A prince of a man

This is my favorite co-worker at the WSU Foundation, Dr. James Rhatigan. I am showing him how to tweet. It is not coming easily! But he perseveres.

The birds

They are crazy around Murdock and Washington.

Artsy post

Stephanie

Not loving having her photo taken.

Dinner at AVI

Finally -- a picture of me!

Two of my favorite girls

Drinks tonight with Jaime and Bonnie at Siena Tuscan Steakhouse in the new Ambassador Hotel.

Learning about lighting

So much to learn.

Foundation girls

Some of the pretty girls I work with at the WSU Foundation.

I want to be on this board

I have a lot of advice about this subject.

Not too big for dad's lap

Bret and Luke having a moment.

Duct tape wallets

Josie and Jaden very focused on making their duct tape wallets.

Poker night

Our frequent Saturday night pastime.

And even more photo class

Learning about depth of field -- how to keep objects in front in focus while blurring objects behind it.

More photo class

Tonight our instructor, Matt, taught us how to take pictures in motion. This is the start of his jump into the air in the studio where we take our class at CityArts. I'm learning new things but having a hard time applying what I learn!

F-stop

I am taking a photo class. This is my homework: to use aperture to fade out objects in the background. I'm not quite sure I achieved the expected result, but I think I am close. Photography doesn't come easy to me.

Fatherless

Barney misses his daddy. Happens this time of year when Dale spends much of his work week in Topeka.

Mondays

And meetings. My co-workers at the WSU Foundation trying to come up with a campaign to get faculty and staff to donate more.

Birthday girl

Josie turns 11 this week. How did she get to be this old??? I love watching this beautiful, smart, funny, feisty girl growing up. Happy Birthday, Josie!!!

Blackjack!

Dale taught the grandkids to play blackjack tonight. They loved it.

Wild Thang

I have no idea why this rig was parked in a WSU parking lot, but it was cool enough to require a photo.

Signs of change

How many people does it take to change a parking lot sign? Apparently, four. And one of them gets to drive a shiny new piece of heavy machinery. This was taken near the WSU Marcus Welcome Center.

It's a six-seater

We at the Foundation spare no expense when it comes to transporting our donors around campus. This is Caleb in our jacked-up golf cart with plastic rain-guards. It's pretty awesome.

Screen time

They love nothing more than spending time in front of a computer, DS, Wii, Kindle or iPad!

Just part of the job

Part of my job at the WSU Foundation includes being in charge of donor signage -- signs that recognize the gifts that donors make to various projects. This one, obviously, is the for Shocker Racing Shop.

Sock clean-out

Threw out about 30 pair of socks today. It was a red-banner day.

Saturday morning breakfast

Fresh squeezed orange juice. Mmmmmm.

Lunch time at the Foundation

On cold days, this is where we are. It's not as bad as it looks. These gals are hilarious.

Fiesta Bowl!

Dale loves his granddaughter Josie but it's hard to pay strict attention to her when the Wildcats are playing in the Fiesta Bowl!

Bret always amazes us

Bret performing and singing at College Hill United Methodist Church.

New Year's Day

Chilling on New Year's Day after seeing "Les Miserables."