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Just in case you didn't believe me when I said I was going to graduate school, they mailed me some proof today (it's a Masters of Science in Computer Science, if you can't quite read it):

It's very relieving to finally be finished with school, but at the same time, it's a rather new feeling. All my life, I've had this huge goal of graduating from college that kind of guided my life at a very high level. Now that's over, and I don't have a good concrete goal in clear vision. I'm just working and growing a family and paying off a house; it's enjoyable, but I fear it will get stagnant too quickly.

Okay, enough babbling. I think my next great personal mission in life (excluding family or spiritual goals, those come first by default) is to really turn some of my projects into serious ventures that could possibly take over as our main source of income. I really feel they have the potential (especially AggData, which now gets almost 15,000 visits a month), but I just need to give them the proper attention. Good thing I have such helpful sisters-in-law!

Lincoln turned two on Friday, and yesterday we had a birthday party for him. I think he got a little overwhelmed at all the people and attention, but everyone seemed to have a good time. I believe there were 9 little kids running around in total, and amazingly, we didn't have any spills or stains, and very few tears. Cupcakes turned out to be a lot easier to handle than regular cake. Anyway, we're very excited for Lincoln, but a bit sad that he's growing up so quickly:

The big present was a combined gift from Lincoln's parents and grandparents, an airplane teeter totter than can handle up to 7 kids at a time:

It took a good 2-3 hours to put together (thanks Chris F. and Kevin for your help), but it seemed to be a big hit with everyone. Unfortunately, it got cold really quickly, so people stayed inside for the most part.

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