I put together the 2012 holiday cards into a tree shaped collage. I also shamelessly stole the name "Fridge Love" from Erin for a picture of the photo cards posted to my fridge door. They greet me multiple times every day. :-)

Looking back, I was startled to realize that we've been doing photo cards since 2009 and holiday card collages since 2008. Here's the review:

• Holiday Card 2012
• Holiday Card 2011
• Holiday Card 2010
• Holiday Card 2009
• Holiday Card Collage 2012
• Holiday Card Collage 2011
• Holiday Card Collage 2009
• Holiday Card Collage 2008

We have a video security system and every once in a while it picks up some interesting shots of animals in our yard. I find the ones of the birds trying to nest near it amusing. The deer caught me a little off guard; we never see deer this far into our yard and out of the protection of the woods. We also see hummingbirds and turkeys.

I had the distinct honor of attending IEEE Sections Congress. Sections Congress is only held every 3 years and brings together IEEE members from all over the world to set the direction of IEEE, engage is networking, and get some serious training. Since it is only held every 3 years they tend to pull out all the stops. They had a few speakers that I found to be very outstanding. The first was Grant Imahara from Myth Busters, who is a member of IEEE. Grant detailed his career and experiences.

I love my Camry Hybrid for many reasons, not least of which is the gas mileage. Generally I get to go 2-3 weeks between fill ups, up to 3-4 when my commute used to be under 10 minutes. It's great.