I originally created a website / alumni tracking tool for my 10 year high school reunion (see http://www.mayfield95.org/) about two years back. My wife, who also graduated in 1995, saw the site - and figured, hey - why not re-use this for my 10 year reunion? Thus… I ported the code over for her 10 year reunion (see http://www.goddard95.org/).
One of my brothers is getting ready to help put on his 20 year reunion, and asked if he might be able to take advantage of what I did for our reunion to track alumni, get tickets purchased, etc… and so I figured I’d take the opportunity to make my code more generalized so that the next time I’m asked to port it for another high school - it will *cross your fingers* hopefully require only copying some files, copying a database structure, and then modifying a single configuration file.
Anyhow - so taht is what I did… the site looks awfully similar - but the code behind it is much more general pupose now (see http://www.mayfield88.org/ for my brother’s site). Yup… leave it to me to spend more time just make the behind the scenes stuff look better w/no change to the front end :)
We are now a family of six… It has been a fun week, as we begin to adjust to life with four children all five and under. Jill tells me she’ll be able to survive my returning to work on Monday - I hope she’s right ;)
Click here for some pictures from the first week… (NOTE — it requires a password to view the images, email me for access…)
Our fourth child, third boy, arrived at 2:27 in the afternoon yesterday. Everything went well - and mother and baby boy are both doing great. Spencer seems to have taken after his parents — taller than all our others (21″), and also weighing in at the lowest of the four (7lbs 6oz). He is sure cute, and has the longest little feet and toes.
We are very excited, as are our kids. When I called home to report to Michael (our oldest at 5 years of age) he started jumping up and down cheering when I told him we had named him Spencer! He has a friend in pre-school named Spencer, and had been the strongest advocate for the name. He also told me how he got to announce to his preschool that morning that his “mommy was going to have a baby today” and that it was going to be named Spencer.
I’d better head back to the hospital ;) Time to pick up Spencer and Jill and bring them home. I guess we’re going to find out what life is like with four children. Should be fun!
I suppose it is time to join on in, and start a blog of my own. I’ve enjoyed reading blogs written by countless others, and figure I might as well join in the fun. Plus, I’ve always thought my writing skills have been lacking - maybe blogging will help them get better? Only time will tell…
Hmm, so how do I begin? Where do I start? There is so much I could write about, yet I’m not sure what anyone would care to read. Well, since I haven’t even told anyone about the existence of this blog yet, I suppose it doesn’t really matter ;)
I guess I’ll start by talking a bit about myself. I am the fifth out of seven children - four older brothers; two younger sisters. I’m 28 years old, turning 29 later this month. I am happily married, and have three children of my own. Our fourth child (they say it will be a boy) is due on April 9th. Yes, I am a family man :)
I am also a computer geek. I love tinkering with them. I love telling them what to do, and then watching them do it (i.e. writing software). My day job is spent programming computers for the most part, as are my nights from time to time. At last count, there are six computers in my home, and they all get used quite often. I imagine this aspect of my life isn’t too uncommon amongst those who have joined the blogging world before me.
I’ll fill everyone in on the other aspects of my life as time goes on (sports, politics, other hobbies, etc…). This will have to suffice for my first blog. How did I do? I feel like I’m talking to myself… I guess I am. Ahh well… good ‘night ;)