… so we can rejoice in their achievements, as well as their giving joy to us. Just received an e-mailed photo of son, Phil, (VP of Vista Engineering) with WA Gov. Christine Gregoire, Tom Lemly (Davis Wright Tremaine LLP) and Lynn Townsend-white (Western Polymer Corp) with an award for Vista Engineering Technologies, Richland, WA, as the only Tri-Cities company in Wasington recognized by the Assoc. of Washington business Better Workplace Award. This is for practicing what they preach when it comes to taking care of their employees. How cool is this? Don’t I wish I’d been fortunate enough to work for a boss who felt this way about companies I worked for? I did once, only once, in all my working career, have a boss like this. But not for very long. It’s hard to find someone this caring. Oh, I know, I shouldn’t brag, but you know what? I’m so glad to know that both my kids have good hearts. Good minds, too, thank goodness, but even more important in my book, good hearts. Ahhhh … such a proud mom I am!