September went by quickly, which was somewhat surprising since life was mostly stay-at-home activities. September marks the beginning of fall and time for our seasonal stock-up of Pumpkin Spice Special K. The annual 3CMA conference was close to home: Arlington! Glory had an interesting post-bath fancy enhancement. She’s cute no matter what! Oliver took advantage […]
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August 2024 Wrap Up
August was a much slower month and we were glad of it! We spent much of the month at home, at work, or on a run. What we didn’t expect were pop-up lightning storms due to the hot weather. Spotted a mama possum and her crew in Dallas! The social media team went on a […]
July 2024 Wrap Up
July was a family-focused month. Long overdue, in many ways. I spent the first week of the month working from Mom and Dad’s house in Kansas. While work was definitely accomplished, we also built in plenty of family time. From a meal with Aunt Merry while she was also in Kansas City… And dinner with […]
June 2024 Wrap Up
June was filled with drama, thanks to May’s destructive storm (equalling a lot of work 7 days/week) and a work trip that went very awry. Interval Run Club Dallas – Year 30 and Hayley leadership year 10 – kicked off! Because of continual storms, Glory was STILL at camp 6 weeks after we dropped her […]
May 2024 Wrap Up
May was a busy month. Like no-joke, all the things busy month. We launched our new intranet and employee newsletter – the product of many months of work. We dropped Glory off for her second 3-weeks of training camp. Little did we know how long she’d actually be there… We headed out on our most […]
March 2024 Wrap Up
March was gone in a flash, but a lot of good memories were made. Nothing like starting the month with a meet-up of fellow Beck alum. The office renovation got underway in a big way. Lots and lots (and lots) of running. Glory came home from three weeks of training boot camp! Longest three weeks […]
December 2023 wrap-up
December was supposed to be a slow month. It felt like anything but that. Our 5k-10k-Half-Full training programs wrapped up the first weekend of the month. We were very grateful to have a nice long break in front of us after 9 months of weekend running. My office remodel project got underway. This will be […]
2024 Word of the Year: Accomplish
I don’t know everything that 2024 will hold, but I’m fairly certain of one thing: We are on track to accomplish some long-term goals. By June my professional organization should complete a Body of Knowledge project, allowing government communicators to have a defined list of knowledge categories required to do our work. By June I […]
A most unusual work trip
In August, our organizational leadership told us to set aside November 12-17 for an important FEMA training experience. We’d been accepted for a grant-funded trip to the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to spend a week participating in an Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC). I had no idea what to expect. We flew […]
November 2023 wrap-up
Some months you’ve had enough. November was that month for me and, fortunately, it marked the beginning of a period of slowing down. Evan and I attended the TATOA Awards ceremony where we picked up three awards for his team’s work in 2023. The venue (in Deep Ellum) was wild! We had our first booth […]