DVB to VRD

I see my amazing haiku has left everyone speechless. Sorry.

I have accepted a new position at the Church. Unfortunately, I was so tickled to get it that I can't remember what my new title is exactly, but it is "VRD Application Engineer" or something like that. VRD stands for Vernie David as well as Vignette Records and Documents.

I won't be bore you with the details of VRD (unless you want me to), but it is a records and documents management server application. The Church purchased 400 licenses--many departments have been searching for this kind of solution for quite awhile. But, (and here is where I come in) nobody really knows anything about it. In fact, the company Vignette experts don't know how to implement it for some of the specific things the Church needs (customized portlets may be needed, which would be created using Java). Thus, they need someone to learn how to use it, and that is me! I am excited to get going.

This may or may not be a dead end, but it is no more dead than my current job of being a part of a big plan to do something every 6 - 9 months and then canceling and reorganizing. FYI, one of the main players in Keane's demise just quit or was "forced to resign" (I dunno which) after 9 months of being in charge of all development at the Church. It is time to reorganize. I just hope they don't kill the Vignette project--at least not yet.

Family Notes:

Lucy likes to go around grunting and pointing at everything as she learns words. I love this age.

Andrew has stopped throwing chairs and threatening children (he growls and poses like the Hulk) in Primary and now enjoys opening exercises and his teachers, and is actually one of the better behaved children. However, he still likes to get reactions from his teachers by making statements like "My daddy doesn't love Jesus" and "I don't have a mommy."

Miriam is learning to play the violin. Cute! The violin can't weigh more than an oversized lollipop.

Gideon is now as cool as Hannah and I because he now wears glasses. Susan isn't cool yet because she only needs hers for reading.

Isaac entered a "claymation" movie into the state's Reflections contest and was one of the regional winners. He was disappointed to not be selected to continue to the state competition.

Hannah is getting really good at playing the piano by ear. She also allows Susan and I to go on dates because she has become a responsible babysitter (and Isaac is learning the trade as well).

Susan loves me because I am taking her to the King's Singers concert on Friday.

And, we are going to Disneyland next week! Fun fun fun. None of us can wait. Love ya all!