Taller than a breadbox

Parker discovered the perfect thing to use as a stool: a breadbox. Usually, it's her oven for cooking, but she figured out that she can carry it around and use it to adjust the lights to her liking. It's so funny to see her trying to reach something in a drawer or on the countertop and then seeing the thought come over her that she can get her box to climb on....and pitter pat pitter pat, she's off running to find her box.
This outfit she has on represents a huge victory getting her to wear her leggings. They are called Babylegs and are so darn cute but she has refused to wear them until just recently. 

Been there, done that, got the space blanket

Just one more thing about me, and we'll return to posts about Parker. Parker posts, get it? Ha.

Anyway, I ran half a marathon on Sunday. The White Rock Marathon. My "chip time" was 2:22 (from when I crossed the start until when I crossed the finish). My clock time (in the pictures) was much longer because it took a while to reach the start. So a little under an 11 min/mile pace. I was really pleased with how I ran and my time. It was really neat.

Anyway, here's a link to the pictures:
http://www.sportphoto.com/Event.aspx?EventID=21
and you have to put in my name or my bib #, which was 6597

What I do at work

I think it was my sister that requested I post a picture of what I do for work. Here's a bad example. The two green lines that are running into the middle of the aqua stuff are my conduit running into the middle of some duct work. That's why I have a picture of it, a picture named "Conflict #5". Usually what I draw looks more like normal architectural floorplans, but they wanted this one in 3d so we could see all the pretty conflicts. 

Another cookie picture

Excuse the red-eye, it looks even odder when I try to fix it.

Today's game: "Say how are you today Baby Jesus". She's been playing with her little nativity set, it's very cute.

Hopefully I'll have some Santa-lap pictures up soon, I pick them up friday. She knew she'd get a candy cane if she sat on Santa's lap, and she was trying her hardest not to cry. She was very brave. She told him she wanted a rocket ship. This is an improvement from what she initially was saying she wanted for Christmas....cookies. I think she thought 'Christmas' was a meal.

Speaking of meals, she's requested that Sprite be added to my shopping list. She said "can you get me some Sprite at the store?". She only gets to drink Sprite when we go out to eat, and I guess she's put it together that, if all these other places can have Sprite, we should be able to also.