Just kidding.
But you're reading now, aren't you?
But you're reading now, aren't you?
Truthfully, he is so brilliant, that I don't really understand most of what he does and therefore don't even know what kind of questions to ask to elicit that response. But he does have a security clearance and works behind a security clearance gate, and can't even get onto the base with out his special photo I.D. badge, and a retinal scan. (Okay, not the retinal scan.)
So we all felt pretty special going to the Labs with him this past weekend for "Family Day at Sandia National Laboratories." We all got special "badges," except Hayden. The lady passing out the special badges said he probably didn't need one; she doubted he was a spy. (Wahaha . . . Fooled her!)
There was a full-blown wind storm going on that day, so walking to the various buildings was tiresome, and I have a new understanding of the good wish, "May the wind be ever at your back." It really makes a difference!
Since the places we visited were all behind the security gates, this is the only place we were allowed a camera, and thus the only picture from our adventure. Take note of our special security badges. :)
We had a great time visiting Arthur's work place, and for the first time in the six years he's worked there, I got to see his office, and look at the stuff he works on. We even put on special lab jackets to keep the static electricity down. The kids favorite part was looking at stuff under the microscope. (We got a close up look of Hayden's pacifer . . . hmm, don't think we really wanted to see that, actually.) Arthur took us to see the rockets that he helped design the the flight computers for and we watched a video of one of them being launched.
There was tons of other stuff that we didn't get around to; you really could spend all day there, if you weren't towing four little ones along. Anyway, fun times, but here's to less wind for next time!
5 comments:
It was a fun day, huh? Did you make it over to the robotics center? Carter and Anna got to control one of the robots and they thought that was the best!
I can't believe that's the first time you've been there in SIX years! That's totally insane! And two thumbs WAY up for Arthur helping design a computer that controls a rocket...what the heck!?! I feel very small right now!
That sound awesome! I love that Arthur's work is top secret! Arthur is brilliant!
That's fun...a "Family day"at his work place.Looks like you all had a great time! :)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the sweet post about your mother...how sweet. I love the picture in the kitchen sink...cute. I love the kitchen sink when my babies are really little too :)Hope you're all doing great!
Maybe Chuck & Arthur are spending too much time together. Chuck got his clearance a few months ago and has already used the I could tell you line on me--and all he does at Sandia is take the Rinchem workers out there some breakfast burritos when they do something good. WHATEVER!
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