, although I must be losing my touch because I came home with zip, zero, nada! My husband, on the other hand, would consider that the perfect shopping trip. :) Wait! Wait, I did get diapers-- regularly $23 for $15-- so I bought three packs. Oh, for the days when diapers would not have been my deal of the day! I haven't bought "real" clothes in almost three years because I've either been pregnant or post-pardum. I remember when looking cute was a real priority, and choosing an outfit had nothing to do with how accessible my breasts were. (Mind out of the gutter, people, I'm talking about breast feeding!) *sigh* The good news is that I am only a few pounds from my pre-Lily weight, and not all that many more from my pre-Audrey weight, so I'm thinking I'll be looking at some cute autumn clothes by October or November.
AND... I won a blog RAK!! The fabulous Andrea of Superhero Designs was giving away the new Jonatha Brooke cd-- an artist I've loved since university. Today she e-mailed me to let me know I'd won! Thanks, Andrea! Woo hoo!
Precious Angel Baby...
I organized my scrapbooking stuff today, so hopefully I'll get some hard core scrapping in this weekend...
I can't believe Lily is already a whole month old. It's gone by so fast, and I can already feel that newborn-ness slipping away. I took her to the midwife today and she is 10 lbs. 2 oz!!! Incredible! (Audrey was only 7 lbs. 14 oz. at one month.) She is generally a happy baby-- loves to cuddle and be nursed. She has taken to tummy time quite well (something Audrey hated), and she loves being carried around in the baby sling.
I am cherishing every moment with this little one. I'm so aware to time passing, and how quickly she will grow, and so every day I take time to just kiss her and hold her and burn it in my memory. The same holds true for Audrey, who is at such a funny age. Every day she learns something new and says such funny things! Today she started using "you" in a sentence-- instead of "Daddy gets a coffee" it's "You get a coffee". It's amazing to hear her use a word that she's never used before.
That's pretty much all I'm up to these days-- just cherishing my girls!
Miss Lily has lost a lot of hair. At first I thought it was just dog hair on the blankets because, let's face it, dog hair has been a fact of life in our house for the last 6 years. However, I soon realized that it wasn't dog hair at all, but baby Lily hair! I don't know if the photos really convey it, but it's much thinner and softer, and her hair line has receded quite a bit. Audrey was so bald for the first year that I was tickled pink to have a baby with hair. Let's hope the shedding has stopped and the regrowth has begun!
Little Lily, my rumpled bedfellow, how cute you look first thing in the morning! I am working on getting Lily to sleep in her cradle through the night-- last night was the best at 7 1/2 hours with one middle of the night feed. After the 5 am feed she slept with me until 8:30. I took these photos as she woke... rumpled and warm and perfect...Capital program evolution in the...
Commoditization, public sector austerity, feedstock prices and creating a new pipeline of products are some of the major challenges facing the chemical and pharmaceutical industries today. Global organizations operating in these sectors must continue to innovate with cutting-edge research and development and flexible manufacturing, while seeking to enter new markets. The significant investment required to do so must deliver the most cost effective, desired outcomes to programs - now more than ever.
Arcadis recently surveyed the senior property executives from several of the world’s largest chemical and pharmaceutical organizations on their capital delivery priorities, their current and future intended position of their capital delivery models, and enablers and barriers for improved capital delivery.
The survey identified that organizations are on a journey in the development of their capital delivery models. 60% of respondents are already well on their journey to significantly outsource and all respondents foresaw implementing further outsource initiatives. 80% intend to reach a position where most functions are outsourced in the foreseeable future.
a shift from a transactional mind-set to more collaborative forms of working both internally and with the supply chain.
What we found is that that some organizations may be initiating significant business change without fully understanding the implications, or without putting the necessary capabilities in place to drive the change. These organizations might run the risk of losing momentum in their change program.
A recurrent theme from the survey is that organizations are not only lacking in confidence in the availability of resource from the supply chain, but are also concerned that they do not have the capability to secure all benefits from their suppliers. The two issues are interlinked and it may be necessary for internal investment to make best use of supply chain capability to meet wider performance improvement targets.
These findings are significant, as capital delivery functions become leaner internally while more complex as they transition to an intelligent client capability. The organization’s internal team should focus on stakeholder needs and the challenges associated with the delivery of business outcomes in complex, fast-moving organizations.
For the full results of the survey, download the report below.
During the month of September, our country faced three major hurricanes over the span of a few weeks. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico respectively causing massive damage and, unfortunately, loss of life.
TNG had many team members impacted by these hurricanes and our staff asked "What can we do to help?" We organized a fundraiser to assist co-workers most severely affected and we had 109 employees contribute, raising over $8,500. The company matched employee contributions for a grand total of over $17,000 raised in donations.
As of this writing, we are working with local managers to disperse the funds to those most in need.
We would like to thank all of the employees who contributed to this cause and wish all TNG employees affected by these storms a quick recovery!
Learn more about how we're doing that on our blog.&gt; The true problem with spiders lies in how completely alien-ish they are to humanity.

Nah.  [There's plenty of cultures that don't have a problem with spiders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_spiders).

&gt; What other animal has nothing but a few fans? Centipedes. Legs.

Wasps?  I suspect vespidae have as few, if not fewer, fans than spiders and centipedes.  And if you're going for the familiar, wolves have traditionally been an object of fear and hatred despite looking more or less exactly like dogs.

Besides, [spiders are adorable](http://adorablespiders.tumblr.com/).Timberline High School graduate Jonathan Stewart signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Panthers to retire from the NFL after 11 seasons, the team announced Tuesday morning.
Stewart, 32, remains the top rusher in Washington state history with 7,755 yards and 105 touchdowns as a standout for 3A Timberline. He retires with the Panthers as the leading rusher in franchise history — 7,318 yards and 51 touchdowns over 10 seasons.
He was also a sprinter for the Blazers and still holds the school record in the 100-meter dash (10.78).
Stewart graduated from Timberline in 2005 a five-star running back and went to University of Oregon, where he was a two-time first-team All-American in 2006 and 2007.
He was selected 13th overall by the Panthers in the 2008 NFL Draft and rushed for more than 800 yards as a rookie, forming a formidable one-two punch with Panthers standout DeAngelo Williams. Stewart was a Pro Bowl selection in his second season and appeared in the 2015 Super Bowl.
Carolina cut Stewart after the 2018 season. He signed with the New York Giants, but logged just six carries before suffering a season-ending foot injury.Independent Study Physical Education (ISPE)
Students who participate in organized physical activities that involve state or national
competition or performance may be exempted from the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High
School District physical education/sports classes if they enroll and are accepted into the District-approved Independent Study Physical Education Program (ISPE). This program is authorized under Governing Board Policies 6015 and 6016, and managed by The District ISPE Committee.
Students wishing to start their ISPE sport at the beginning of the semester must submit a completed ISPE application to the Guidance Office no later than two business weeks prior to the first day of the semester.
The completed application must include:
1) signatures of the student, parent, and authorized supervision coach or agency
2) documented evidence of participation in state or national competitions or performances
After administrative review, students are formally notified of the decision, usually by the 2nd week of the term.
ISPE Contract and Application
This document contains both the program explanation as well as the ISPE agreement
Fall 2020-21 ISPE Students
Completed Activity logs must be returned to the counter at the SHS Guidance office (or via email) by no later than noon Thursday, December 17,