pics....

We're surviving as parents - though Katya was up at 5am this morning - we let her crib till after 7 - trying to establish some sort of routine. Katya is ready for potty training. We got her a potty chair and last night and this morning she indicated she had to go, Rain sat her down and she went. Way cool!!

We're BAAACK!

after 3 weeks in Russia, we are back - with our daughter in tow! More later.

Last day in Khabarovsk

Well, this is our last day in the Far East... Tomorrow its back to Moscow for
our appointment at the US embassy. We have the adoption paperwork and birth
certificate listing us as Katya's parents. Tomorow on the way to the airport we
get her passport and then we are on our way. It has been one heck of a trip so
far, but a bit too long for our taste. We'll be home in less than a week, which
is a good thing. I'm going through technology withdrawal - no cell phone, cable
tv, or cablemodem over here. But we do have a wonderful daughter coming home
with us so it is a worthwhile thing. I don't know if I will post from Moscow,
but will be sure to post once I get home. We're keeping a daily journal which
we will work on getting online like we did for the first trip. Lots of pictures
too - look for them when we get back next week - there will be one or more
albums depending on how ambitious I get at splitting them up...

Till the next post, can't wait to get home and see everyone.

Day 9 as parents

We're still surviving. Katya is starting to run now (almost there). We got to see the military museum - very cool. Over 300 pictures and still counting - I'll post them to the web once we get home. Tomorrow we get the paperwork that says she is ours, and her passport, etc. Then we get ready to head for Moscow. We can't wait to get out of here, as much as we have enjoyed being here, it is past time to go home. We're not sleeping well (hard beds) and are both getting run down. I can't wait to see everyone back home and to get back to work. I'm off for a nap - I'm beat... More later if I can.

Day 8 as parents

Katya is doing well, She is walking much better now. She loves to be held by us
now and loves to roam in the parks. She is getting ready to start running I
think, she has the arm motion down and is starting to pick up speed. Instead of
a slow wobble its a fast walk now. We got to see the Trans-Siberian railway
station - looks pretty much like any back home, and the statue of Khabarov (the
guy that first explored this region). We should have her passport and court
documents making the adoption offficial on Tuesday, then we get ready to head
to Moscow and thn back home. We're almost halfway there, I can't wait till we
get home. We have been away for 12 days so far and have 19 to go. We do like
the region, there is quite a bit of diversity here and it is really not all
that bad (but it is definitely poor). But, we are getting very homesick. We are
glad for our CDs from home and the books we brought I've read 2 already and
have one more before I hit the magazines I brought along. We are trying to do
different things each day to break up the monotony, but it is still getting to
us. We are still eating at the hotel room when we can but are getting a variety
of foods at the grocery store and eating dinner in the restaurant every few
days too. I'm starting to lose track of the days here, they just seem to go on
forever, the same thing day in and day out. I wish we could leave sooner, but
we can't. Well, I think that is enough for now. More in a few days.