09.04.2008 CEDIA

You know what is the MOST stressful about the first week of school? The fact that Mom & Dad aren't ever there for it!!! Our industry (Home Automation/Home Theater) has the huge annual trade show each year and it always falls during that first week of school. We have been blessed the last 2 years to have others step in and stay at our house and take care of the kids with all the chaos of that 1st week! In the meantime we are busy cutting deals, getting discounted product, seeing all the new things in our industry! It's pretty cool. This was the last yr. it will be in Denver-next year it will be Atlanta...yikes...a plane ride? Dunno if I'll go.

Derell and I enjoying the COntrol4 Party Like a Rockstar Party. It was alot of fun. They rented out a club in Downtown Denver for a private party for all their dealers. Then we got to get on a party bus, and when we arrived there was a red carpet complete with papparazzi and screaming "fans" that wanted our autograph. It was funny and cool.

This year, we also let Erick come and join us in the festivities. He works in our business so we agreed it would be a good idea for him to see what it is all about, take some training classes, and have some fun. You have to be 18 - but he grew out some facial hair, wore his ballcap, and pretty much looked the part. He really enjoyed it and learned alot!

This car (Ericks favorite-a mustang) was being raffled off. We didn't win, but he didn't mind posing for mom to take a pic in front of his dream car. Cheese!