Katelyn's 4th Birthday

Well, Katelyn is now 4. Amazing how time flies. We had a great birthday party. It started off at the pumpkin patch by our house. All the cousins had fun picking their pumpkins. Then we went to our house and the kids decorated their pumpkins with stickers. Katelyn of course loved opening presents and then we enjoyed some cake and ice cream. Katelyn was very specific that her cake had to be brown with pink letters....and so it was. We love Katelyn very much. Her favorite things to do at 4 are playing princess dress-up, going to preschool, and playing with her friends.

Novell

Well, the layoffs at Novell are quickly approaching, now that Open Enterprise Server 2 has shipped. It looks like I may retain my job, although I have a lot of friends who won't. My team is definitely the best I've ever worked with. I'm sad to see them go, and disappointed with Novell's decision to cut so deeply into already under-resourced groups. Anyway, I'm glad to keep my job and hope for some better job security in the future.